az en ▁Boys ▁to ▁form ▁post - p unk ▁rev ival ▁band ▁V ola ▁and ▁the ▁Oriental ▁Machine ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁B EY ON DS . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mu ka i ▁formed ▁another ▁band ▁called ▁K IM ON OS . ▁ ▁T os hib a ▁E MI ▁released ▁several ▁post hum ous ▁Number ▁Girl ▁record ings ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁O mo ide ▁in ▁My ▁Head , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁best - and - b - s ides ▁collection , ▁two ▁compreh ensive ▁live ▁volumes , ▁a ▁three ▁DVD ▁set ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁two ▁earlier ▁live ▁albums , ▁and ▁a ▁rare ▁tracks ▁collection . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 - Pres ent : ▁Re union ▁The ▁band ▁made ▁a ▁surprise ▁announ cement ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁re unit ing ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁members ▁to ▁re - form ▁the ▁band . ▁Their ▁first ▁live ▁performance ▁will ▁be ▁at ▁R IS ING ▁S UN ▁RO CK ▁F E ST IV AL ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁with ▁future ▁activities ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁revealed . ▁ ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁official ▁website ▁explains ▁how ▁the ▁re union ▁came ▁about . ▁" I ▁was ▁dr unk ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 8 ," ▁he ▁shares . ▁" And ▁I ▁thought , ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁' do ▁it ' ▁with ▁them ▁again ▁as ▁NUM BER ▁G I RL