Pierrot (band)
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Pierrot was a Japan
ese visual kei
rock band, originally founded as Dizy-Lizy in 1994 by Kirito
(then going by his real name, Shinya) and Jun in Nagano
. The original band members were Hidelow on vocals, Kirito and Jun on guitar, Kohta on bass and Luka on drums. After changing their name to Pierrot, Luka left in November and Takeo joined. Then in February 1995, Hidelow also left the band while Aiji joined, completing the final line up: Kirito on vocals, Jun and Aiji on guitar, Kohta on bass and Takeo on drums.
They made their major label debut in September 1998 with the single "Clear Sky". Their final album was 2005's Dictators Circus: A Deformed Bud, a compilation album with singles spanning 10 years of their career. Their final single was "Hello", an apt title for a band who started their major career with an album called Finale.
Vocalist Kirito embarked on a solo career in 2005, and released his first solo album, Hameln, on August 3, 2005.
On April 12, 2006 the band announced its disbandment.
Kirito, Kohta and Takeo have since started a new band called Angelo. Aiji formed LM.C
, and Jun created a new band called ALvino.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese visual kei
Visual Kei
is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...
rock band, originally founded as Dizy-Lizy in 1994 by Kirito
Kirito
Shinya "Kirito" Murata was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō on February 24. Formerly vocalist of the rock band Pierrot, he is now the vocalist of Angelo and also holds a solo career.- Bands :...
(then going by his real name, Shinya) and Jun in Nagano
Nagano, Nagano
, the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of April 1, 2011 the city has a population of 387,146...
. The original band members were Hidelow on vocals, Kirito and Jun on guitar, Kohta on bass and Luka on drums. After changing their name to Pierrot, Luka left in November and Takeo joined. Then in February 1995, Hidelow also left the band while Aiji joined, completing the final line up: Kirito on vocals, Jun and Aiji on guitar, Kohta on bass and Takeo on drums.
They made their major label debut in September 1998 with the single "Clear Sky". Their final album was 2005's Dictators Circus: A Deformed Bud, a compilation album with singles spanning 10 years of their career. Their final single was "Hello", an apt title for a band who started their major career with an album called Finale.
Vocalist Kirito embarked on a solo career in 2005, and released his first solo album, Hameln, on August 3, 2005.
On April 12, 2006 the band announced its disbandment.
Kirito, Kohta and Takeo have since started a new band called Angelo. Aiji formed LM.C
LM.C
LM.C is a Japanese visual kei rock duo playing a mix of electronic rock and pop, which they call "new century electrock".-History:LM.C was founded by Maya, a guitarist for musician Miyavi his support band Ishihara Gundan and a guitarist in his own band The Sinners...
, and Jun created a new band called ALvino.
Kirito
- Role: vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/leader (originally guitar) - Real Name: Shinya Murata
- Birthday: February 24, 1972
- Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Now part of the band Angelo together with Kohta and Takeo, and has his own solo career.
Aiji
- Role: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Real name: Shinji Mizui
- Birthday: November 17, 1974
- Birthplace: Nagano, Japan
- Now part of the band LM.CLM.CLM.C is a Japanese visual kei rock duo playing a mix of electronic rock and pop, which they call "new century electrock".-History:LM.C was founded by Maya, a guitarist for musician Miyavi his support band Ishihara Gundan and a guitarist in his own band The Sinners...
with MayaMaya lm.cMaya or Maayatan, real name Masahito Yamazaki is the lead singer in the Japanese visual kei electro rock band, LM.C...
(formerly MiyaviMiyavi, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese visual kei musician. His work as guitarist for Dué le Quartz and his successful solo career have established him as an accomplished musician in the Japanese music scene.- Early life :...
's support guitarist).
Jun
- Role: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/guitar synth - Real name: Junichi Yamaura
- Birthday: May 4, 1973
- Birthplace: Nagano, Japan
- Now part of the band ALvino with Koji (ex-La'cryma ChristiLa'cryma ChristiLa'cryma Christi was a Japanese visual kei rock band, which formed in 1993 and disbanded in January 2007. They reunited for a concert in 2009 at the "V-Rock Festival", and for their short reunion tour in 2010.- History :...
) and Shouta.
Kohta
- Role: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
/chorus - Real name: Kohta Murata
- Birthday: June 3, 1975
- Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Now part of the band Angelo together with Kirito and Takeo.
Takeo
- Role: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
/percussion - Real name: Takeo Ishikawa
- Birthday: July 11,1972
- Birthplace: Koriyama, Fukushima
- Now part of the band Angelo together with Kirito and Kohta.
Former members
- Hidelow – vocals
- Luka – drums
- Went on to join D≒sire and later Jils, as Hide Hommure -Hideyoshi-.
Albums
- Mad Piero (気狂いピエロ, December 24, 1994, features Hidelow on vocals and Luka on drums)
- Pandora's Box (パンドラの匣, July 21, 1996)
- Celluloid (September 3, 1997)
- Finale (July 7, 1999)
- Private Enemy (November 22, 2000)
- Heaven: The Customized Landscape (May 24, 2002)
- ID Attack (July 23, 2003)
- Dictators Circus: Magical Melody (Dictators Circus: 奇術的旋律, December 17, 2003)
- Freeze (December 1, 2004)
- Dictators Circus: A Vairant Bud (April 6, 2005, singles compilation)
- Dictators Circus: A Deformed Bud (June 8, 2005, singles' B-side compilation)
Singles
- "Haken Kreuz" (October 20, 1995)
- "Screen" (April 22, 1998)
- "Clear Sky" (クリア・スカイ, September 10, 1998)
- "Mad Sky: Steel Messiah"(Mad Sky: 鋼鉄の救世主, December 2, 1998)
- "Far Away..." (ハルカ..., February 24, 1999) - 1st ending theme to anime Kamikaze Kaito JeanneKamikaze Kaito Jeanneis a fantasy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc and transforms into a magical girl kaito—phantom thief—to collect the scattered pieces of God's power which...
- "Last Letter" (ラストレター, April 28, 1999)
- "Creature" (December 22, 1999)
- "Agitator" (June 7, 2000)
- "The Hot Night my Nerve Broke" (神経がワレル暑い夜, September 27, 2000)
- "Paradox" (May 6, 2001)
- "Dramatic Neo Anniversary" (August 29, 2001)
- "Cocoon" (November 21, 2001)
- "In This Breaking World" (壊れていくこの世界で, March 27, 2002)
- Psychedelic Lover" (August 28, 2002)
- "Hill: Illusive Snow" (幻覚の雪, December 18, 2002)
- "A Rose-Colored World/Neogrotesque/Twilight Suicide" (薔薇色の世界/ネオグロテスク/夕闇スーサイド), June 18, 2003) - "A Rose-Colored World" was the 2nd opening theme to the anime GetbackersGetBackersis a manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The series was serialized and is published by Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 until 2007, totaling 39 volumes. The plot follows the "GetBackers", a group that retrieves anything that was lost...
- "Intercerebral Morphine" (脳内モルヒネ, December 3, 2003)
- "Smiley Skeleton" (June 30, 2004)
- "Mycloud" (October 20, 2004)
- "Hello" (June 21, 2006)
VHS/DVD
- Prototype (December 20, 1998)
- "Film" Rising a Mad Sky at Nippon Budokan (September 8, 1999)
- Tour 1999 Foreteller's Mutation Final: The Genome Control (March 15, 2000)
- Dictator's Circus V Vol. 1 (December 20, 2000)
- Dictator's Circus V Vol. 2 (December 20, 2000)
- Prototype II Released December 20, 2000
- Prototype III Released December 19, 2001
- Prototype I+II (December 19, 2001)
- Tour Raradoxical Genesis "Anniversary" 2001.9.23 Yokohama Arena (DVD) (April 23, 2003)
- Dictator's Circus VI at Saitama Super Arena (April 23, 2003)
- Attack [to] the Freedom (2004, fanclub only)
- Dictators Circus VII: A Variant Bud/A Deformed Bud: [Saitama Super Arena] (2005, fanclub only)
- Prototype IV (December 14, 2005)