40 years of taking photos of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Japanese greatest photographer Kenji Miura, will release ymo photo book. Numerous photos selected from a wide variety of records, such as studio, live, solo, and off-shot. A photo book commemorating the 40th anniversary of the formation of ymo. Yellow Magic Orchestra(YMO) are a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono(bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi(drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto(keyboards, vocals). The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, computers, and digital recording technology in popular music, and effectively anticipated the "electropop boom" of the 1980s. They are credited with playing a key role in the development of several electronic genres, including synthpop, J pop, electro, and techno, while exploring subversive sociopolitical themes throughout their career.