Haku is a girl band composed of 4 members. They are currently best known on YouTube for their cover of Kamu kamo shikamo ni-domo kamo! by MONO NO AWARE. Their music is claimed to be inspired by the US and UK indie genre. Haku was formed at an after school club while in high-school. Before meeting each other, Ai and Mayu went to one high-school, and Nazuna and Kano attended another. During the first meeting, they clicked with one another, and their instructor advised them to start a band. Their origin is credited to be in 2019, but it would take them a year to post their first song online.
Prior to their first digital single release, in 2020 Haku posted a lyric video for their song APPLE PIE and a music video for BLUE GIRL on YouTube, songs which were both later used in their first mini album Youth Diary. In 2021, BLUE GIRL was featured in the “teen talent discovery project” Jū-dai hakusho 2021 and won the grand prize. The same day Youth Diary had released, Haku would preform their first solo live show which was a huge success for the small growing band. Following this, Haku would go to tour and preform live around Japan in various music clubs and events with other bands, though at a small scale.
Haku would return to composing in late 2021, with their release of Naive Girl. They would continue to release 4 other singles in the year of 2023, leading up to the release of their first full album, Bokurajanakyadameninatte. Similarly to their mini album release, Haku would continue to preform live in 2023. Also in 2023, band members Kano and Mayu would graduate from the same vocational school in Japan. They had attended for 2 years and both claim to have played in Haku during their time there.
A year later in 2024, Haku would compose and release their digital single dedede. Continuing throughout the year they would release singles “The universe of my mind” and “Ai!” but would continue their live performances. In March of 2025, Haku would begin their first solo tour for their Catch EP. A few months later in July, Haku would tour out of Japan for the first time, attending the Asian Pop Festival in Korea. In August, they would attend the AFA Creators Super Fest 2025 in Singapore. In September, Haku would arrive in North America as a part of the Next Music from Tokyo vol.17 tour, which took place in Canada.
Currently Haku has garnered much popularity through touring and preforming around Japan. They hold a large social media following, having hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram. They also have a trait of releasing ‘Studio Sessions’ of their music, which typically include the four in a vertical screen orientation of recording, rehearsing a song. Their light-hearted personalities and fun chemistry make them a desirable band to listen and enjoy.
