sodopp was originally formed in Kagoshima in 1999. After a member change,
they settled on the current lineup of Satoko Kojima (vocals, guitar), Ayano
Yamashita (bass, vocals), and Seina Yoshimori (drums, vocals). In 2002, sodopp
won 2nd place at the "teens' festival" of Southern Kyushu. The band began to
build their musical career opening for POLYSICS, touring Kyushu extensively and
organizing their own gigs, which lead to sign Spice Records in 2006. sodopp's
debut album "POP RIDER" earned heavy airplay on FM Kagoshima, a very rare
support for newcomers. First released only in Kagoshima, its sales spread to
Kyushu and Okinawa, then throughout Japan in August of 2007.
In March of 2008, sodopp played their first USA show as part of Japan Nite at
SXSW (Austin, Texas, USA) along with avengers in Sci-Fi, detroit7, and ketchup
mania. After going back to Japan, sodopp performed at "Sotsu-Fes. 2008," the
Universal Studios Japan seventh anniversary special live (other guests: Ai
Otsuka, Chatmonchy, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, GO!GO!7188, Aqua Timez). sodopp even
sold out their first solo gig at the band’s home venue, SR HALL in Kagoshima.
Their second album "Lookin' Color 8" was released on August 27, 2008.
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