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'''Kra''' is a [[J-Rock|Japanese rock]] band under [[PS Company]]. The band signed with [[PluS label]] and debuted in August 2001. On May 18th, 2002, they released their first demo single [[Brise]]. Around November of that year they signed on with [[PS Company]] after they released their [[Hard Lolita]] demo tape. Kra is considered as a major band and debuted with  the single [[Heart Balance]] on September 21th, 2006.
 
  
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Their music is a mix of pop, rock and a bit of jazz. They have an alter-ego band called [[36481?]] and released mini album that contains four cover songs of other [[PS]] Company artists in 2004.
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'''Kra''' is a three member [[J-Rock|Japanese rock]] band of the [[Visual-Kei|visual-kei]] variety. They signed with [[PluS label]] and debuted in August of 2001. On May 18th, 2002, they released their first demo tape "[[Brise (Kra)|Brise]]". Around November of that year they signed on with [[PS COMPANY]]. Kra is a major band and debuted with their third single "[[Heart Balance]]" on September 21st, 2006. Their music is a mix of pop, rock and a bit of jazz.
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They also had an alter-ego band called ''36481?'', which released a single in March of 2004 titled "[[Fiction (36481)|Fiction]]" of four cover songs of other PS COMPANY artists. Outside of occasional lives as 36481? in 2004 and the single's reprinting, the side project has been dormant.
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On December 13th, 2010 it was announced that after their ''Heart to Heart ~Kanjou no Rinkaku~'' tour finale at Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall on December 28th, [[Mai (Kra)|Mai]] would both be departing from Kra and retiring from the music industry, due to continuing poor health. Despite this, the group will still continue on without Mai.<ref>"[http://www.pscompany.co.jp/kra/news20101213.html Kra舞, 引退のお知らせ]" ''Official Website''. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-14.</ref>
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==Members==
 
==Members==
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* [[Keiyuu]] (景夕): Vocals, Piano, Secondary Guitar
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===Current Members===
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* [[Mai (Kra)|Mai]] (舞): Guitar
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* [[Keiyuu]] (景夕) - Vocals
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* [[Yura]] (結良): Bass
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* [[Taizo]] (タイゾ) - Guitar
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* [[Yasuno]] (靖乃): Drums
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* [[Yura]] (結良) - Bass
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* [[Yasuno]] (靖乃) - Drums
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===Former Members===
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* [[Mai (Kra)|Mai]] (舞) - Guitar
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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===Albums===
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[[File:36481.jpg|right|260px|thumb|Kra as '''36481?''' (2004)]]
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* [2007.03.07] [[Dhar.Ma|dhar・ma]]
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[[File:Kra - bird promo.jpg|right|260px|thumb|Kra promoting "[[Bird (Kra)|bird]]" (2009)]]
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* [2008.03.21] [[Escape (Kra)|Escape]] (エスケープ)
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[[File:Kra - GURICO promo.jpg|right|260px|thumb|Kra promoting ''[[Gurico|GURICO]]'' (2010)]]
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* [2009.02.04] [[Life ~Today is a Very Good Day to Die~|Life ~Today is a very good day to Die~]]
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===Studio Albums===
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* [2010.02.24] [[Twinkle star Best 2006-2009|Twinkle star BEST 2006-2009]] (best album)
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* [2007.03.07] [[Dharma|dhar・ma]]
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* [2008.03.12] [[Escape (Kra)|Escape]] (エスケープ)
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* [2009.02.04] [[Life ~Today Is a Very Good Day to Die~|Life ~Today is a very good day to Die~]]
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* [2010.11.24] [[Gurico|GURICO]]
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* [2011.10.26] [[Naro to Torte]] (ナロとトルテ)
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* [2013.02.27] [[Joker's Kingdom|Joker’s KINGDOM]]
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* [2014.04.23] [[Satahinato]] (サタヒナト)
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* [2015.10.14] [[Tsugi no Monogatari]] (次の物語)
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* [2017.01.22] [[Kra no Susume]] (Kraのすゝめ)
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===Best Albums===
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* [2010.02.24] [[Twinkle Star Best 2006-2009|Twinkle star BEST 2006-2009]]
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* [2010.04.16] [[Transmigration Best 2003-2005|Transmigration BEST 2003-2005]]
  
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
===Mini-Albums===
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* [2002.10.30] [[Boku to no Himitsu]] (ぼくとの秘密) (indie)
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* [2002.10.30] [[Boku to no Himitsu]] (僕との秘密; ''And My Secret'')
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* [2003.01.29] [[Kimi ni Shitsumon!]] (きみに質問!) (indie)
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* [2003.01.29] [[Kimi ni Shitsumon!]] (きみに質問!; ''Ask Your Question!'')
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* [2003.05.07] [[Circus Shounen]] (サーカス少年) (indie)
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* [2003.05.07] [[Circus Shounen]] (サーカス少年; ''Circus Boy'')
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* [2003.10.29] [[Brahman (Kra)|Brahman]] (ブラフマン) (indie)
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* [2003.10.29] [[Artman (mini-album)|Artman]] (アートマン)
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* [2003.10.29] [[Artman (Kra mini-album)|Artman]] (アートマン) (indie)
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* [2003.10.29] [[Brahman (Kra)|Brahman]] (ブラフマン)
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* [2005.04.20] [[Shiki Tabi no Samposha]] (四季旅の散歩者) (indie)
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* [2005.04.20] [[Shiki Tabi no Sanposha]] (四季旅の散歩者; ''A Stroller's Four-Season Long Trip'')
 
* [2005.08.17] [[Acid Marchen|ACID Märchen]]
 
* [2005.08.17] [[Acid Marchen|ACID Märchen]]
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* [2006.03.08] [[Krabian Night]] (ケラビアンナイト) (indie)
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* [2006.03.08] [[Hoshizora Ressha no Kiteki wo Kikinagara]] (星空列車の汽笛を聞きながら)
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* [2006.03.08] [[Hoshizora Ressha no Kiteki wo Kikinagara]] (星空列車の汽笛を聞きながら) (indie)
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* [2006.03.08] [[Krabian Night]] (ケラビアンナイト)
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* [2007.09.26] [[Creatures]]
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* [2007.09.26] [[Creatures (Kra)|Creatures]]
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* [2016.09.14] [[Uchuu Traveler CORE ban]] (宇宙トラベラー　CORE版)
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* [2016.09.14] [[Uchuu Traveler CELL ban]] (宇宙トラベラー　CELL版)
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2004.03.10] [[Kuu]] (クゥ) (indie)
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* [2004.03.10] [[Kuu]] (クゥ)
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* [2005.03.23] [[Yaneura no Kanrinin]] (屋根裏の管理人) (indie)
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* [2005.03.23] [[Yaneura no Kanrinin]] (屋根裏の管理人; ''Caretaker of the Attic'')
 
* [2006.09.21] [[Heart Balance]] (ハートバランス)
 
* [2006.09.21] [[Heart Balance]] (ハートバランス)
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* [2006.12.06] [[Artman (Kra single)|artman]]
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* [2006.12.06] [[Artman (single)|artman]]
 
* [2008.01.23] [[Yell (Kra)|Yell]]
 
* [2008.01.23] [[Yell (Kra)|Yell]]
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* [2008.05.14] [[Kizuna (Kra)|Kizuna]] (絆-キズナ-)
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* [2008.05.14] [[Kizuna (Kra)|Kizuna]] (絆-キズナ-; ''Bonds'')
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* [2008.10.08] [[Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe]] (雨音はショパンの調べ)
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* [2008.10.08] [[Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe (Kra)|Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe]] (雨音はショパンの調べ; ''The Sound of Rainfall is Chopin's Melody'')
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* [2009.06.10] [[Love Lab]] (ラブラボ)
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* [2009.06.10] [[Love Laboratory|LOVE LABORATORY]] (ラブラボ)
 
* [2009.10.28] [[Bird (Kra)|bird]]
 
* [2009.10.28] [[Bird (Kra)|bird]]
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* [2010.08.18] [[Dennoo Imagination]] (デンノヲ空想理論; ''Cyber Imagination'')
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* [2011.06.01] [[Fushigi na Sekai Kara no Shoutaijou]] (不思議な世界からの招待状; ''An Invitation from the World of Wonder'')
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* [2012.05.30] [[Honne]] (ホンネ)
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* [2012.09.26] [[Kakusei Distortion]] (覚醒ディストーション)
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* [2013.09.11] [[Clown's Crown]]
  
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===Demo tapes===
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===Other Singles===
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* [2002.05.18] [[Brise]]
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* [2002.05.18] [[Brise (Kra)|Brise]] <small>(Demo)</small>
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* [2002.11.03] [[Hard Lolita]] (ハードロリータ)
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* [2002.11.03] [[(Hard-Lolita)|[Hard-Lolita]]] <small>(Demo)</small>
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* [2002.12.23] [[Romantic (Kra)|Romantic]] (ろまんちっく)
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* [2004.03.10] [[Fiction (36481)|Fiction]] (フィクション) <small>('''36481?''')</small>
  
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===DVD / VHS===
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===DVDs===
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* [2004.12.22] [[Meisaku Gekijo]] (迷作劇場)
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* [2005.11.23] [[Meisaku Gekijou 2004.8.25 Shibuya O-EAST Kra/36481 One Man Tour Final|Meisaku Gekijou 2004.8.25 Shibuya O-EAST Kra/36481? One Man Tour Final]] (迷作劇場)
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* [2007.03.28] [[Court of Justice|COURT of JUSTICE]]
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* [2007.03.28] [[Kra Live 2006 Court of Justice Shibuya Kokaido|Kra Live 2006 Court Of justice Shibuya Kokaido]]
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* [2008.07.23] [[2008 Oneman Live "Noon Biraki da yo Zenin Shuugou!!"|2008 ONEMAN LIVE "Noon Biraki da yo Zenin Shuugou!!"]] (2008 ONEMAN LIVE「野音開きだよ 全員集合!!」)
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* [2008.07.23] [[Yaonbirakidayo Zeninshugo|YAONBIRAKIDAYO ZENINSHUGO]]
 
* [2008.10.08] [[Kraction]]
 
* [2008.10.08] [[Kraction]]
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* [2010.07.07] [[Nihon Zenkoku Mankai Sengen ~Sakimakuri Keihou Hatsurei~ Yaon Biraki da yo Zenin Shuugou!! Part 2]] (日本全国満開宣言~咲きまくり警報発令~野音開きだよ全員集合)
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* [2011.03.31] [[Kra Tour 2010 Final "Heart to Heart ~Kanjou no Rinkaku~" @ Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall|Kra TOUR 2010 FINAL "Heart to Heart ~Kanjou no Rinkaku~" @ Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall]] (感情の輪郭; ''The Contours of Emotions'')
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==Discography as Tequila==
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===Singles===
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* [2015.06.17] [[Kung-Fu Lady]]
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==Books==
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[[File:Kra no Kanata.jpg|100px]]
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* [2008.09.11] Kra no Kanata (ケラのカナタ; ''The Other Side of Kra'')
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.pscompany.co.jp/kra/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.pscompany.co.jp/kra/index.html Official Website]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/kra-keiyu/ Keiyu's Official Blog]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/kraofficial Official MySpace]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/kra-mai/ Mai's Official Blog]
 
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* [http://ameblo.jp/kra-yura/ Yura's Official Blog]
 
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* [http://ameblo.jp/kra-yasuno/ Yasuno's Official Blog]
 
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* [http://say-hello.ohfunkymusic.net/ SAYHELLO! - Unofficial Kra Fansite]
 
  
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[[Category:Groups]]
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[[Category:Japanese Bands]]
 
[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
[[Category:J-Rock]]
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[[Category:Visual-Kei]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 19 March 2017

Kra promoting Naro to Torte (2011)
Left to Right: Yura, Keiyuu, Yasuno, Taizo

Kra is a three member Japanese rock band of the visual-kei variety. They signed with PluS label and debuted in August of 2001. On May 18th, 2002, they released their first demo tape "Brise". Around November of that year they signed on with PS COMPANY. Kra is a major band and debuted with their third single "Heart Balance" on September 21st, 2006. Their music is a mix of pop, rock and a bit of jazz.

They also had an alter-ego band called 36481?, which released a single in March of 2004 titled "Fiction" of four cover songs of other PS COMPANY artists. Outside of occasional lives as 36481? in 2004 and the single's reprinting, the side project has been dormant.

On December 13th, 2010 it was announced that after their Heart to Heart ~Kanjou no Rinkaku~ tour finale at Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall on December 28th, Mai would both be departing from Kra and retiring from the music industry, due to continuing poor health. Despite this, the group will still continue on without Mai.[1]

Members

Current Members

Former Members

  • Mai (舞) - Guitar

Discography

Kra as 36481? (2004)
Kra promoting "bird" (2009)
Kra promoting GURICO (2010)

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Other Singles

DVDs

Discography as Tequila

Singles

Books

Kra no Kanata.jpg

  • [2008.09.11] Kra no Kanata (ケラのカナタ; The Other Side of Kra)

References

  1. ↑ "Kra舞, 引退のお知らせ" Official Website. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

External Links

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