AYABIE hitting it off Major with Toy’s Factory!

AYABIE to make majors debut with Toy's Factory!

Last year fans were surprised and shocked when Ayabie broke apart, with four members leaving Tokuma Japan Communication and becoming AYABIE (with Aoi left in Ayabie). Many people worried for the future of the band(s), and wondered what kind of music they would be making from now on.

Though Ayabie is on infinite hiatus and Aoi is doing solo work, things aren’t going so badly for the guys of AYABIE— Yumehito announced this weekend on his blog that the band is signing to Toy’s Factory, a label
best known for Bump of Chicken and Mr. Children.

In a message to the fans on Ameba, Yumehito says:

This summer, AYABIE will be making our majors debut with TOY’S FACTORY.

Last October, we became the four-member AYABIE, used all our ability
to make music, and delivered it. We want more people to hear us, and
want to get bigger and bigger. We want to grow. We’ve been hoping for
that and worked really hard.

That was when we encountered “TOY’S FACTORY”. Just like you who love
our music, they loved our music.

MAJOR DEBUT

In the past we’ve made everyone sad and unsure about us, so we didn’t
decide on this lightly.

Maybe hearing this announcement will also make people worried or confused.

However, with ourselves and TOY’S FACTORY I believe we can definitely
become a better version of the AYABIE you know.

More than anything else, we’re happy we’ve met them at a level where
our music can be respected.

From this summer, we’re going to work hard to make great music with
our new friends.

We’ll always be near.

We want to become closer.

We’re not going to change, we’re not trying to change.

It’s because we want to grow quickly.

Please support us!

Meanwhile, the band will be kicking off their 2011 Summer tour in July and touring 9 cities across Japan before returning to Tokyo for a final at Akasaka Blitz,

Best of luck, AYABIE!