Pierrot (band)

Pierrot
Also known as Dizy-Lizy
Origin Nagano, Japan
Genres Alternative rock, hard rock, gothic rock
Years active 1994–2006, 2014
Labels Toshiba-EMI, Mystic Child/Universal
Associated acts Angelo, LM.C, ALvino
Website pierrot.jpn.com
Members Kirito
Jun
Kohta
Takeo
Aiji
Past members Hidelow
Luka

Pierrot (stylized as PIERROT) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1994 in Nagano. After changing their name to Pierrot, and several member changes, the final lineup was completed in 1995 with Kirito on vocals, Jun and Aiji on guitar, Kohta on bass and Takeo on drums. After roughly ten years together, Pierrot disbanded in 2006. Their final single was named "Hello", an apt title for a band who started their major career with an album called Finale.

Vocalist Kirito embarked on a solo career in 2005, before reuniting with Kohta and Takeo to start a new band called Angelo. Aiji formed LM.C, and Jun created a new band called ALvino. In October 2014, Pierrot reunited for two shows at the Saitama Super Arena.

History

In 1994, guitarists Kirito (then going by his real name, Shinya) and Jun formed a rock band named Dizy-Lizy in Nagano. They recruited Hidelow on vocals, Kirito's younger brother Kohta on bass,[1] and Luka on drums. After changing their name to Pierrot, Luka left in November and Takeo joined. Their debut album, Mad Piero, was released in December, having already been recorded with Luka. Then in February 1995, Hidelow also left the band while Aiji joined, completing the final line up of Kirito on vocals, Jun and Aiji on guitar, Kohta on bass and Takeo on drums. After releasing their second album Pandora's Box in July, they signed with Sweet Child Management. This album was named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze.[2]

In 1998 they signed to Toshiba-EMI and released their major debut, the single "Clear Sky", which surprisingly reached number 6 on the Oricon music chart. The album Finale was released in July of the following year, and in April they sold out the Nippon Budokan, which was unheard of for a band just making their debut.[3]

Billboard for Pierrot's 2014 reunion concerts.

Pierrot left Toshiba-EMI and signed with Universal in 2001. In December 2003, they released their best-selling album Dictators Circus: Magical Melody.[3] Following the release of two compilation albums in 2005, Dictators Circus: A Vairant Bud and Dictators Circus: A Deformed Bud, Pierrot announced they were disbanding.[3] They officially disbanded on April 12, 2006, their last release was a single in June 2006, titled "Hello".

Pierrot's song "Kumo no Ito" was covered by Hana Shounen Baddies on the compilation Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, which was released on November 23, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.[4] "Haruka..." was covered by -Oz- for the similar album Counteraction - V-Rock covered Visual Anime songs Compilation-, which was released on May 23, 2012 and features covers of songs by visual kei bands that were used in anime.[5]

Pierrot announced on April 12, 2014, exactly 8 years since their disbandment, that they would reunite for two shows. The concerts were held at the Saitama Super Arena on October 24 and 25.[6]

Members

Kirito (キリト)
Aiji (アイジ)
Jun (潤)
Kohta
Takeo
Former members

Discography

Demos

Albums

Singles

VHS/DVD

References

  1. ↑ "Just who is Angelo?". JRock Revolution. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Top 44 Albums from 1989 - 1998". jame-world.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "PIERROT—Who they were, where they are now". JRock Revolution. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Aoi, Moran, and more to release ’90s Visual Kei cover album". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  5. ↑ "V-Kei Anime Song Cover Compilation "Counteraction!" and MJP TV to Collaborate! Live Talk Program with Asai Hiroaki and the Artists Participating!". musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  6. ↑ "PIERROT、「再び5人で皆さんの前に立つことを発表します」さいたまスーパーアリーナ2Daysを10月開催". barks.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Pierrotのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Pierrotのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  9. 1 2 3 "PierrotのDVD売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-26.

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