The Band Apart (ザ・バンド・アパート, Za Bando Apāto, sometimes abbreviated as バンアパ, and stylized as "the band apart") is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1998. Since their formation, they have released 8 albums, 11 EPs and 6 DVDs. Their album Adze of penguin (2008) reached number 9 on the Oricon Albums Chart.