WINOワイノ

My fan page for the Japanese rock band

WINO are a five-piece Japanese rock band. They were mainly influenced by 1990s UK rock and the Britpop movement, and became popular among Japanese fans of UK rock.

Their song Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku (“The Sun Also Shines at Night”), the opening theme of the anime Hunter × Hunter, became a smash hit. Contract problems afterwards made it hard for them to carry on with a major label, and they disbanded in November 2002 at the end of the nationwide tour for their fourth album, Everlast.

In February 2024 the band reunited and went back on tour, more than 21 years later.

The five members of WINO sitting together

Band members

Black-and-white photo of WINO in a room, sitting and lying around a sofa

Discography

Click a cover to listen on your preferred streaming service. The lyrics page has the words to every track.

Albums

Singles

Compilations

Jun Yoshimura

After WINO disbanded, lead singer Jun Yoshimura carried on alone. In 2004 he released the solo album Moon Risin' under the name JUN, and in 2012 the cassette The Lost Tapes.

Music videos

Live

The reunion show at Downtown Channel vol.5 on 7 February 2024, their first concert in over two decades, and what fans in the room said about it.

Hunter × Hunter

Music videos