The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year. ikimono-gakari (生き物係) is a person who is responsible for looking after plants and animals in Japanese elementary school. As ikimono-gakari, Hotaka and Yoshiki shared experience of feeding goldfish in the first grade. [1]
Ikimono Gakari
kimono-gakari (いきものがかり) is a Japanese Pop-rock band. They record on Sony Music Japan's Epic Records label.
