Jealkb
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Jealkb is a Japanese visual kei
rock band made up of seven members, all of them comedians including London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go
's Atsushi Tamura
. Their debut single Metronome hit number 1 on the indies Oricon
chart and sold out the same day. The band's name itself is a joke. If you simply move the "ビー" to the front of their name, it becomes "visual kei" (ビージュアルケー biijuarukee).
Dunch is also in the supergroup
Karasu, that formed in 2009 with Tatsurou (Mucc
), Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie
) and Kenzo (Ayabie
).
Albums
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 made up of seven members, all of them comedians including London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go
London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go
London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō are a Japanese comedy duo that originally performed manzai-style stand-up, but now are mainly known for their TV appearances and as hosts of a handful of off-the-wall variety shows...
's Atsushi Tamura
Atsushi Tamura
is a famous Japanese comedian from Hiko Island near Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.He and his partner, , form the known as . Though the two share the same surname, there is no family relation. The pair started their career by performing comedy on the streets of Tokyo.-Early life:Before...
. Their debut single Metronome hit number 1 on the indies Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
chart and sold out the same day. The band's name itself is a joke. If you simply move the "ビー" to the front of their name, it becomes "visual kei" (ビージュアルケー biijuarukee).
Dunch is also in the supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Karasu, that formed in 2009 with Tatsurou (Mucc
Mucc
is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1997. Named after a character from the Japanese children's TV show Hirake! Ponkikki, the band is also known by the nickname 69 since "six nine" can be pronounced "muku" in Japanese...
), Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie
Sadie (band)
is a visual kei rock band from Japan, formed in 2005. Sadie is signed to Face Music and Mijinko Records.-Biography:Sadie was founded by Mao, Tsurugi, Aki, Mizuki and Sora in February 2005, and comes from the English word "sad", according to vocalist, Mao...
) and Kenzo (Ayabie
Ayabie
, was a Japanese visual kei band signed to the label Tokuma Japan Communications. Their music consisted of a wide variety of sounds and moods, ranging from catchy and upbeat to heavy and hard-edged punk songs. Many of the band's costumes were designed by ID Japan or H. Naoto...
).
Discography
Singles- Metronome (5.31.2006)
- 恋傷 (Koi Kizu) (10.25.2006)
- Julia (11.29.2006)
- 黒い砂漠 (Kuroi Sabaku) (4.11.2007)
- 誓い (Chikai) (11.7.2007)
- Fly (3.12.2008)
- 花 (Hana) (6.11.2008)
- 嘆きのエンドレス (Nageki no Endless) (10.22.2008) (Opening theme of Ten no HaohTen no Haohis a manga series by Youkow Osada that was serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch from 2006 to 2007. It is a spinoff of the manga series Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara...
) - Will (8.5.2009)
- Makemagic (1.20.2010; Theme song for Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time)
- Super Special Summer (6.30.2010)
Albums
- Roses (5.16.2007)
- 狼煙 (Noroshi) (11.26.2008)
- Invade (2.9.2011)