Acid Black Cherry

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Acid Black Cherry
Also known asA.B.C.
Origin Hirakata, Osaka
Genres
Years active2007–2017 (on hiatus)
Labels Motorod
MembersYasu
Website Official Site

Acid Black Cherry (abbreviated as ABC) is the solo project of the former lead vocalist of Janne Da Arc, Yasu. The group was formed after Janne Da Arc announced their indefinite hiatus.

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Acid Black Cherry is the solo project of Yasunori Hayashi, best known by his stage name "yasu", the former vocalist of Janne Da Arc, formed after Janne Da Arc's hiatus announcement.

After performing several lives throughout fifteen locations nationwide beginning in May 2007, Acid Black Cherry debuted on July 18, 2007 with their single Spell Magic (stylized as SPELL MAGIC). Since their debut, the group has released nineteen singles, five studio albums and four cover albums, all of which peaked in the top five on the Oricon charts. [1]

In 2011, ABC held their FREE LIVE 2011 in commemoration of their fourth anniversary in three locations around Osaka, a temporary parking lot at Chubu Centrair International Airport, an outdoor venue at the Maishima Arena and the Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest. [2] While planned to only house a total of 40,000 people, the total number of entries exceeded 160,000. [3]

Their third studio album, 2012 (stylized as 『2012』), released on March 21, 2012, became their first album to reach the number-one spot on the Oricon Albums Charts, selling over 200,000 copies. [4] They would again take the number-one position five years later with their fifth studio album Acid BLOOD Cherry, released on June 21, 2017. [5] Their fifteenth single Yes (イエス) had won first in the annual 2012 USEN Yearly Ranking [6] and, as of October 5, 2018, the YouTube play count exceeds 17 million. [7] It was suspected it was this song that helped give Acid Black Cherry more notoriety.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum Information Oricon
Albums
Charts
[8]
Reported
sales
2008BLACKLIST
  • Released: February 20, 2008
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD (Type A), CD+DVD (Type B)
2141,000
2009Q.E.D
  • Released: August 26, 2009
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD (Type A), CD+DVD (Type B)
2111,000
2012『2012』
  • Released: March 21, 2012
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD (Music Clip), CD+DVD (Osaka-jo Hall Live)
1200,000
2015L -el-
  • Released: February 25, 2015
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD (LIVE Edition), CD+DVD (Documentary Edition)
2144,000
2017Acid BLOOD Cherry
  • Released: June 21, 2017
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
1

Cover albums

YearAlbum Information Oricon
Albums
Charts
[8]
Reported
sales
2008Recreation
354,000
2010Recreation 2
  • Released: June 30, 2010
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
744,000
2013Recreation 3
  • Released: March 6, 2013
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
377,000
2017Recreation 4
  • Released: January 25, 2017
  • Label: motored
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
541,867

Singles

Single #Single information [9] Total sales
(estimated) [10]
1st /
Debut Single
Spell Magic
  • Released: July 18, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: BLACKLIST
52,000
2ndBlack Cherry
  • Released: September 26, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: BLACKLIST
57,000
3rdAishitenai(愛してない / I don't love you)
  • Released: November 28, 2007
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: BLACKLIST
55,000
4thFuyu no Maboroshi(冬の幻 / Winter Phantom)
  • Released: January 16, 2008
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: BLACKLIST
56,000
5th20+∞Century Boys
  • Released: August 26, 2008
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: Q.E.D
61,000
6thJigsaw(ジグソー)
  • Released: November 19, 2008
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: Q.E.D
56,000
7thNemuri Hime(眠り姫 / Sleeping Princess)
  • Released: February 18, 2009
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: Q.E.D
61,000
8thYasashii Uso(優しい嘘 / Kind Lie)
  • Released: July 29, 2009
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: Q.E.D
49,000
9thRe:birth
  • Released: August 18, 2010
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album: 『2012』
65,000
10thShoujo no Inori III(少女の祈り / Girl's Prayer)
  • Released: June 8, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album: 『2012』
50,000
11thPistol(ピストル)
  • Released: September 21, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: 『2012』
65,000
12thShangri-la(シャングリラ)
  • Released: October 19, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5
  • From Album: 『2012』
68,000
13thChou(蝶 / Butterfly)
  • Release Date: November 16, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: 『2012』
67,000
14thCrisis
  • Release Date: December 21, 2011
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: 『2012』
67,000
15thYes(イエス)
  • Release Date: January 18, 2012
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album: 『2012』
74,000
16thGreed Greed Greed
  • Release Date: August 7, 2013
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4
  • From Album:L -el-
81,000
17thKuro Neko ~Adult Black Cat~(黒猫)
  • Release Date: November 20, 2013
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3
  • From Album:L -el-
83,000
18thKimi ga Inai, Ano Hi Kara...(君がいない、あの日から... / You're not here, from that day)
  • Release Date: March 11, 2014
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album:L -el-
74,000
19thIncubus
  • Release Date: October 22, 2014
  • Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2
  • From Album:L -el-
72,000

DVD/Blu-ray

 Release DateTitleProduct NumberPeak PositionChart Run
1stAugust 27, 2008Acid Black Cherry 2008 tour "BLACK LIST"AVBD-32111 (DVD)210
2ndMarch 24, 2010Acid Black Cherry 2009 tour “Q.E.D.”AVBD-32158 (DVD)
AVXD-32209 (Blu-ray)
59
3rdJanuary 26, 20112010 Live “Re:birth” ~Live at OSAKA-JO HALL~AVBD-32177/8 (DVD)642
4thJanuary 26, 20112010 Live “Re:birth” ~Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA & OSAKA-JO HALL~AVBD-32171 (DVD)55
5thOctober 17, 2012Acid Black Cherry TOUR 『2012』AVBD-32205 (DVD)
AVXD-32212 (Blu-ray)
216
6thJuly 17, 2013Acid Black Cherry 5th Anniversary Live “Erect”AVBD-32224 (DVD)
AVXD-32226 (Blu-ray)
114
7thFebruary 17, 20162015 livehouse tour S -esu-AVBD-32247 (DVD)
AVXD-32248 (Blu-ray)
38
8thMarch 16, 20162015 arena tour L -el-AVBD-32249/50 (DVD)
AVXD-32251 (Blu-ray)
311
9thMarch 22, 201710th Anniversary Live History -BEST-AVBD-32265/8 (DVD)
AVXD-32269 (Blu-ray)
415

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