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 Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:33 pm
.:SENERITY STATION:.
The brilliant light that shines upon us, awakens us now...
.:Chaptires:.
Senerity Station - you are here -
Band History
About the Members
Discography
Guild Photobook
Welcome to the HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR Information Section. You are currently in the Serenity Station (yes yes, that is Kingdom Hearts). There's nothing here, except for the Table of Chaptires.
NEXT STOP : Band History
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:29 pm
.:BAND HISTORY:.
The road is endless and continues on and on.[this is taken from INSOMNIA and INSOMNIA took it from Tokyo-Nights. mychasi is sorry, but really, to write one myself would be a waste of time. This one is amazing.]
Their Early Days and the formation of ANTI-NOBUNAGA
While attending High School in Okinawa, Japan, members MEG and SASSY were continuously performing in a Metallica cover band. They soon sought to make music beyond cover songs and decided to form a new band. They recruited fellow classmates Kazuto, mACKAz and Yuusuke who all used to be in their own bands. Together they formed the band ANTI-NOBUNAGA and started to impress the Okinawan rock scene with their impressive musical talents.
In the summer of 2003, ANTI-NOBUNAGA made an outstanding performance in a rock festival hosted by Spice Records (The label who had formerly introduced ORANGE RANGE to the Okinawan audience) and earned themselves a spot in the "Okinawa 2003 Compilation". At this point, the band was beginning to gain recognition in the music industry, but little did they know that they were about to take a leap of faith that would change their fate forever.
The Maakii Miracle
At the time, a teen-vocalist-in-training by the name of Maakii was inside Spice Records' studios discussing her plans to go to Canada in order to improve her English speaking skills. It was at that time that she was asked by ANTI-NOBUNAGA to watch them perform. Maakii was half-nervous and half-anxious about the whole thing, but as she saw the band's energetic performance, she realized she had never experience anything like it. With that, Maakii was able to identify with the band's dream of creating their own style of music, one that is unique and expressive. Putting behind all her previous plans of becoming a solo female artist, Maakii placed her trust into the band's determination and decided to join them in their journey to create the strongest band in the nation.
The HIGH and the MIGHTY
With the addition of Maakii into the band, the members felt that the band's formation has changed too much to remain being ANTI-NOBUNAGA. So with that, a new name for the band was proposed to be made. SASSY suggested the name "High Color" or "HAIKARA", which in Japanese also means to be "stylish" or "fashionable". However Yuusuke thought it was missing something and came up with "High and Mighty", which felt close to the kind of music they were going to be making. They combined the two suggestions to make HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, and thus the band was born.
Being newly formed, the band spent the best part of 2004 tuning-up and perfecting their music style with pre-recordings and studio rehearsals. Spice Records kept the doors tightly shut to protect their newly-found secret weapon. In September of that year, Spice Records hosted the "Music Picnic" rock festival. HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR was unleashed in this festival and took the music industry by storm. The new combination certainly proved to create an extravagant and electrifying performance.
The Phantom Record
In that way, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR started their career as J-Rock Indie artists. In November 2004, Spice Records brought Haikara to their debut CD single OVER. Although the single was sold only at Tower Records' main branches and major CD stores in Okinawa, all 1,500 copies were sold out in just about a month. This was huge success for an indie artist and proved that Haikara wasn't there to play games. As a result of this momentum, H&MC soon found themselves enjoying massive media exposure. The single, only existing in those 1,500 sold out copies, is now dubbed The Phantom Record among fans because of its rareity.
The Destiny that awaits
Seeing the huge success of Haikara's debut, Sony Music Entertainment took action and licensed HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR in December 2004 as their label's newest J-Rock group. With their Indie days flying past them just like that, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR were on their way to becoming Professional J-Pop artists.
While planning the release of their 1st official single, PRIDE, samples of the song found its way to the animation studio behind Gundam SEED Destiny and the song was chosen to become the anime's 2nd Opening Theme because the lyrics fitted perfectly with the storyline of the series.
In January 26 2005, PRIDE was released and marked HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR's debut as Professional J-Pop artists. The single reached #2 in the Oricon sales charts, making HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR one of the very few artists who have managed to reach the Top 3 of the charts within their first appearance in the industry. The success of PRIDE showed that HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR was rapidly gaining recognition in the whole of Japan.
G∞VER era
After debuting as Professional Artists, the band was determined more than ever to show everyone what they are made of. 2005 saw a river-full of releases from HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, including 5 full singles, a remix single and their first full-length album.
The hit Indies single OVER was re-recorded in Sony's studios and re-released in April as Haikara's 2nd Single. Following that, H&MC wanted to show everyone that they have the potential to do a wide range of songs, not just the heavy-rock they've been known for. Their singles RUN☆RUN☆RUN and Days proved Haikara to be versatile in all kinds of music, from rock to uptempo to slow ballads.
Less than a month after their 4th Single's release, the band unveils their 1st album, G∞VER which again emphasizes the range of musicality within the band. The album was welcomed warmly by the fans, sailing up to the #5 position in the Oricon charts, but apart from the strong singles within the album, the full potential of HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR was yet to be seen.
Getting BLEACHed
Still in the year 2005, a meer 2 weeks after the release of G∞VER, everyone was caught off-guard when Haikara opened the curtains announcing their 5th Single, STYLE ～get glory in this hand～. With a brand-new music video airing as an MTV-exclusive, only a few days had passed when news came that Haikara's 6th Single Ichirin no Hana was also about to air for BLEACH anime's 3rd Opening Theme. Piling releases on top of one another, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR came to grab the attention of everyone in the J-Pop and J-Rock music industry, fans were growing ecstatic from the amount of new releases they were going to get.
Gou On PROGRESSIVE era
Both STYLE and Ichirin no Hana brought H&MC back to their hard-edge roots, displaying powerhouse performances and expressive vocals. As HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR busied themselves promoting their newest singles, STYLE came into stores in November as the year 2005 came to a close. Ichirin no Hana saw huge success once again as the publicity and anticipation from the hit anime BLEACH led to a whole new wave of fans because of its large base of viewers. The single marked the #2 spot on the Oricon charts once again, just like its predecessor PRIDE, making this one of their most successful singles.
Meanwhile, the release of HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR's 1st DVD titled Video G∞VER was drawing near. It featured all the music videos from the singles of G∞VER and extras such as a DIRECTOR'S CUT version of Days as well as a never-before-seen music video of OVER (Indies Version) showcasing H&MC's indie days and performances.
February 2006 came as the wave of new-releases finally came to an end, and the fans were thinking that H&MC would take a short break before releasing their next single. Despite how hard the band has worked in 2005, H&MC came out to surprise everyone again with a 2-week countdown on their site to the announcement of their brand-new 2nd full-length Album. This came to be a really pleasant surprise as no one suspected an album after only two single releases. Furthermore, the Album was to feature 14 songs, which meant the fans will be getting 12 new songs, more than ever before!
On April 2006, the 2nd Album, Gou On PROGRESSIVE was released, along with a music video for the song "Here I am" to help promote the album. This album proved to be Haikara's best yet, showcasing their taleted works in pure rock edged songs. Meanwhile, despite all the work they've done thusfar, the band's musical gifts seemed to be improving with every release. Both Maakii and Yuusuke were taking lessons from professional vocalists to improve their singing skills, and the result stood out tremendously in the second album showcasing fresh unique vocals in almost every track of the album.
Beyond 2006
With that, 2006 already looks like it's going to be another great year for HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR. The fans are expecting many great things from this powerhouse rock band, and with continual improvements, who knows what kind of music they will be capable of bringing to us next.
[by the way, mychasi dislikes the usage of Maakii. Maybe we will write one ourselves?]
NEXT STATION : About the Members
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:40 pm
.:BAND MEMBERS:.
Anxiety and pride fly in my heart.
[pictures coming soon]
Maki/Maakii/Maaki/Makii
Role - Vocalist/Frontman
Birthday - 23.8.1987
Current Age - 19
Blood Type - A
Yuusuke/Yusuke
Role - Vocalist, MACHiNE GUN VOX, Hype Man (growing out of that)
Birthday - 25.1.1985
Current Age - 21
Blood Type - O
MEG/Megu
Role - Guitarist
Birthday - 15.11.1984
Current Age - 21
Blood Type - B
Kazuto/Kazu
Role - Guitarist
Birthday - 18.9.1984
Current Age - 21
Blood Type - B
mACKAz/Makazu
Role - Bassist
Birthday - 15.7.1984
Current Age - 22
Blood Type - AB
SASSY/Sashi
Role - Drummer
Birthday - 23.8.1984
Current Age - 22
Blood Type B
NEXT STATION : Discography
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:53 pm
. biggrin ISCOGRAPHY:.
Deep despair attacks me in the darkness of the night depressing my heart, but...
[very basic right now. like everything else, give mychasi some time.]
PRIDE Single
-PRIDE
-Hikaru KAKERA
-all alone
-PRIDE Instrumental
OVER Single
-OVER
-change
-INSOMNIA
-OVER Instrumental
RUN*RUN*RUN Single
-RUN*RUN*RUN
-Hopelessness
-RUN*RUN*RUN Instrumental
Days Single
-Days
-seek
FIRST ALBUM - GooVER - 14.9.2005
-GooVER
-NOTICE
-PRIDE
-Naked
-OVER
-Days
-Sweet Escape
-RUN*RUN*RUN
-What for...
-RAIN
-With YOU
STYLE ~get glory in this hand~ Single
-STYLE ~get glory in this hand~
-energy
Ichirin no Hana Single
-Ichirin no Hana
-Warped Reflection
-Ichirin no Hana ~huge hollow mix~
-Ichirin no Hana Instrumental
SECOND ALBUM - Gouon Progressive - 5.4.2006
-Ichirin no Hana
-for Dear...
-"Here I am"
-Houseki no Namida
-Mizutama RAMUNE
-Haitoku no Jounetsu
-Tsumi
-RIARU WAARUDO
-A PLACE TO GO
-STYLE ~get glory in this hand~
-PAARUSHADOU
-Kuro AGEHA Mau Oka
-Hoshizora ni Furu Yuki
-GAADEN OBU MY HAATO
DIVE into YOURSELF Single
-DIVE into YOURSELF
-Flying Music
UNRELEASED SINGLE - Enrai ~ Tooku ni Aru Akari
-Enrai ~ Tooku ni Aru Akari
-Kaeri Michi no Orenji
-Enrai ~ Tooku ni Aru Akari Instrumental
NEXT STATION : Guild Photobook
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:56 pm
.:GUILD PHOTOBOOK:.
I'm wandering around destiny touched by your faint smile.
No use pretending that it exists. Because it doesn't. It'll be up soon enough though, please be patient.
END OF THE LINE.
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