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Antic Cafe
was a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2003 and signed to Sony Music Japan. Their visual image is oshare kei,''Shoxx Bis'' No 3 October 2004 issue, pg 69 and they describe their music as " Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released six full-length albums, two compilation albums, and four EPs. On September 1, 2009, the band announced that after their live show on January 4, 2010 at the Nippon Budokan, they would suspend activities and put the group on hiatus, however they stated they will not disband. In 2012, after a two-year break, the team announced the resumption of activities. In June 2018, the band announced the departure of all members but Miku and a hiatus beginning in January 2019. History An Cafe was formed in May 2003 by vocalist Miku, guitarist Bou and bassist Kanon. Miku's former band, Revirii, had disbanded two months earlier in April, and even though the band did not have a drummer at this point, they started to perform at several events. They were later joined ...
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ...
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Shikisai Moment
is the first full-length studio album released by An Cafe on November 9, 2005. The album peaked at No. 39 on the ORICON, Japanese albums chart. Track listing Personnel * Miku – vocals * Bou – guitar * Kanon – bass guitar * Teruki – drums References

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Los Angeles
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Harajuku Dance Rock
''Harajuku Dance Rock'' is an EP released by An Cafe on March 13, 2009. Available only in North America and certain parts of Europe, "Harajuku Dance Rock" includes seven audio tracks and three music videos on a separate DVD. There is also a full-color booklet with both the Japanese lyrics and the ''romaji The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as . Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Ch ...'' version of the lyrics. Track listing {{Authority control An Cafe albums 2009 albums ...
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Gokutama Rock Cafe
is the third studio album released by An Cafe on March 14, 2008 in Europe and April 9, 2008 in Japan. The European release of the album also featured three bonus tracks which were previously only available as B-Sides on their last three singles, all of which were also taken from this album. A limited edition includes a DVD with the music videos for "Kakusei Heroism", " Ryuusei Rocket" and "Cherry Saku Yuki!!", as well as documentary footage from their Yagai de Nyappy tour. The album debuted at number ten on the official Swedish album charts, and at twenty-sixth on the Finnish album charts. It also peaked at No. 13 on the Japanese albums chart , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nove .... Track listing References {{Authority control 2008 albums An Cafe albums ...
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Cherry Saku Yuki!!
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree and its wood, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus ''Prunus'', as in " ornamental cherry" or "cherry blossom". Wild cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside cultivation, although ''Prunus avium'' is often referred to specifically by the name "wild cherry" in the British Isles. Botany True cherries ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus'' contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known as true cherries and distinguished by having a single winter bud per axil, by having the flowers in small corymbs or umbels of several together (occasionally solitary, e.g. ''P. serrula''; some species with short racemes, e.g. '' P. ...
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Neo (magazine)
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Ryūsei Rocket
is a single by Japanese band An Cafe. The title track is the opening theme in the drama Fuma no Kojirou. The song peaked at No. 19 on the Japanese singles chart. Track listing ;Disc one (CD) #"Ryūsei Rocket" (流星ロケット) – 4:35 #"Koi no Dependence" (恋のディペンデンス) – 4:05 #"Ryūsei Rocket (Instrumental)" (流星ロケット (Instrumental)) – 4:35 #"Koi no Dependence (Instrumental)" (恋のディペンデンス (Instrumental)) – 4:05 ;Disc two (DVD, Limited edition only) #"Ryūsei Rocket Clip" (流星ロケット) Personnel *Miku – vocals *Takuya – guitar *Kanon – bass guitar *Yuuki – electronic keyboard *Teruki – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryusei Rocket An Cafe songs 2007 singl ...
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Kakusei Heroism
is the twelfth single by Japanese band An Cafe. The single is available in three types, two including different bonus DVDs, and one with a bonus live track. The title track is the second opening theme of the anime series, Darker than Black. "Kakusei Heroism" marks the debut of guitarist Takuya and keyboardist Yuuki after the departure of Bou. The song peaked at No. 13 on the Japanese singles chart and is their biggest selling single. Track listing Type A (Regular Edition) Disc One #"Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~) #"Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun no Tokui na Koto de~" (リスペクトマミー ~人の役 立てればいい 自分の得意なことで~) Disc Two #"Kakusei Heroism" (覚醒ヒロイズム Music Clip) Type B (Limited Edition) Disc One #"Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~) #"Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun ...
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