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Diaura
is a four-member Japanese visual kei rock band, currently signed to their own record label, called NDG, they were formerly under Galaxy Inc. and then Ains. The band formed in December 2010 by yo-ka (ex-Valluna and Megamasso roadie), Kei (ex-Valluna), Yuu (ex-Valluna), and later recruited Shoya. Their current fourth member and then-support drummer, Tatsuya, was later on added to the group as an official member after ex-drummer Yuu's departure from the group due to tendinitis. Their debut single "Shitsuyoku no Seiiki" was released on January 19, 2011. Diaura released their first full studio album ''Genesis'' on March 21, 2012 and their second full studio album ''Focus'' on December 4, 2013. History Yo-ka and Yuu first formed a short-lived band called Marely, and after they disbanded, yo-ka joined Valluna, which quickly became popular with fans of visual kei. When Valluna split, yo-ka and guitarist Kei founded Diaura (short for "Dictatorial Aura") with drummer Yuu, and later their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triangle (Diaura Album)
''Triangle'' is the third studio album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 26 November 2014, by Ains. It debuted on Oricon , 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 Nov ...'s weekly chart at the 33rd place, and at the 2nd place on the Indies albums chart. Two singles were released prior to the album, in July 2014, titled "Silent Majority" and "Horizon". A third single titled "Blind Message" was also released on 3 September, however, the song was not included in the album, only its music video was featured on the DVD extra of the B type release. Track listing The album was released in three versions: besides a normal CD version, the A type included a DVD extra with concert footage, while the B type DVD included two music videos. References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reborn (Diaura Album)
''Reborn'' is the second minialbum by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 13 March, 2013 by Ains. It was released in three versions: the DVD included in the A type contains the music video of the song "", while the B type DVD includes concert footage. The C type record has an additional song. The album was 68th on the Oricon , 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 Nov ... weekly chart, while it charted 4th on the Indies chart. The album was officially released with three members of the band, as it was produced after the departure of drummer Yuu. Current drummer Tatsuya was a support musician in this record. Track listing References {{reflist 2013 EPs Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focus (Diaura Album)
''Focus'' is the second studio album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 4 December 2013, by blowgrow. It debuted on Oricon , 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 Nov ...'s weekly chart at the 49th place. This is the band's first full album with Tatsuya on the drums. The DVD included with the album contained the music video for the song "Trigger". The song titled "Sirius" was previously released as a single on July 10, 2013. Track listing References {{Authority control 2013 albums Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesis (Diaura Album)
''Genesis'' is the debut studio album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 21 March 2012 by Ains. The song "Imperial Core" was previously released as a single on November 14, 2011. The DVD included with the album contained a music video for the song "Terrors". On December 19, 2012 a second press version of the album was released, with an additional song. Reception Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ... writer John D. Buchanan stated "this is one of the best debuts VK had ever seen, spectacularly fulfilling Diaura's promise and cementing their place as one of the pre-eminent bands in the scene." He praised the choruses and yo-ka's "rich tenor" voice, the band's adhering to heavy metal theatricality but keeping their music melodic and the guitar solos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictator (Diaura Album)
''Dictator'' is the first EP by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 10 August 2011 by Galaxy. It reached 195th place on the Oricon , 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 Nov ... weekly chart, all of the 1,000 copies of the first press were sold out. It was re-released by Ains on 19 December 2012, with one extra song included. Track listing References {{reflist 2011 EPs Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incomplete (Diaura Album)
''Incomplete'' is the first compilation album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 15 December, 2015, by Ains. It debuted on Oricon's weekly chart at the 38th place, and 2nd on the Indies chart. The album includes 27 tracks on two CDS, with one new track, titled "Black Sheep under the Shallow Sleep". The DVD extra contains footage of the band's Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ... concert in June 2015. Track listing References {{reflist 2015 compilation albums Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo-ka
is a Japanese songwriter, lyricist and the vocalist of visual kei band Diaura. He is the main lyricist of the band, but also composes music, along with guitarist Kei. He also works as a radio DJ. His birth name is not publicly known. Life and career He was born in a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. He has an older brother, his father is a chef. He attended a private Christian primary school. His parents liked listening to folk pop, folk rock and jazz, which made an early influence on yo-ka's own music taste. His favourite performers at the time were Kōzō Murashita, Yōsui Inoue and the band Anzen Chitai. Yo-ka started liking visual kei in middle school, where his biggest musical influence were Pierrot. He also liked listening to Dir en grey and Kuroyume. He first started singing in a band at the age of 13, covering Luna Sea songs. According to him, his singing was "very bad" at this point. He was often made fun of being a singer in junior high school, thus he decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Definition (Diaura EP)
''Definition '' is the fourth mini album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 13 February 2019, by NDG. It debuted on Oricon's weekly chart at the 43rd place, and was 6th on the Indies chart. On October 24, 2018, a single titled "Malice" was released off the album. A music video was made for the song "". Background ''Definition'' discusses the existence of humanity, what humanity is, and thus was released in two versions, with two different covers: one with the theme "organic" and the other being "mechanic". Type A features a human being on the cover being eroded by technology, while Type B depicts an AI robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c .... The two types begin with two different songs, "ivy" and "Phantom", respectively, which discuss the "illusion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Resistance
''My Resistance'' is the third EP album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 16 December, 2016, by Ains. It was 27th on the Oricon , 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 Nov ... weekly chart, and third on the Indies chart. It was released in two versions: the last song on A type is "Criminal Beast", while it is "Daybreaker" on B type. A type also includes a DVD with the music video of "" and the making-of footage of the MV. The band appeared live on Niconico on 19 November to promote the release of the album. Track listing References {{reflist 2016 EPs Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo-ka
is a Japanese songwriter, lyricist and the vocalist of visual kei band Diaura. He is the main lyricist of the band, but also composes music, along with guitarist Kei. He also works as a radio DJ. His birth name is not publicly known. Life and career He was born in a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. He has an older brother, his father is a chef. He attended a private Christian primary school. His parents liked listening to folk pop, folk rock and jazz, which made an early influence on yo-ka's own music taste. His favourite performers at the time were Kōzō Murashita, Yōsui Inoue and the band Anzen Chitai. Yo-ka started liking visual kei in middle school, where his biggest musical influence were Pierrot. He also liked listening to Dir en grey and Kuroyume. He first started singing in a band at the age of 13, covering Luna Sea songs. According to him, his singing was "very bad" at this point. He was often made fun of being a singer in junior high school, thus he decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versus (Diaura Album)
''Versus'' is the fourth studio album by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 29 November 2017, by Ains. It debuted on Oricon , 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 Nov ...'s weekly chart at the 30th place, and was 2nd on the Indies chart. On July 10, 2014 a single titled "Noah/" was released off the album. Track listing References {{Authority control 2017 albums Diaura albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Kei
is a movement among Japanese musicians that is characterized by the use of varying levels of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics, similar to Western glam rock. Some Western sources consider visual kei a music genre, with its sound usually related to glam rock, punk rock and heavy metal. However, visual kei acts play various genres, including those considered by some as unrelated to rock such as electronic, pop, etc. Other sources, including members of the movement themselves, state that it is not a music genre and that the freedom of expression, fashion, and participation in the related subculture is what exemplifies the use of the term. Etymology The term "visual kei" was derived from one of X Japan's slogans, "Psychedelic Violence Crime of Visual Shock", seen on the cover of their second studio album '' Blue Blood'' (1989). This derivation is credited as being coined by Seiichi Hoshiko, the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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