Acid Black Cherry

Acid Black Cherry

Also known as	A.B.C.
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Pop rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, hard rock, power pop
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Motorod
Associated acts	Janne Da Arc
Website	acidblackcherry.com
Members	yasu

Acid Black Cherry is the solo project of Japanese musician, Yasu, formed in 2007 after his previous band Janne Da Arc announced an indefinite hiatus. This project's name is often seen shortened to A.B.C..

History

yasu grew up listening to Japanese rock and pop music. He has individualistic style of singing and clear high tone of voice.
yasu is a music producer who personally oversees the mixing and mastering of music for all the original songs. The lyrics he writes are in natural and simple Japanese with realistic expressions.
Acid Black Cherry began performing in the summer of 2007. He performed virtually “secretly,” opening for other acts at small venues―an unheard of practice for an artist of his stature―at 15 locations nationwide between May 6 and June 10, 2007. The finale of that tour was an unannounced live performance held outside Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. The performance attracted some 5,000 people and had to be suspended after only two songs ("Black Cherry" and "Spell Magic") because of orders from the police.^[1] On July 18 of the same year, yasu made a major solo debut with his first single Spell Magic.
Acid Black Cherry then participated in the Summer Sonic 07 in Osaka on August 12, garnering widespread attention. His much-awaited first album Black List was released the next year on February 20, 2008, followed by a nationwide tour. 27 performances were held at 26 locations across Japan, culminating in the first Budokan performance, a huge success attended by approximately 13,000 people.
"Recreation Track", was recorded as a cover song on an Acid Black Cherry record single. The album Recreation was also released on May 21 of that year. Recreation 2 was also released in June 2010.
Acid Black Cherry’s second album Q.E.D. was released on August 26, 2009, and the tour took place between September 16 and November 2 at 15 locations nationwide. yasu was diagnosed with vocal fold cysts a few days prior to the public dress rehearsal to be held on the first day of the tour. Fans feared that the entire tour would be abandoned, but only one public dress rehearsal was cancelled and the tour was carried out according to schedule. After the tour ended, Acid Black Cherry activities were temporarily suspended to enable yasu to concentrate on medical treatment and recuperate after an operation.^[2]
The single Re:birth was released on August 18, 2010. By September yasu had recovered completely for the tour. A total of four performances were held at Nippongashi Hall (Nagoya), Yokohama Arena (performances on two days), and Osaka Jo Hall, tickets for which were all sold out immediately.
In 2011, the fourth anniversary of his debut, yasu held the ABC Dream Cup to express his gratitude to his fans.^[3] Fans received four give aways: free ringtones of the singles released from 2011 to the beginning of 2012, free live performances for 40,000 people in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, free video downloads of the free live performances, and free music downloads of the 0th single Because You Are Here. For the second gift, free live performances for 40,000 people in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka were held in July. 160,000 applications were received for the 40,000 places. Starting from September of the same year, five consecutive single tracks were released each month.
The eleventh single, Pistol was released on September 21, 2011. The twelfth single, Shangri-La was released on October 19, 2011. The thirteenth single, Chou was released on November 16, 2011. The fourteenth single, Crisis was released on December 21, 2011 and the fifteenth single Yes was released on January 18, 2012. Yes becomes Acid Black Cherry most successful^[4] single to date with 73,268 copies sold and it is also very popular in the digital market. Yes was USEN most requested song for the year 2012.^[5] Yes also was chosen as the theme song for the BeeTV short drama, Re:dream.^[6]
Acid Black Cherry’s third album 2012 was released on March 21, 2012. 2012 went to the top of the Oricon weekly album chart^[7] with 117,744 copies sold in the first week and has sold around 180,000 copies so far. Like the first album Black List, that was based on the theme of the "seven deadly sins" and the second album Q.E.D. (inspired by the Black Dahlia murder), 2012 is also a theme-based album that embodies the beliefs that Acid Black Cherry has consistently sung about since it began. Following the release of the album, their 2012 tour began on May 1, with 22 performances scheduled for 21 locations nationwide. General ticket sales for the May and June shows was held on April 7, 2012 and it was sold out in just few minutes, meanwhile the general ticket sales for the July shows which was held on April 21, 2012 was sold out instantaneously.^[8] The DVD to the tour, Live DVD Acid Black Cherry Tour 『2012』 was released in October, 2012.
Acid Black Cherry released his third cover album, Recreation 3 on March 6, 2013.
In March 2013, Acid Black Cherry announced a new project named Shangri-la; a project to bring a smile upon everyone who loves yasu’s music. The project will include: releasing of new songs, dividing the whole country into 5 blocks and hold a live tour throughout Japan, and holding events in each area to communicate with the fans.^[9]

Albums

Black List (2008.02.20)

1. Sins
2. Shoujo no Inori (少女の祈り^?)
3. Spell Magic
4. Scar
5. Aishitenai (愛してない^?)
6. Bit Stupid
7. Rakuen (楽園^?)
8. Black Cherry
9. Murder Licence
10. Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻^?)
11. Dragon Carnival
12. Prologue End

Recreation (2008.05.21)

1. Koi Hitoyo (恋一夜^?) (Shizuka Kudo cover, 1988)
2. Slow Motion (スローモーション^?) (Akina Nakamori cover, 1982)
3. Anata (あなた^?) (Akiko Kosaka cover, 1974)
4. Shining on Kimi ga Kanashii (シャイニン・オン君が哀しい^?) (Look cover, 1985)
5. Monochrome Venus (モノクローム・ヴィーナス^?) (Satoshi Ikeda cover, 1987)
6. Ihoujin (異邦人^?) (Saki Kubota cover, 1979)
7. Kokoro no Iro (心の色^?) (Masatoshi Nakamura cover, 1981)
8. Matsu wa (待つわ^?) (Amin cover, 1982)
9. Hatsukoi (初恋^?) (Kozo Murashita cover, 1983)
10. Beautiful Name (Godiego cover, 1979)

Q.E.D. (2009.08.26)

1. Mother
2. Code Name Justice
3. Jigsaw ~ジグソ : Q.E.D. version
4. Tsumi to Batsu: Kami-sama no Aribai (罪と罰~神様のアリバイ~^?)
5. Nemurihime (眠り姫^?)
6. Cherry Cherry (チェリーチェリー^?)
7. 1954 Love/Hate
8. I'm Not a Ghost
9. Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘^?)
10. Kuroi Taiyou (黒い太陽^?)
11. Maria
12. 20+∞ Century Boys

Recreation 2 (2010.06.30)

1. Tenshi no Winku (天使のウィンク^?) (Seiko Matsuda cover, 1985)
2. Julia ni Shoushin (ジュリアに傷心^?) (The Checkers cover, 1984)
3. Aitai (会いたい^?) (Chikako Sawada cover, 1990)
4. Sailor Fuku to Kikanjuu (セーラー服と機関銃^?) (Hiroko Yakushimaru cover, 1981)
5. Love Is Over (ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー^?) (Ou Yang Fei Fei cover, 1979)
6. Hershey (ハーシー^?) (Fish & Chips cover, 1997)
7. Kamome ga Tonda Hi (かもめが翔んだ日^?) (Machiko Watanabe cover, 1978)
8. Silhouette Romance (シルエット・ロマンス^?) (Junko Ohashi cover, 1981)
9. Glamorous Sky (Mika Nakashima cover, 2005)
10. Ai no Baka! (愛のバカ!^?) (Kyougoku cover)
11. Daitokai featuring Daigo (大都会 featuring Daigo^?) (Crystal King cover, 1979)
12. Last Dance wa Watashi ni (ラストダンスは私に^?) (Fubuki Koshiji cover, 1960)

2012 (2012.03.21)

1. ~Until~
2. Fallin' Angel
3. in the Mirror
4. Pistol (ピストル^?)
5. Shoujo no Inori III (少女の祈りIII ~『2012』ver.~^?)
6. Re:birth
7. Yubiwa Monogatari (指輪物語^?)
8. CRISIS
9. ~the day~
10. Sono Hi ga Kuru Made (その日が来るまで^?)
11. so…Good night.
12. doomsday clock
13. Chou (蝶^?)
14. Yes (イエス^?)
15. Shangri-La (シャングリラ^?)
16. ~comes~

Recreation 3 (2013.03.06)

1. Koi ni Ochite (恋におちて^?) (Kobayashi Akiko cover, 1985)
2. 1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou (1/3の純情な感情^?) (SIAM SHADE cover, 1997)
3. Joukyou Monogatari (上・京・物・語^?) (Sharam Q cover, 1994)
4. Kanashimi ga Tomaranai (悲しみがとまらない^?) (ANRI cover, 1983)
5. Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase (時の流れに身をまかせ^?) (Teresa Teng cover, 1986)
6. Stop it love (yasu self-cover)
7. BELIEVE (Watanabe Misato cover, 1986)
8. Ai wo Kataru Yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou (愛を語るより口づけをかわそう^?) (WANDS cover, 1993)
9. Saigo no Ame (最後の雨^?) (Nakanishi Yasushi cover, 1992)
10. Furare kibun de Rock'n'Roll (ふられ気分でRock'n'Roll^?) (TOM★CAT cover, 1984)
11. Otoko (「男」^?) (Kubou Ruriko cover, 1993)
12. Shounen Jidai (少年時代^?) (Inoue Yosui cover, 1990)
13. Mirai Yosouzu II (未来予想図Ⅱ^?) (DREAMS COME TRUE cover, 1989)

Singles

Spell Magic (2007.07.18)

1. Spell Magic
2. Shining on Kimi ga Kanashii (シャイニン・オン君が哀しい^?) (Look cover, 1985)

Black Cherry (2007.09.26)

1. Black Cherry
2. Hatsukoi (初恋^?) (Kozo Murashita cover, 1983)

Aishitenai (2007.11.28)

1. Aishitenai (愛してない^?)
2. Ihoujin (異邦人^?) (Saki Kubota cover, 1979)

Fuyu no Maboroshi (2008.01.16)

1. Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻^?)
2. Koi Hitoyo (恋一夜^?) (Shizuka Kudo cover, 1988)

20+∞ Century Boys (2008.08.27)

1. 20+∞ Century Boys
2. Ai no Baka (愛のバカ!^?) (Kyougoku cover)

Jigsaw (2008.11.19)

1. Jigsaw (ジグソー^?)
2. Hershey (ハーシー^?) (Fish & Chips cover, 1997)

Nemurihime (2009.02.18)

1. Nemurihime (眠り姫^?)
2. Sailor Fuku to Kikanju (セーラー服と機関銃^?) (Hiroko Yakushimaru cover, 1981)

Yasashii Uso (2009.07.29)

1. Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘^?)
2. Julia ni Shoushin (ジュリアに傷心^?) (The Checkers cover, 1984)

Rebirth (2010.08.18)

1. Re:birth
2. Furare kibun de Rock'n'Roll (ふられ気分で Rock'n'Roll^?) (Tom Cat cover, 1984)

Shoujo no Inori III (2011.06.08)

1. Shoujo no Inori III (少女の祈りIII^?)
2. Joukyou Monogatari (上・京・物・語^?) (Sharam Q cover, 1994)

Pistol (2011.09.21)

1. Pistol (ピストル^?)
2. Ai wo Kataru Yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou (愛を語るより口づけをかわそう^?) (WANDS cover, 1993)

Shangri-La (2011.10.19)

1. Shangri-La (シャングリラ^?)
2. Kanashimi ga Tomaranai (悲しみがとまらない^?) (ANRI cover, 1983)

Chou (2011.11.16)

1. Chou (蝶^?)
2. Otoko (「男」^?) (Ruriko Kubou cover, 1993)

Crisis (2011.12.21)

1. CRISIS
2. BELIEVE (Misato Watanabe cover, 1986)

Yes (2012.01.18)

1. Yes (イエス^?)
2. Stop it love (self-cover, 2001)

Greed Greed Greed (2013.08.07)

1. Greed Greed Greed
2. Kagayaki nagara (輝きながら…^?) (Hideaki Tokunaga cover, 1987)

Kuroneko ～Adult Black Cat～ (2013.11.20)

1. Kuroneko ～Adult Black Cat～ (黒猫 ～Adult Black Cat～^?)
2. Seishun no regret (青春のリグレット^?) (Reimy cover, 1984)

DVD

Live DVD Acid Black Cherry 2008 Tour "Black List" (2008.08.27)

1. Sins
2. Murder Licence
3. Rakuen (楽園^?)
4. Scar
5. Black Cherry
6. Aishitenai (愛してない^?)
7. Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻^?)
8. Dragon Carnival
9. Bit Stupid
10. Shoujo no Inori (少女の祈り^?)
11. SPELL MAGIC

1. Kimi ga Iru Kara: Acoustic Version (君がいるから: Acoustic Version^?)
2. Kono Aozora no Mukou ni: Acoustic Version (この青空の向こうに: Acoustic Version^?)
3. Prologue End: Acoustic Version
4. 20+∞ Century Boys

Live DVD Acid Black Cherry 2009 Tour "Q.E.D." (2010.3.24)

1. Opening
2. Mother
3. cord name 【JUSTICE】
4. I'm Not a Ghost
5. Tsumi to Batsu ~Kamisama no Alibi~ (罪と罰～神様のアリバイ～^?)
6. 1954 LOVE/HATE
7. Jigsaw (ジグソー^?)
8. Nemurihime (眠り姫^?)
9. Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘^?)
10. Black Cherry
11. Cherry Cherry (チェリーチェリー^?)
12. Murder Licence
13. Kuroi Taiyou (黒い太陽^?)
14. Shoujo no Inori (少女の祈り^?)
15. Spell Magic

1. Aishitenai: Acoustic Version (愛してない: Acoustic Version^?)
2. 20+∞ Century Boys
3. Maria
4. Dragon Carnival

Live DVD Acid Black Cherry 2010 Live "Rebirth" ~Live at Yokohama Arena & Osaka-Jo Hall~ (2011.02.26)

1. Scar
2. I'm Not a Ghost
3. Spell Magic
4. Shoujo no Inori (少女の祈り^?)
5. 1954 LOVE/HATE
6. Sins
7. Jigsaw (ジグソー^?)
8. Nemurihime (眠り姫^?)
9. Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘^?)
10. Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻^?)
11. Re:birth
12. Cherry Cherry (チェリーチェリー^?)
13. Kuroi Taiyou (黒い太陽^?)
14. Tsumi to Batsu ~Kamisama no Alibi~ (罪と罰～神様のアリバイ～^?)
15. cord name 【JUSTICE】

1. Aishitenai: Acoustic Version (愛してない: Acoustic Version^?)
2. Kono Aozora no Mukou ni: Acoustic Version (この青空の向こうに: Acoustic Version^?)
3. Kimi ga Iru Kara: Acoustic Version (君がいるから: Acoustic Version^?)
4. Prologue End
5. Black Cherry
6. Dragon Carnival

Live DVD Acid Black Cherry Tour 『2012』 (2012/10/17)

1. ~until~
2. doomsday clock
3. Pistol (ピストル^?)
4. CRISIS
5. Tsumi to Batsu ~Kamisama no Alibi~ (罪と罰～神様のアリバイ～^?)
6. Chou (蝶^?)
7. Yubiwa Monogatari (指輪物語^?)
8. ~the day~
9. Fallin' Angel
10. in the mirror
11. Yes (イエス^?)
12. so…Good night.
13. Cherry Cherry (チェリーチェリー^?)
14. Re:birth
15. Shoujo no Inori (少女の祈り^?)
16. Shoujo no Inori III (少女の祈りⅢ^?)
17. SPELL MAGIC

1. Fuyu no Maboroshi: Acoustic Version (冬の幻: Acoustic Version^?)
2. Kimi ga Iru Kara (君がいるから^?)
3. Sono Hi ga Kuru Made (その日が来るまで^?)
4. Shangri-La (シャングリラ^?)
5. ~comes~
6. Black Cherry
7. 20＋∞Century Boys

Live DVD Acid Black Cherry 5th Anniversary Live "Erect" (2013/07/17)

1. Opening
2. Maria
3. cord name 【JUSTICE】
4. Rakuen (楽園^?)
5. in the mirror
6. Jigsaw (ジグソー^?)
7. Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘^?)
8. 1954 LOVE/HATE
9. doomsday clock
10. Aishitenai (愛してない^?)
11. Yes (イエス^?)
12. Bit Stupid
13. Cherry Cherry (チェリーチェリー^?)
14. Murder Licence
15. Kuroi Taiyou (黒い太陽^?)
16. Pistol (ピストル^?)
17. Shoujo no Inori III (少女の祈りⅢ^?)
18. SPELL MAGIC

1. so…Good night.
2. Black Cherry
3. Prologue End
4. Shangri-La (シャングリラ^?)