Jealkb (ジュアルケービー ''juarukeebii'') is a Japanese
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.
Som ...
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
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band made up of seven members, all of them comedians including
London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go's
Atsushi Tamura
is a famous Japanese comedian from the Hikoshima area of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
He and his partner, , form the known as . Though the two share the same surname, there is no family relation. The pair started their career by ...
.
History
Their debut single ''Metronome'' hit number 1 on the indies
Oricon
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chart and sold out the same day.
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Retrieved Aug 27 2007 The band's name is a Japanese
anagram
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for "visual kei" (ビージュアルケー ''biijuarukee'').
Dunch is also in the
supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
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Karasu, that formed in 2009 with Tatsurou (
Mucc
is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. The classic line up of Tatsuro on vocals, Miya on guitar, Yukke on bass, and Satochi on drums was solidified in 1999 following the departure of original bassist Hiro. Af ...
), Hiroto (
Alice Nine
is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2004. They were a part of PS Company until 2014. The band had King Records as its record label until 2010, when they joined Tokuma Japan. Then, in 2013, the band joined Universal Music Grou ...
), Mizuki (
Sadie) and Kenzo (
Ayabie
is a Japanese visual kei rock band signed to the label Tokuma Japan Communications. Their music consisted of a wide variety of sounds and moods, ranging from catchy and upbeat to heavy and hard-edged punk songs. Many of the band's costumes were ...
).
Discography
;Singles
*Metronome (05/31/2006)
*Koi Kizu (恋傷) (10/25/2006)
*Julia (11/29/2006)
*Kuroi Sabaku (黒い砂漠) (04/11/2007) (Ending theme of ''
Elite Yankee Saburo
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'')
*Chikai (誓い) (11/07/2007)
*Fly (03/12/2008)
*Hana (花) (06/11/2008)
*Nageki no Endless (嘆きのエンドレス) (10/22/2008) (Opening theme of ''
Ten no Haoh
is a manga series by Youkow Osada that was serialized in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2006 to 2007. It is a spinoff of the manga series ''Fist of the North Star'' by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The story centers on the ''Fist of the North St ...
'')
*Will (08/05/2009)
*Makemagic (01/20/2010) (Theme song for
Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time)
*Super Special Summer (06/30/2010)
*Shoushin Macchiato (傷心マキアート) (10/13/2010)
*Reboot (11/02/2016)
*R.P.S. (11/22/2017)
;Albums
*Roses (05/16/2007)
*Noroshi (狼煙) (11/26/2008)
*Invade (02/09/2011)
*Against (09/14/2011)
*V (10/10/2012)
*Jealkb no Kore Kawanakute Inde Live ni Kite Kudasai (ジュアルケービーのコレ買わなくて いーんでライブに来てください) (06/25/2014)
*Identity (07/19/2017)
TV appearances
Jealkb has appeared on Menguo Selection. The band also composed "Nageki no Endless", the opening theme for the
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series ''
Legends of the Dark King
is a manga series by Youkow Osada that was serialized in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2006 to 2007. It is a spinoff of the manga series ''Fist of the North Star'' by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The story centers on the ''Fist of the North Sta ...
''.
References
External links
Official website
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Japanese progressive rock groups
Japanese alternative rock groups
Visual kei musical groups