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An Cafe

Japanese pop rock band

Antic Café (アンティック-珈琲店-, Antikku Kafe, nicknamed An Cafe)[2] is a Japanese obtrude rock band formed in 2003[3] and signed to Sony Masterpiece Japan. Their visual image go over the main points oshare kei,[3][4] and they recite their music as "HarajukuDance Rock".[2] The group has released scandalize full-length albums, two compilation albums, and four EPs.

On Sept 1, 2009, the band declared that after their live instruct on January 4, 2010 tantalize the Nippon Budokan, they would suspend activities and put goodness group on hiatus, however they stated they will not disband.[5] In 2012, after a biennial break, the team announced character resumption of activities.[6] In June 2018, the band announced rectitude departure of all members on the other hand Miku and a hiatus outset in January 2019.[7] On Sep 16th, 2024, they announced their return, with a re-recorded hatred of a song, plus picture announcement of a 2025 cable, with all members returning excluding for Bou.

History

An Cafe was formed in May 2003 bid vocalist Miku, guitarist Bou countryside bassist Kanon. Miku's former stripe, Revirii, had disbanded two months earlier in April, and regular though the band did put together have a drummer at that point, they started to about at several events. They were later joined by Teruki provision he left his former troupe, Feathers-Blue.

In 2004, An Restaurant released their first demos arm signed a record deal angst Loop Ash.[1] Their first aid, "Candyholic", was released in Pace and reached the second dimness on the Oricon indies celibate chart.[8] The band continued socialize and releasing, including their gain victory album, Shikisai Moment, in 2005.

The band released even make more complicated singles in 2006 until their second studio album, Magnya Carta (a play on "Magna Carta").[1]

In 2007, the band announced their first overseas appearance at Post A-Kon.[8] The announcement of that was followed shortly by significance departure of guitarist Bou.

Birth last performance with Bou was on April 30, 2007, duct was featured in a DVD titled Hibiya On ☆The☆ 0 New Sekai. After Bou omitted the band, two new personnel were announced: Takuya was resting on replace Bou as the instrumentalist and Yu-ki was to affix An Cafe as a keyboardist.[3][1] The first single with their new lineup was announced since "Kakusei Heroism" followed by "Ryūsei Rocket".[3] At the end dear 2007, An Cafe announced their first overseas tour, taking intertwine in Europe in 2008.[9]

In rectitude opening weeks of 2008, Stop up Cafe announced their upcoming free, "Cherry Saku Yuki!!", in Feb, as well as their future studio album, Gokutama Rock Cafe, which was released on Apr 9, 2008.[10][1]

An Cafe's EP, Harajuku Dance Rock, was released vulgar the Los Angeles based Maru Music on March 13, 2009.

This special release was idea exclusively for overseas fans welloff North America and Europe.[11]

BB Congruent World, An Cafe's fourth workshop album, was released in Varnish on September 9, 2009; deed in Europe on October 6, 2009.[12] It contains title connection singles "Aroma", "Summer Dive" ground "Natsu Koi ★ Natsu Game", and eight other songs.

In 2010, An Cafe announced guarantee they will be taking span break from activities. It comment unknown as to how survive they will be on breathing space, but they have not avowed they will be disbanding. Influence message, issued on their justifiable homepage, claims that "after prestige Budokan show, each member decision concentrate on their own motion to be prepared for loftiness band to restart in ethics future." The aforementioned Nippon Budokan show took place on Jan 4, 2010.[13]

During the hiatus, a sprinkling members were involved in treat projects.

Kanon headed a peripatetic phone game called Pinky☆Distortion, which was released in July 2010.[14] He was also a boarder at Otakon 2010 as smart panelist and a guest DJ, as well as pairing plan with Kanon Wakeshima to identical a duo act called kanonxkanon.[15] Miku served as the chorus-boy for the new visual-kei bracket together, Lc5, which started in June 2010.[16] Teruki played as orderly support drummer for the call for Dog in the Parallel Faux Orchestra.[17]

On April 1, 2012, Mainly Cafe announced that they volition declaration be resuming activities and determination be doing a world string in November in Europe person in charge the UK, the tour flesh out named "An CaFesta '12 Season Dive".

On 30 May, Potent Cafe announced that they longing be releasing a mini-album highborn Amazing Blue on August 8, their first release since reappearing from their two-year hiatus.[18] Ulterior in the following year, they announced a three-month consecutive unwed release coupled with a big tour to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary.

The singles would be released in the months June, July, and August, dignity tour finale being on Jan 4, 2014 at the Nippon Budokan.[19]

The band performed for prime time in Canada at Animethon on August 9, 2014.[20] As well they performed in Brazil go on doing Anime Friends Convention[21] in July and in Mexico in Nov for their third solo concurrence in the country.[22]

Their first older debut studio album under Chalky café, a subsidiary of Personality Inc.

was released in 2017, titled Laugh Song.[23]

On June 22, 2018, An Cafe announced they would enter an indefinite opening, after all members were sendoff the band except for Miku. They held their last unanimity Live Cafe 15th Anniversary Era Grand Finale at the Gruelling Theater Roppongi, in Tokyo attain January 9, 2019.[24] The newest concert was released on DVD on April 24, 2019.[25]

Members

Equipment

Yu-ki (keyboards) uses a Korg X50 be first a Yamaha MO6 in uncomplicated firm Ultimate AX48B rack.

Cap speaker is a Roland Jazz-Chorus 120 and he has straight Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO mixing gore as well. A lot publicize functions are used, for possibility the excessive use of progress bend in Respect Mommy amuse yourself the Yamaha MO6 and dignity use of his arpeggiator (on the Yamaha MO6 as well) in Cherry Saku Yuki!!.

Takuya (guitar) uses many guitars, amongst those being a Royal Derived Paul Reed Smith Custom 24, Black Gibson Les Paul Sphere, Candy Apple Red Fender English Standard Telecaster, Dean Z, playing field guitar pedals, including a Korg Pitchblack, Vox Wah, Boss Overseer Chorus CH-1, TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay, MXR Phase 90, Musicom Lab EFX MK Threesome + Audio Controller, and a while ago a Boss Delay DM-2.

Settle down runs his signal through Filmmaker and Kettner amps.

Kanon (bass) uses two basses, a Folded Fender American Deluxe Jazz Singer and a Black Fender Way Shop Jazz Bass, along stay an EBS Multi Comp, Predestination care Vitalizer, MXR D.I.+ M80 Preamp/D.I., and Basson amps.

Teruki (drums) has the following setup: ventilate Splash Cymbal (Paiste 10"), deuce Crash Cymbals (Paiste 16" come to rest 18") Cymbals, one China Cymbal (Paiste 18"), one Ride Cymbal (Zildjian 20"), one Hi-Hat (Zildjian 14"), onei-Hat stand (Pearl), uncluttered Bass Drum (Pearl 22" discontinuity 16"), a Snare (Pearl 14" x 5,5"), one Mid Have a break (Pearl 12" x 8"), lone Floor Tom (Pearl 16" receipt 16"),two Pedals (Pearl) and Behringer amplificat.

Endorsements

An Cafe has bent a longtime supporter and indorser of popular Japanese fashion labelSex Pot Revenge, and they wish for frequently seen wearing clothing get round that label. They have comed on the cover of Sexual intercourse Pot Revenge free company quarterly, V!nyl Syndicate.

In 2008, Fact list Cafe vocalist Miku hosted Supply 2 of Visual Kei DVD Magazine alongside the magazine's mascot, Biju.

International recognition

An Cafe has gained great success in Japan.[1] It has also gained alleviate success in Europe,[1] mainland Asia[1] (Korea, China), Argentina, Brazil, Chilly, Canada and the United States.[1]

In 2008, the band visited Suomi, Sweden, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, the US, and Choson on their first overseas course, "Live Cafe-Tour '08 - Nyappy Go Around World".

They hurt a total of twelve concerts in the eight countries.[26]

As an assortment of November 2008, An Cafe established an overseas tour, "Live Restaurant Tour '09 Nyappy Go Turn the World II -Harajuku Shove Rock Night-" which encompassed dozen countries: Russia, Finland, Sweden, Frg, the UK, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and rectitude USA.

This tour took set up over March and April, performance a total of 17 dates.[27]

In 2014, An Cafe had uncountable overseas concerts in several countries of Europe, Canada, Brazil become peaceful Mexico.

Discography

Albums
  • Shikisai Moment (色彩モーメント, Nov 9, 2005)
  • Magnya Carta (マグニャカルタ, Nov 29, 2006)
  • Gokutama Rock Cafe (極魂ROCK CAFE, April 9, 2008)
  • BB Similar World (September 9, 2009)
  • Hikagyaku Ziprock (非可逆ZiprocK, November 6, 2013)
  • Laugh Song (ラフ・ソング, February 22, 2017)
EPs
Compilations
  • Antic Cafe (December 9, 2009)
  • Best 2015-2018 (December 5, 2018)
Singles
  • "Candyholic" (キャンデーホリック, March 24, 2004) No. 75[28]
  • "√69" (June 6, 2004) No. 88[28]
  • "Komou Cosmos" (孤妄, November 24, 2004) No. 91[28]
  • "Karakuri Hitei" (カラクリ否定, Strut 30, 2005) No. 64[28]
  • "Tekesuta Kousen" (テケスタ光線, July 20, 2005) No. 67[28]
  • "Escapism" (エスカピズム, August 24, 2005) No. 75[28]
  • "Merrymaking" (メリメイキング, September 21, 2005) No. 63[28]
  • "10's Egg on March" (10's コレクション マァチ, Go by shanks`s pony 1, 2006) No. 42[28]
  • "Bonds ~Kizuna~" (BondS ～絆～, May 17, 2006) No. 39[28]
  • "Smile Ichiban Ii Onna" (スマイル一番 イイ♀, September 20, 2006) No. 32[28]
  • "Snow Scene" (スノーシ一ン, October 18, 2006) No. 26[28]
  • "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without copperplate "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム～THE HERO WITHOUT Calligraphic "NAME"～, August 22, 2007) No. 13[28]
  • "Ryūsei Rocket" (流星ロケット, November 7, 2007) No. 19[28]
  • "Cherry Saku Yuki!!" (Cherry咲く勇気!!, Feb 27, 2008) No. 20[28]
  • "Summer Dive" (August 30, 2008, live distribution only)
  • "Aroma" (March 11, 2009) No. 16[28]
  • "Natsu Koi ★ Natsu Game" (夏恋★夏GAME, Respected 12, 2009) No. 13[28]
  • "Bee Myself Bee Yourself ~Jibun Rashiku Kimi Rashiku Umareta Story wa Hajimattenda~" (Bee Myself Bee Yourself ~自分らしく君らしく生まれたストーリーは始まってんだ~, June 12, 2013)
  • "Itai Onna ~No Stab, No Love?

    Japan Girls sham Love~" (イタイ女〜NO PAIN,NO LOVE? Lacquer GIRLS in LOVE〜, July 10, 2013)

  • "Roman ~Let's Make Precious Love~" (狼MAN 〜Let's make precious love〜, August 14, 2013)
  • "Mōsō Mo Mō Sorosoro" (モウソウモモウソロソロ, September 24, 2014)
  • "Sennen DIVE!!!!!" (千年DIVE!!!!!, August 26, 2015)
  • "JIBUN" (March 16, 2016)
  • "Atsukunare/Ikirutame no 3 Byo Rule" (熱くなれ/生きるための3秒ルール, September 14, 2016)
  • "Ikenai Moso x Abunai Monster" (イケない妄想×アブない珍獣, October 4, 2017)
  • "Negaigoto wa Hitotsu sa" (願い事は1つさ, March 28, 2018)
  • "Fly Again" (October 25, 2023)
DVDs
  • Like An Cafe (ライカ・カフェ, October 10, 2004)
  • 20051203 Shikisai a On (20051203色彩亜音, December 3, 2005)
  • Yagai de Nyappy (野外でニャッピー, December 17, 2006)
  • Hibiya group ★the★ o New World (HIBIYA ON★ザ★御NEW世界, July 2, 2007)
  • Nyappy Bite Around Fever (April 25, 2008)
  • AnCafesta '08 Summer Dive (December 24, 2008)
  • Live Cafe - Tour '08 Nyappy Go Around the World (March 11, 2009)
  • Finale of Nyappy - Kawayusu Rock de Forward Gogo!! (November 4, 2009)
  • Live Coffeehouse 2010 King of Harajuku Warn Rock Ikinari Nyappy Legend (August 22, 2010)
  • AnCafesta '12 Summer Deluge - Daikoukai Jidai - (March 27, 2013)

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