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URBANGARDE has announced a collaboration with popular Japanese photographer Yuki Aoyama, known internationally for his provocative “Schoolgirl Complex” photobook series. The special collection of photos and poems titled “Schoolgirl Trauma” combines the edgy view of the “trauma techno pop” music group with Aoyama’s fetish-focused work.

URBANGARDE leader Temma Matsunaga contributed writings and vocalist Yoko Hamasaki posed in sailor fuku schoolgirl outfits, ball-joint stockings, and multiple accessories to illustrate the writings through Aoyama’s lens. “Schoolgirl Trauma” will be available August 19, with a special pre-release event scheduled on August 5 at URBANGARDE’s two-man live show with famous Japanese comedian and singer Takashi Fujii, star of “Matthew’s Best Hit TV”, whose song “Oh My Juliet!” was produced by Tommy February6 and featured in the 2006 film Babel.

URBANGARDE has also announced the "2016 Short Goodbye" tour, featuring their first visit to Taiwan. The band will visit multiple regions of Japan throughout October and finish in Shibuya's WWW live house on November 5.

TOUR DATES:

October 2 (Sunday), Miyagi Prefecture HooK SENDAI
October 4 (Tuesday) Hokkaido COLONY
October 15 (Saturday), Fukuoka Prefecture LIVE HOUSE CB
October 16 (Sunday), Okayama Prefecture CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM
October 22 (Saturday), Aichi Prefecture HOLIDAY NEXT
October 23 (Sunday) Osaka LIVE SQUARE 2nd LINE
October 30 (Sunday) Taipei, Taiwan Tsukimiru Kimisofu
November 5 (Sat) Tokyo WWW
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Just one month after the release of their alternate-future album Showa 90, URBANGARDE members have revealed even more artistic projects for the start of 2016.

URBANGARDE vocalist Yoko Hamasaki will release her first book of prose titled Bara Iro No Jinsei (“Rose-Colored Life”) on February 23, 2016. The book will collect her essays from Tokyo’s Rooftop magazine, with topics of her personal past from her youth leading to her experiences with URBANGARDE.

Yoko speaks candidly in 40 essays, some written specifically for this edition, about her love for classical ballet, her childhood belief in Santa Claus, traumas from her personal life, and her fascination with mysteries and ghosts. Bara Iro No Jinsei will also chronicle the history of URBANGARDE from her unique point of view and a selection of exclusive photos.

URBANGARDE’s co-vocalist Temma Matsunaga recently starred in an episode of NHK BS Premium’s Edogawa Rampo Tanpenshu, an anthology series featuring the works of noted Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Rampo. Temma stars alongside Hikari Mitsushima (Gomen ne Seishun!, Moteki, Woman) in a story about a bookstore murder. Temma recently released his own book, Jisatsushatachi (“Selfie People”), a compilation of short stories, essays, and poems about the dark sides of modern life in Tokyo.

URBANGARDE is currently touring Japan in support of Showa 90, with stops in all major cities planned through May 2016.
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