21 Facts About Kavka Shishido

Yuna Shishido, known as a solo artist by the stage name Kavka Shishido is a Japanese drummer and vocalist.

Kavka Shishido prominently plays the drums in all of her promotions.

Kavka Shishido picked the Czech word kavka, which refers to the daurian jackdaw.

Kavka Shishido was born in Mexico in 1985 to Japanese parents.

Kavka Shishido lived there until she was two, later going to Japan for elementary school.

Between the ages of 13 and 14, Kavka Shishido lived in Argentina.

Kavka Shishido learned Spanish to use in her daily life, though on returning to Japan forgot it since she had nobody with whom to practice.

When she was 14, Kavka Shishido was inspired to take up the drums after seeing a live performance on TV.

Kavka Shishido enjoyed the idea of the drummer being an "unsung hero" of the band, after noticing the camera never focused on the drummer.

Kavka Shishido was first taught the basics of drumming at 14, by Daniel "Pipi" Piazzolla, a drummer and grandson of tango musician Astor Piazzolla.

Kavka Shishido started performing with her own vocals at age 20.

In 2004, Kavka Shishido joined the all-female band The News as their third drummer.

In 2005, Kavka Shishido started collaborating with The High-Lows' drummer Kenji Ohshima and Uverworld producer Satoru Hiraide, and made a band called Eddy12 together.

Kavka Shishido was scouted before she started performing the drums as part of her act, but added them back in during discussions for how to set her apart from other musicians.

Kavka Shishido left The News in 2009, however continued to work with her Eddy12 bandmates who act as producers.

Kavka Shishido debuted under Imperial Records with the digital single "Day Dream Rider" in May 2012.

Since her debut as a musician, Kavka Shishido has worked as a runway model.

Kavka Shishido has participated in the Kobe Collection 2012, Tokyo Runway in 2012 and 2013, Laforet Fashion Week 2012, and Fukuoka Asia Collection 2013.

Kavka Shishido debuted as a radio personality in 2013, and has radio shows on All Night Nippon and Bay FM.

Kavka Shishido became the drummer for the house band on the KinKi Kids' variety show Shin Domoto Kyodai in 2013.

Kavka Shishido starred in her first nationwide commercial for Glico's snack food Pretz, which debuted in February 2013.