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kein forms in Nagoya (名古屋)名古屋.
First secret live is held with support drummer Hibiki (響).
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / G. Yukino / B. Ritsu (律) / D. Hibiki (support)
Support drummer Hibiki (響) officially joins.
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / G. Yukino / B. Ritsu (律) / D. Hibiki (響)
First official live is held.
First demotape pre-release tour begins. The weather this day is rainy—leading to the so-called “kein rain legend” (kein雨伝説) among fans, which posits that it rains more than normal on days that kein performs. Lives at which it rained are marked below.
Live is held (it rains).
Live is held (it rains).
tour final is held (it rains).
Bassist Ritsu (律) secedes. Guitarist Yukino (ゆきの) temporarily switches to bassist.
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / B. Yukino / D. Hibiki (響)
Live is held (it rains).
RUKA (ルカ) begins as support bassist.
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / G. Yukino / B. RUKA (support) / D. Hibiki (響)
Live is held (it rains).
Twoman with Raphael is held.
Support bassist RUKA (ルカ) officially joins.
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / G. Yukino / B. RUKA / D. Hibiki (響)
Live is held (there is heavy snow).
Tour begins (it rains).
Live is held (it rains).
Live is held (it rains).
Live is held (it rains).
Live is held (it rains).
Live is held (it rains).
Live is held (there is strong wind).
tour final is held (it rains).
Tour, Kamigami no Tameiki (神々のためいき), begins.
Live is held (it rains).
tour final and first oneman, Kamigami no Tameiki (神々のためいき), is held.
Bassist RUKA (ルカ) secedes. Guitarist Yukino (ゆきの) permanently switches to bass.
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / B. Yukino / D. Hibiki (響)
Guitarist aie joins.
V. maco (眞呼) / G. Reo (玲央) / G. aie / B. Yukino / D. Hibiki (響)
oneman, DOXAPRAM (ドキサプラム), is held.
Twoman vs JILS, IN MY BLOODY VALENTINE, is held.
Twoman vs babysitter is held.
oneman tour, Kikanshi KANUELE to Jishitsu Ganbou (気管支カニューレと自失願望), begins. A CD is freely distributed to attendees.
oneman tour final is held. The band makes an important announcement: they will disband in August.
Members are involved in an accident, and the band's live is canceled in lieu of a talk event.
Last live oneman, Hajimari (はじまり), is held. (Sold out.)
kein disbands
Secret one-day revival is held.
A re-recorded version of "『Uso』" (『嘘』) is uploaded on YouTube together with the words "August 21st 2022, Beginning" (2022年8月21日「はじまり」).
kein resumes activities and signs with Bellwood Records.
oneman “Hajimari” held.
oneman “Hajimari” held.
TOUR 2023 「Mukuge no Hitsugi」 (木槿の柩) starts (3 gigs).
TOUR 2023 「Hakai to Shisou」 (破戒と想像) starts (8 gigs).
TOUR 2023 「Hakai to Shisou」 (破戒と想像) ends.
kein makes their major debut under KING RECORDS.
Reo (玲央) 50th Birthday Anniversary Live "GENEALOGIA" held.
TOUR 2024 「PARADOXON DOLORIS」 starts (6 lives).
Osaka Tower Records Umeda
kein TOUR 2025 「delusional inflammation」 starts (3 gigs).
After this performance, the band tweeted out "see you in fall 2026!", which implies they started an activity pause. The announcement of aie's new band GUMMY in the following January further supports that notion
oneman delusional transference Held.
oneman tour kein TOUR 2026「Iustitia sine misericordia」 begins.
Osaka Tower Recors NU Chayamachi
oneman tour kein TOUR 2026「Iustitia sine misericordia」 ends.
kein is an active visual kei band in Nagoya. They are part of the kote kei and Nagoya kei subgenres. They have been active since 1997.
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