Acid Black Cherry (abbreviated as ABC) is the solo project of the former

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Janne Da Arc Janne Da Arc was a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Hirakata, Osaka in 1991. Although inactive since 2007, Janne Da Arc officially announced that they disbanded on April 1, 2019. The band's name is often seen shortened to either or "JD ...

, Yasu. The group was formed after Janne Da Arc announced their indefinite hiatus.

Information

Acid Black Cherry is the solo project of Yasunori Hayashi, best known by his

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"yasu", the former vocalist of

, formed after Janne Da Arc's hiatus announcement. After performing several lives throughout fifteen locations nationwide beginning in May 2007, Acid Black Cherry debuted on July 18, 2007 with their single ''Spell Magic'' (stylized as ''SPELL MAGIC''). Since their debut, the group has released nineteen singles, five

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s and four

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s, all of which peaked in the top five on the

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charts. In 2011, ABC held their ''FREE LIVE 2011'' in commemoration of their fourth anniversary in three locations around

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, a temporary

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, an outdoor venue at the

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and the

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Conifer Forest. While planned to only house a total of 40,000 people, the total number of entries exceeded 160,000. Their third

, ''2012'' (stylized as ''『2012』''), released on March 21, 2012, became their first album to reach the number-one spot on the

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s, selling over 200,000 copies. They would again take the number-one position five years later with their fifth studio album ''Acid BLOOD Cherry,'' released on June 21, 2017. Their fifteenth single ''Yes'' (イエス) had won first in the annual ''2012 USEN Yearly Ranking'' and, as of October 5, 2018, the

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play count exceeds 17 million. It was suspected it was this song that helped give Acid Black Cherry more notoriety.

Albums

Studio albums

Cover albums

Singles

DVD/Blu-ray

Other

* '' jealkb - ROSES'' (2007.05.16, " D.D.D") * '' Karaage!!'' (2008.02.25, " Fuyu no Maboroshi") * '' kiyo - ARTISAN OF PLEASURE'' (2008.06.25, "Tears") * '' 20-nen 200 Kyoku'' (2008.07.23, " Spell magic") * '' 20 Years 200 Hits Complete Best + a Love Hi-Quality CD Edition Box'' (2009.03.04, " SPELL MAGIC") * '' Hayate - Haya! ~Hayauta NON STOP Mega Mix~'' (2009.03.11, " 20+∞Century Boys") * ''

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'' (2010.10.27, " 1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou") * '' Siam Shade Tribute vs Original'' (2011.07.27, "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou") * ''

Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- ''Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-'' is the second tribute album to Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released on July 4, 2012. The album reached number 14 on Billboard Japan Top Albums and number 16 on the Oricon chart. Produced in cel ...

'' (2012.07.04, " Romanesque")

References

External links

Official website

Official Avex page
{{Authority control Avex Group artists Visual kei musical groups Japanese alternative rock groups Japanese progressive rock groups Japanese pop rock music groups Musical groups established in 2007