SID

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Promotional image for One Way(2009)

SID (シド) is a Japanese rock band under Sony Music Entertainment. They made their major debut in the end of 2005, which was bolstered by their large fanbase. They are rapidly gaining popularity, as evidenced by the speed with which they sell out all of their releases.

Members

• Mao (vocals)
• Shinji (guitar)
• Aki (bass)
• Yuuya (drums)

Information

SID was formed in 2003 by Mao and Aki. Shinji and Yuuya were added as members very soon after and the band was picked up by Danger Crue Records, a prolific visual-kei and J-Rock label. They started as a visual-kei band, though as of 2006 they have dropped that image.

When Miyavi had to cancel his appearance at Anime Central in May of 2004, SID was chosen to fill the spot (before they had signed under Danger Crue Records) and have since gained quite the following in the United States. At the time of their performance, however, they had not yet released a single in Japan. Anime Central was the first place their singles were available.

Their goal for 2006 is to break into the major scene, beginning with their single Sweet? which was markably less visually oriented as well as much more poppy musically than their previous works, which had tended to maintain a certain blues edge. Since then they have enjoyed a moderate amount of success on the Oricon charts.

Trivia

• Hiroki of ORANGE RANGE is a big fan of SID.
• Mao says they have been aiming to get out of visual-kei since the beginning.
• They often appear very eccentric publicly, recording messages while acting drunk or otherwise oddly.

Discography

Albums

• [2004.12.22] Ren'ai (憐哀 -レンアイ-; Pitiful)
• [2005.11.16] Hoshi no Miyako (星の都; Capital of the Star)
• [2006.11.08] play
• [2008.02.20] Sentimental Macchiato (センチメンタルマキアート)
• [2008.08.13] Side B complete collection ~e.B~ (B-side Best Album)
• [2009.07.01] hikari

Singles

• [2004.03.28] Kaijou-Ban (会場盤)
• [2004.04.04] Tsuhan-Ban (通販盤)
• [2004.06.06] Ryutsu-Ban (流通盤)
• [2005.07.20] paint pops
• [2005.10.12] Sweet?
• [2006.02.08] Hosoi Koe (ホソイコエ; Thin Voice)
• [2006.06.14] chapter 1
• [2006.08.16] Otegami (御手紙; Honorable Letter)
• [2007.04.04] smile
• [2007.07.11] Natsukoi (夏恋; Summer Love)
• [2007.09.26] Mitsuyubi (蜜指～ミツユビ～; Honey Fingers)
• [2007.12.05] Namida no Ondo (涙の温度; Temperature of Tears)
• [2008.10.29] Monochrome no Kiss (モノクロのキス; Kiss of Monochrome)
• [2009.01.14] Nidome no Kanojo (2℃目の彼女; Two Dioptres Girl)
• [2009.04.29] Uso (嘘; Lie)
• [2009.11.11] one way

DVD

• [2007.02.07] SIDNAD vol.1 ~film of "play"~
• [2008.05.14] SIDNAD vol.2 ~CLIPS ONE~
• [2008.10.15] SIDNAD vol.3 ~TOUR 2008 Sentimental Macchiato~ (センチメンタルマキアート)
• [2010.02.xx] SIDNAD vol.4 ~TOUR 2009 hikari~

External Links

• SID Official Site