Japanese anime with musical themes

Pleasure Command

Original work: Shinjou Yu; serialized in Shogakukan's "Shoujo Comic"

First of all, let me state that this is not a BL (5 handsome guys) Rock band, there is no BL?!). However, the original comics are said to be quite erotic (judging from the two paintings on the left, the style of painting is okay), and Archer has never read them anyway. Here I will introduce it purely based on the TV version. In one sentence, it is the growth history of the rock band Lucifer (Archer seems to be a failure in love)

45 episodes of TV is really too long for a less complicated story. In fact, about 20 episodes is enough for me. It tells the story of Lucifer from its establishment to an unknown underground band, to the hard-working national LiveHouse tour, to finally being spotted by a record company and making a successful debut; it is not easy for a newly formed amateur rock band to become famous, and there are ups and downs in it. , the first 20 episodes of Kaikan Phrase are very touching. Although there are some idealistic aspects, compared to Gravitation (the band is just the background of this BL story, right?), it is considered a work close to life.

After Ai Yin appeared, the story slipped further and further away from the typical shojo manga routine (but it is said that the love between the two was the main line in the manga from the beginning), between ordinary high school girls and popular celebrities The fateful meeting of singers, the two fell in love at first sight... In short, Sakuya finally turned into a passionate prince charming, and I was getting more and more bored watching it. Lucifer's career was a bit unfinished, and in the end he even threatened to be born in the British underground music scene within two months! The Japanese are really ignorant. I don’t know how many British bands have left you behind -_-; (Dreams are important, but they shouldn’t be too idealistic, right?)

Starting outside Tokyo FM FUJI recording studio in the evening of October 25, 2002 There were a large number of female fans gathered in the crowd, and there were sounds of crying from time to time. It turned out that the Japanese visual beauty rock group ∧ucifer, which announced its dissolution on this day, will explain the reasons for its dissolution on the "J-HITS POWER STATION" program. First of all, they thanked the fans who have supported them for the past three years on the show and explained to the fans, "As the band members grow up, disbanding and going solo is a painful and inevitable decision." At the same time, they also announced a commemoration of their disbandment. The collection "THE BEST" will be their last musical work, and the final tour will also be held in the form of a multi-year, cross-country tour.

When we describe a person’s perfect appearance and personality, we often say: “It looks like a character from a girl’s manga!” This is also the first impression everyone has when they see ∧ucifer. .

That’s right, Magic Prince ∧ucifer is a dreamy beauty band that came into reality from girls’ comics. The band ∧ucifer first appeared in the girl manga "Pleasure Command" drawn by the famous Japanese Mayu Shinjo. This 17-volume aesthetic-style girl comic describes the growth of ∧ucifer, a visual rock band, and the light and darkness derived from the love and hatred surrounding them. Due to the popularity of the comic and the distinct portrayal of the band in the comic, record companies have become extremely interested in transforming ∧ucifer from a popular comic character into a real life character based on the band's formation, members' personalities and appearance in the comic. physical idol in .

The establishment of ∧ucifer is also very different from the process of a general band's debut. First, the lead singer MAKOTO announced the birth of ∧ucifer on a radio program on April 3, 1999. Members ATSURO (guitarist), YUKI (guitarist), TOWA (bassist), and SANTA (drummer) held a "PRE DEBUT EVENT LIVE" for their first single "Fallen Angel BLUE" on August 31 of the same year. "Zhongcai showed up.

On September 15, 1999, ∧ucifer's first single "Fallen Angel BLUE" was released with the opening theme of "Pleasure Command" adapted into a cartoon, and it ranked 16th on the ORICON singles chart. Good results. The second single "C's Slight Heat" released on November 3rd went even higher and entered the TOP10 of the ORICON singles chart, ranking 8th; followed by the first album "LIMIT" released on December 8th of the same year CONTROL" also ranked No. 6 on the charts, proving that ∧ucifer is proud of both its appearance and musical content.

After the debut album "LIMIT CONTROL", ∧ucifer immediately launched the first nationwide concert tour of the same name.

On February 16, 2000, ∧ucifer released their third and first double-sided single "TOKYO Fantasy/LUCY", and officially collaborated with senior brother GLAY's exclusive producer-Sakuma Zhengying began to cooperate and officially transformed into a creative band.

On August 23, 2000, during ∧ucifer's third national tour, they sang into the Tokyo Budokan, and also created the first Japanese band to form an army in less than a year. Just the glorious record of Japan's rock temple Tokyo Budokan.

Although the dreamy appearance and the inevitable appeal to female fans are the main driving forces for the best-selling of ∧ucifer's records, with the end of the comic and the growth of the team members, the insistence on the music style is accompanied , ∧ucifer finally disbanded, just like when ∧ucifer was announced on the radio by lead singer MAKOTO. In addition to the public announcement of the band's dissolution and farewell tour on October 25, 2002, the next day lead singer MAKOTO also announced on his own During the late-night radio show hosted by ∧ucifer, he boldly stated that the band was disbanded; this sudden bad news broke the hearts of many who grew up with ∧ucifer. In order to leave the best memories for fans, ∧ucifer carefully selected the songs from the past 3 albums. The 16 most representative songs and the never-released single "HURRY". At the same time, the original "Hurry Command" Shinjo Mayu was specially invited to draw "Hurry Command: Special" and the members of ∧ucifer for them. Commemorative stickers and 100 unpublished photos were made into the farewell selection "THE BEST" album to say goodbye to fans.

As for the members’ movements after their disbandment, which attracted much attention, the vocalist MAKOTO has attracted quite a lot of attention due to his appearance. In addition, he has previously appeared in the idol dramas "One and a Half Double Bed" and "Sensory Boy EIJI" Waiting for a starring role in the play, and being busy with the performance of the musical "Age of Terror" recently, I believe that the focus of future development will be on drama; and the achievements of all team members in music creation are also obvious , so the future musical performance of the team members after their solo flights is also worth looking forward to.

In the farewell tour part, the tour called "LAST LIVE 2002-2003 'ENERGY'" will start from Kawasaki City, a suburb of Tokyo, on December 16. The domestic shows in Japan are expected to be held in The Tokyo performance came to an end on January 10, 2003; the overseas part has currently determined the performance in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 19, and the Taiwan and Hong Kong parts are actively negotiating.

Track:

1 Fallen Angel BLUE

2 C’s Slight Heat

3 TOKYO Fantasy

4 LUCY

5 Midnight Crow

6 CARNATION CRIME

7 JUNKY CITY

8 LOVE & PAIN

9 TSUBASA

10 HYPER SONIC SOUL

11 EGOVISION