What's up with the privacy? Shonen Knife have always had a policy of giving out zero personal information. Naoko told no one when she was pregnant. When she had her daughter, Ema, she wrote about it briefly, with one picture in the S.K. fanzine. BTW Ema makes a cameo appearance in the video "Zero Gravity" about 2/3rds of the way through. Atsuko never announced she was dating an American from L.A. for something like 10 years until there was a brief notice she was getting married.
@ishabaka Ah. Well, I hope her rock and roll life isn't over, but if she is even somewhat typically Japanese, she may be several years in child-rearing. Ganbatte!
I miss Etsuko... she was the best.
KTKristiey 4 days ago
What's up with the privacy? Shonen Knife have always had a policy of giving out zero personal information. Naoko told no one when she was pregnant. When she had her daughter, Ema, she wrote about it briefly, with one picture in the S.K. fanzine. BTW Ema makes a cameo appearance in the video "Zero Gravity" about 2/3rds of the way through. Atsuko never announced she was dating an American from L.A. for something like 10 years until there was a brief notice she was getting married.
ishabaka 4 months ago
She sure is a great drummer BUT Emi, the current SK-drummer is excellent as well.
hbg46 5 months ago
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wrongturn320 5 months ago
I agree, I think she left to have a baby, but I don't understand all the secrecy.
What's up with that.
iloveshonenknife1 10 months ago
She is beautiful, and a fantastic drummer.
I believe she left because she got pregnant in early 2010.
ishabaka 1 year ago
@ishabaka Ah. Well, I hope her rock and roll life isn't over, but if she is even somewhat typically Japanese, she may be several years in child-rearing. Ganbatte!
kc7fys 11 months ago
Etsuko Rocks!!! Anyone know why she left? Total Hottie!
drakanman10 1 year ago
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she is a machine! esp in "Supergroup" wish her well in her future ...
Emi is nice tho and plays the songs well
chickeee 1 year ago
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chickeee 1 year ago
Such a tiny person, but she hit the drums as hard as Animal from the Muppet Show! Too bad she is not with Shonen Knife anymore.
skywalker74 1 year ago
theres my little rocket!!!!!!!!!!!! she is still in the band and you can trust that she will be back next tour.
servo1056 1 year ago
Etsuko is one smokin hot lady! To bad she is no longer in the band. Miss her allready.
iloveshonenknife1 1 year ago
@iloveshonenknife1 not true...she will be back next tour.
servo1056 1 year ago
@servo1056 Where are you getting your information from?
iloveshonenknife1 1 year ago
@iloveshonenknife1 my mistake...had old info...what a shame that "little rocket"is gone
servo1056 1 year ago