Miku antic cafe biography

An Cafe

Japanese pop rock band

Antic Café (アンティック-珈琲店-, Antikku Kafe, nicknamed An Cafe)[2] is a Japanese extend rock band formed in 2003[3] and signed to Sony Masterpiece Japan. Their visual image levelheaded oshare kei,[3][4] and they person their music as "HarajukuDance Rock".[2] The group has released sextuplet full-length albums, two compilation albums, and four EPs.

On Sept 1, 2009, the band declared that after their live fuss on January 4, 2010 disparage the Nippon Budokan, they would suspend activities and put honesty group on hiatus, however they stated they will not disband.[5] In 2012, after a biennial break, the team announced description resumption of activities.[6] In June 2018, the band announced say publicly departure of all members on the other hand Miku and a hiatus technique in January 2019.[7] On Sep 16th, 2024, they announced their return, with a re-recorded loathing of a song, plus description announcement of a 2025 flex, with all members returning leave out for Bou.

History

An Cafe was formed in May 2003 prep between vocalist Miku, guitarist Bou spreadsheet bassist Kanon. Miku's former tie, Revirii, had disbanded two months earlier in April, and smooth though the band did mewl have a drummer at that point, they started to dot at several events. They were later joined by Teruki stern he left his former cluster, Feathers-Blue.

In 2004, An Coffeehouse released their first demos focus on signed a record deal region Loop Ash.[1] Their first come to somebody's aid, "Candyholic", was released in Go and reached the second paleness on the Oricon indies sui generis incomparabl chart.[8] The band continued move and releasing, including their prime album, Shikisai Moment, in 2005.

The band released even work up singles in 2006 until their second studio album, Magnya Carta (a play on "Magna Carta").[1]

In 2007, the band announced their first overseas appearance at Design A-Kon.[8] The announcement of that was followed shortly by character departure of guitarist Bou. Decency last performance with Bou was on April 30, 2007, wallet was featured in a DVD titled Hibiya On ☆The☆ 0 New Sekai.

After Bou not done the band, two new helpers were announced: Takuya was make somebody's acquaintance replace Bou as the instrumentalist and Yu-ki was to combine An Cafe as a keyboardist.[3][1] The first single with their new lineup was announced whereas "Kakusei Heroism" followed by "Ryūsei Rocket".[3] At the end suggest 2007, An Cafe announced their first overseas tour, taking fit in Europe in 2008.[9]

In blue blood the gentry opening weeks of 2008, Conclusion Cafe announced their upcoming unwed, "Cherry Saku Yuki!!", in Feb, as well as their cotton on studio album, Gokutama Rock Cafe, which was released on Apr 9, 2008.[10][1]

An Cafe's EP, Harajuku Dance Rock, was released toddler the Los Angeles based Maru Music on March 13, 2009.

This special release was unchanging exclusively for overseas fans value North America and Europe.[11]

BB Correspondent World, An Cafe's fourth shop album, was released in Glaze on September 9, 2009; topmost in Europe on October 6, 2009.[12] It contains title roote singles "Aroma", "Summer Dive" coupled with "Natsu Koi ★ Natsu Game", and eight other songs.

In 2010, An Cafe announced turn this way they will be taking pure break from activities. It report unknown as to how extensive they will be on interval, but they have not affirmed they will be disbanding. Picture message, issued on their authentic homepage, claims that "after say publicly Budokan show, each member option concentrate on their own importance to be prepared for rectitude band to restart in justness future." The aforementioned Nippon Budokan show took place on Jan 4, 2010.[13]

During the hiatus, a handful members were involved in repeated erior projects.

Kanon headed a transportable phone game called Pinky☆Distortion, which was released in July 2010.[14] He was also a company at Otakon 2010 as dialect trig panelist and a guest DJ, as well as pairing understand with Kanon Wakeshima to suggest a duo act called kanonxkanon.[15] Miku served as the chorus girl for the new visual-kei snap, Lc5, which started in June 2010.[16] Teruki played as a-okay support drummer for the knot Dog in the Parallel Nature Orchestra.[17]

On April 1, 2012, Take in Cafe announced that they wish be resuming activities and discretion be doing a world journey in November in Europe captain the UK, the tour turn out named "An CaFesta '12 Summertime Dive".

On 30 May, Knob Cafe announced that they prerogative be releasing a mini-album lordly Amazing Blue on August 8, their first release since cyclical from their two-year hiatus.[18] Late in the following year, they announced a three-month consecutive lone release coupled with a unprofessional tour to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary.

The singles would be released in the months June, July, and August, distinction tour finale being on Jan 4, 2014 at the Nippon Budokan.[19]

The band performed for premier time in Canada at Animethon on August 9, 2014.[20] Along with they performed in Brazil warrant Anime Friends Convention[21] in July and in Mexico in Nov for their third solo accord in the country.[22]

Their first important debut studio album under Waxen café, a subsidiary of Coach Inc.

was released in 2017, titled Laugh Song.[23]

On June 22, 2018, An Cafe announced they would enter an indefinite interruption, after all members were pass the band except for Miku. They held their last interrupt Live Cafe 15th Anniversary Epoch Grand Finale at the Late Theater Roppongi, in Tokyo chart January 9, 2019.[24] The blare concert was released on DVD on April 24, 2019.[25]

Members

Equipment

Yu-ki (keyboards) uses a Korg X50 essential a Yamaha MO6 in clean up firm Ultimate AX48B rack.

Rule speaker is a Roland Jazz-Chorus 120 and he has uncomplicated Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO mixing bulwark as well. A lot clutch functions are used, for means the excessive use of throw bend in Respect Mommy contend the Yamaha MO6 and nobleness use of his arpeggiator (on the Yamaha MO6 as well) in Cherry Saku Yuki!!.

Takuya (guitar) uses many guitars, mid those being a Royal Crude Paul Reed Smith Custom 24, Black Gibson Les Paul Sphere, Candy Apple Red Fender Earth Standard Telecaster, Dean Z, abstruse guitar pedals, including a Korg Pitchblack, Vox Wah, Boss Chief Chorus CH-1, TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay, MXR Phase 90, Musicom Lab EFX MK Troika + Audio Controller, and then a Boss Delay DM-2.

Pacify runs his signal through Flyer and Kettner amps.

Kanon (bass) uses two basses, a Folded Fender American Deluxe Jazz Low-pitched and a Black Fender Last word Shop Jazz Bass, along own an EBS Multi Comp, Divine intervention Vitalizer, MXR D.I.+ M80 Preamp/D.I., and Basson amps.

Teruki (drums) has the following setup: solve Splash Cymbal (Paiste 10"), bend over Crash Cymbals (Paiste 16" roost 18") Cymbals, one China Cymbal (Paiste 18"), one Ride Cymbal (Zildjian 20"), one Hi-Hat (Zildjian 14"), onei-Hat stand (Pearl), a- Bass Drum (Pearl 22" substantiation 16"), a Snare (Pearl 14" x 5,5"), one Mid Break (Pearl 12" x 8"), creep Floor Tom (Pearl 16" repression 16"),two Pedals (Pearl) and Behringer amplificat.

Endorsements

An Cafe has antiquated a longtime supporter and indorser of popular Japanese fashion labelSex Pot Revenge, and they ring frequently seen wearing clothing take the stones out of that label. They have exposed on the cover of Copulation Pot Revenge free company quarterly, V!nyl Syndicate.

In 2008, Set Cafe vocalist Miku hosted Bulk 2 of Visual Kei DVD Magazine alongside the magazine's mascot, Biju.

International recognition

An Cafe has gained great success in Japan.[1] It has also gained replace success in Europe,[1] mainland Asia[1] (Korea, China), Argentina, Brazil, Chilly, Canada and the United States.[1]

In 2008, the band visited Suomi, Sweden, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, the US, and Peninsula on their first overseas journey, "Live Cafe-Tour '08 - Nyappy Go Around World".

They hurt a total of twelve concerts in the eight countries.[26]

As longed-for November 2008, An Cafe chronic an overseas tour, "Live Coffeehouse Tour '09 Nyappy Go Interact the World II -Harajuku Flow Rock Night-" which encompassed xii countries: Russia, Finland, Sweden, Frg, the UK, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and influence USA.

This tour took point over March and April, activity a total of 17 dates.[27]

In 2014, An Cafe had numerous overseas concerts in several countries of Europe, Canada, Brazil dominant Mexico.

Discography

Albums
  • Shikisai Moment (色彩モーメント, Nov 9, 2005)
  • Magnya Carta (マグニャカルタ, Nov 29, 2006)
  • Gokutama Rock Cafe (極魂ROCK CAFE, April 9, 2008)
  • BB Analogical World (September 9, 2009)
  • Hikagyaku Ziprock (非可逆ZiprocK, November 6, 2013)
  • Laugh Song (ラフ・ソング, February 22, 2017)
EPs
Compilations
  • Antic Cafe (December 9, 2009)
  • Best 2015-2018 (December 5, 2018)
Singles
  • "Candyholic" (キャンデーホリック, March 24, 2004) No. 75[28]
  • "√69" (June 6, 2004) No. 88[28]
  • "Komou Cosmos" (孤妄, November 24, 2004) No. 91[28]
  • "Karakuri Hitei" (カラクリ否定, Foot it 30, 2005) No. 64[28]
  • "Tekesuta Kousen" (テケスタ光線, July 20, 2005) No. 67[28]
  • "Escapism" (エスカピズム, August 24, 2005) No. 75[28]
  • "Merrymaking" (メリメイキング, September 21, 2005) No. 63[28]
  • "10's Solicitation March" (10's コレクション マァチ, Go on foot 1, 2006) No. 42[28]
  • "Bonds ~Kizuna~" (BondS ～絆～, May 17, 2006) No. 39[28]
  • "Smile Ichiban Ii Onna" (スマイル一番 イイ♀, September 20, 2006) No. 32[28]
  • "Snow Scene" (スノーシ一ン, October 18, 2006) No. 26[28]
  • "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without clean up "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム～THE HERO WITHOUT Dexterous "NAME"～, August 22, 2007) No. 13[28]
  • "Ryūsei Rocket" (流星ロケット, November 7, 2007) No. 19[28]
  • "Cherry Saku Yuki!!" (Cherry咲く勇気!!, Feb 27, 2008) No. 20[28]
  • "Summer Dive" (August 30, 2008, live distribution only)
  • "Aroma" (March 11, 2009) No. 16[28]
  • "Natsu Koi ★ Natsu Game" (夏恋★夏GAME, Grand 12, 2009) No. 13[28]
  • "Bee Myself Bee Yourself ~Jibun Rashiku Kimi Rashiku Umareta Story wa Hajimattenda~" (Bee Myself Bee Yourself ~自分らしく君らしく生まれたストーリーは始まってんだ~, June 12, 2013)
  • "Itai Onna ~No Concern, No Love?

    Japan Girls enhance Love~" (イタイ女〜NO PAIN,NO LOVE? Lacquer GIRLS in LOVE〜, July 10, 2013)

  • "Roman ~Let's Make Precious Love~" (狼MAN 〜Let's make precious love〜, August 14, 2013)
  • "Mōsō Mo Mō Sorosoro" (モウソウモモウソロソロ, September 24, 2014)
  • "Sennen DIVE!!!!!" (千年DIVE!!!!!, August 26, 2015)
  • "JIBUN" (March 16, 2016)
  • "Atsukunare/Ikirutame no 3 Byo Rule" (熱くなれ/生きるための3秒ルール, September 14, 2016)
  • "Ikenai Moso x Abunai Monster" (イケない妄想×アブない珍獣, October 4, 2017)
  • "Negaigoto wa Hitotsu sa" (願い事は1つさ, March 28, 2018)
  • "Fly Again" (October 25, 2023)
DVDs
  • Like An Cafe (ライカ・カフェ, October 10, 2004)
  • 20051203 Shikisai a On (20051203色彩亜音, December 3, 2005)
  • Yagai de Nyappy (野外でニャッピー, December 17, 2006)
  • Hibiya puff ★the★ o New World (HIBIYA ON★ザ★御NEW世界, July 2, 2007)
  • Nyappy Pass Around Fever (April 25, 2008)
  • AnCafesta '08 Summer Dive (December 24, 2008)
  • Live Cafe - Tour '08 Nyappy Go Around the World (March 11, 2009)
  • Finale of Nyappy - Kawayusu Rock de Mimic Gogo!! (November 4, 2009)
  • Live Coffeehouse 2010 King of Harajuku Advocate Rock Ikinari Nyappy Legend (August 22, 2010)
  • AnCafesta '12 Summer Descend - Daikoukai Jidai - (March 27, 2013)

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