Barazono Avu

Barazono Avu (薔薇園アヴ; "Rose garden Avu"), also known as Avu-chan (アヴちゃん), is a member and lead vocalist of Ziyoou-Vachi.

They are the lyricist and composer of the band's songs, credited in these capacities (and when writing songs for other acts) as Barazono Avu-sama (薔薇園アヴ様).

An earlier version of the bands' official English website and an 2015 English interview used feminine pronouns for Avu-chan;^[1]^[2] the current version of site as of December 2020 does not use any^[3], though Avu-chan has stated they don't use pronouns, but have stated that if any, they use "They/Them" or "She/Her".^[4]

They are also a member of Gokumonto Ikka, a supergroup comprising of Avu-chan on lead vocals and also trumpet together with Nagaoka Ryosuke on guitar, KenKen of Rize on bass and Nakamura Tatsuya on drums (both Ziyoou-vachi and Gokumonto are titles of novels in the Kindaichi Kosuke series by Yokomizo Seishi).

They are the producer of the boy group Ryugujo.

Profile

Name: Barazono Avu
Nickname: Avu-chan
Birthday: December 25
Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Zodiac: Capricorn
Blood Type:
Height: 5' 11"
Position: Lead vocalist, second guitar

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Trivia

Has written in the lyrics of the song "HALF" about prejudices from other Japanese people faced on account of being Japanese with a mixed-race appearance. They described their intention for the song "to be seen as neither attacking nor protecting, but carving the path to fate to move forward."^[5]
Their sister is Ruri-chan, also a member of Ziyoou-Vachi.

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External Links

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20180307040634/https://www.ziyoou-vachi.com/about/index_e.html

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160323235142/http://www.mtv81.com/features/interviews/ziyoo-vachis-triumphant-return-to-fuji-rock-as-zombies/

[3] ttps://www.ziyoou-vachi.com/about/index_e.html

[4] "I've been listening to this band for 4 months now" - (in English) Tumblr - 2020-06-13.

[5] ttps://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/103470

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