The Gazette is a Japanese rock band, and part of the visual kei movement. The band formed in early 2002 and is currently signed to PS Company and King Records.
In March of 2002, Ruki, Uruha, and Reita (all former band mates), and Aoi and Yune (also former band mates) formed a band under the name Gazette. Originally signed to Matina, they released their first single, "Wakaremichi", and a video release in April. By September they had released two more singles and another video, headlining a show for the first time in October.
In early 2003, Yune decided to leave the band, and he was replaced by Kai. Shortly after, they signed with the PS Company label, and in May released their first EP, Cockayne Soup. They started their first tour, with the band Hanamuke, and along with the tour, the bands collaborated on two songs. A second tour followed with the band Vidoll and the bands were featured together on the November issue of Cure, a magazine focusing on Visual Kei bands.
In early December they played a co-headlining show with Deadman. On December 28 they performed at Fool's Mate magazine's Beauti-fool's Fest which was later released on DVD.
On January 16, 2004 they recorded a solo performance at the Shibuya-AX, which was released on DVD as Tokyo saihan ~Judgement Day~. On March 30, 2004 they released their Madara mini-album, which reached #2 on the Oricon Indie Charts. Madara was followed in May by a companion DVD, which included six music videos and an in-the-studio documentary. The same month, Gazette was featured in Shoxx magazine's Expect Rush III, a catalogue of independent Visual Kei artists. A second live DVD, Heisei Banka, was released in August. During September and October they toured with fellow PS Company bands Kra and BIS. Their debut album, Disorder, was released in October, and made it to the top 5 of the indies Oricon Daily Charts.
The band spent the remainder of 2004 and 2005 touring extensively, releasing Gama (another mini album) in August.Starting 2006 with a name change—from Japanese characters to a romanized script—they released NlL, their second full-length album, on February 8, 2006, and embarked on another Japanese tour, ending at the venue Nippon Budokan. That July, The Gazette performed at the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Germany, their first show outside of Asia. The concerts were arranged in conjunction with the AnimagiC anime and manga convention.
Three more singles were released followed by another studio album, Stacked Rubbish on July 4, 2007. It reached #2 on the Oricon charts within a day from the release. The album debut was followed by a promotional tour from July through September. In October, The Gazette started their first European tour stopping England, Finland, France, and Germany.
A single called "Guren" was released on February 13, 2008, which landed a #1 spot on the Oricon Charts, and it was announced that a new DVD would be released in August, and a new single in Autumn 2008.
Discography
Year | Title | Type |
2003 | Cockayne Soup | EP |
2003 | Akuyuukai | EP |
2003 | Spermargarita | EP |
2003 | Hankou Seimeibun | EP |
2004 | Madara | EP |
2004 | Disorder | Studio Album |
2005 | Gama | EP |
2006 | Nil | Studio Album |
2006 | Dainihon Itangeishateki Noumiso Gyaku Kaiten Zekkyou Ongenshuu | Compilation |
2007 | Stacked Rubbish | Studio Album |
Singles
- "Wakaremichi" (April 30, 2002)
- "Kichiku Kyoushi (32sai Dokushin) no Nousatsu Kouza" (August 30, 2002)
- "Gozen 0-ji no Trauma Radio" (November 1, 2003)
- "Zakurogata no Yuuutsu" (July 28, 2004)
- "Zetsu" (July 28, 2004)
- "Miseinen" (July 28, 2004)
- "Reila" (March 9, 2005)
- " Dainihon Itangeishateki Noumiso Gyaku Kaiten Zekkyou Ongenshuu " (November 23, 2005)
- "Cassis" (December 7, 2005)
- "Regret" (October 25, 2006)
- "Filth in the Beauty" (November 1, 2006)
- "Hyena" (February 7, 2007)
- "Guren" (February 13, 2008)
Compilations
- "Yougenkyou" (25 December 2002, Eternal) (With the song "Okuribi" )
- "Kaleidoscope" (1 May 2003, PS Company) (With the songs "Back Drop Junkie [Nancy]" and "Akai One Piece" )
- "Hanamuke & Gazette live" (6 May 2003, PS Company) (With the song "Machibouke no Kouen de" )
- "Japanesque Rock Collectionz" (July 28, 2004) (With the song "Okuribi")
- "Rock Nippon Shouji Nori ko Selection"(January 24, 2007) (With the song "Cassis")
Other Releases
1. "Jyuyon sai no naifu" / 14 sai no knife (11 September 2004, PS Company)
2. "Chigire" (August 2005, PS Company)
3. "Verwelktes Gedicht" (20 October 2005, PS Company) (With the song "Kare uta")
Members
Aoi
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| Hobbies: | Compose, Guitar solos |
| Collection: | Guitar polishing |
| Cigarettes: | Marlboro Menthol |
| Fave color: | white, black etc. |
| Fave animal: | dog, cat ect. |
| Fave brand: | Regardless, Davidoff, sculpture, samurai |
| Fave drink: | Asahi super dry (Beer) |
| Piercings: | 1 oral, right ear one, left ear three |
| Fave type: | :Being kind and someones whos good by cooking |
| Hated type: | The person who gets angry immediately |
| Previous Bands: | |
Kai
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| Cigarettes: | Red Malboro BOX |
| Fave color : | white, black, red, blue, silver, gold |
| Fave animal: | Dog, Tiger, Aligator/Crocodile |
| Fave brand : | Custom culture, Justin Davis and TENDERLOIN, Stalin gear |
| Fave drink : | Apple juice |
| Perfume: | Jaguar, sculpture, blue four men |
| Piercings: | two on the left ear |
| Fave type: | The person who welcomes you when you come home |
| Hated type: | Persons, who hide behind other people |
| PreviousBands: | Mareydi†Creia |
Reita
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| Cigarettes: | Mild Seven Lights |
| Fave color: | white, purple, red |
| Fave aninmal: | Parrot |
| Fave brand: | Cropped Head - Lock, Deal Design, Anticlass, King Mob Tenderloin |
| Fave drink: | Liveguard |
| Fave movie: | Face Off |
| Fave Manga: | Intial D |
| Perfume: | He rarely uses some |
| Piercings: | one on the left and one on the right ear |
| Fave type: | Persons who are grownup and feminine |
| Hated type: | Persons who often uses swear words |
| Previous bands: | Karasu/ Ma'die Kusse/ Kar+te=zyAnose |
Ruki
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| Ciagarettes: | stopped smoking |
| Fave color: | black, purple, red, silver |
| Fave animal: : | Dog (Chihuahua), Cat |
| Fave brand: | PINK DRAGON, THE GAMBLER$, Anticlass, Creamsoda |
| Fave drink: | Kirin Koiwai Apple |
| Perfume: | CO2 |
| Piercings: | five on the right ear |
| Fave type: | Cute, wonderful persons |
| Hated type: | Stupid persons, dingy women |
| Hated food: | Beans |
| Previous bands: | Mikoto - Ma'die Kusse - Kar+te=zyAnose |
Uruha
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| Hobbies: | Billiard, soccer, bowling, Pachinko |
| Collection: | Rings, Perfumes |
| Cigarettes: | Marlboro Menthol Light, Maremen Light |
| Fave color: | purple, grey |
| Fave animal: | Dog, penguin, white bear (Icebear?), duck |
| Fave brands: | PPFM ,CHROME HEARTS, dokomo rude gallery |
| Perfume: | Gucci Rushes, Bvlgari |
| Piercings: | four on the right ear, five on the left ear |
| Fave type: | Gentle, grown-up persons |
| Previous bands: | Karasu - Ma'die Kusse - Kar+te=zyAnose |
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