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Sug

History
SuG was formed in October 2006 by Takeru, Masato and Yuji who had all been members of another band called Travel, and Shouta. The drummer Mitsuru then joined in November of the same year.

Shouta left the band in February and was replaced by Chiyu on bass. Their first release was "7th Breeze" on the compilation album Cannonball Vol. 03. The band signed to to the visual-kei label PS Company and in August released their first single, "Scheat".

SuG have recently released an EP entitled Love Scream Party. To promote their music outside of Japan, SuG performed at "J-Rock Invasion" in Germany alongside Kagrra, Kra, Alice Nine and Screw who are also signed to CLJ Records, a German label.


Name
The name "SuG" is derived from the transliteration of the English word "thug", written in Japanese as (サグ, Sagu?). The name is then simplified to the slightly more romantic "Sug".[5]


Lineup
Takeru – vocals
Masato – guitar
Yuji - guitar
Chiyu – bass
Mitsuru - drums

Ex-members
Shouta bass (2006-2007)

Discography
Albums and EPs
I Scream Party (December 19th, 2007)
n0iz Star (May 14th, 200 cool
"Punkitsch" (September 3rd, 200 cool
Singles
"Scheat" (August 1st, 2007)
"夢際ダウナー/虚言癖" (September 2nd, 2007)
"Alterna." (September 5th, 2007)
Compilations
"Canonball Vol. 3" (February 2nd, 2007)
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An Cafe

History
An Cafe was formed in May 2003 with Miku, Kanon and Bou who would later be joined by Teruki after leaving his former band, Feathers-Blue. The band played live shows for their first year, without any releases.

In 2004, An Cafe released their first demos and signed a record deal with Loop Ash. Their first release, "Candyholic" was released in March and reached the second spot on the Oricon indies single chart.[3] The band continued touring and releasing, including their first album, Shikisai Moment in 2005. The band released even more singles in 2006 until their second studio album, Magnya Carta (a play on "Magna Carta" wink .

In 2007, the band announced their first overseas appearance at Project A-Kon. The announcement of this was followed shortly by the departure of guitarist, Bou. The last performance with Bou was on April 30, 2007, and was featured in a DVD titled Hibiya On *The* o New Sekai. After Bou left the band, two new members were announced: Takuya was to replace Bou as the guitarist and Yuuki was to join An Cafe as a keyboardist. The first single with their new lineup was announced as "Kakusei Heroism" followed by "Ryuusei Rocket". In the end of 2007, An Cafe announced their first overseas tour, taking place in Europe in 2008.

In the opening weeks of 2008, An Cafe announced their upcoming single, "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" in February, as well as their next studio album, Gokutama Rock Cafe, which was released on April 9, 2008. [4]


[edit] Lineup
Miku – vocals
Takuya – guitar (since 2007)
Kanon – bass
Teruki – drums
Yuuki – keyboard (since 2007)
Former members
Bou – guitar (2003–2007)

[edit] Endorsements
An Cafe has been a long time supporter and endorser of popular Japanese fashion label Sex Pot Revenge, as they are frequently seen wearing clothing from that label. They have appeared on the cover of that company's free magazine, V!nyl Syndicate.


[edit] International recognition
An Cafe has gained moderate success in not only Japan, but Europe, mainland Asia (Korea, China), Argentina and the United States.[citation needed]


[edit] Discography
Albums and EPs
Amedama Rock (February 23, 2005)
Shikisai Moment (November 9, 2005)
Magnya Carta (November 29, 2006)
Gokutama Rock Cafe (April 9, 200 cool
Ko Akuma Usagi no Koibumi to Machine Gun (29 October 200 cool
Singles
"Candyholic" (March 24, 2004)
"√69" (June 6, 2004)
"Komou Cosmos" (November 24, 2004)
"Karakuri Hitei" (March 30, 2005)
"Tekesuta Kousen" (July 20, 2005)
"Escapism" (August 24, 2005)
"Merrymaking" (September 21, 2005)
"10’s Collection March" (March 1, 2006)
"Bonds ~Kizuna~" (May 17, 2006)
"Smile Ichiban Ii Onna " (September 20, 2006)
"Snow Scene" (October 18, 2006)
"Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a Name~" (August 22, 2007)
"Ryuusei Rocket" (November 7, 2007)
"Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" (February 27, 200 cool
"Summer Dive" (August 30, 2008, live distribution only)
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The Gazette

The Gazette (ガゼット, Gazetto?, typeset as the GazettE) is a Japanese rock band, and part of the visual kei movement.[1] The band formed in early 2002 and is currently signed to PS Company and King Records.

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Members
3 Discography
3.1 Albums & EPs
3.2 Singles
3.3 Compilations
3.4 Other Releases
4 Videography
5 References
6 External links



[edit] Biography
In March of 2002, Ruki, Uruha, and Reita (all former band mates), and Aoi and Yune (also former band mates) formed a band under the name Gazette. Originally signed to Matina, they released their first single, "Wakaremichi", and a video release in April. By September they had released two more singles and another video, headlining a show for the first time in October.

In early 2003, Yune decided to leave the band, and he was replaced by Kai. Shortly after, they signed with the PS Company label, and in May released their first EP, Cockayne Soup. They started their first tour, with the band Hanamuke, and along with the tour, the bands collaborated on two songs. A second tour followed with the band Vidoll, and the bands were featured together on the November issue of Cure, a magazine focusing on Visual Kei bands.

In early December they played a co-headlining show with Deadman. On December 28 they performed at Fool's Mate magazine's Beauti-fool's Fest which was later released on DVD.

On January 16, 2004 they recorded a solo performance at the Shibuya-AX, which was released on DVD as Tokyo saihan ~Judgement Day~. On March 30, 2004 they released their Madara mini-album, which reached #2 on the Oricon Indie Charts. Madara was followed in May by a companion DVD, which included six music videos and an in-the-studio documentary. The same month, Gazette was featured in Shoxx magazine's Expect Rush III, a catalogue of independent Visual Kei artists. A second live DVD, Heisei Banka, was released in August. During September and October they toured with fellow PS Company bands Kra and BIS. Their debut album, Disorder, was released in October, and made it to the top 5 of the indies Oricon Daily Charts.

The band spent the remainder of 2004 and 2005 touring extensively, releasing Gama (another mini album) in August.

In 2005 the band released their first major label single, Cassis, in December.

Starting 2006 with a name change—from Japanese characters to a romanized script—they released Nil, their second full-length album, on February 8, 2006, and embarked on another Japanese tour, ending at the venue Nippon Budokan.That July, The Gazette performed at the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Germany, their first show outside of Asia. The concerts were arranged in conjunction with the AnimagiC anime and manga convention.

Three more singles were released followed by another studio album, Stacked Rubbish on July 4, 2007. It reached #2 on the Oricon charts within a day from the release. The album debut was followed by a promotional tour from July through September. In October, The Gazette started their first European tour stopping England, Finland, France, and Germany.

A single called "Guren" was released on February 13, 2008, which landed a #1 spot on the Oricon Charts, and it was announced that a new DVD would be released in August, and a new single in Autumn 2008.[8]


Members
Ruki – vocals
Uruha – guitar
Aoi – guitar
Reita – bass guitar
Kai – drums
Former members
Yune – drums

Discography

Albums & EPs
Year Title Type Chart positions
2003 Cockayne Soup EP
2003 Akuyuukai EP
2003 Spermargarita EP
2003 Hankou Seimeibun EP
2004 Madara EP 2
2004 Disorder Studio album 3
2005 Gama EP
2006 Nil Studio album 3
2006 Dainihon Itangeishateki... Compilation album
2007 Stacked Rubbish Studio album 2


Singles
"Wakaremichi" (別れ道) (April 30, 2002)
"Kichiku Kyoushi (32sai Dokushin) no Nousatsu Kouza" (鬼畜教師(32才独身)の悩殺講座) (August 30, 2002)
"Gozen 0-ji no Trauma Radio" (午前0時のとらうまラヂヲ) (November 1, 2003)
"Zakurogata no Yuuutsu" (July 28, 2004)
"Zetsu" (July 28, 2004)
"Miseinen" (July 28, 2004)
"Reila" (March 9, 2005)
"Dainippon Itangeishateki..." (November 23, 2005)
"Cassis" (December 7, 2005)
"Regret" (October 25, 2006)
"Filth in the Beauty" (November 1, 2006)
"Hyena" (February 7, 2007)
"Guren" (紅蓮) (February 13, 200 cool
"Leech" (November 12, 200 cool

Compilations
"Yougenkyou"(妖幻鏡moon) (25 December 2002, Eternal)
(With the song "Okuribi" (おくり火))
"Kaleidoscope" (1 May 2003, PS Company)
(With the songs "Back Drop Junkie [Nancy]" and "Akai One Piece" (赤いワンピース))
"Hanamuke & Gazette live"(男尻ツアーファイナル) (6 May 2003, PS Company)
(With the song "Machibouke no Kouen de" (待ちぼうけの公園))
"Japanesque Rock Collectionz" (July 28, 2004)
(With the song "Okuribi" (おくり火))
"Rock Nippon Shouji Nori ko Selection" (ロックNIPPON 東海林のり子セレクション) (January 24, 2007)
(With the song "Cassis" wink

Other Releases
"Jyuyon sai no naifu" / 14 sai no knife(十四歳のナイフ) (11 September 2004, PS Company)
"Chigire"(チギレ) (August 2005, PS Company)
"Verwelktes Gedicht" (20 October 2005, PS Company)
(With the song "Kare uta"(枯詩))

Videography
Shichoukaku Shitsu (視聴覚　質) (30 August 2002)
Sentimental Video (センチメンタルビデオ) (1 March 2003)
-Matina- Final Prelude Live (10 April 2003) (Various artists)
Hyakkiyagyou (百鬼家行) (1 October 2003)
Tokyo Saihan -Judgement Day-]] (東京裁判-Judgement Day-) (28 April 2004, PS Company)
Madara(斑蠡-Madara-) (26 May 2004, PS Company)
Heisei Banka (平成挽歌) (25 August 2004)
Peace & Smile Carnival Tour 2005 (～笑顔でファッキュー～) Live DVD (2006) (with Miyavi, Kagrra, Kra, Alice Nine)
Standing Tour 2005 Final Maximum Royal Disorder at 2005.4.17 Shibuya Kokaido Live(STANDING TOUR 2005 FINAL「M.R.D」at 2005.4.17 渋谷公会堂) (6 July [[2005
Film Bug I (7 June 2006, PS Company)
Standing Tour 2006 Nameless Liberty. Six Guns... -Tour Final- at Budokan (6 September 2006)
Tour 2006-2007 Decomposition Beauty—Final "Meaningless Art That People Showed" at Yokohama Arena (13 June 2007)
Tour 2007-2008 Stacked Rubbish Grand Finale [Repeated Countless Error] (6 August 200 cool
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FLOW

Flow, written as FLOW in Japan, is a Japanese J-rock band. They are part of Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records label. Flow is a five-piece Japanese rock band made up of two vocalists, a drummer, a bassist and a guitarist. As of June 2008, the band has released twenty singles and five albums.


History
Flow is a five-piece Japanese rock band made up of two vocalists, a drummer, a bassist and a guitarist. The group's base was created in 1993 when brothers Kohshi (elder: vocals) and Take (younger: guitar) began playing together. They formed Flow in 1998, and were eventually joined by Keigo (vocals), Got's (bass) and Iwasaki (drums; joined in 2000). In 2001, the band released its first maxi single, "Flow #0". The group then released two mini-albums within the same year, both of which took nationwide indie charts by storm. "Okuru Kotoba", Flow's first cover single, was released in January 2003. It remained on the Oricon indie chart for seven consecutive weeks and also hit an impressive #6 on the overall singles chart. In the spring of that year, their first full-scale album Splash!!! debuted at #2. In July 2003, Flow released the single "Blaster" on a major label, Ki/oon Records. In April 2004, they released "Go!!!", which stayed on the Oricon Top 10 Chart for three weeks. In May 2004, Flow released their first major album Game.

A string of singles followed and in July 2005 the band released its third album, Golden Coast. Since the release of Golden Coast, Flow has released two singles with new A-sides, but one of these ("Around the World/Kandata" wink was a double A-side release. "Colors" is the band's fourth single. The songs "Go!!!" and "Re:member" both served as opening themes to the anime series Naruto. "Days" was the first opening for Bones' Eureka Seven anime, and "Realize" was the opening for the PlayStation 2 video games based on the same series. Flow performed live in America for the first time in Dallas, Texas on (September 2, 2006) at Anime Fest which was held at the Hyatt Hotel and Convention center in downtown Dallas. Flow performed "Colors" in 2006, the first opening for Sunrise's original series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Their song "Answer" is the first opening theme for the live action Japanese drama Tantei Gakuen Q. They performed "Night Parade" with the hip-hop band Home Made Kazoku. In February 2008, they released a new single entitled "Arigatō", followed by Persona -trinity soul-'s new opening, "Word of the voice" in June 2008. They performed Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2's second opening theme "World End" released in 2008. Their song "Go!!!" was played at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the baseball game between Japan and Australia.


Discography

Singles
"Flow #0"
"Planet Walk"
"Make Yourself"
"Go Places"
"7th Heaven"
"Sunshine 60"
"Sunshine 60"
"BCG"
"Everything All Right"
"Parasite"
"Who Needs Baby"
"Like a Rolling Snow" (November 27, 2002)
"Like A Rolling Snow"
"Samurai Muafuro"
"Hibi Dōdō"
"Ka-Za-A-Na"
"Sunny Side Circuit"
"Okuru Kotoba" (January 15, 2003)
"Okuru Kotoba"
"Boku ni Sasageru Ballade"
"Okuru Kotoba" (Instrumental)
"Merosu" (April 30, 2003) - A limited 55,000 prints
"Merosu"
"Blaster (July 2, 2003)
"Blaster"
"Nostalgia"
"From 9 to 0"
"Dream Express" (September 18, 2003) (Dream Express)
"Dream Express"
"Saiken"
"Attack 26"
"Ryūsei / Sharirara" (February 18, 2004)
"Ryūsei"
"Sharirara"
"3 Byō Mae"
"Ryūsei" (Suisōgaku Version)
"Go!!! (April 28, 2004) - Naruto fourth opening single
"Go!!!"
"Rising Dragon"
"My Life"
"Go!!!" (Vocalless Mix)
"Go!!!" (Naruto Opening Mix)
"Life is Beautiful" (November 3, 2004)
"Life is Beautiful"
"Fiesta"
"Vision" (Extra Track)
"Rookie / Stay Gold" (April 27, 2005) - The theme song for the Korean movie Make It Big
"Rookie"
"Stay Gold"
"Shine"
"Days (June 1, 2005) - Eureka Seven first opening single
"Days"
"Journey"
"Fun Time Delivery
"Days" (Vocalless Mix)
"Days" (Eureka Seven Opening Mix)
"'Garden' ~Summer Edit~" (August 3, 2005)
"'Garden' ~Summer Edit~"
"Since..."
"Garden" (Vocalless Mix)
"Re:member" (May 31, 2006) - Naruto eighth opening single
"Re:member"
"Your Song"
"Kaleidoscope"
"Re:member" (Vocalless Mix)
"Re:member" (Naruto Opening Mix)
"Around the World / Kandata" (September 13, 2006) - CM for Suzuki Swift
"Around the World"
"Kandata"
"Shakys"
"Around the World" (Vocalless Mix)
"Kandata" (Vocalless Mix)
"Colors" (November 8, 2006) - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion first opening single
"Colors"
"Astro Slider"
"Love Dub"
"Colors" (Vocalless Mix)
"Colors" (Code Geass Opening Mix)
"Answer" (August 1, 2007) - Tantei Gakuen drama theme song
"Answer"
"Electric Circus"
"Steppers High"
"Answer" (Vocalless Mix)
"Fuyu no Amaoto / Night Parade" (November 28, 2007) - Flow and Home Made Kazoku
"Fuyu no Amaoto"
"Night Parade"
"Image"
"Fuyu no Amaoto" (Vocalless Mix)
"Night Parade" (Vocalless Mix)
"Arigatō (February 20, 200 cool
"Arigatō"
"Tabibito"
"Arigatō" (Instrumental)
"Word of the Voice" (June 4, 200 cool Persona -trinity soul- second opening single
"Word of the Voice"
"Esca"
"Always"
"Word of the Voice" (Instrumental)
"Word of the Voice" (Persona Opening Mix)
"World End" (August 13, 200 cool Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 second opening single
"World End"
"Leather Face"
"I Will"
"World End" (Instrumental)
"World End" (Code Geass Opening Mix)

Albums
Splash!!!: Harukanaru Jishuseisaku Best (May 21, 2003)
"Sunshine 60"
"Everything All Right"
"Merosu"
"Hibi Dōdō"
"Umi he Yukō"
"Go Places"
"Planet Walk"
"Sunny Side Circuit"
"Like a Rolling Snow"
"Boku ni Sasageru Ballade"
"Who Needs Baby"
"Okuru Kotoba" (Album Version)
Game (May 26, 2004)
"Go!!!"
"Blaster"
"Ryūsei"
"Without You"
"Taiyō"
"Surprise"
"Nostalgia"
"Sharilala"
"Shūchū Chiryōshitsu -I.C.U.-"
"MC²=E"
"Sono Sakiniha..."
"Dream Express"
"Hands"
Golden Coast (July 20, 2005)
"Dear"
"Rookie"
"Monster"
"Days" (Album Version)
"Garden"
"Party Crazy"
"No Limit"
"Change Up!!!"
"Yūhi no Sakamichi"
"Stay Gold"
"Blue Bird"
"Funk-a-style"
"Realize"
"Life is Beautiful"
Flow The Best: Single Collection (December 20, 2006)
"Colors"
"Around the World"
"Re:member"
"Garden"
"Days"
"Rookie"
"Life is Beautiful"
"Go!!!"
"Ryūsei"
"Dream Express"
"Blaster"
"Merosu"
"Okuru Kotoba"
"Melody" (Bonus Track)
Isle (March 19, 200 cool
"Answer"
"Re:member" (Album Mix)
"Fuyu no Amaoto"
"Tsubaki"
"Welcome to my misery"
"Carry on"
"Colors" (Album Mix)
"Hidamari" (陽だまり, "Hidamari"?) feat. Azumi from Wyolica
"Smells like thirty spirit"
"Survive: Mission No.149"
"Night Parade"
"Around the World" (Album Mix)
"Taiyō no Uta"
"Arigatō"

DVDs
The Play Off: Game 1 (December 1, 2004)
Flow Countdown Live 2006-2007 "Kizuna Factory: Differ Toshiake" (March 21, 2007)