MERRY

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

• Gara (ガラ) - Vocals
• Yuu (結生) - Guitar
• Kenichi (健一) - Guitar
• Tetsu (テツ) - Bass
• Nero (ネロ) - Drums

Discography

Studio Albums

• [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)
• [2005.09.07] nu Chemical Rhetoric (nuケミカルレトリック)
• [2006.07.19] PEEP SHOW
• [2007.11.07] M.E.R.R.Y.
• [2009.02.25] under-world (アンダーワールド)
• [2011.07.27] Beautiful Freaks

Other Albums

• [2005.06.01] Koseiha Blend Classic ~OLDIES TRACKS~ (個性派ブレンド クラシック; School of Identity Blend Classic) (Best Album)
• [2009.11.07] Identity (アイデンティティー) (Live Album)

Singles

• [2002.02.23] High Collar-san ga Tooru (はいからさんが通る; Here Comes Miss Modern)
• [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)
• [2004.02.11] Japanese Modernist / R-246 (ジャパニーズモダニスト)
• [2004.02.11] Tamerai Shuffle / T.O.P (躊躇いシャッフル; Faltering Shuffle)
• [2005.03.16] 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)
• [2006.06.21] Ringo to Uso (林檎と嘘; Apples and Lies)
• [2006.12.06] Calling (コールing)
• [2007.04.18] Blind Romance / Saihate no Parade (最果てのパレード; The Farthest Parade)
• [2007.08.08] Komorebi ga Boku wo Sagashiteru... (木洩れ日が僕を探してる…; I'm Seeking the Sunlight Filtering Through the Tress)
• [2008.04.16] Tozasareta Rakuen (閉ざされた楽園; Closed Paradise)
• [2008.08.20] Gekisei (激声; Enraged Voice)
• [2008.11.26] Fuyu no Castanet (冬のカスタネット; Winter's Castanets)
• [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)
• [2010.12.01] Yakou (夜光; Nocturnal Luminescence)
• [2012.05.02] Gunjou (群青)

Other Singles

• [2001.10.01] Muryou Haifu MD (無料配布MD; Free Distributed MD)
• [2002.07.31] Live Kaijou Gentei Hatsubai Single (ライヴ会場限定発売Single; Live Venue Limited Release Single)
• [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ケミカルレトリック)
• [2008.05.03] Midnight Shangrila / Karappo na Uta ~final cut~ (空っぽな歌; Empty Song)
• [2009.07.04] BURST EP
• [2011.03.19] Hameln (ハーメルン)

DVDs

• [2003.08.29] Violet Harenchi ~030829 Limited Edition~ (バイオレットハレンチ; Violet Infamy)
• [2005.12.21] 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
• [2006.03.31] LAST INDIES TOUR ~Shambara to the CORE~ ACT.1
• [2006.12.20] Many Merry Days #1 ~Hibiya Yagai Ongakudou~ 2006.7.30 (日比谷野外大音楽堂)
• [2007.12.25] Many Merry Days 5th Anniversary Special 2night ~Shiroi Hitsuji / Kuroi Hitsuji~ (白い羊/黒い羊; White Sheep / Black Sheep)
• [2008.07.23] Many Merry Days FINAL Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan (横濱文化体育館)
• [2009.04.22] VIC ~VIDEO ID COLLECTION~
• [2009.08.26] TOUR09 under-world [GI・GO]
• [2009.11.07] BURST EP DVD / Live at Shinjuku Loft (新宿ロフト)

Compilations / Collaborations

• [2002.05.29] Yougenkyou 2 (妖幻鏡) (#1 "Rojiura Melancholy Remix")
• [2002.12.11] STAND PROUD! 3 (#4 "Strength Beyond Strength")
• [2007.12.19] LUNA SEA MEMORIAL COVER ALBUM -Re:birth- (#4 "PRECIOUS...")
• [2010.02.24] THE BLUE HEARTS "25th Anniversary" TRIBUTE (#13 "Minagoroshi no Melody")
• [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")
• [2010.12.01] ROMANTIST ~THE STALIN, Endou Michirou Tribute Album~ (遠藤ミチロウ) (#10 "Odyssey, 1985, SEX")
• [2011.01.26] CRUSH! -90's V-Rock best hit cover songs- (#13 "Schwein no Isu")
• [2011.04.20] Daisuke - 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")
• [2012.07.04] PARADE II ~RESPECTIVE TRACKS OF BUCK-TICK~ (#12 "Aku no Hana")

Books

• [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

• Official Website
• Merry @ Victor Entertainment Inc.