Queen Bee (band)

Queen Bee
女王蜂
Also known asQB, Ziyoou-vachi
OriginKobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
GenresDisco kayō, punk, rock
Years activeMarch 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)–present
LabelsZiyoou Record
Sony Music Associated Records (2011–present)
Members
Past members
  • Yūki-chan
  • Gigi-chan
  • Ruri-chan
Websiteziyoou-vachi.com

Queen Bee (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Kobe on March 31, 2009. They are known in Japan as Ziyoou-vachi (Japanese: 女王蜂, Hepburn: Joōbachi) and have described their genre of music and imagery themselves as "fashion punk".

In 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. 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. They have since released six full-length major-label albums and their music has been featured in the films Love Strikes!, Sadako and Tokyo Ghoul 'S' and the television programs Spooky Romantics, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Dororo, Chainsaw Man, Undead Unluck, and Oshi no Ko.