Acid Black Cherry | |
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Also known as | A.B.C. |
Origin | Hirakata, Osaka |
Genres | |
Years active | 2007–2017 (on hiatus) |
Labels | Motorod |
Members | Yasu |
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.
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.
Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts [8] | Reported sales |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | BLACKLIST | 2 | 141,000 |
2009 | Q.E.D
| 2 | 111,000 |
2012 | 『2012』
| 1 | 200,000 |
2015 | L -el-
| 2 | 144,000 |
2017 | Acid BLOOD Cherry
| 1 |
Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts [8] | Reported sales |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Recreation | 3 | 54,000 |
2010 | Recreation 2
| 7 | 44,000 |
2013 | Recreation 3
| 3 | 77,000 |
2017 | Recreation 4
| 5 | 41,867 |
Single # | Single information [9] | Total sales (estimated) [10] |
---|---|---|
1st / Debut Single | Spell Magic
| 52,000 |
2nd | Black Cherry
| 57,000 |
3rd | Aishitenai(愛してない / I don't love you)
| 55,000 |
4th | Fuyu no Maboroshi(冬の幻 / Winter Phantom)
| 56,000 |
5th | 20+∞Century Boys
| 61,000 |
6th | Jigsaw(ジグソー)
| 56,000 |
7th | Nemuri Hime(眠り姫 / Sleeping Princess)
| 61,000 |
8th | Yasashii Uso(優しい嘘 / Kind Lie)
| 49,000 |
9th | Re:birth
| 65,000 |
10th | Shoujo no Inori III(少女の祈り / Girl's Prayer)
| 50,000 |
11th | Pistol(ピストル)
| 65,000 |
12th | Shangri-la(シャングリラ)
| 68,000 |
13th | Chou(蝶 / Butterfly)
| 67,000 |
14th | Crisis
| 67,000 |
15th | Yes(イエス)
| 74,000 |
16th | Greed Greed Greed
| 81,000 |
17th | Kuro Neko ~Adult Black Cat~(黒猫)
| 83,000 |
18th | Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi Kara...(君がいない、あの日から... / You're not here, from that day)
| 74,000 |
19th | Incubus
| 72,000 |
Release Date | Title | Product Number | Peak Position | Chart Run | |
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1st | August 27, 2008 | Acid Black Cherry 2008 tour "BLACK LIST" | AVBD-32111 (DVD) | 2 | 10 |
2nd | March 24, 2010 | Acid Black Cherry 2009 tour “Q.E.D.” | AVBD-32158 (DVD) AVXD-32209 (Blu-ray) | 5 | 9 |
3rd | January 26, 2011 | 2010 Live “Re:birth” ~Live at OSAKA-JO HALL~ | AVBD-32177/8 (DVD) | 64 | 2 |
4th | January 26, 2011 | 2010 Live “Re:birth” ~Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA & OSAKA-JO HALL~ | AVBD-32171 (DVD) | 5 | 5 |
5th | October 17, 2012 | Acid Black Cherry TOUR 『2012』 | AVBD-32205 (DVD) AVXD-32212 (Blu-ray) | 2 | 16 |
6th | July 17, 2013 | Acid Black Cherry 5th Anniversary Live “Erect” | AVBD-32224 (DVD) AVXD-32226 (Blu-ray) | 1 | 14 |
7th | February 17, 2016 | 2015 livehouse tour S -esu- | AVBD-32247 (DVD) AVXD-32248 (Blu-ray) | 3 | 8 |
8th | March 16, 2016 | 2015 arena tour L -el- | AVBD-32249/50 (DVD) AVXD-32251 (Blu-ray) | 3 | 11 |
9th | March 22, 2017 | 10th Anniversary Live History -BEST- | AVBD-32265/8 (DVD) AVXD-32269 (Blu-ray) | 4 | 15 |
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