Zeppet Store (stylized as ZEPPET STORE) is a Japanese alternative rock band, who became well-known after X Japan guitarist hide signed them to his label LEMONed in 1996. Formed in 1989 as a three piece by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Seizi Kimura, lead guitarist Makoto Gomi and bassist Yuichi Nakamura, soon after drummer Eiki Yanagita joined. Makoto Gomi left in 1997 as he did not like be signed to a major label. Guitarist Kenji Akabane didn't join until 1998. Zeppet Store disbanded on August 14, 2005.
On June 2, 2007, the band reunited with Gomi for a one-night only performance at the 15th anniversary event of the Under Flower Record label. In 2011 Zeppet Store reunited, with both Akabane and Gomi, to record a new single with the proceeds going to aid the victims of the TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami. The song, called "Smile", was completed on July 16 and released on iTunes on August 13. While a physical CD single of the song, coupled with the B-side "If You Want Me", was given a limited release on September 3. The quintet performed at hide Film Alive ~hide Memorial Day 2012~ on May 2, 2012. They will release their tenth studio album Shape 5 on December 13, hide's birthday, and go on the Zeppet Store Tour "Come and Go" in January 2013.
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Famous quotes containing the word store:
“Finishing schools in the fifties were a good place to store girls for a few years before marrying them off, a satisfactory rest stop between college weekends spent husband hunting. It was a haven for those of us adept at styling each other’s hair, playing canasta, and chain smoking Pall Mall extra-long cigarettes.”
—Barbara Howar (b. 1934)