Biography
HANGRY&ANGRY is a unit formed by Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa, former members of the famous idol band Morning Musume. Here, they literally become the characters initially born from the collaboration between h.Naoto, designer and leader in the Goth-loli (Gothic & Lolita) and visual-kei fashion, and Gashicon, illustrator and creator of the Guro-kawa (Grotesque & Cute) characters of Hangry and Angry,
In October 2008, the Myspace page of HANGRY&ANGRY was launched and in no time, the number of access was up to 100 000! Creating another buzz around the band, their first mini-album Kill Me Kiss Me was released on November 19th 2008 simultaneously in Japan, Korea and the US, marking the unit’s debut!
With unique sound and visual image, HANGRY&ANGRY’s success went international as they performed on stage on April 2008 at the Sakura-Con, a Japan Anime culture oriented event who took place in Seattle.
Then, on the 31st October 2009, the band gave a powerful show-case at the Chibi Japan Expo in Paris, confirming its worldwide success!
It’s on November 18th 2009 that the first full album of HANGRY&ANGRY Sadistic Dance is released, not limited to Japan but worldwide.
The sound of the album was produced by Daniel Merlot, music producer from LA who produced artists like Kool Keith, Perry Farrell (ex Jane’s Addiction), Mad Professor, Milla Jovovich and also worked with Bjork and Aphex Twin, Thanks to him, the album’s sound is more electro and more powerful, giving it a "digital grunge" taste!!!
