Bangkok--16 Sep--VIE HOTEL BANGKOK
VIE Hotel Bangkok, led by Mr. Banthueng Talayarak (2nd from left), the hotel's Resident Manager, and the VIE management team recently gave a warm welcome to famous Japanese pop-rock girl band "LoVendo?” during their visit to attend Japan Festa in Bangkok 2014, which is the Biggest Japanese Pop Culture Event in Thailand, at CTW. They held a Meet & Greet during their stay in the luxurious Deluxe Suite at VIE Hotel Bangkok.
LoVendo? was formed in 2012 after producer Tsunku and agency Up Front held an audition to find a vocalist and guitar players. At the same time, it was announced that 6th Generation's Morning Musume member Tanaka Reina would also be a vocalist in the band. Reina later announced her resignation from Morning Musume and in November of 2012 the winners of the audition were revealed during Morning Musume's concert tour, where they also set February 2013 as the starting date for official band activities. Following the announcement, fans were given the opportunity to help name the band by submitting their ideas to a special e-mail address. After two months, on 3rd February 2013, the band name was revealed to be "LoVendo?" and their first national tour was announced to start on 27th March 2013. LoVendo?, while on their own tour, also performed as the opening act for Morning Musume during their Spring 2013 tour. Their first release was announced for 22nd May, to be an Indies Mini-Album, titled "LoVendo? Cover The Rock", featuring cover songs. In early July 2013 it was announced that the band would be performing overseas for the first time at the J-POP SUMMIT Festival in San Francisco, California, later that month.