ALI PROJECT

ALI PROJECT promoting TOUR 2010 Han Shinnihon Shugi (2011)
Left to Right: Katakura Mikiya, Takarano Arika

ALI PROJECT, known colloquially as Alipro, is a two member Japanese pop unit. They formed sometime in the late 1980's as Ari Project and debuted with the album Gensou Teien under an indies label in January of 1988. In 1992 the group changed their name to what it is today when they signed with the major label Toshiba EMI; their first major effort, "Koi se yo Otome ~Love story of ZIPANG~", was released in July of 1992.

The band's music can generally be described as pop, though they have delved into genres like progressive rock, art rock, gothic rock, and others such as new wave and dark wave. ALI PROJECT is currently signed with the major labels Victor Entertainment Inc. (specifically flying DOG), Tokuma Japan Communications, and the Lantis sub-labels MellowHead, and GloryHeaven.

Members

• Takarano Arika (宝野アリカ) - Vocals, Lyrics
• Katakura Mikiya (片倉三起也) - Keyboards, Composition, Arrangement

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1988.01.25] Gensou Teien (幻想庭園; The Garden of Illusions)
• [1992.12.09] Gekka no Ichigun (月下の一群; A Crowd In the Moonlight)
• [1994.02.16] DALI
• [1998.11.21] Noblerot
• [2001.04.25] Aristocracy
• [2002.07.24] EROTIC & HERETIC
• [2005.06.22] Dilettante
• [2007.08.22] Psychedelic Insanity
• [2008.08.27] Kinsho (禁書; Banned Literature)
• [2009.08.26] Poison
• [2010.09.29] Han Shinnihon Shugi (汎新日本主義; Pan-New Japan Doctrine)

Best Albums

• [1995.12.06] Hoshi to Tsuki no Sonata (星と月のソナタ; A Sonata of the Moon and Stars)
• [2000.08.04] jamais vu (Never Seen)
• [2006.03.08] Deja Vu ~THE ORIGINAL BEST 1992-1995~ (Already Seen)
• [2006.07.26] COLLECTION SIMPLE PLUS
• [2007.04.04] Soubi Kakei (薔薇架刑; Rose Crucifixion)
• [2008.12.10] Keikan Shijin SINGLE COLLECTION PLUS (桂冠詩人; Poet Laureate)
• [2010.01.13] La Vita Romantica (The Romantic Life)

Strings Albums

• [2003.04.23] Gekkou Shikoushou (月光嗜好症; Moonlight Intoxication)
• [2004.06.23] Étoiles (エトワール; Stars)
• [2005.12.07] Kamigami no Tasogare (神々の黄昏; Twilight of the Gods)
• [2006.12.06] Romance
• [2007.12.12] Grand Finale
• [2010.03.17] Gothic Opera

Other Albums

• [1999.12.24] Alipro Mania (Mini-Album)
• [2001.07.25] CLASSICS (Mini-Album)
• [2005.01.25] Gekkou Shikoushou GIG Alipro-Mania II (月光嗜好症) (Live Album)

Singles

• [1988.07.25] Flower Child (フラワーチャイルド)
• [1992.07.07] Koi se yo Otome ~Love story of ZIPANG~ (恋せよ乙女; Even Though You'll Fall In Love, Maiden)
• [1993.06.09] Arashi ga Oka (嵐ヶ丘; Wuthering Heights)
• [1994.01.19] Venetian Rhapsody (ヴェネツィアン・ラプソディー)
• [1995.10.18] Ame no Sonata ~La Pluie~ (雨のソナタ; The Sonata of Rain ~The Rain~)
• [1996.07.01] Seigetsuya ~Lucifer Daiyon Gakushou~ (星月夜～ルシファー第四楽章～; A Starry Night ~Lucifer, the Fourth Movement~)
• [1996.12.04] Wish
• [1997.05.21] Peony Pink (ピアニィ・ピンク)
• [1998.10.21] LABYRINTH
• [2001.05.23] Coppelia no Hitsugi (コッペリアの柩; Coppelia's Coffin)
• [2003.11.05] Gesshoku Grand Guignol (月蝕グランギニョル; The Big Puppet, Lunar Eclipse)
• [2004.08.25] pastel pure
• [2004.10.22] Kinjirareta Asobi (禁じられた遊び; A Forbidden Game)
• [2005.06.08] Ashura-hime (阿修羅姫; Princess Ashura)
• [2005.10.26] Seishoujo Ryouiki (聖少女領域; Domain of the Sacred Girls)
• [2006.05.24] Boukoku Kakusei Catharsis (亡國覚醒カタルシス; The Cleansing of an Awakening Ruined Country)
• [2006.10.25] Yuukyou Seishunka (勇侠青春謳; Chivalrous Youth Song)
• [2006.12.06] Baragoku Otome (薔薇獄乙女; The Maiden Jailed in Roses)
• [2007.05.23] Ankoku Tengoku (暗黒天国; Dark Heaven)
• [2007.06.13] Hizamazuite Ashi wo Oname (跪いて足をお嘗め; Kneel Down and Lick My Feet)
• [2008.01.23] Kotodama (コトダマ; The Power of Language)
• [2008.07.30] Waga Routashi Aku no Hana (わが﨟たし悪の華; My Beautifully Elegant Flower of Evil)
• [2008.11.19] Kitei no Tsurugi (鬼帝の剣; Sword of the Demon Emperor)
• [2009.01.21] Rara Eve Shinseiki (裸々イヴ新世紀; A Naked Eve of the New Century)
• [2009.05.27] Jigoku no Mon (地獄之門; The Gates of Hell)
• [2009.08.19] Senritsu no Kodomotachi (戦慄の子供たち; Horrible Children)
• [2009.10.21] Datengoku Sensen (堕天國宣戦; A Declaration of War Against Fallen Heaven)
• [2010.07.14] Ranse Eroica (亂世エロイカ; Heroic Troubled Times)
• [2010.08.25] Katana to Saya (刀と鞘; Sword and Scabbard)

Other Singles

• [1997.12.17] Anniversary of Angel -Wish Gift Box-
• [2001.09.21] Coppelia no Hitsugi Hyper Remix Version (コッペリアの柩)

VHS / DVDs

• [2000.03.03] Ari Project 198824 (蟻プロジェクト198824)
• [2008.03.26] Gekkou Soiree (月光ソワレ; A Moonlight Party)
• [2009.01.21] Kinsho Hakkin Live @ NHK Hall (禁書発禁; Banned Literature, Sale Prohibited)
• [2010.01.20] TOUR '09 Poison ~Doku wo Kurawaba Saramade (毒を食らわば皿まで; In for a Penny, In for a Pound)
• [2010.07.14] Gekkou Soiree VI ~Gothic Opera~ (月光ソワレ)
• [2011.02.09] TOUR 2010 Han Shinnihon Shugi (汎新日本主義)

External Links

• Official Website
• ALI PROJECT @ Tokuma Japan
• ALI PROJECT @ Lantis
• ALI PROJECT @ Victor Entertainment