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and pop, which they call "new century electrorock".

History

LM.C was founded by

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, who was formerly a guitarist for musician

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in his support band Ishihara Gundan, and a guitarist in his own band The Sinners. While still with Miyavi, Maya and other support members also played live shows as LM.C. Later they were joined by

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. After Maya quit Miyavi's band and Aiji's band Pierrot disbanded, LM.C made their major label debut in October 2006, releasing two singles, "Trailers (Gold)" and "Trailers (Silver)"."Trailers ilver. (January 2007) ''Newtype USA''. p. 120. As 2007 began, the group came out with a third single, "Oh My Juliet", which was the second ending theme for the ''

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'' anime. On March 7, they released their first EP, ''Glitter Loud Box''. They released their fourth single, "Boys and Girls", in June 2007, featured as the second opening theme for the ''

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'' anime. Their fifth single, "Liar Liar/Sentimental Piggy Romance", was released in October 2007, and their sixth single, "Bell the Cat", was released in December of the same year. In 2008, LM.C released "John" in the winter and "88", another opening theme for the ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn!'' anime, in the summer. LM.C then debuted in North America, performing at

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's " Battle of the Bands" on 3 July 2008, followed by a concert at the Crash Mansion in

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on 5 July. Also in July, they performed their first hall concert at C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya, Japan. Tickets to the show were sold out within two minutes. Also in July, they were invited to perform at the "Formoz Festival" in Taiwan as a main act for the second consecutive year. In November, LM.C's first album ''Super Glitter Loud Box'' and the second album ''Gimmical Impact!!'' were simultaneously released worldwide. These two albums were also available worldwide on main music download stores on the same day. In March 2010, the band released the album ''Wonderful Wonderholic''. In October 2010, the band released a new single called "Let Me' Crazy!!" which featured their two new songs: "Let Me' Crazy!!" and "No Fun, No Future". Both songs had a PV released for them. In July 2011, the band's single ''"Hoshi no Arika"'' was featured as the first opening theme for '' Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan'' second season. In October 2011, the band's single ''"The Love Song"'' will be released as the second opening theme for '' Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan'' second season. ''"The Love Song"'' will be on the ''☆★Best the LM.C☆★2006-2011 Singles'' album on October 12, 2011 In February 2012, their latest single ''"Ah Hah"'' was released, followed by their 4th original full album STRONG POP in April. The band also starts their live 2012 tour ''"-Strong Pop-"'', which has many concerts worldwide. In 2013, the group released the single "My Favorite Monster", and in 2014, their 2nd and 3rd mini-albums ''Perfect Fantasy'' and ''Perfect Rainbow''. They also released the DVD ''LM.C Yaon de Fever Max!!!'' exclusively for fanclub members.

Appearances

On November 16, 2008, the band embarked on their first world tour, the ''LM.C Tour '08-'09''. The tour included stops in

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, and

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for a total of 34 shows in twelve countries. LM.C was scheduled to appear at

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, on May 29, 2009, but canceled due to threats of

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. All other overseas tours were canceled by Pony Canyon. The band's European tour started on April 3, 2010, with a total of twelve shows in eight different countries. In May, LM.C appeared at

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2010 in

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, where they performed on May 30 and also held a Q&A panel the day after. LM.C appeared at

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, on April 27, 2012, where they kicked off their world tour. The band performed at the convention and participated in a Q&A and autograph session. In August 2017, for the 25th anniversary of Anime Fest in

, LM.C performed as the music guest, hosted a Q&A, and several autograph sessions. Several months later in early April 2018, LM.C was the musical guest for the

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anime convention in

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. Again they performed a concert, hosted a Q&A, and hosted a meet & greet in which fans were able to shake hands with the band members. Later, after the end of the convention, they played the private concert held at the Hard Rock Cafe for staff and Rockstar badge holders.

Members

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s *Aiji –

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, synthesizers,

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Support band

*Hiko – bass *Death-O –

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*JayKay –

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*Denkiman – VJ ;2009 world tour support * Mackaz – bass * Death-O – drums * Jun – keyboard * Denkiman – VJ ;2010 world tour support * Ken – bass * Yuya – drums * Jun – keyboard * Denkiman – VJ,

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;2012 world tour support * Mackaz - bass * Sassy - drums * Nom Nom - keyboard * Denkiman - VJ

Discography

Albums and EPs

* ''Glitter Loud Box'' (03.07.2007) (Mini-Album) * ''Gimmical Impact!!'' (11.05.2008) * ''Super Glitter Loud Box'' (11.05.2008) * ''Wonderful Wonderholic'' (03.03.2010) * ''☆★Best the LM.C☆★2006-2011 Singles'' (10.12.2011) * ''Strong Pop'' (04.04.2012) * ''LM.C B-Side BEST!!'' (08.05.2013) * ''PERFECT FANTASY'' (02.12.2014) (Mini-Album) * ''PERFECT RAINBOW'' (12.17.2014) (Mini-Album) * ''Over The Fantasy, Under The Rainbow.'' (10.31.2015) (Team LM.C limited release) * ''VEDA'' (21.12.2016) * ''Future Sensation'' (08.08.2018) * ''Brand New Songs'' (03.04.2020)

Singles

* "Trailers (Gold)" (10.04.2006) * "Trailers (Silver)" (10.04.2006) * "Oh My Juliet." (01.31.2007) * "Boys & Girls" (05.23.2007) * "Liar Liar"/"Sentimental Piggy Romance" (10.10.2007) * "Bell the Cat" (12.12.2007) * "John" (02.20.2008) * "88" (06.04.2008) * "Punky❤Heart" (05.20.2009) * "Ghost†Heart" (11.04.2009) * "Let Me' Crazy" (10.27.2010) * "Super Duper Galaxy" (05.18.2011) * "星の在処。(Hoshi no Arika)" (07.27.2011) * "The Love Song" (10.12.2011) * "Ah Hah!" (02.22.2012) * "Double Dragon" (11.28.2012) * "My Favorite Monster" (12.11.2013) * "MONROEwalk" (03.16.2016) * "レインメーカー (Rain Maker)" (07.20.2016) * "ChainDreamers" (07.11.2018) * "Campanella" (13.02.2020) * "No Emotion" (28.02.2020) * "Happy Zombies" (03.04.2020)

Compilations

* '' Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-'' - with "

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" (December 19, 2007)

DVDs

* ''LM.C The Music Videos'' (4 June 2008, music videos) * ''Rock the Party '08'' (17 September 2008) * ''The Live of the Wonderful Wonderholic'' (28 July 2010) * ''★Rock the Party★ 2012 - at Nippon Budokan'' (16 May 2012) * ''LM.C Yaon de FEVER MAX!!!'' (7 September 2014) (Team LM.C limited release)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lm.C Gan-Shin artists Pony Canyon artists CJ Victor Entertainment artists Visual kei musical groups Japanese electronic rock musical groups Japanese pop punk groups Japanese pop rock music groups Japanese electropop groups Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups from Nagano Prefecture