D'espairsRay was a Japanese visual kei rock band active from 1999 to 2011. The lineup of Hizumi on vocals, Karyu on guitar, Zero on bass and Tsukasa on drums remained the same, with the group having released four full-length records, three EPs and thirteen singles. Outside Japan, D'espairsRay have toured Europe and North America and had domestic releases in those territories.
The Yellow Monkey, sometimes abbreviated as Yemon, is a Japanese rock band originally active from 1988 to 2001, before officially disbanding in 2004. They announced their reformation in 2016.
Mari Hamada is a Japanese rock singer and songwriter. Having performed in bands since high school, Hamada made her professional debut as a solo act in 1983. She quickly became known as the "Queen of Heavy Metal". In 2019, Hamada become the first Japanese musician to top the vocalist category of heavy metal magazine Burrn!'s readers poll in its 36 year history. Throughout her career, she has released 25 singles and 23 studio albums.
Fanatic Crisis was a Japanese rock band active from 1992–2005.
Dream "A"live is the eighth studio album by Japanese boy band, Arashi. The album was released on April 23, 2008, in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a limited 2CD version and a regular CD version. Dream "A"live is the 30th best-selling album of 2008 in Japan. As of July 2010, the album is the group's third highest-selling album after their tenth anniversary album All the Best! 1999–2009 and debut album Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!. It was released digitally on February 7, 2020.
Re:Born is the seventh full-length studio album released by Japanese recording artist Gackt on December 2, 2009, in Japan. It is a concept album linked to its predecessor Rebirth from 2001, and besides the music disc, contains an original audio drama.
Rock 'n' Roll Circus is the eleventh studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on April 14, 2010, by Avex Trax. It was also released just a little over a year after her 2009 album, Next Level. Rock 'n' Roll Circus marks Hamasaki's eleventh consecutive album to be fully produced by Japanese producer and manager Max Matsuura, while she contributes to the album as the lead vocalist, background vocalist, and songwriter to all songs. Recorded in Japanese with minor phrases in English, Rock 'n' Roll Circus is a rock album with numerous musical elements such as electropop, J-pop, rock, pop ballad, and dance music.
Tsutomu Ishizuki is a Japanese singer, musician and designer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Fanatic Crisis from 1992 to 2005. Two years later, he started working as a designer. In 2012, he returned to music by starting a solo career and in 2019, Ishizuki and the two guitarists from Fanatic Crisis formed the sub-unit Fantastic Circus.
Lycaon was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in late 2007. Guitarist Rito (リト) changed his name to Zero (零) in 2013. Eve is always credited as Schlagzeug which means drums in German. The band has announced that they would be disbanding in November 2015.
SiM are a Japanese alternative metal band from the Kanagawa Prefecture formed in 2004. The band currently consists of MAH (vocals), SHOW-HATE (guitar), SIN (bass), and GODRi (drums). Their musical style mixes heavy metal, alternative, hip hop, ska, reggae, dub, and punk with rebellious lyrics and songs with attitude.
"Sakura" is the 45th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 25, 2015 under their record label J Storm. "Sakura" was used as the theme song for the television drama Ouroborous, starring actors Toma Ikuta and Shun Oguri. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Rise and Shine" and the music video and making-of for "Sakura" while the regular edition contains two B-sides. The single sold 465,381 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. With over 520,000 copies sold, the single was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The single placed 11th on Oricon's 2015 yearly singles ranking.
Back Number is a Japanese rock power trio formed in 2004. The group consists of Iyori Shimizu, Kazuya Kojima, and Hisashi Kurihara (drums). The group signed to independent record label Idolsmith Recordings in 2009 and released their debut EP Nogashita Sakana (2009) and studio album Ato no Matsuri (2010). They signed to Universal Sigma in 2011.
Euphoria is the fifth major-label Japanese studio album by South Korean pop-rock idol band CNBLUE. It was released on October 19, 2016, under Warner Music Japan. The date marks the five-year anniversary of the band's debut with its record label.
Taiyou no Toriko is the debut EP by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis. This album has two editions. The first edition features six tracks and was released by the independent label Noir on December 1, 1994. The second edition features three additional tracks and was released on April 28, 1995.
Karma is the first demo tape by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis. It was released independently in April 1994. Kuroi Taiyou was later redone for their first indie album, Taiyou no Toriko, and the song Mobius to Aishou was later remade for the Cry-Max Pleasure compilation.
Marble is the second EP by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis. It was released by the independent label Noir on November 25, 1996. The first edition was housed in a plastic sleeve containing a box showing fake prescription pills which say, "Now, you must look for some more stimulants." It was re-released on May 19, 1999, alongside other Fanatic Crisis's indies albums, and that edition reached number 47 on Oricon Albums Chart.
One -one for all- is the second studio album and first major release by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis. It was released by the label For Life on March 4, 1998. The first edition was housed in a plastic sleeve, and came with a 52-card deck inside of a box.
EAS is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis and their first release with the label Stoic Stone on September 13, 2000. The original mixes of Purple & Psychic Honey, Sonzai Riyuu to Sonzai Ishiki, and Be You were featured on the Side Adam and Side Eve EPs.
Cero are a Japanese pop band from Tokyo. The band was formed by singer, guitarist, and flautist Shōhei Takagi, keyboardist Yū Arauchi, and drummer Tomoyuki Yanagi in 2004. They were joined by guitarist Tsubasa Hashimoto in 2006 and musician Keiichi Suzuki became their producer in 2008. They released their debut album, World Record, in 2011, after which Yanagi departed the band. As a group of three, the band has released four studio albums; the most successful, Poly Life Multi Soul (2018), reached fourth place on the Oricon Albums Chart. The band has received two finalist awards at the CD Shop Awards and were named Best Alternative Artist at the 2016 Space Shower Music Awards.
"S" is a single by Japanese rock band SID, released on May 9, 2012, by Ki/oon Music and is the theme song for the film Sadako 3D. "S", a hard rock song, was included on the album M&W and also on Oricon chart top 1 Sid 10th Anniversary Best.
