| Color | |
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| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Punk rock, electronic dance |
| Years active | 1985–1995, 2003, 2008 |
| Labels | Free-Will, Nippon Crown |
| Associated acts | Sister's No Future, Goatcore, Mein Kampf |
| Members | |
| Dynamite Tommy Tatsuya Cindy Marry† Toshi |
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Color (stylized as COLOR) was a Japanese punk band formed in 1985 by Dynamite Tommy, who founded the Free-Will record label a year later.[1][2] They are considered to be important to the formation of visual kei.[2]
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After releasing their second album, Fools! Get Lucky!!, they signed to Nippon Crown (then called Crown Records) and released their only major studio album a couple months later, Ask the Angels.[3] However, in January 1990 at a concert on the album's tour, in their hometown of Osaka, a fan was accidentally stomped to death.[4] The band decided to lay low and avoid media, they ended up losing their contract with Crown. During this hiatus, Tommy formed Sister's No Future with Ken-chan (Kamaitachi),[5] while Marry started Goatcore with You Adachi (Dead End).
Color returned with a concert in August, and in July 1991 released the single "The Exhibition". They held a coupling tour with Genkaku Allergy in March 1993. In 1994 they released their last album, Galaxy, which has a electronic dance sound instead of their usual punk.[4] In 1995 Color held what would be their last concert, after which the band disappeared without any announcement. The music magazine J-Rock published an article in 1997, saying Color was disbanded due to inactivity.[4]
On June 14, 2002, bassist Marry died in a car accident. On the one year anniversary of his passing, the remaining members organized and performed at the first "Marry Memorial" concert. It has been held every year since, with Color reuniting again at the 2008 concert.