angela (band)

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angela and fripSide promoting "The end of escape" (2016)

angela is a two member Japanese pop band. They had formed in Tokyo in 1993, though it wasn't until six years later that the group put out their debut release. Because the unit only consists of two official members, their live concerts usually consist of a background layer of music, with atsuko singing as KATSU performs a guitar track. Therefore, their lives are a bit more pre-determined than other bands; they also use support members in both recording and in concerts. In 2008, angela started an alter-ego band called DOSMESTIC♥LOVE BAND.

Members

• atsuko - Vocalist, Lyricist, Songwriter
• KATSU - Guitars, Keyboards, Songwriter, Arranger

Biography

Ironically, atsuko and KATSU did not realize that they were both born in the same town of Okayama until they went to the same music school in Tokyo. There, their same origin allowed them to bond together into the earliest incarnation of angela. They decided to work together, and they have come a long way since then. Originally angela was an independent band, performing in clubs and otherwise. Most of their indies works were released during these lives.

In 2002, they were signed by KING RECORDS on their sub-label STARCHILD after one of their representatives heard a song that KATSU had improvised from the ever-popular "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis". After that their debut single, "Asu e no brilliant road", became the start of success for angela. This was success that granted them several popular singles for the Uchuu no Stellvia and Soukyuu no Fafner anime series and a popular major debut album, Sora no Koe -- success that even granted them a live concert in the United States at Otakon 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. angela performed at Sakura-Con 2005 in Seattle, Washington, and also performed at CNAnime 2005 in Toronto, Ontario.

Discography

angela promoting mirror☆ge (2011)

angela promoting ONE WAY (2015)

Studio Albums

• [2000.12.22] Tears On My Pillow
• [2003.05.21] A.I.B
• [2003.12.03] Sora no Koe (ソラノコエ; Voices of the Sky)
• [2004.11.17] I/O
• [2006.03.15] PRHYTHM
• [2009.09.09] Land Ho!
• [2011.06.22] mirror☆ge
• [2013.04.24] ZERO
• [2015.05.20] ONE WAY
• [2016.08.31] LOVE & CARNIVAL

Other Albums

• [2007.12.12] Takarabako -TREASURE BOX- (宝箱-TREASURE BOX-) (Best Album)
• [2011.01.19] Yoru ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni ~A Song in A Bed~ (夜が運ばれてくるまでに; Carried On Until the Night Comes) (Concept Album)
• [2014.05.21] Takarabako 2 -TREASURE BOX II- (宝箱2 -TREASURE BOX II-) (Best Album)
• [2015.02.11] "Soukyuu no Fafner" Complete Best Album (「蒼穹のファフナー」コンプリートベストアルバム) (Best Album)
• [2015.02.18] K BEST ALBUM (Best Album)

Mini-Albums

• [2000.05.04] LOVE LOVE SWEETIE Ver.1
• [2000.05.14] LOVE LOVE SWEETIE Ver.2
• [2001.06.16] VIVA -mix-
• [2002.09.29] LOVE LOVE SWEETIE Ver.3
• [2006.12.06] Shinjuku Rhapsody (新宿狂詩曲)
• [2010.08.25] Soukyuu no Fafner HEAVEN AND EARTH Image Mini-Album (蒼穹のファフナーHEAVEN AND EARTH イメージミニアルバム)

Singles

• [1999.05.29] memories
• [2002.02.14] Yuki (雪; Snow)
• [2002.07.07] Tokyo on Stage (東京オンステージ)
• [2002.07.27] colors
• [2003.05.21] Asu e no brilliant road (明日へのbrilliant road; A brilliant road to Tomorrow)
• [2003.08.21] The end of the world
• [2003.12.03] merry-go-round
• [2004.05.26] fly me to the sky
• [2004.06.02] in your arms
• [2004.08.04] Shangri-La
• [2005.01.26] Mirai to Yuu Na no Kotae (未来とゆう名の答え; An Answer Called "The Future")
• [2005.08.03] DEAD SET
• [2005.09.07] YOU GET TO BURNING
• [2005.12.21] Peace of mind
• [2007.05.09] gravitation
• [2008.11.12] Beautiful fighter
• [2008.12.25] Yakusoku (約束; Promise)
• [2009.05.13] Spiral / Link
• [2009.11.18] Alternative (オルタナティヴ)
• [2010.07.28] Aoi Haru (蒼い春; A Blue Spring)
• [2010.12.22] Soukyuu (蒼穹; The Blue Sky)
• [2012.01.25] THE LIGHTS OF HEROES
• [2012.10.24] KINGS
• [2013.11.06] ANGEL / Tooku Made (遠くまで; Far Away)
• [2014.05.21] Sidonia (シドニア)
• [2014.07.12] Different Colors
• [2015.02.11] Exist (イグジスト)
• [2015.04.29] Kishi Koushinkyoku (騎士行進曲; Knight March)
• [2015.11.11] DEAD OR ALIVE
• [2017.07.05] Zenryoku☆Summer! (全力☆Summer!)

Digital Downloads

• [2013.12.27] Bye Bye All Right (バイバイオーライ)
• [2014.04.16] Sidonia (シドニア)
• [2015.10.25] Aisuru Koto TV size (愛すること TV size; The Thing That I Love TV Size)
• [2015.12.27] KIZUNA TV size
• [2017.05.20] Calling You

Split Singles

• [2014.07.23] Kirakira-go-round (angela×Nakagawa Shoko)
• [2016.10.19] Boku wa Boku de Atte (僕は僕であって) (angela×fripSide)
• [2016.12.07] The end of escape (fripSide×angela)

Other Singles

• [2000.05.07] It's Easy So... / love is wandering
• [2000.08.27] angela no Natsu (アンジェラの夏; angela's Summer)
• [2001.02.18] VIVA-angela-1,2,3 Part.1
• [2001.03.10] VIVA-angela-1,2,3 Part.2
• [2001.04.26] VIVA-angela-1,2,3 Part.3
• [2001.06.16] VIVA-angela-1,2,3 Part.4
• [2001.08.02] angela no Natsu 2001 (アンジェラの夏)
• [2001.11.24] Egao wo Misete 2001 (笑顔をみせて; Show Me Your Smile)
• [2002.06.14] angela no Natsu 2002 (アンジェラの夏)

DVDs

• [2001.06.16] VIVA VIDEO!!
• [2001.11.24] The PV 2001
• [2005.07.06] a Ressha de Ikou! Zenkyoku Live!! (a列車で行こう! 全曲ライブ!!; Take the a Train! All Songs Live!!)
• [2007.12.26] TREASURE ISLAND (宝島-TREASURE ISLAND-)
• [2011.07.06] angela no Music Wonder★Dai Circus 5th ~Soukyuu Fafner Marugoto Zenkyoku Live!!~ (のミュージック・ワンダー★大サーカス5th ～蒼穹のファフナー まるごと全曲ライヴ!!～)
• [2014.01.08] TREASURE Blu-ray BOX

Compilations

• [1999.08.11] Kou to Ruty "Himitsu no Sasayaki" (コウとルーティー『ひみつのささやき』) (#1 "BREAK OUT", #3 "ALL MY LOVE")
• [2000.10.25] beatmania IIDX 3rd style Original Soundtracks (#36 "TAKE ON ME")
• [2003.09.26] Uchuu no Stellvia Original Soundtrack (宇宙のステルヴィア オリジナルサウンドトラック) (#1 "Asu e no brilliant road")
• [2004.03.03] Saiko Robot Conbock BGM Shuu ~Let's Go Conbock!!~ (さいこロボットコンボックBGM集~レッツ ゴー コンボック!!~)
• [2004.09.01] Vampire Host ~Yorugata Aijin Senmonten~ (ヴァンパイアホスト~夜型愛人専門店~) (#13 "solitude[Pf]", #14 "in your arms (inst)", #15 "in your arms", #16 "solitude")
• [2005.09.14] JINKI:EXTEND O.S.T (#34 "Mirai to Yuu Na no Kotae")
• [2009.01.07] Soukyuu no Fafner RIGHT OF LEFT CD-BOX (蒼穹のファフナー) (CD5 #4 "Shangri-La", #5 "Separation", #27 "Separation[Pf]")
• [2009.07.01] Asura Cryin' VARIETY CD (アスラクライン) (CD2 #2 "Sprial", #29 "Link")
• [2009.11.26] Robot Anime Taikan Gekan (ロボットアニメ大鑑 下巻) (CD2 #18 "Mirai to Yuu Na no Kotae")
• [2009.12.23] Star☆Remix (スタ☆リミ) (#7 "Shangri-La ~Uraken Remix~")
• [2010.01.06] Asura Cryin' 2 VARIETY CD (アスラクライン) (CD2 "Alternative", #26 "Kanata no delight")
• [2010.02.24] ANIMELO SUMMER LIVE 2009 RE:BRIDGE 8.22 (#2 "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis" (Ishikawa Chiaki+angela), #3 "Spiral", #4 "Shangri-La")

External Links

• Official Website
• angela @ STARCHILD
• Japanese Wikipedia: angela
• YouTube Official Channel
• iTunes | Recochoku | mora