ikkubaru

Ikkubaru is an Indonesian 4-piece band whose name was created by converting the band’s frontman's name, “Iqbal” into a Japanese katakana romanization. Established in Bandung, December 2011, Ikkubaru was heavily influenced by the 80’s Japanese music, such as; Tatsuro Yamashita, Mariya Takeuchi, and 角松 敏生. Their debut album “Amusement Park” (2014) was a major success in Japan. The artwork for their 12” vinyl record was designed by the most famous Japanese City Pop artist, Hiroshi Nagai.

They have a deep connection with the Japanese music scene by providing and producing songs for any Japanese artist, singers, and idol groups, such as; tofubeats, Michiru Hoshino, Kenichiro Nishihara, Pictured Resort, Especia, Monari Wakita, TWEEDEES, RYUTist, Philosophy no Dance, 加納エミリ, Takashi Fujii, Yoko Kuzuya etc

During the pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020, they also released their sophomore album, “Chords & Melodies”, in Japan and Indonesia by the Japanese record label, HAYABUSA LANDINGS. With them ikkubaru have released 3 maxi-single, "Summer Love Story", "Lagoon ", "The Man In The Mirror". Each of them were released into various formats, from 7" vinyl to 8cm 短冊CD.

In 2024, their third album, DECADE, was physically released in three countries in three different formats. The 12" vinyl record was done by their Japanese label, HAYABUSA LANDINGS, in Record Store Day Japan, while the cassette tape version was released by the Taiwanese label, 感傷唱片行 Kind of Blue Records.