Macaroni Empitsu

Overview

Macaroni Empitsu (マカロニえんぴつ, nicknamed "Macaen") is a Japanese rock band signed to the management office murffin discs and the label Toy's Factory. Formed in 2012 and making their major debut in 2020, they won the Best New Artist award at the 63rd Japan Record Awards in 2021.

Members

Hattori (guitar, vocals)
Kenya Takano (bass): called the band's "leader" by Hattori. After the departure of Sati, who had co-written songs with Hattori, he began composing; he wrote "Ylang Ylang" on a 2017 album, and also created "Dare mo Warukunai," the opening-video theme for MAPPA STAGE 2023.
Yoshiaki Tanabe (guitar): the oldest member.
Daiki Hasegawa (keyboards): from Niigata Prefecture; he ranked first in Niigata for Electone in high school.
Former member Sati (drums): left on September 24, 2017, during the recording of the first album CHOSYOKU.

Support drummers join the band for live performances.

Career

2012: Hattori started the band right after entering Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Their first live show took place on June 16 at a campus event, which became the official founding date. They then played on the streets near Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station in Kawasaki and in live houses in Yokohama and Tokyo.
2015: Released their first nationally distributed record, Al Dente, on January 21. Held their first self-organized event, Macarock Tour Vol.1, at Shimokitazawa Shelter in April, and released the second mini-album HB in December.
2017: Moved to the TALTO label and released the third mini-album s.i.n in February. Released the first single "Natsukoi Sensation" in August. Sati left in September, and the first full album CHOSYOKU followed in December.
2018: Released the second single "Lemon Pie" in October and toured nationwide.
2019: Released the mini-albums LiKE (February) and season (September). season debuted at No. 5 on the Oricon weekly chart, their first top-10 entry.
2020: Released the second album hope in April and appeared at a-nation online 2020 in August. During a no-audience streaming concert in September they announced their major debut with Toy's Factory, and released the mini-album Ai wo Shirazu ni Mahou wa Tsukaenai on November 4.
2021: Released the mini-album Hashirigaki in April, launched paid membership for the official fan site OKKAKE in July, and won Best New Artist at the 63rd Japan Record Awards on December 30.
2022: Released their first major full album Happy End e no Kitai wa in January and the mini-album Tamashii no Ibasho in June. On December 30, "Nandemo Nai yo," won an Excellence Work Award at the 64th Japan Record Awards.
2023–2025: Released the singles "Ai no Nami" and "Kanashimi wa Basu ni Notte" and the album Otona no Namida in 2023; "Tsuki e Ikou," "Wasurena Uta" and "Bokura no Namida nara Sora ni Umeyou" in 2024; and "Saraba," "Ima Dakishimeru Tarinai Dake wo," "Shizuka na Umi," "Itsuka Nanimo Nai Sekai de," "Bakemono," "Hana" and "Purple Sky" in 2025. The album physical mind arrived on December 10, 2025.
2026: Released the album Macaroni Empitsu Billboard Live TOKYO on February 18. "Nandemo Nai yo," became their first song to pass 600 million cumulative streams on the Oricon weekly streaming chart.

Media appearances

The band appeared as themselves in the TV anime Crayon Shin-chan in 2021, and have appeared on TV programs such as Lavit and DayDay., and on radio programs including FM802's MUSIC FREAKS and J-WAVE's THE KINGS PLACE.

Musical style

The band is categorized as J-pop and rock, with songs centered on Hattori's writing and contributions from other members. Their album and tour titles often feature wordplay evoking food, youth and romance.