Queen Bee (band)

Queen Bee (stylized as QUEEN BEE)^{[7][8][9][10]} is a Japanese rock band, formed in Kobe on March 31, 2009.^[1][3][11] They are known in Japan as Ziyoou-vachi^[1] (Japanese: 女王蜂, Hepburn: Joōbachi) and have described their genre of music and imagery themselves as "fashion punk".

Within 2009 the band recorded and, at the beginning of 2010, self-released an extended play record on CD-R through their own Ziyoou Record (女王レコード, Joō Rekōdo) label, followed by another the same year, which they sold at their performances.^{[citation needed]} In 2011 they had their first album, Witch Hunt, professionally manufactured and distributed. Later the same year they signed a major label contract, making Ziyoou Record a sub-label of Sony Music Associated Records.^[1] They have since released six full-length major-label albums^[12] and their music has been featured in the films Love Strikes!,^[13][14] Sadako^[15] and Tokyo Ghoul 'S' and the television programs Spooky Romantics,^[16][17] Tokyo Ghoul:re,^[18] Dororo,^[19] Chainsaw Man,^[20] Undead Unluck,^[21] and Oshi no Ko.^[22]