Kyodo Taiko is like family. One particular class really took this phrase to heart. This group, no matter how old or how many other names it takes on, will always be known as "the newbies." They are Allan, Emily, Kevin, Liz, Mickie, and Nate. They are family, no matter what.

awww... cute.

This picture was taken after the 2006 Kyodo Taiko spring concert, their last concert as official newbies. It represents their spirit, their bond, their heart, their Kyodo love.

[Kyodo Taiko at UCLA was the first collegiate taiko group to form in North America, founded under UCLA's Nikkei Student Union. Striving to live up to the group’s name, Kyodo Taiko functions as a family, sharing the joy and spirit of taiko with more and more of the surrounding community each year.]