Otokaze (音風) (おとかぜ) forms.
Bassist GON introduces guitarist GEN and drummer HIDEKI to TAIJI while he is in the hospital for a stroke and liver problems. Their friendship goes back to the D.T.R days, when GON was a member of a band featuring Mitsuo Takeuchi's younger brother. TAIJI's writes down the concept of the new group in a piece of paper: a circle of friends playing together to cheer up people suffering from similar illnesses as himself.
Vo.RIEKO / Gu.&Ba.TAIJI / Ba.GON
Gu.GEN joins.
Dr.HIDEKI joins.
Vo.RIEKO / Gu.&Ba.TAIJI / Gu.GEN / Ba.GON / Dr.HIDEKI
TAIJI's sister MASAYO joins on vocals. He spots keyboardist furani playing piano at a bar called KARL MOHL (カールモール) in Shinjuku (新宿)新宿 and invites her to the band.
Vo.Sister MAYO joins.
Keys.furani joins.
Vo.RIEKO / Vo.Sister MAYO / Gu.&Ba.TAIJI / Gu.GEN / Ba.GON / Dr.HIDEKI / Keys.furani
hide Birthday Party~CLUB PSYENCE~ two-days event is held. Taiji Sawada, GON, Gentarou Satomura and Hideki Satou as Otoka Otokogumi (音風男組).
First live, 「音風 ~otokaze~ まつり Vol 1」, is held at Meguro Rockmaykan.
Ba.GON secedes.
Vo.RIEKO secedes.
Gu.Taiji Fujimoto joins.
Vo.Sister MAYO / Vo.,Gu.&Ba.TAIJI / Gu.GEN / Gu.Taiji Fujimoto / Dr.HIDEKI / Keys.furani
First album release event is held at Shinjuku MARZ.
Gu.Taiji Fujimoto secedes.
Dr.HIDEKI secedes.
Dr.HATSUSE joins.
Vo.Sister MAYO / Gu.&Ba.TAIJI / Gu.GEN / Dr.HATSUSE / Keys.furani
Vo.Sister MAYO secedes.
Otokaze (音風) disbands.
Revival for 「『Dear TAIJI Forever』~arigatou ta-chan」 (「『Dear TAIJI Forever』~ありがとう たーちゃん~」), a tribute event for Taiji Sawada.
Vo.Sister MAYO / Gu.GEN / Ba.GON / Dr.HIDEKI / Keys.furani
Otokaze (音風) was a non-vkei project in Shinjuku. They were active from 2003 to 2006 and are now disbanded.