is a Japanese rock band that formed in 2012 in Eniwa, Hokkaido. It was formed after members Fumito Iwai and Kazumasa Noguchi left the band Galileo Galilei. The band self-released their first extended play, Take Off, in March 2013, and made their major label debut under Ki/oon Music in 2014 with the extended play Newtown. The band consists of (vocals, guitar), his older brother (guitar, vocals), (bass, chorus), (guitar, percussion, synthesisers, chorus) and (programming, synthesisers, chorus). Biography Guild, work with Galileo Galilei Folks evolved from an earlier band called Guild that formed in Eniwa, Hokkaido in 2007. From 2007 to 2008 the band was initially known as Apple Seed, a name they took from the Appleseed manga. The band was renamed The Guild in 2008, and simply as Guild from mid 2009. The band consisted of classmates Fumito Iwai (guitar, vocals and songwriter), Kazumasa Noguchi (bass), (drums), and later Yoshitomo Kobayashi was added as a guitarist in 2009. The group performed at rock events in Sapporo from 2007 onwards, and self-produced an extended play, , in August 2008, followed by a self-released single called in February 2009. The band entered the School of Lock! national teenage rock contest, Senkō Riot, in 2008, and performed at the round three Sapporo semi-finals. The band did not make it to the national finals, but met the semi-final winner, Galileo Galilei. Iwai wanted Guild to have a sound like Galileo Galilei, and began exchanging emails with the band. Galileo Galilei eventually won the grand prize at the national finals. In 2009, band activities continued, and Guild competed in Senkō Riot a second time. At the time, Iwai was umemployed, and wanted to do focus more on band activities. However Kamo and Kobayashi were going to university and Noguchi started attending a music vocational school. Galileo Galilei vocalist Yuuki Ozaki told Iwai to come to Wakkanai, Hokkaido, where Galileo Galilei members were going to high school, as their guitarist, Sōhei Funaya, had left. Iwai accepted, and lived at the house of band's bassist, Hitoshi Sakō. Iwai joined the band on August 31, 2009 as a support member. Guild announced a hiatus in November 2009, and Iwai became an official band member. Galileo Galilei made their major debut with SME Records in 2010, moving to Tokyo. Their debut full-length album, Parade, reached number five on Oricon's album charts. In March 2011, the band relocated to Sapporo,