Yuzu

Yuzu are a primarily acoustic Japanese pop/rock duo with a lush and upbeat sound, comprising Kitagawa Yujin and Iwasawa Koji, who started the band in 1996 when they were in high school in Yokohama (the group was initially named Lights). Beginning their career as street musicians, Yuzu soon went pro, releasing their debut EP, Yuzu No Su, in October 1997 on Senha & Co., a subsidiary of Toy's Factory. For the next several years the band kept up an intense recording schedule: their second mini-album, Yuzuman, and debut LP Yuzu Ikka came out in 1998; there were two studio albums (K...