Kero Kero Bonito

Kero Kero Bonito (sometimes abbreviated to KKB and alternatively styled as ケロケロボニト) is a British band from London, England.

Biography
Gus and Jamie grew up in the suburbs south of London and went to school together. KKB was originally Gus's project and they had their first concert 12 March 2012. They wanted to work with someone who could speak Japanese and posted an advertisement on MixB, an online bulletin board for Japanese expatriates. Sarah was one of the first respondents. They selected her based on her background in art and previous experience with a Japanese girl group. The group released their debut mixtape Intro Bonito on Bandcamp 30 September 2013, and later through Double Denim Records on 25 August 2014. The band contributed "Flamingo" to Ryan Hemsworth's compilation EP shh#ffb6c1. In 29 September 2014, Kero Kero Bonito released Bonito Recycling, a compilation of Intro Bonito remixes by artists including Danny L Harle and Spazzkid. The band released the single "Build It Up", on which Sarah sings in a call and response pattern, in November 2014. On August 10, 2015 Kero Kero Bonito announced their first North American tour, which took place during October 2015. On 21 October 2016, the group released their first album Bonito Generation through Double Denim Records.

On 12 February 2018 the band released the TOTEP EP. On 8 May 2018 they released the single Time Today and announced their second studio album Time 'n' Place. It was released 1 October 2018 under Polyvinyl Record Co. While on tour in San Francisco, personal effects were stolen from the band's van, which resulted in cancellations for their next two concerts.

Members

 * Sarah Midori Perry - vocals, keyboards (2013 - Present)
 * Gus Lobban - vocals, keyboards, sampler, backing vocals, production, drums (2011 - Present)
 * Jamie Bulled - keyboards, sampler, backing vocals, production, bass guitar, electric guitar (2011- Present)

Live Members

 * James Rowland - guitar (2017 - Present)
 * Jennifer Walton - drums, sampler (2018 - Present)

Albums

 * Bonito Generation (21 October 2016)
 * Time 'n' Place (1 October 2018)

Mixtapes

 * Intro Bonito (Bandcamp: 30 September 2013, Double Denim: 25 August 2014)

Mini-albums

 * Civilisation (20 August 2021)

EPs

 * Bonito Recycling (29 September 2014)
 * Bonito (Retakes) (30 May 2017)
 * TOTEP (20 February 2018)
 * Civilisation I (30 September 2019)
 * Civilisation II (21 April 2021)

As lead artist

 * Weapon's Grade (25 December 2011, deleted)
 * Coursework Story (8 January 2012, deleted)
 * (Getting To) The Top (22 January 2012, deleted)
 * Ms. World ft. Mayu Tanaka (31 January 2012, deleted)
 * Laser Quest ft. Leigh (10 April 2012, deleted)
 * Fortune Teller (7 September 2012, deleted + re-released as an Augustus song)
 * Wherever You Go (8 April 2013, deleted + re-released as an Augustus song)
 * Why Aren't You Dancing? (17 April 2013, first proper single)
 * Homework (20 July 2013)
 * Flamingo (23 September 2014)
 * Build It Up (17 November 2014)
 * Picture This (10 March 2015)
 * Chicken (17 August 2015)
 * Lipslap (23 February 2016)
 * Break (13 June 2016)
 * Graduation (23 August 2016)
 * Trampoline (25 Sep 2016)
 * Forever Summer Holiday (29 June 2017)
 * Only Acting (12 February 2018)
 * Time Today (8 May 2018)
 * World Tour 2018 (17 September 2018 - uploaded to Youtube 18 July 2018)
 * Make Believe (17 September 2018)
 * Swimming / The Open Road (25 February 2019)
 * When the Fires Come (9 September 2019 - pre-release single)
 * It's Bugsnax! (20 July 2020)
 * The Princess and the Clock (24 February 2021)
 * 21/04/20 (20 April 2021)

As featured artist

 * MANON - SWIPE (feat. Kero Kero Bonito) (22 June 2018)
 * 100 gecs - ringtone (remix) (feat. Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, Kero Kero Bonito) (24 February 2020)
 * Dorian Electra - M'Lady (feat. Kero Kero Bonito) [S3RL Remix) (9 August 2021)

Production

 * Lil Gash - Drinkin Lquids (29 July 2012)
 * Porter Robinson - Musician (3 March 2021)

Remixes

 * Love and Hates - Money (Kero Kero Bonito Remix) (27 December 2011, deleted)


 * Spazzkid feat. Neon Bunny - Daytime Disco (Kero Kero Bonito Remix)
 * Magdalena Bay - Story (Gus Kero Kero Bonito Remix) (17 June 2020)
 * Metronomy - The Light (Kero Kero Bonito Remix) (6 August 2020)
 * Ashnikko feat. Princess Nokia - Slumber Party (Kero Kero Bonito Remix) (24 June 2021)
 * Soccer Mommy - rom com 2021 (28 September 2021)

Covers

 * Dancing in the Street (21 December 2012, deleted)
 * Oasis - Rock'n'Roll Star (1 September 2017)
 * Late of the Pier - Heartbeat (25 December 2020)

Mixes

 * DIY Christmas MIDI-mix (22 December 2014)
 * Portals Artist Mix (23 April 2015)

Other

 * Bonito Shopping (1 April 2014)
 * Fans (Are So Cool) (2014)

Links

 * KKB's website
 * KKB's store
 * KKB's Youtube
 * KKB's Twitter
 * KKB's Instagram
 * KKB's Twitch
 * KKB's Soundcloud
 * KKB's Facebook
 * KKB's Tumblr (Abandoned)
 * KKB Wiki's Youtube