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band formed in 2012. It is the side project of lead vocalist Fuki (formerly of power metal band Light Bringer, currently with Unlucky Morpheus and Fuki Commune) and the musicians of the rock group Gacharic Spin.

History

After Gacharic Spin's original vocalist Armmy left to take a hiatus because of medical reasons,

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F Chopper Koga , known professionally as , is a Japanese bass player and leader of the rock band Gacharic Spin. She has released two DVD instructional videos for her signature slap-bass technique. Koga is also a former model and a founding member of the bands t ...

decided not to cancel the planned tour dates, instead using an arrangement of supporting vocalists including future Gacharic Spin member Oreo Reona, and Lightbringer's vocalist Fuki. Due to Gacharic Spin and Light Bringer taking a break from live performances, they decided to form a new band, musically different from their current bands. The group's first studio album, ''

Dolls Apartment ''Dolls Apartment'' is the debut album by the Japanese band Doll$Boxx. It was released on December 12, 2012, and reached number 56 on the Oricon chart. Track listing Personnel * Fuki – vocals * F Chopper Koga , known professionally as , ...

'', was released on December 12, 2012 in Japan and January 29, 2013 in Korea. They released promotional videos for every song in the album (not including the cover song Nudierythm) on a weekly basis on their Niconico channel. On August 27, 2014 they released a DVD collection of their music videos, ''Doll's Collection''. After an almost three-year hiatus, they reunited on February 25, 2017 for a triple-bill show with Gacharic Spin and Fuki Commune, and again on June 24, 2017 for Gacharic Spin tour finale where they premiered a new song and announced a new mini-album, ''High $pec''.

Band members

* Fuki –

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(2012–present) *

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(2012–present) * Hana –

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, backing vocals (2012–present) * Tomo-zo – guitars (2012–present) * Oreo Reona – keyboards, backing vocals (2012–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays / mini-albums

Video albums

Music videos

References

External links

Official website of the group (current)

Earliest Archive of Official website of the group

Official website of the group at King Records
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