JUL 28, 2011 No sleep till Fuji: The Hiatus is comprised of (from left) Koji Ueno, Takeshi Hosomi, Takashi Kashikura, Masasucks and Hirohisa Horie. The band look forward to their festival gigs, saying the only downside are the lines for the portable toilets. As the guitarist and vocalist of Japanese pop-punk band Ellegarden, Takeshi Hosomi toured throughout the country, played in the United States and South Korea, and even opened for Foo Fighters. When Ellegarden announced in 2008 that they were taking an indefinite break from making music together, Hosomi began focusing on a new alt-rock project that he eventually called The Hiatus. More than a few critics figured the moniker was directly linked to what was happening with his other band. “The name wasn’t chosen because Ellegarden are on hiatus,” says Hosomi. “I got an email from an American fan that had the word ‘hiatus’ in it. I liked how the letters looked together. I can totally see how people want to tie them together, t
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