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[[File:MERRY - Crisis Moment promo.jpg|right|420px|thumb|MERRY promoting "[[Crisis Moment]]" (2010)]]
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[[File:MERRY - Beautiful Freaks promo.jpg|right|405px|thumb|MERRY promoting ''[[Beautiful Freaks]]'' (2011) <br> Left to Right: Tetsu, Yuu, Gara, Ken'ichi, Nero]]
  
 
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'''MERRY''' (メリー) is a five member [[Eroguro|eroguro]] band under [[FREE-WILL]] that was formed by vocalist [[Gara]] (ex-[[After effect]]) and guitarist [[Yuu (MERRY)|Yuu]] (ex-[[Shiver (band)|Shiver]]) in October of 2001. The group's appearance in terms of costume and make-up is usually dark with suits and smeared make-up, but they've cut down on the smeared make-up. Their style of music is very catchy ranging from hard rock to beautiful ballads, and from mix jazz to swing and rock n' roll.
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'''MERRY''', previously written as just メリー, is a five member [[J-Rock|Japanese rock]] and [[:Category:Angura-Kei|angura-kei]] band influenced by the [[Ero Guro Nonsense|ero guro]] movement. [[Gara]] and [[Yuu (MERRY)|Yuu]] formed the group in the [[Kantou]] region of [[Japan]] in October of 2001. Having been an indies band on their own label [[Gekiyaku Records]], MERRY signed with [[Victor Entertainment Inc.|Victor Entertainment]] in 2005. In 2010, the group transferred labels to [[FREE-WILL]], and in the process changed their name to ''MERRY''. Their style of music ranges from hard rock to ballads, and from mix jazz to swing and rock n' roll.
 
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[File:Merry - Gekisei promo.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Merry promoting "[[Gekisei]]" (2008)]]
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===Studio Albums===
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[[File:Merry - Identity promo.png|right|275px|thumb|Merry promoting ''[[Identity (Merry album)|Identity]]'' (2009)]]
 
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===Albums===
 
 
* [2003.04.13] [[Gendai Stoic]] (現代ストイック; ''Present-Day Stoic'')
 
* [2003.04.13] [[Gendai Stoic]] (現代ストイック; ''Present-Day Stoic'')
 
* [2004.06.30] [[Modern Garde]] (モダンギャルド)
 
* [2004.06.30] [[Modern Garde]] (モダンギャルド)
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* [2007.11.07] [[Merry (album)|M.E.R.R.Y.]]
 
* [2007.11.07] [[Merry (album)|M.E.R.R.Y.]]
 
* [2009.02.25] [[Under-World (album)|under-world]] (アンダーワールド)
 
* [2009.02.25] [[Under-World (album)|under-world]] (アンダーワールド)
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* [2011.07.27] [[Beautiful Freaks]]
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* [2014.12.24] [[Nonsense Market|NOnsense MARKet]]
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* [2017.09.06] [[Mology]] (エムオロギー)
  
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===Other Albums===
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2005.06.01] [[Koseiha Blend Classic ~Oldies Tracks~|Koseiha Blend Classic ~OLDIES TRACKS~]] (個性派ブレンド クラシック; ''School of Identity Blend Classic'') (Best Album)
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* [2019.04.17] [[For Japanese Sheeple|for Japanese sheeple]]
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* [2009.11.07] [[Identity (Merry album)|Identity]] (アイデンティティー) (Live Album)
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===Best Albums===
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* [2005.06.01] [[Koseiha Blend Classic ~Oldies Tracks~|Koseiha Blend Classic ~OLDIES TRACKS~]] (個性派ブレンド クラシック; ''School of Identity Blend Classic'')  
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===Live Albums===
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* [2009.11.07] [[Identity (Merry album)|Identity]] (アイデンティティー)  
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
 
* [2002.02.23] [[High Collar-san ga Tooru (Merry)|High Collar-san ga Tooru]] (はいからさんが通る; ''Here Comes Miss Modern'')
 
* [2002.02.23] [[High Collar-san ga Tooru (Merry)|High Collar-san ga Tooru]] (はいからさんが通る; ''Here Comes Miss Modern'')
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* [2002.05.23] [[High Collar-san ga Tooru (Merry)|High Collar-san ga Tooru 2nd Press ni Ano Meikyoku Tsuika]] (はいからさんが通る 2ndプレスにあの名曲追加)
 
 
* [2002.09.15] [[Koseiha Blend ~Tasogare-hen~]] (個性派ブレンド～黄昏編～; ''The Twilit Volume'')
 
* [2002.09.15] [[Koseiha Blend ~Tasogare-hen~]] (個性派ブレンド～黄昏編～; ''The Twilit Volume'')
 
* [2002.11.17] [[Koseiha Blend ~Junjou Jounetsu-hen~]] (個性派ブレンド～純情・情熱編～; ''The Naive Passion Volume'')
 
* [2002.11.17] [[Koseiha Blend ~Junjou Jounetsu-hen~]] (個性派ブレンド～純情・情熱編～; ''The Naive Passion Volume'')
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* [2003.08.06] [[High Collar-san ga Tooru (Merry)|High Collar-san ga Toori Sugita Ato...]] (はいからさんが通りすぎた跡...)
 
 
* [2004.02.11] [[Japanese Modernist / R-246]] (ジャパニーズモダニスト)
 
* [2004.02.11] [[Japanese Modernist / R-246]] (ジャパニーズモダニスト)
 
* [2004.02.11] [[Tamerai Shuffle / Top|Tamerai Shuffle / T.O.P]] (躊躇いシャッフル; ''Faltering Shuffle'')
 
* [2004.02.11] [[Tamerai Shuffle / Top|Tamerai Shuffle / T.O.P]] (躊躇いシャッフル; ''Faltering Shuffle'')
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* [2005.03.16] [[Sakashima End Roll ~Phantom of the Gallery~|Sakashima End Roll ~phantom of the gallery~]] (さかしまエンドロール～phantom of the gallery～; ''Reverse End Roll'')
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* [2005.03.16] [[Sakashima End Roll ~Phantom of the Gallery~|Sakashima End Roll ~phantom of the gallery~]] (さかしまエンドロール; ''Reverse End Roll'')
 
* [2006.05.24] [[Sayonara Rain]] (さよなら雨 (レイン); ''Farewell Rain'')
 
* [2006.05.24] [[Sayonara Rain]] (さよなら雨 (レイン); ''Farewell Rain'')
 
* [2006.06.21] [[Ringo to Uso]] (林檎と嘘; ''Apples and Lies'')
 
* [2006.06.21] [[Ringo to Uso]] (林檎と嘘; ''Apples and Lies'')
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* [2010.08.04] [[The Cry Against... / Monochrome]] (モノクローム)
 
* [2010.08.04] [[The Cry Against... / Monochrome]] (モノクローム)
 
* [2010.10.06] [[Crisis Moment]] (クライシスモメント)
 
* [2010.10.06] [[Crisis Moment]] (クライシスモメント)
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* [2010.12.01] [[Yakou (MERRY)|Yakou]] (夜光; ''Nocturnal Luminescence'')
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* [2012.05.02] [[Gunjou (MERRY)|Gunjou]] (群青)
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* [2013.02.06] [[Fukurou (MERRY)|Fukurou]] (梟)
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* [2013.08.10] [[Mado -Replay-|Mado -replay-]] (窓 -replay-)
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* [2013.11.06] [[Zero (MERRY)|ZERO]] (ZERO -ゼロ-)
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* [2015.02.27] [[Happy Life|Happy life]]
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* [2016.01.27] [[Heijitsu no Onna]] (平日の女)
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* [2017.02.01] [[Kasa to Ame]] (傘と雨)
  
 
===Other Singles===
 
===Other Singles===
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* [2004.07.13] [[New Standard Renaissance]] (ニュースタンダード ルネサンス)
 
* [2004.07.13] [[New Standard Renaissance]] (ニュースタンダード ルネサンス)
 
* [2005.09.10] [[Rare Chemical Rhetoric|rare Chemical Rhetoric]] (rareケミカルレトリック)
 
* [2005.09.10] [[Rare Chemical Rhetoric|rare Chemical Rhetoric]] (rareケミカルレトリック)
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* [2008.05.03] [[Midnight Shangrila / Karappo na Uta ~Final Cut~|Midnight Shangrila / Karappo na Uta ~final cut~]] (空っぽな歌～final cut～; ''Empty Song'')
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* [2008.05.03] [[Midnight Shangrila / Karappo na Uta ~Final Cut~|Midnight Shangrila / Karappo na Uta ~final cut~]] (空っぽな歌; ''Empty Song'')
 
* [2009.07.04] [[Burst EP|BURST EP]]
 
* [2009.07.04] [[Burst EP|BURST EP]]
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* [2011.03.19] [[Hameln (MERRY)|Hameln]] (ハーメルン)
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* [2018.11.07] [[Sheeple|sheeple]]
  
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===Video Releases===
 
* [2003.08.29] [[Violet Harenchi ~030829 Limited Edition~]] (バイオレットハレンチ; ''Violet Infamy'')
 
* [2003.08.29] [[Violet Harenchi ~030829 Limited Edition~]] (バイオレットハレンチ; ''Violet Infamy'')
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* [2005.12.21] [[Sci-Fi Nu Chemical Rhetoric ~First Cut~ Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou 2005.09.10|SCI-FI nu Chemical Rhetoric ~first cut~ Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou 2005.09.10]] (SCI-FI nuケミカルレトリック～first cut～日比谷野外大音楽堂 2005年9月10日)
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* [2005.12.21] [[Sci-Fi Nu Chemical Rhetoric ~First Cut~ Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou 2005.09.10|SCI-FI nu Chemical Rhetoric ~first cut~ Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou 2005.09.10]] (SCI-FI nuケミカルレトリック 日比谷野外大音楽堂 2005年9月10日)
 
* [2006.02.01] [[Last Indies Tour ~Shambara to the Core~ Act.2|LAST INDIES TOUR ~Shambara to the CORE~ ACT.2]]
 
* [2006.02.01] [[Last Indies Tour ~Shambara to the Core~ Act.2|LAST INDIES TOUR ~Shambara to the CORE~ ACT.2]]
 
* [2006.03.31] [[Last Indies Tour ~Shambara to the Core~ Act.1|LAST INDIES TOUR ~Shambara to the CORE~ ACT.1]]
 
* [2006.03.31] [[Last Indies Tour ~Shambara to the Core~ Act.1|LAST INDIES TOUR ~Shambara to the CORE~ ACT.1]]
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* [2009.08.26] [[Tour 09 Under-World (Gi Go)|TOUR09 under-world [GI・GO]]]
 
* [2009.08.26] [[Tour 09 Under-World (Gi Go)|TOUR09 under-world [GI・GO]]]
 
* [2009.11.07] [[Burst EP DVD / Live at Shinjuku Loft|BURST EP DVD / Live at Shinjuku Loft]] (新宿ロフト)
 
* [2009.11.07] [[Burst EP DVD / Live at Shinjuku Loft|BURST EP DVD / Live at Shinjuku Loft]] (新宿ロフト)
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* [2012.08.08] [[MERRY 10th Anniversary New Legend OF High Color "6Days"|MERRY 10th Anniversary NEW LEGEND OF HIGH COLOR "6DAYS"]]
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* [2013.07.31] [[Core Limited Live DVD MERRY Very Best 20121130 Akasaka Blitz ~Special 2night "Shiroi Hitsuji" "Kuroi Hitsuji"|CORE LIMITED LIVE DVD MERRY VERY BEST 20121130 Akasaka BLITZ ~Special 2night "Shiroi Hitsuji" "Kuroi Hitsuji"]] (CORE LIMITED LIVE DVD MERRY VERY BEST 20121130 赤坂BLITZ ～Special 2night【白い羊】【黒い羊】～)
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* [2016.06.22] [[Nonsense Market Final -Saishuukai- Final Ex Theater Roppongi|NOnsenSe MARkeT FINAL -Saishuukai- 2016.2.7 EX THEATER ROPPONGI]]
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* [2018.05.23] [[47 Todoufuken Tour System Mology ~Agitate Final "Kindan" 2018.2.3 Nihon Seinenkan|47 Todoufuken TOUR System Mology ~AGITATE FINAL "Kindan" 2018.2.3 Nihon Seinenkan]] (47都道府県TOUR システム エムオロギー ～AGITATE FINAL「禁断」 2018.2.3 日本青年館)
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===Compilations / Collaborations===
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* [2002.05.29] ''[[Yougenkyou 2]]'' (妖幻鏡) (#1 "Rojiura Melancholy Remix")
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* [2002.12.11] ''[[Stand Proud! 3|STAND PROUD! 3]]'' (#4 "Strength Beyond Strength")
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* [2007.12.19] ''[[LUNA SEA Memorial Cover Album -Rebirth-|LUNA SEA MEMORIAL COVER ALBUM -Re:birth-]]'' (#4 "PRECIOUS...")
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* [2010.02.24] ''[[THE BLUE HEARTS "25th Anniversary" Tribute|THE BLUE HEARTS "25th Anniversary" TRIBUTE]]'' (#13 "Minagoroshi no Melody")
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* [2010.11.10] ''[[Pierrot to Suika to 88 Rider]]'' (ピエロとスイカと88ライダー) (#07 "Shinjuku Nana")
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* [2010.12.01] ''[[Romantist ~THE STALIN, Endou Michirou Tribute Album~|ROMANTIST ~THE STALIN, Endou Michirou Tribute Album~]]'' (遠藤ミチロウ) (#10 "Odyssey, 1985, SEX")
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* [2011.01.26] ''[[Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-|CRUSH! -90's V-Rock best hit cover songs-]]'' (#13 "Schwein no Isu")
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* [2011.04.20] [[Daisuke]] - ''[[Shikkoku no Hikari (album)|Shikkoku no Hikari]]'' (#3 "Glide", #6 "Chikadou ni Nagareru, Aru Hitori no Otoko no "Hitsuu na Sakebi" ni mo Nita Melody", #8 "Honrou", #11 "Sousou")
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* [2012.07.04] ''[[Parade II ~Respective Tracks of BUCK-TICK~|PARADE II ~RESPECTIVE TRACKS OF BUCK-TICK~]]'' (#12 "Aku no Hana")
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* [2017.09.13] ''[[D'ERLANGER Tribute Album ~Stairway to Heaven~|D'ERLANGER TRIBUTE ALBUM ~Stairway to Heaven~]]'' (#9 "SO...")
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* [2017.11.22] ''[[Tribute of MUCC -En-|TRIBUTE OF MUCC -en-]]'' (CD 2 #6 "Ieji")
  
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
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[[File:Merry - HCKS S.jpg|100px]]
  
 
* [2005.06.30] High Collar Kaitai Shinsho (Ue) (ハイカラ解体新書(上))  
 
* [2005.06.30] High Collar Kaitai Shinsho (Ue) (ハイカラ解体新書(上))  
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* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/merry/ Merry @ Victor Entertainment Inc.]
 
* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/merry/ Merry @ Victor Entertainment Inc.]
  
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[[Category:Japanese Bands]]
 
[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
[[Category:J-Rock]]
 
[[Category:J-Jazz]]
 
[[Category:J-Jazz]]
 
[[Category:Angura-Kei]]
 
[[Category:Angura-Kei]]

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MERRY promoting Beautiful Freaks (2011)
Left to Right: Tetsu, Yuu, Gara, Ken'ichi, Nero

MERRY, previously written as just メリー, is a five member Japanese rock and angura-kei band influenced by the ero guro movement. Gara and Yuu formed the group in the Kantou region of Japan in October of 2001. Having been an indies band on their own label Gekiyaku Records, MERRY signed with Victor Entertainment in 2005. In 2010, the group transferred labels to FREE-WILL, and in the process changed their name to MERRY. Their style of music ranges from hard rock to ballads, and from mix jazz to swing and rock n' roll.

Members

Discography

Studio Albums

Mini-Albums

Best Albums

Live Albums

  • [2009.11.07] Identity (アイデンティティー)

Singles

Other Singles

Video Releases

Compilations / Collaborations

Books

Merry - HCKS U.jpg Merry - HCKS S.jpg

  • [2005.06.30] High Collar Kaitai Shinsho (Ue) (ハイカラ解体新書(上))
  • [2005.06.30] High Collar Kaitai Shinsho (Shita) (ハイカラ解体新書(下))

External Links

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