Garnet Crow

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Garnet Crow
Origin Flag of Japan Japan
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Giza Studio
Website www.garnetcrow.com
Members
Yuri Nakamura
Nana Azuki
Hitoshi Okamoto
Hirohito Furui

Garnet Crow is a four-piece Japanese band consisting of a vocalist, two keyboardists and a guitarist. The unique composition of the band, along with Yuri Nakamura's deeper vocals than her contemporaries, makes this band stand out from other Japanese bands. What also makes this band unique, is that each member is successful in their own right. Although it is Nakamura and Azuki who are usually in the limelight, Furui is a well sought after music arranger (one of the highest paid in Japan) and Okamoto has a successful solo career.

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[edit] History

The four members of Garnet Crow first met in a recording studio of Giza Studio in 1999. A mini-album was released near the end of that year on December 4th. Causing a major hit in the indies scene, GIZA studio quickly signed them up onto their label and has since been doing quite well. They have provided numerous theme songs for the two anime, Case Closed (better known as Detective Conan) and MÄR.

Their major hit came in 2002 with their 10th single, Yume mita ato de, a featured theme song for Case Closed. Thanks to live performances on television music networks, sales rocketed upwards and is currently the best selling single in Garnet Crow's history. Since then, they have done numerous other live performances on music networks and shows to help promote their releases.

They have, to date, released 26 singles, 1 mini-album, 5 albums, 1 best album, 1 remix album, and three DVDs.

[edit] Members

  • Yuri Nakamura (vocals, music composition)
  • Nana Azuki (keyboard, lyrics)
  • Hirohito Furui (keyboard, Music Arrangement)
  • Hitoshi Okamoto (guitar)

[edit] Discography

A detailed discography containing information and tracklist of each disc can be seen in Garnet Crow discography.

[edit] Singles

  1. [2000.03.29] Mysterious Eyes (Detective Conan 7th op (ep 168-204))
  2. [2000.03.29] Kimi no uchi ni tsuku made zutto hashitte yuku
  3. [2000.05.17] Futari No Rocket
  4. [2000.09.27] Sen ijou no kotoba wo narabete mo...
  5. [2000.10.25] Natsu no maboroshi (Detective Conan 10th ed (ep 205-218) & OVA1)
  6. [2000.11.29] flying (Tales of Eternia opening theme)
  7. [2001.05.09] Last love song
  8. [2001.08.08] call my name (Project Arms 2nd ed)
  9. [2001.11.21] Timeless Sleep (Project Arms 3rd ed)
  10. [2002.03.13] Yume mita ato de (Detective Conan 14th ed (ep 266-287))
  11. [2002.08.14] Spiral
  12. [2002.12.11] Crystal gauge
  13. [2003.07.23] Nakenai yoru mo nakanai asa mo
  14. [2003.09.10] Kimi to iu hikari (Detective Conan 18th ed (ep 329-349))
  15. [2004.01.14] Bokura dake no mirai
  16. [2004.06.16] Kimi wo kazaru hana wo sakasou (Monkey turn ending theme)
  17. [2004.11.17] Wasurezaki (Detective Conan 20th ed (ep 376-397) & OVA5)
  18. [2005.05.18] Kimi no omoi egaita yume atsumeru HEAVEN (MÄR 1st op)
  19. [2005.11.23] Haredokei (MÄR 2nd op)
  20. [2006.03.01] Rai Rai Ya
  21. [2006.07.05] Yume Hanabi (MÄR 3rd op)
  22. [2006.08.15] Koyoi Eden no Katasumi de (MÄR 6th ed)
  23. [2006.09.06] Maboroshi
  24. [2007.02.21] Kaze to Rainbow / Kono te wo nobaseba (MÄR 4th op / 8th ed)
  25. [2007.07.04] Namida no Yesterday (Detective Conan 20th op)
  26. [2007.11.14] Sekai wa mawaru to iu keredo (Detective Conan 28th ed)

[edit] Albums

1. [2001.01.31] first soundscope ~Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e~ (first soundscope ～水のない晴れた海へ～)

2. [2002.04.24] SPARKLE ~Sujigakidoori no Sky Blue~ (SPARKLE ～筋書き通りのスカイブルー～)

3. [2003.11.12] Crystallize ~Kimi to Iu Hikari~ (Crystallize ～君という光～)

4. [2004.12.08] I'm waiting 4 you

5. [2005.10.26] GARNET CROW BEST

6. [2006.10.04] THE TWILIGHT VALLEY

7. [2008.03.12] LOCKS

[edit] Mini-albums

  1. [1999.12.04] first kaleidscope ~kimi no uchi ni tsuku made zutto hashitte yuku~

[edit] DVDs

  1. [2003.02.26] first live scope and document movie
  2. [2004.06.16] Garnet Crow livescope 2004 ~kimi to iu hikari~
  3. [2005.07.20] "le 5 ème anniversaire" L'Histoire de 2000 à 2005
  4. [2007.06.27] Livescope Of Twilight Valley

[edit] Remix albums

  1. [2004.01.21] Garnet Crow Remixes Cool City Production vol.8

[edit] Books

  1. [2001.01.31] 80.0 (Photo & Anthology by Azuki Nana)
  2. [200x.xx.xx] Garnet Crow First Photoscope ~5th Anniversary~

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