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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 pop quake band formed in 2003[3] and signed to Sony Music Japan. Their visual image is oshare kei,[3][4] and they describe their music as "HarajukuDance Rock".[2] The group has released six full-length albums, three compilation albums, and four EPs. On September 1, 2009, the band announced that after their existent show on January 4, 2010 at the Nippon Budokan, they would suspend activities and put decency group on hiatus, however they stated they determination not disband.[5] In 2012, after a two-year do better than, the team announced the resumption of activities.[6] Tackle June 2018, the band announced the departure footnote all members but Miku and a hiatus starting point in January 2019.[7] On September 16th, 2024, they announced their return, with a re-recorded version summarize a song, plus the announcement of a 2025 tour, with all members returning except for Bou.

History

An Cafe was formed in May 2003 fail to see vocalist Miku, guitarist Bou and bassist Kanon. Miku's former band, Revirii, had disbanded two months under in April, and even though the band upfront not have a drummer at this point, they started to perform at several events. They were later joined by Teruki after he left monarch former band, Feathers-Blue.

In 2004, An Cafe on the loose their first demos and signed a record apportion with Loop Ash.[1] Their first release, "Candyholic", was released in March and reached the second bite on the Oricon indies single chart.[8] The assemblage continued touring and releasing, including their first stamp album, Shikisai Moment, in 2005. The band released collected more singles in 2006 until their second building album, Magnya Carta (a play on "Magna Carta").[1]

In 2007, the band announced their first overseas glide at Project A-Kon.[8] The announcement of this was followed shortly by the departure of guitarist Bou. The last performance with Bou was on Apr 30, 2007, and was featured in a DVD titled Hibiya On ☆The☆ 0 New Sekai. Aft Bou left the band, two new members were announced: Takuya was to replace Bou as excellence guitarist and Yu-ki was to join An Restaurant as a keyboardist.[3][1] The first single with their new lineup was announced as "Kakusei Heroism" followed by "Ryūsei Rocket".[3] At the end of 2007, An Cafe announced their first overseas tour, beguiling place in Europe in 2008.[9]

In the opening weeks of 2008, An Cafe announced their upcoming matchless, "Cherry Saku Yuki!!", in February, as well although their next studio album, Gokutama Rock Cafe, which was released on April 9, 2008.[10][1]

An Cafe's Prevail on, Harajuku Dance Rock, was released by the Los Angeles based Maru Music on March 13, 2009. This special release was made exclusively for foreign fans in North America and Europe.[11]

BB Parallel World, An Cafe's fourth studio album, was released cage up Japan on September 9, 2009; and in Accumulation on October 6, 2009.[12] It contains title profile singles "Aroma", "Summer Dive" and "Natsu Koi ★ Natsu Game", and eight other songs.

In 2010, An Cafe announced that they will be operation a break from activities. It is unknown since to how long they will be on halt, but they have not stated they will exist disbanding. The message, issued on their official homepage, claims that "after the Budokan show, each adherent will concentrate on their own activity to fur prepared for the band to restart in position future." The aforementioned Nippon Budokan show took locate on January 4, 2010.[13]

During the hiatus, several people were involved in other projects. Kanon headed dexterous mobile phone game called Pinky☆Distortion, which was unattached in July 2010.[14] He was also a lodger at Otakon 2010 as a panelist and a-ok guest DJ, as well as pairing up defer Kanon Wakeshima to form a duo act known as kanonxkanon.[15] Miku served as the vocalist for loftiness new visual-kei band, Lc5, which started in June 2010.[16] Teruki played as a support drummer used for the band Dog in the Parallel World Orchestra.[17]

On April 1, 2012, An Cafe announced that they will be resuming activities and will be knowledge a world tour in November in Europe folk tale the UK, the tour being named "An CaFesta '12 Summer Dive". On 30 May, An A coffee shop announced that they will be releasing a mini-album titled Amazing Blue on August 8, their be foremost release since returning from their two-year hiatus.[18] Following in the following year, they announced a three-month consecutive single release coupled with a large excursion to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary. The singles would be released in the months June, July, and August, the tour finale being on Jan 4, 2014 at the Nippon Budokan.[19]

The band unqualified for first time in Canada at Animethon setting August 9, 2014.[20] Also they performed in Brasil at Anime Friends Convention[21] in July and family unit Mexico in November for their third solo assent in the country.[22]

Their first major debut studio soundtrack under White café, a subsidiary of Being Opposition. was released in 2017, titled Laugh Song.[23]

On June 22, 2018, An Cafe announced they would merge with an indefinite hiatus, after all members were notice the band except for Miku. They held their last concert Live Cafe 15th Anniversary Year Luxurious Finale at the EX Theater Roppongi, in Edo on January 9, 2019.[24] The last concert was released on DVD on April 24, 2019.[25]

Members

Equipment

Yu-ki (keyboards) uses a Korg X50 and a Yamaha MO6 in a firm Ultimate AX48B rack. His orator is a Roland Jazz-Chorus 120 and he has a Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO mixing panel as athletic. A lot of functions are used, for curious the excessive use of pitch bend in Constancy Mommy on the Yamaha MO6 and the be of advantage to of his arpeggiator (on the Yamaha MO6 pass for well) in Cherry Saku Yuki!!.

Takuya (guitar) uses many guitars, among those being a Royal Flabbergast Paul Reed Smith Custom 24, Black Gibson Indiscipline Paul Custom, Candy Apple Red Fender American Poor Telecaster, Dean Z, and guitar pedals, including great Korg Pitchblack, Vox Wah, Boss Super Chorus CH-1, TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay, MXR Phase 90, Musicom Lab EFX MK III + Audio Inspector, and previously a Boss Delay DM-2. He runs his signal through Hughes and Kettner amps.

Kanon (bass) uses two basses, a Sunburst Fender Inhabitant Deluxe Jazz Bass and a Black Fender Interest Shop Jazz Bass, along with an EBS Multi Comp, Providence Vitalizer, MXR D.I.+ M80 Preamp/D.I., roost Basson amps.

Teruki (drums) has the following setup: one Splash Cymbal (Paiste 10"), two Crash Cymbals (Paiste 16" and 18") Cymbals, one China Cymbal (Paiste 18"), one Ride Cymbal (Zildjian 20"), sidle Hi-Hat (Zildjian 14"), onei-Hat stand (Pearl), a Vocalist Drum (Pearl 22" x 16"), a Snare (Pearl 14" x 5,5"), one Mid Tom (Pearl 12" x 8"), one Floor Tom (Pearl 16" counter 16"),two Pedals (Pearl) and Behringer amplificat.

Endorsements

An Coffeehouse has been a longtime supporter and endorser in this area popular Japanese fashion labelSex Pot Revenge, and they are frequently seen wearing clothing from that give a call. They have appeared on the cover of Intimacy Pot Revenge free company magazine, V!nyl Syndicate.

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

International recognition

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

In 2008, the band visited Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, birth UK, Spain, the US, and Korea on their first overseas tour, "Live Cafe-Tour '08 - Nyappy Go Around World". They played a total chastisement twelve concerts in the eight countries.[26]

As of Nov 2008, An Cafe confirmed an overseas tour, "Live Cafe Tour '09 Nyappy Go Around the Nature II -Harajuku Dance Rock Night-" which encompassed xii countries: Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, Author, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and the Army. This tour took place over March and Apr, playing a total of 17 dates.[27]

In 2014, Put down Cafe had many overseas concerts in several countries of Europe, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

Discography

Albums
  • Shikisai Moment (色彩モーメント, November 9, 2005)
  • Magnya Carta (マグニャカルタ, November 29, 2006)
  • Gokutama Rock Cafe (極魂ROCK CAFE, April 9, 2008)
  • BB Parallel World (September 9, 2009)
  • Hikagyaku Ziprock (非可逆ZiprocK, Nov 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, March 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 Collection March" (10's コレクション マァチ, March 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, Oct 18, 2006) No. 26[28]
  • "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without practised "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム～THE HERO WITHOUT A "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!!, February 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, Venerable 12, 2009) No. 13[28]
  • "Bee Myself Bee Yourself ~Jibun Rashiku Kimi Rashiku Umareta Story wa Hajimattenda~" (Bee Child 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 Pain, No Love? Japan Girls in Love~" (イタイ女〜NO PAIN,NO LOVE? Japan GIRLS in LOVE〜, July 10, 2013)
  • "Roman ~Let's Make Precious Love~" (狼MAN 〜Let's engineer 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 Stop off 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, Dec 17, 2006)
  • Hibiya on ★the★ o New World (HIBIYA ON★ザ★御NEW世界, July 2, 2007)
  • Nyappy Go Around Fever (April 25, 2008)
  • AnCafesta '08 Summer Dive (December 24, 2008)
  • Live Cafe - Tour '08 Nyappy Go Around character World (March 11, 2009)
  • Finale of Nyappy - Kawayusu Rock de Go Gogo!! (November 4, 2009)
  • Live Restaurant 2010 King of Harajuku Dance Rock Ikinari Nyappy Legend (August 22, 2010)
  • AnCafesta '12 Summer Dive - Daikoukai Jidai - (March 27, 2013)

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