2019–2023: Formation, Revive, Seize The Fate, and early success After leaving the rock band Lipstick, vocalist Mayu was looking to put together a backing band to support her at an August 22, 2019, live session at Wild Side Tokyo. She contacted her former classmate and bassist Haraguchi-san, and the two recruited former Soramimi drummer Tamu Murata through magazines and website posts. Mayu was introduced to
Mary's Blood guitarist
Saki through a mutual friend, and Saki in turn introduced them to Disqualia guitarist Hazuki. When deciding the band name, Mayu said that the word "sorai" came to her and seemed refreshing, but its meaning "was difficult, so we tried to soften it." Because each member is female, Mayu wanted to use the name of a flower and searched many before they found
Nemophila. Nemophila played their first concerts on September 14 and 15 as part of Metal Weekend 2019 at
Zepp Diver City, where they opened for
Loudness and
HammerFall. They released their first single "Oiran" on February 29, 2020, and held their first one-man live that same day to a sold-out audience at Shibuya Rex. "Raitei", their second single, was released on August 22, 2020, the same day that Murata returned to live activities after giving birth in May. On November 14, Nemophila and
Gacharic Spin livestreamed a concert led by Show-Ya frontwoman
Keiko Terada. in October 2022 Their third single "Dissension" followed on February 28, 2021. On April 29, the band performed at Show-Ya's all-female
Naon no Yaon festival. Nemophila released their international compilation
Oiran: Extended Edition from British label
JPU Records on June 25. Compiling the band's entire discography up to that point, plus a new English version of "Dissension", it was the most pre-ordered album in the label's history. It also marked the first time the band's music had ever been available in record shops, as previously everything was sold directly from their website in Japan. Their first one-man concert with all five members at
Line Cube Shibuya was performed on January 9, 2022 and the tickets sold out quickly after going on sale in October 2021. The video album ''Nemophila Live 2022 Revive ~It's Sooooo Nice to Finally Meet You!!!!!~'' featuring the live performance on that day was released on May 11, 2022. For each date of their first tour, which took place at various
Zepp venues throughout June 2022, Nemophila was joined by one of the following acts;
Mucc,
Passcode, Loudness,
Kishidan, or
Rottengraffty. They released
Revive U.S. Version, which includes the songs from their first studio album re-recorded in English, on June 21. On July 1, Nemophila played their first international concert in the United States at the
Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California. They also performed at
Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California on October 7. Its tour ran from January to February 2023, and was followed by a three-date "US Tour" in March that included a date in Mexico. From May 31 to June 15, Nemophila held another Zepp tour where they were joined by a different act each night; Rottengraffty,
Hanabie.,
Survive Said the Prophet, or
Demon Kakka. They also served as Demon Kakka's backing band for his set. In July, they held two concerts in celebration of their fourth anniversary. It includes a cover of
Limp Bizkit's "Stuck" that features Rottengraffty vocalists Naoki and Nobuya. Nemophila embarked on a one-man tour two days later. A concert celebrating their fifth anniversary was held at the
Nippon Budokan on February 17. Composer and producer Kensuke Akiyama also later announced he was no longer affiliated with the band, but said he was open to working with them again. Nemophila had their first performance as a quartet at the 2024 Naon no Yaon festival on May 18, but their first standalone concert was held at Wild Side Tokyo on May 28. Following a tour with other acts that is scheduled for June, they will then hold a one-man tour throughout August and September. == Musical style and songwriting ==