MONAKA

Formed in April 2025, MONAKA are a 4-member “mixture rock” band featuring 3 vocalists, both male and female. The band are singer/songwriter and guitarist Kazuki Kocha, vocalist ANZ, vocalist and bassist gigi, and guitarist Kosuke Matsubara. They express a wide range of emotions unique to mixed-gender vocals to create their own distinct world.

MONAKA are fully independent and self-produced, right down to their visuals. Creatively, the band are led by Kazuki who deals with songwriting, composing, recording, mixing, graphic design, artwork, and even the planning, filming, and editing of MONAKA’S music videos. The band’s sound is varied, with influences pulling from multiple genres, each member bringing their own flavour.

Their first single, ‘kRAMI’, dropped on April 19th 2025, and since then the band have released 6 singles, each receiving a music video. Latest single ‘Lingerie’ features on the group’s first EP ‘MOTEL_404’, releasing on August 12th 2026.