BUCK-TICK

BUCK-TICK promoting CATALOGUE ARIOLA 00-10 (2012)

BUCK-TICK (バクチク; Firecracker) is one of the Visual-Kei pioneers in the late 80s along with X JAPAN and D'erlanger. Their music is new-wave and gothic with some rock and metal touchs. In 2012, BUCK-TICK created their own label called Lingua Sounda which is a collaboration with Tokuma Japan Communications.

Members

• Sakurai Atsushi (櫻井敦司) (Vocals)
• Imai Hisashi (今井寿) (Guitar, Vocals, Noises)
• Hoshino Hidehiko (星野英彦) (Guitar, Keyboard)
• Higuchi Yutaka (桶口豊) (Bass)
• Yagami Toll (ヤガミ ト ル) (Drums)

Information

BUCK-TICK was formed in 1984 when Sakurai and Yagami participated in the band Hinan Go-GO. In the next year, Imai, Hoshino, and Higauchi would soon join the band. The band soon got signed to the indies label Taiyou Records and released their first single in 1986, entitled "TO-SEARCH". They soon held concerts in Japan, with the first concert having only 800 people attending.

A year later, the band scored a major label contract with Victor Entertainment and released their first video. Soon after. they released SEXUAL×××××!. But it wasn't until their second single, "JUST ONE MORE KISS" in 1988 when the band hit it big. By the end of the year, the group won the Rookie of the Year at the 30th Annual Japan Record Awards. They also started to appear on the #1 position of the Oricon weekly charts, starting with their third album a year after.

The band started to performed at various sold-out performance from arena tours to playing at the Tokyo Dome. In 1994, they toured with LUNA SEA and SOFT BALLET on the LSB tour that featured various guest like L'Arc~en~Ciel, THE YELLOW MONKEYS and others. A year after, they released their best album, entitled CATALOGUE 1987-1995. But didn't stop BUCK-TICK from releasing as their 14th single, "Gessekai", was used in the anime Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective.

Before the decade was, the band participated in the Marilyn Manson festival, BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS TOUR 1999. Four years later, the band also got to be the opening act for Marilyn on his Japan Tour. They also started to release under BMG JAPAN but still releasing material under Victor Entertainment. The band also released a tribute album in 2005 with the title PARADE ~RESPECTIVE TRACKS OF BUCK-TICK~.

As 2006 began, the band released their twenty-third single, "Kagerou", which was used as theme song to the anime XXXHOLiC. They also started to participate in festivals, starting with the SUMMER SONIC 06. Two years later, the band released their live album and DVD for the TOUR 2007 Tenshi no Revolver concurrently with iTunes.

Discography

BUCK-TICK promoting memento mori (2009)

BUCK-TICK promoting "Kuchizuke" (2010)

Studio Albums

• [1987.04.21] HURRY UP MODE (indies)
• [1987.11.21] SEXUAL×××××!
• [1988.06.21] SEVENTH HEAVEN
• [1989.01.18] TABOO
• [1990.02.01] Aku no Hana (悪の華)
• [1991.02.21] Kurutta Taiyou (狂った太陽)
• [1993.06.23] darker than darkness-style93-
• [1995.05.15] Six/Nine
• [1996.06.21] COSMOS
• [1997.12.10] SEXY STREAM LINER
• [2000.09.20] ONE LIFE, ONE DEATH
• [2002.02.06] Kyokutou I LOVE YOU (極東 I LOVE YOU)
• [2003.02.13] Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE
• [2005.04.06] 13kai wa Gekkou (十三階は月光)
• [2007.09.12] Tenshi no Revolver (天使のリボルバー)
• [2009.02.18] memento mori
• [2010.10.13] RAZZLE DAZZLE
• [2012.09.19] Yumemiru Uchuu (夢見る宇宙)

Best Albums

• [1992.03.21] Koroshi no Shirabe This is NOT GREATEST HITS (殺シノ調べ This is NOT Greatest Hits)
• [1995.12.01] CATALOGUE 1987-1995
• [1999.03.20] BT
• [2000.03.29] 97BT99
• [2001.12.19] SUPER VALUE BUCK-TICK
• [2005.12.07] CATALOGUE 2005
• [2012.03.07] CATALOGUE VICTOR→MERCURY 87-99
• [2012.03.07] CATALOGUE ARIOLA 00-10

Mini-Albums

• [1988.03.21] ROMANESQUE
• [1998.03.11] LTD

Live Albums

• [1998.08.12] SWEET STRANGE LIVE DISK
• [2001.03.28] ONE LIFE, ONE DEATH CUT UP
• [2004.04.07] at the night side

Remix Albums

• [1990.02.08] HURRY UP MODE (1990 MIX)
• [1990.07.21] Symphonic Buck-Tick in Berlin
• [1994.08.24] Shapeless (シェイプレス)

Tribute Albums

• [2005.12.21] PARADE ~RESPECTIVE TRACKS OF BUCK-TICK~
• [2012.07.04] PARADE II ~RESPECTIVE TRACKS OF BUCK-TICK~

Singles

• [1986.10.21] TO-SEARCH
• [1988.10.26] JUST ONE MORE KISS
• [1990.01.24] Aku no Hana (悪の華; Flower of Evil)
• [1991.01.21] Speed (スピード)
• [1991.06.05] M・A・D
• [1991.10.30] JUPITER
• [1993.05.21] Dress (ドレス)
• [1993.10.21] die
• [1995.03.24] Uta (唄; Songs)
• [1995.04.21] Kodou (鼓動; Palpitation)
• [1995.09.21] Mienai Mono wo Miyou to Suru Gokai Subete Gokai da (見えない物を見ようとする誤解　全て誤解だ)
• [1996.05.22] Candy (キャンディ)
• [1997.11.12] Heroine (ヒロイン)
• [1998.03.11] Sasayaki (囁き; Murmur)
• [1998.05.13] Gessekai (月世界; Lunar World)
• [1999.07.14] BRAN-NEW LOVER
• [1999.10.20] Miu (ミウ)
• [2000.09.06] GLAMOROUS
• [2001.11.21] 21st Cherry Boy
• [2002.02.20] Kyokutou Yori Ai wo Komete (極東より愛を込めて)
• [2003.01.18] Zangai (残骸; Ruins)
• [2003.12.03] Gensou no Hana (幻想の花; Flower of Illusions)
• [2005.03.02] ROMANCE
• [2005.04.02] Dress (bloody trinity mix) (ドレス)
• [2006.08.02] Kagerou (蜉蝣; Ephemeral)
• [2007.06.06] Rendezvous (RENDEZVOUS ~ランデヴー~)
• [2007.08.08] Alice in Wonder Underground
• [2008.12.17] HEAVEN
• [2009.01.14] GALAXY
• [2010.03.24] Dokudanjou Beauty (独壇場Beauty)
• [2010.09.01] Kuchizuke (くちづけ; Kiss)
• [2012.05.23] Elise no Tame ni (エリセのために)
• [2012.07.04] MISS TAKE ~Boku wa Mistake~ (MISS TAKE ~僕はミス・テイク~)

Video Releases

• [1987.09.21] BUCK-TICK Gensho Live at THE LIVE INN (バクチク現象 (ライブ) at THE LIVE INN)
• [1988.02.21] MORE SEXUAL!!!!!
• [1989.04.21] Sabbat (I)
• [1989.04.21] Sabbat (II)
• [1990.04.01] Aku no Hana (悪の華)
• [1991.06.05] M・A・D
• [1991.11.21] BUCK-TICK
• [1992.12.02] Climax Together
• [1995.12.01] CATALOGUE 1987-1995
• [1998.08.12] SWEET STRANGE LIVE FILM
• [1999.11.26] DREAM BOX
• [2001.03.28] ONE LIFE, ONE DEATH CUT UP
• [2002.03.21] BUCK-TICK PICTURE PRODUCT
• [2002.12.04] BUCK-TICK TOUR 2002 WARP DAYS 20020616 BAY NK HALL
• [2003.03.19] sabbat
• [2003.06.25] PICTURE PRODUCT II
• [2003.12.03] Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE -XANADU-
• [2004.04.21] at the night side
• [2004.12.22] Akuma to Freud -Devil and Freud- Climax Together 2004
• [2005.12.14] 13th FLOOR WITH DIANA
• [2006.02.15] SINGLES on Digital Video Disc
• [2008.04.02] BUCK-TICK FEST 2007 ON PARADE
• [2008.05.07] TOUR 2007 Tenshi no revolver
• [2009.12.23] memento mori 090702
• [2011.04.06] TOUR 2010 go on the "RAZZLE DAZZLE"
• [2012.05.23] THE DAY IN QUESTION 2011
• [2013.02.20] BUCK-TICK FEST 2012 ON PARADE
• [2013.05.15] TOUR Yumemiru Uchu (TOUR 夢見る宇宙)

Compilations / Other

• [1999.05.01] hide TRIBUTE SPIRITS (#10 DOUBT’99)
• [2008.09.24] Sirius ~Tribute to UEDA GEN~ (#5 Hameln)
• [2010.12.01] Romantist ~THE STALIN Michiro Endo Tribute Album~ (#9 Omae no Inu ni Naru)
• [2011.06.01] Shiki Original Soundtrack (#24 Kuchizuke (TV size), #27 Gekka Reijin (TV size))

Publications

Books

• [1993.07.xx] BUCK-TICK
• [1994.10.xx] SHAPELESS BUCK-TICK
• [2002.03.xx] WORDS BY BUCK-TICK 1987-2002
• [2009.09.19] BUCK-TICK TOUR 2009 memento mori PIX
• [2011.09.15] BUCK-TICK -since 1985-2011-
• [2012.07.04] BUCK-TICK GUITAR ARCHIVES 1987-2012
• [2013.03.29] B-T DATA BUCK-TICK 25th Anniversary Edition

Magazines

• [2009.08] Fool's Mate I.S. No.005 (Feature)
• [2010.01] ARENA 37 Degree Special 2010 March Issue (Feature)
• [2010.03] bridge Vol.4 April (Feature)
• [2010.03] FOOL'S MATE 2010 May Issue (Cover & Feature)
• [2010.09] FOOL'S MATE 2010 November Issue (Feature)
• [2010.12] MASSIVE 1 (Feature)

External Links

• Official Website
• Tokuma Official Profile
• Sony Music Official Profile
• Victor Entertainment Official Profile
• Official Twitter