Kagrra,
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| Kagrra, | |
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| Country | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Genres | Neo-Japanesque Visual Kei Angura kei |
| Labels | PS Company Columbia Music Entertainment |
| Members | Isshi (一志) - Vocals Akiya (楓弥) - Guitar Shin (真) - Guitar Nao (女雅) - Bass Izumi (白水) - Drums |
| Website(s) | Official PS Company Website Official Columbia Music Entertainment Website |
Kagrra, ("Kagrra," with comma, spoken the same as "神楽" kagura), formerly "Crow", is a visual kei band dually signed to Columbia Music Entertainment and indie label PS Company, which also has contracts with Miyavi, Kra, Gazette, and Alice Nine. Kagrra, has a defining traditional Japanese feel to their music and costumes that distinguishes them from the myriad of Japanese visual kei bands.
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[edit] Information
The band formed in October 1998 under the name "Crow", along with a 'sister-band' named Lar~Mia. They were both attached to Key Party, and called themselves informally "black feathers" and "white feathers", respectively. However, by the first quarter of 1999, Crow left Key Party and signed with PS Company, changing their name to Kagrra in the process. Once they had their major debut in January 2004, PS Company retitled them to Kagrra, adding a comma to their name.
[edit] History
Sometime in 1998, Isshi, Izumi and Nao came together to form a band, and put out advertisements to find guitarists. They were joined shortly afterward by Akiya and Shin, and Crow was born. In June 1999, they released a demotape entitled Hyakuyae. Not much information is available about their Crow days, unfortunately.
Come June of 2000, they performed under the name of Kagrra for the first time, and in the same month recorded Kotodama. Their first album, Nue, was released December 2000, and after being sold fairly fast, Nue was a second pressing the following March.
Also in that March, Kagrra, performed live in Shibuya]], released their second album Sakura, and their official fanclub, auga, opened. During the summer of 2001 four singles, each tied to the themes of the four seasons, were released - fuyu, aki, natsu and haru. In September, together with Kagerou and Dué le quartz, Kagrra toured Hong Kong, and October saw the release of their third album, Irodori.
Kagrra’s first live recording, a VHS tape entitled Fuunroku, was released on March 6th, 2002, and no more than a month later came out their first maxi-single: Yume Izuru Chi. The same year witnessed also the release of two maxi-singles, a mini album, and finally their first full album entitled Gozen.
2003 abounded with releases as well: two maxi-singles, mini album, their first live DVD. In December Kagrra performed their last indies gig. On January 1st, 2004 released their first major single, Urei. March 3rd brought their first major album Miyako as well as a concert on March 3rd (which is Hina Matsuri "Doll Festival") entitled "~Inishie no tobira ga ima...~" Which is the first spoken line of one of their first songs, from back in their Crow days "Hyakki yakou". They generally play concerts on Hina Matsuri, but unlike the others this one was not limited to females only. In the following month their last indies live was released on DVD, and a DVD of the Hina Matsuri concert was released in July.
On December 20th, Kagrra, performed at the Shibuya Kokaido, which was recorded for a DVD release in early 2005. During the second song, however, a malfunction with the pyrotechnics filled the hall with smoke and the band and audience were evacuated for approximately 40 minutes. A DVD was supposed to be released with the full live footage of this concert, but was instead put on a selective clips DVD that came with the DVD for their April 14th concert at Shibuya-AX entitled "Sara ~natsukashi no rakuen~".
[edit] Band members
- Isshi (一志) (vocal)
Date of Birth: December 7, 1978
Birth Place：Nagano
Blood Type: A
Height: 174 cm (5' 8½")
Weight: 54 kg (119 lb)
Likes: Reading, good people, black
Dislikes: Women who smoke
- Akiya (楓弥) (guitar)
Date of birth: August 25, 1980
Birth Place：Ibaraki
Blood Type: B
Height: 175 cm (5' 9")
Weight: 57 kg (126 lb)
Likes: Sugizo, nice people, his room
Dislikes: Liars, ignorance
- Shin (真) (guitar)
Date of birth: September 11, 1979
Birth Place：Saitama
Blood Type: B
Height: 164 cm (5' 4½")
Weight: 50 kg (110 lb)
Likes: Shopping, kind and cute people, yoghurt, taking afternoon naps
Dislikes: Cucumbers, proud people
- Nao (女雅) (bass)
Date of birth: February 5, 1979
Birth Place：Hokkaidou
Blood Type: A
Height: 175 cm (5' 9")
Weight: 57 kg (126 lb)
Likes: Walking, white, people with cute eyes
Dislikes: Tomatoes
- Izumi (白水) (drums)
Date of birth: February 11, 1979
Birth Place：Hokkaidou
Blood Type: O
Height: 162 cm (5' 4")
Weight: 56 kg (123 lb)
Likes: Billiards, blue, kind people, jazz
Dislikes: Unkind people
[edit] Discography
[edit] Kagrra, (Columbia Music Entertainment, Major)
[edit] Singles:
- Utakata(うたかた) (2006/11/22) [#21 Oricon Weekly Charts 2006/12/04]
- Utakata(うたかた)
- 'Sakebi'(「叫び」)
- Ano Saka wo Noboreba(あの坂を登れば)
- Chikai no tsuki(誓ノ月) Kagrra, Jacket Ver. (2006/02/01)
- Chikai no tsuki(誓ノ月)
- Bikuni(びくに)
- Kokyou(故郷)
- Chikai no tsuki(誓ノ月) Anime Jacket Ver. (2006/02/01)
- Chikai no tsuki(誓ノ月) "Kin'nikuman II-sei Ultimate Muscle 2" Ending theme
- Bikuni(びくに)
- Chikai no tsuki (Isshi less)(誓ノ月(一志 less))
- Gen'ei no Katachi(幻影の貌) (2005/02/02)
- Gen'ei no Katachi(幻影の貌)
- Sarasouju no Komoriuta(沙羅双樹の子護唄)
- Koi(戀) (live version) - bonus track
- Sarasouju no Komoriuta(沙羅双樹の子護唄) (2005/02/02)
- Sarasouju no Komoriuta(沙羅双樹の子護唄)
- Gen'ei no Katachi(幻影の貌)
- ~Yume IZURU chi~(～夢イズル地～) (live version) - bonus track
- Omou(憶) (2004/10/27)
- Omou(憶)
- Metsu(滅)
- Sou(葬)
- Omou(Isshi-less)(憶(一志less))
- Rin(凛) (2004/07/21)
- Rin(凛)
- Matsuri(祀)
- Uta(詠)
- Rin(Isshi-less)(凛(一志less))
- Urei(愁) (2004/01/01)
- Urei(愁)
- Koi(戀)
- Hana(華)
- Urei(Isshi-less)(愁(一志less))
[edit] Albums
- Shizuku (雫-shizuku-) (2007/02/14)
- Utakata (うたかた)
- Sayounara (さようなら)
- Kaze (風)
- Ishin (維新)
- Hakai (破戒)
- Sadame no Ito (運命の糸)
- 'Sakebi' (「叫び」)
- Kazunda Fuyu no Mukou ni... (霞んだ冬の向こうに、、、)
- Shizuku (雫)
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燦~san~ : San, Limited Edition
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燦~san~ : San, Regular Edition
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京 : Miyako
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[edit] DVD:
- Unsanmushou (雲燦霧消-unsanmusyo-) 8/22 Tokyo Kouseinenkin Kaikan (2005/11/30)
- Sara ~Natsukashi no Rakuen~(沙羅～懐かしの楽園～) 2005/4/14(Thur.) SHIBUYA-AX (2005/08/03)
- Miyako ~Inishie no Tobira ga ima...~(京～古の扉が今、、、～) (2004/07/21)
[edit] Indies
[edit] Kagrra (PS COMPANY)
[edit] Singles:
- Yotogi Banashi(夜伽噺) (2003/07/30)
- Gekka sousou(月下想葬)
- Ama furase tanmai na(あまふらせ たんまいな)
- Kisai(奇祭)
- Haru Urara(春麗ら) (2003/05/28)
- Haru urara(春麗ら)
- Ran(乱)
- Nageki no Uta(嘆きの詩)
- Kotodama(恋綴魂) (2002/10/04)
- Kotodama(恋綴魂)
- Kotodama ushimitsu刻 version(恋綴魂 ushimitsu刻 ver.)
- Kotodama unplugged version(恋綴魂 unplugged ver.)
- Sakura mai chiru ano oka de(桜舞い散るあの丘で) (2002/10/04)
- Sakura mai chiru ano oka de(桜舞い散るあの丘で)
- Sakura mai chiru ano oka de kaeri咲 2002 ver.(桜舞い散るあの丘でkaeri咲 弐零零弐ver.)
- Sakura mai chiru ano oka de unplugged version(桜舞い散るあの丘でunplugged ver.)
- Kakashi(案山子) (2002/05/05)
- Kakashi(案山子)
- Iro wa nioedo(いろはにほへと) (2002/05/05)
- Iro wa nioedo(いろはにほへと)
- Yume IZURU chi(夢イズル地) (2002/04/03)
- Yume IZURU chi(夢イズル地)
- Gion(戯園)
- Tsurezure naru mama ni(徒然なるままに、、、) (2001/04/27)
- Tsurezure naru mama ni(徒然なるままに、、、)
- Kamiuta(神謌) (2001/06/29)
- Kamiuta(神謌)
- Memai(眩暈) (2001/05/26)
- Memai(眩暈)
- Genwaku no Joukei(幻惑の情景) (2001/04/27)
- Genwaku no joukei(幻惑の情景)
- Kotodama(恋綴魂) (2000/06/21)
- Kotodama(恋綴魂)
- Kotodama (karaoke version)(恋綴魂(カラオケver.))
[edit] Albums:
- Ouka Ranman(桜花爛漫) (2003/09/24)
- Ouka ranman(桜花爛漫)
- Jajaumakiden(じゃじゃうま姫伝)
- Ouma ga toki(逢魔ヶ刻)
- Haha e...(ははへ…)
- Nanagatsu nanoka(七月七日)
- [gozen] (2002/12/11)
- Ayashi no hikari(妖しの光)
- Fuusetsu(諷説)
- Ihoukyou(異邦境)
- Kisen(鬼戦)
- Hizou(秘慥)
- Gen'oku(幻憶)
- Mukuro no toride(骸の砦)
- Hirenkidan(悲恋鬼談)
- Mikoto(命)
- Shuuen no kisetsu(終焉の季節)
- Kirameki(煌) - Cover Design 2 (2002/05/01)
- Rin'ne mokushiroku(輪廻黙示録)
- Yumeizuruchi(夢イズル地)
- Saiyuuki(西遊記)
- Kairai no sou utsu(傀儡の躁鬱)
- Hifumi(悲文)
- Tsumi to batsu(罪ト罰)
- Kirameki(煌) - Cover Design 1 (2002/05/01)
- Rin'ne mokushiroku(輪廻黙示録)
- Yume IZURU chi(夢イズル地)
- Saiyuuki(西遊記)
- Kairai no sou utsu(傀儡の躁鬱)
- Hifumi(悲文)
- Tsumi to batsu(罪ト罰)
- Irodori(彩) (2001/10/03)
- Genwaku no joukei(幻惑の情景)
- Memai(眩暈)
- Kamiuta(神謌)
- Tsuredzure naru mama ni(徒然なるままに、、、)
- Setsunaru kotoba(刹なる言葉)
- Hyakkiyakou(百鬼夜行)
- Sakura(桜) - 2nd Press (2002/03/06)
- Sakura ~Saikai no hana~(桜～再会の華～)
- Ao no souretsu(碧の葬列)
- Yousai(妖祭)
- Sarasouju no Komoriuta(沙羅双樹の子護唄)
- Sakura ~Saikai no hana~ (acoustic Ver.)(桜～再会の華～(アコースティックVer.))
- Sakura(桜) - 1st Press (2001/03/03)
- Sakura ~Saikai no hana~(桜～再会の華～)
- Ao no souretsu(碧の葬列)
- Yousai(妖祭)
- Sarasouju no Komoriuta(沙羅双樹の子護唄)
- Nue(鵺) - 3rd Press (2001/12/19)
- Kiyuu no Uta(鬼遊の唄)
- Mateki(魔笛)
- Nue no naku koro(鵺の哭く頃)
- Konton(混沌)
- Asaki yume mishi(し、み、め、ゆ、き、さ、あ)
- Shiroi Mashu(白い魔手)
- Nue(鵺) - 2nd Press (2001/03/03)
- Kiyuu no Uta(鬼遊の唄)
- Mateki(魔笛)
- Nue no naku koro(鵺の哭く頃)
- Konton(混沌)
- Asaki yume mishi(し、み、め、ゆ、き、さ、あ)
- Shiroi Mashu(白い魔手)
- Nue(鵺) - 1st Press (2000/12/01)
- Kiyuu no Uta(鬼遊の唄)
- Mateki(魔笛)
- Nue no naku koro(鵺の哭く頃)
- Konton(混沌)
- Asaki yume mishi(し、み、め、ゆ、き、さ、あ)
[edit] Video
DVD:
- ~Kaika Sengen~"Ouka Ranman"(～開花宣言～「桜花爛漫」) (2004/04/07)
- Disk: Indies last live 2003/12/2 SHIBUYA-AX
- Disk: PV CLIPS"kiseki"(｢鬼跡｣)
- Hisai(秘祭) (2003/11/19)
VHS:
- ~Yume IZURU chi~(～夢イズル地～) (2002/06/16)
- Kagura-fuu unroku(神楽風雲録) (2002/03/03)
[edit] Crow (Key Party)
Demo Tape:
- Hyakuyae (百夜絵) (1999/06/13)
