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'''Arc''' is a [[J-Rock|Japanese rock]] band of the [[Visual-Kei|visual-kei]] variety. The band was formed on April 1st, 2003 as an [[Oshare-Kei|oshare-kei]] band called ''Arc ~Otona ni Naritakunai Kodomo-tachi~'' and for the first two years the member line-up was unstable. From April 2005 on Arc has had a stable line-up, and six months after that they would release their debut single "[[Miseinen no Shuchou (single)|Miseinen no Shuchou]]".
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'''Arc''' is a four piece indies [[J-Rock|Japanese rock]] band in the [[Visual-Kei|visual-kei]] scene. The band formed on April 1st, 2003 somewhere in the [[Wikipedia:Kansai region|Kansai region]] of Japan as an [[Oshare-Kei|oshare-kei]] band called ''Arc ~Otona ni Naritakunai Kodomo-tachi~''. For the first two years the member line-up was unstable, and since April of 2005 Arc has had the same line-up.
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
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* [[Yuki (Arc)|Yuki]] - Guitar
 
* [[Yuki (Arc)|Yuki]] - Guitar
 
* [[Toshiya (Arc)|Toshiya]] - Bass
 
* [[Toshiya (Arc)|Toshiya]] - Bass
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* [[Shun (Arc)|Shun]] - Drums
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* [[Shun (Arc)|Shun]] (俊) - Drums
  
 
===Former Members===
 
===Former Members===
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* [[Chiyu]] (我拉) - Bass
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* [[Chiyu (SuG)|Chiyu]] (我拉) - Bass
 
* YOU - Bass
 
* YOU - Bass
 
* KENTARO - Bass
 
* KENTARO - Bass
 
* Shiito (詩厭) - Guitar
 
* Shiito (詩厭) - Guitar
  
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==Information==
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==Biography==
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Arc would sign with [[Osaka]] indies label [[UNDER CODE PRODUCTION]] on July 1st, 2006. Their first release with label backing was the single "[[Rakugaki Kyoukasho]]", which was released four months after joining. Like many other UNDER CODE bands, Arc's concept was 大人になりたくない子供達 (Otona ni Naritakunai Kodomo-tachi; ''Children who wouldn't like to become adults''). Before the release of their second mini-album ''[[Departure of One's Lot|Departure of one's lot]]'', Arc took a hiatus and then decided to drop their band concept, and changed their [[Oshare-Kei|oshare-kei]] styling, sound, and their name to Arc. After the release Arc adopted a more darker [[Visual-Kei|visual]] look and sound.
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===2003~2006===
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Arc first started out as a colorful [[Oshare-Kei|oshare-kei]] band called ''Arc ~Otona ni Naritakunai Kodomo-tachi~'' on April 1st, 2003. They also started to perform live around the [[Wikipedia:Kansai region|Kansai region]] of Japan starting on that date. Not a lot of specific details are availiable about their schedule from 2003 to 2006, other than they released two distributed singles ("[[Kaisatsu / Hana]]" and "[[Kodomo Abare]]"), a [[Miseinen no Shuchou (demo)|demo]] of their debut single, and their [[Miseinen no Shuchou (single)|debut single]] (all of these CDs were self-released). At this time Arc had an unstable member line-up with the last member, [[Toshiya (Arc)|Toshiya]], joining in April of 2005. He replaced [[Chiyu (SuG)|Chiyu]], who left on January 22nd, 2005. Chiyu would later join the bands [[Nana (band)|Nana]] and [[SuG]]. After Toshiya joined Arc has had a stable line-up.
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2006 began with a string of seven lives, starting on February 3rd at Osaka MUSE and ending on March 20th at Nishikujo BRAND NEW. At the end of March, on the 29th, Arc released their second single "[[Amedama]]". It is their last self-released single, and was alotted to 3,000 copies. A tour to support and promote their single, titled ''Omatsuri Yomise Meguri'', was held in April. It began on the 1st at Umeda HOLIDAY and concluded on the 18th at Shinjuku HOLIDAY, hitting six stops. The tour's finale was on May 5th at Nishikujo BRAND NEW. It was a one-man concert called "Dai Ikkai Kodomo Matsuri da! Ongakusai!!" and the single "[[Hitoribocchi no Futari Heya]]" was distributed for free.
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A live on May 28th at Umeda HOLIDAY and another on June 11th at Shinkobe Oriental Gekijou preceded Arc's participation in u-20 Inu's free pre-release event. The self-explanitory event was for the release of the compilation album ''[[U-20 Inu|u-20 Inu]]'' on June 28th. Arc had contributed a new track, "[[13-sai Ningyou]]", for the album. June's last activity was a free one-man performance titled "Kinkyuu Juudai Happyou Live Arc no Gottsuee Kanji!!" on the 27th at Umeda HOLIDAY. It was at this live that the band announced that they joined the [[Visual-Kei|visual-kei]] and [[Oshare-Kei|oshare-kei]] indies label [[UNDER CODE PRODUCTION]], which took effect on July 1st.
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The group's first live with label backing was on July 6th at Nishikujo BRAND NEW. The band then took part in two RISKNOTE magazine events, one on July 9th at Shinjuku RUDIO K4 and the other on the 14th at Osaka MUSE. A live on July 23rd at Osaka MUSE came before a [[hysteric]] sponsored event called "Colorful☆Capsule Museum ~Dai Ichikan~" on August 3rd at Umeda HOLIDAY. Arc was then one of the bands in [[UNDER CODE PRODUCTION]]'s special event titled "Nihon Seiatsu 2006 -Wakayama Shingetsu Kichi- ~[[KISAKI]] Gaisen Live~" on August 18th at Wakayama Marina City Adventure Hall in PORTO EUROPE.
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Completing August was two lives that took place in consecutive days starting on the 26th, the first at Nagoya HEART LAND and the second at Nanba ROCKETS. In September they participated in [[SIVA|Siva]]'s sponosred TouNaKa (東名阪; ''Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka'') based CD release events called "Prediction from a prophet". The events stetched over three consecutive days starting on the 15th at HOLIDAY OSAKA, HOLIDAY NAGOYA, and HOLIDAY SHINJUKU.
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[[File:Arc - Rakugaki Kyoukasho promo.jpg|right|280px|thumb|Arc promoting "[[Rakugaki Kyoukasho]]" (2006)]]
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A concert at the very start of October at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU preceded Arc's first sponsored events with label backing. They were held on two consecutive days starting on the 8th, both at HOLIDAY OSAKA, and were collectively titled "Owaranai Yasumi Jikan". After a live on October 15th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA, the band participated in [[12012]]'s sponsored event "Genba Kenshou" on October 16th at Osaka BIG ACT.
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Their first single with label backing and third overall single "[[Rakugaki Kyoukasho]]", was released on November 1st. It is their first single to be released in more than one versions, and also the first to include an optional DVD. The band then played two lives: one on November 4th at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU and the other on the 18th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA. On November 20th, Arc held a CD release one-man concert called "Tsuppari!! A~rc da Rock'n'Roll" at OSAKA MUSE. During this live advanced releases of their debut mini-album ''[[Natsumelo Mix]]'' were sold, which was then released two weeks later. The last activities of the year was a string of nine lives, beginning on November 25th at Takadanobaba AREA and concluding on December 31st at HOLIDAY OSAKA.
 
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
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* [2009.03.25][[F Face|【F】face]]
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* [2009.03.25][[(F) Face|【F】face]]
  
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
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===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2005.10.12] [[Miseinen no Shuchou (single)|Miseinen no Shuchou]] (魅成年乃主張; ''Attractive Adult's Claims'')
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* [2005.10.12] [[Miseinen no Shuchou (single)|Miseinen no Shuchou]] (魅成年乃主張; ''Claims of the Charming Majority'')
 
* [2006.03.29] [[Amedama]] (あめだま; ''Candy'')
 
* [2006.03.29] [[Amedama]] (あめだま; ''Candy'')
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* [2006.11.01] [[Rakugaki Kyoukasho]] (落書き教科書; ''Graffiti Textbook'')
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* [2006.11.01] [[Rakugaki Kyoukasho]] (落書き教科書; ''Graffitied Textbook'')
 
* [2007.03.07] [[Nagareboshi (Arc)|Nagareboshi]] (流れ星; ''Shooting Star'')
 
* [2007.03.07] [[Nagareboshi (Arc)|Nagareboshi]] (流れ星; ''Shooting Star'')
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* [2007.03.07] [[Kakurenbo (Arc)|Kakurenbo]] (かくれんぼ; ''Hide and Seek'')
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* [2007.03.07] [[Kakurenbo (Arc)|Kakurenbo]] (かくれんぼ; ''Hide-and-Seek'')
 
* [2007.06.27] [[Ame Namida Aiiro]] (雨涙哀色; ''Rain, Tears, Sad Colors'')
 
* [2007.06.27] [[Ame Namida Aiiro]] (雨涙哀色; ''Rain, Tears, Sad Colors'')
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* [2008.08.06] [[Sou no Kokoro]] (想乃心; ''Heart's Ideas'')
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* [2008.08.05] [[Sou no Kokoro]] (想乃心; ''A Mind's Thoughts'')
 
* [2009.10.28][["Lady" & "Gentleman"|「Lady」&「Gentleman」]]
 
* [2009.10.28][["Lady" & "Gentleman"|「Lady」&「Gentleman」]]
 
* [2010.04.14] [[Contrast (Arc)|Contrast]] (コントラスト)
 
* [2010.04.14] [[Contrast (Arc)|Contrast]] (コントラスト)
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* [2010.10.10] [[Byou Simulation]] (秒シミュレーション; ''Second Simulation'')
  
 
===Other Singles===
 
===Other Singles===
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* [2004.xx.xx] [[Kaisatsu / Hana]] (開殺 / 花; ''Unsealing Murder / Flower'')
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* [2004.xx.xx] [[Kaisatsu / Hana]] (開殺 / 花; ''Unsealing Murder / Flower'')  
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* [2004.09.27] [[Kodomo Abare]] (小人暴走-コドモあばれ-; ''Child's Rampage'')
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* [2004.09.27] [[Kodomo Abare]] (小人暴走-コドモあばれ-; ''A Child's Rampage'')  
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* [2006.05.05] [[Hitoribocchi no Futari Heya]] (一人ぼっちの二人部屋; ''A Double Room's Loneliness'')
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* [2006.05.05] [[Hitoribocchi no Futari Heya]] (一人ぼっちの二人部屋; ''A Double Room's Loneliness'')  
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* [2008.03.15] [[Sora. Itsuka]] (空。いつか; ''Sky. Someday'')
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* [2008.03.15] [[Sora. Itsuka]] (空。いつか; ''Sky. Someday'')  
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* [2009.04.29] [[Fukimidare]] (吹き乱れ; ''Behave in Profusion'')
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* [2009.04.29] [[Fukimidare]] (吹き乱れ; ''Breathing in Profusion'')
  
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===Demo CDs===
 
* [2005.09.14] [[Miseinen no Shuchou (demo)|Miseinen no Shuchou]] (魅成年乃主張)
 
* [2005.09.14] [[Miseinen no Shuchou (demo)|Miseinen no Shuchou]] (魅成年乃主張)
  
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.under-code.jp/contents/arc/ UCP Profile]
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* [http://www.under-code.jp/contents/arc/ Arc @ UNDER CODE PRODUCTION]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/undercode-arc New Blog]
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* Official Blogs: [http://ameblo.jp/undercode-arc Current Blog] | [http://012.holidayblog.jp/ Old Blog]
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* [http://012.holidayblog.jp/ Old Blog]
 
 
* [http://www.visunavi.com/artist/preview.php?id=1070 Arc @ Visunavi]
 
* [http://www.visunavi.com/artist/preview.php?id=1070 Arc @ Visunavi]
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Revision as of 01:54, 24 July 2010

Arc promoting "Contrast" (2010)

Arc is a four piece indies Japanese rock band in the visual-kei scene. The band formed on April 1st, 2003 somewhere in the Kansai region of Japan as an oshare-kei band called Arc ~Otona ni Naritakunai Kodomo-tachi~. For the first two years the member line-up was unstable, and since April of 2005 Arc has had the same line-up.

Members

Former Members

  • Chiyu (我拉) - Bass
  • YOU - Bass
  • KENTARO - Bass
  • Shiito (詩厭) - Guitar

Biography

2003~2006

Arc first started out as a colorful oshare-kei band called Arc ~Otona ni Naritakunai Kodomo-tachi~ on April 1st, 2003. They also started to perform live around the Kansai region of Japan starting on that date. Not a lot of specific details are availiable about their schedule from 2003 to 2006, other than they released two distributed singles ("Kaisatsu / Hana" and "Kodomo Abare"), a demo of their debut single, and their debut single (all of these CDs were self-released). At this time Arc had an unstable member line-up with the last member, Toshiya, joining in April of 2005. He replaced Chiyu, who left on January 22nd, 2005. Chiyu would later join the bands Nana and SuG. After Toshiya joined Arc has had a stable line-up.

2006 began with a string of seven lives, starting on February 3rd at Osaka MUSE and ending on March 20th at Nishikujo BRAND NEW. At the end of March, on the 29th, Arc released their second single "Amedama". It is their last self-released single, and was alotted to 3,000 copies. A tour to support and promote their single, titled Omatsuri Yomise Meguri, was held in April. It began on the 1st at Umeda HOLIDAY and concluded on the 18th at Shinjuku HOLIDAY, hitting six stops. The tour's finale was on May 5th at Nishikujo BRAND NEW. It was a one-man concert called "Dai Ikkai Kodomo Matsuri da! Ongakusai!!" and the single "Hitoribocchi no Futari Heya" was distributed for free.

A live on May 28th at Umeda HOLIDAY and another on June 11th at Shinkobe Oriental Gekijou preceded Arc's participation in u-20 Inu's free pre-release event. The self-explanitory event was for the release of the compilation album u-20 Inu on June 28th. Arc had contributed a new track, "13-sai Ningyou", for the album. June's last activity was a free one-man performance titled "Kinkyuu Juudai Happyou Live Arc no Gottsuee Kanji!!" on the 27th at Umeda HOLIDAY. It was at this live that the band announced that they joined the visual-kei and oshare-kei indies label UNDER CODE PRODUCTION, which took effect on July 1st.

The group's first live with label backing was on July 6th at Nishikujo BRAND NEW. The band then took part in two RISKNOTE magazine events, one on July 9th at Shinjuku RUDIO K4 and the other on the 14th at Osaka MUSE. A live on July 23rd at Osaka MUSE came before a hysteric sponsored event called "Colorful☆Capsule Museum ~Dai Ichikan~" on August 3rd at Umeda HOLIDAY. Arc was then one of the bands in UNDER CODE PRODUCTION's special event titled "Nihon Seiatsu 2006 -Wakayama Shingetsu Kichi- ~KISAKI Gaisen Live~" on August 18th at Wakayama Marina City Adventure Hall in PORTO EUROPE.

Completing August was two lives that took place in consecutive days starting on the 26th, the first at Nagoya HEART LAND and the second at Nanba ROCKETS. In September they participated in Siva's sponosred TouNaKa (東名阪; Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka) based CD release events called "Prediction from a prophet". The events stetched over three consecutive days starting on the 15th at HOLIDAY OSAKA, HOLIDAY NAGOYA, and HOLIDAY SHINJUKU.

Arc promoting "Rakugaki Kyoukasho" (2006)

A concert at the very start of October at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU preceded Arc's first sponsored events with label backing. They were held on two consecutive days starting on the 8th, both at HOLIDAY OSAKA, and were collectively titled "Owaranai Yasumi Jikan". After a live on October 15th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA, the band participated in 12012's sponsored event "Genba Kenshou" on October 16th at Osaka BIG ACT.

Their first single with label backing and third overall single "Rakugaki Kyoukasho", was released on November 1st. It is their first single to be released in more than one versions, and also the first to include an optional DVD. The band then played two lives: one on November 4th at HOLIDAY SHINJUKU and the other on the 18th at HOLIDAY NAGOYA. On November 20th, Arc held a CD release one-man concert called "Tsuppari!! A~rc da Rock'n'Roll" at OSAKA MUSE. During this live advanced releases of their debut mini-album Natsumelo Mix were sold, which was then released two weeks later. The last activities of the year was a string of nine lives, beginning on November 25th at Takadanobaba AREA and concluding on December 31st at HOLIDAY OSAKA.

Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Other Singles

Demo CDs

Compilations

External Links

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