Biography
Negoto is a Japanese four-piece band made up of Aoyama Sachiko (vocals, keyboards), Masuda Mizuki (guitar, chorus), Fujisaki Yu (bass, chorus), and Sawamura Sayako (drums, chorus). The group’s early lineup and instrument distribution gave it a clear band identity from the start, and its story is closely tied to the members’ high-school beginnings.
Negoto was formed in 2006 by Aoyama Sachiko, Masuda Mizuki, and Sawamura Sayako while all three were in the summer of their first year of high school. In August 2007, Masuda withdrew from the band, only to rejoin two months later in October. She also recruited her childhood friend Fujisaki Yu, and NEGOTO became a four-member band.
The following year, on January 4, 2008, the band held its first live performance. In August 2008, NEGOTO participated in Sony Music and TOKYO FM's SCHOOL OF LOCK! joint contest Senkou Riot, a music competition and festival for teenagers. There, they performed their original song "Loop" in front of an audience of 6,000 people and won the Judge's Special Prize.
On September 29, 2010, NEGOTO made its major debut under the Sony sublabel Ki/oon Records with the mini-album Hello! "Z". That milestone marked the transition from a teenage band competition success story to a major-label act, and it remains a defining point in the group’s career.
