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'''Raphael''' was a [[Visual-Kei|visual kei]] [[J-Rock|J-rock]] band in late 90's.
 
  
== Members ==
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'''Raphael''' was a [[Visual-Kei|visual kei]] [[J-Rock|J-rock]] band
* Vocals: [[Sakurai Yuki|Yuki]]
 
* Guitar: [[Watanabe Kazuki|Kazuki]]
 
* Bass: [[Honda Yukito|Yukito]]
 
* Drums: [[Murata Kazuhiro|Hiro]]  
 
  
== History ==
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==Members==
Raphael was formed in March on 1997 by bassist [[Yukito]] and leader/guitarist [[Kazuki]]. Kazuki went to karaoke with [[Yuki]] he found that he loved Yuki's voice and asked him to join the band. Later they met [[Hiro]] and asked him to join. Hiro had a tough decision between attending school or joining the band, but he eventually decided on the latter. After Hiro's younger sister, who had admired Yukito discussed it with him, he decided to join. They only played for 2 years in Indies scene, they went major in mid 1999. But in 2000 they decided to break up, they played their "Graduation Live" at Nippon Budokan on March 4th. On October 31st, 2000, the leader Kazuki passed away from a tranquilizer overdose. Their music was mostly rock ballads and used the cello as well as guitar & basslines by Kazuki & Yukito.
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* [[Sakurai Yuki|Yuki]] (Vocals)
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* [[Honda Yukito|Yukito]] (Bass)
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* [[Murata Kazuhiro|Hiro]] (Drums)
  
== Discography ==
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===Former Members===
=== Demo Tapes ===
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* [[Watanabe Kazuki|Kazuki]] (Guitar)
* [1997.??.??] [[Eternal Wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~|eternal wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~]] (eternal wish ~届かぬ君へ~)
 
  
=== Albums / Mini-Albums ===
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==History==
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Raphael was formed in March on 1997 by bassist [[Honda Yukito|Yukito]] and leader/guitarist [[Watanabe Kazuki|Kazuki]]. Kazuki went to karaoke with [[Sakurai Yuki|Yuki]] he found that he loved Yuki's voice and asked him to join the band. Later they met [[Murata Kazuhiro|Hiro]] and asked him to join. Hiro had a tough decision between attending school or joining the band, but he eventually decided on the latter. After Hiro's younger sister, who had admired Yukito discussed it with him, he decided to join. They only played for 2 years in Indies scene, they went major in mid 1999. But in 2000 they decided to break up, they played their "Graduation Live" at [[Nippon Budokan]] on March 4th. On October 31st, 2000, the leader Kazuki passed away from a tranquilizer overdose. Their music was mostly rock ballads and used the cello as well as guitar & basslines by Kazuki & Yukito. They reunited in 2012 for two concerts and released a mini-album and a live album. They also came back together in 2016 for a final tour and released three best albums throughout the year.
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
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* [1999.01.12] [[Mind Soap|mind soap]]
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* [2001.02.21] [[Fumetsuka]] (不滅華)
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===Mini-Albums===
 
* [1998.04.07] [[Lilac|LILAC]]
 
* [1998.04.07] [[Lilac|LILAC]]
 
* [1998.07.26] [[Lilac -Second Edition-|LILAC -Second Edition-]]
 
* [1998.07.26] [[Lilac -Second Edition-|LILAC -Second Edition-]]
* [1999.01.12] [[Mind Soap|mind soap]]
 
 
* [2000.03.23] [[Sotsugyou]] (卒業)
 
* [2000.03.23] [[Sotsugyou]] (卒業)
* [2001.02.21] [[Fumetsuka]] (不滅華)
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* [2012.10.31] [[Eternal Wish ~Todokanu Kimi e~|eternal wish ~Todokanu Kimi e~]] (~届かぬ君へ~)
* [2001.08.01] [[Raphael Singles]]
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===Best Albums===
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* [2001.08.01] [[Raphael Singles]]
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* [2016.05.18] [[Never -1997040719990429-]]
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* [2016.08.03] [[Ending -1999072319991201-]]
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* [2016.10.26] [[Love Story -2000020220161101-|Love story -2000020220161101-]]
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===Live Albums===
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* [2012.12.26] [[Tenshi no Hinoki Butai]] (天使の檜舞台)
  
=== Singles ===
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===Singles===
 
* [1999.02.20] [[White Love Story]]
 
* [1999.02.20] [[White Love Story]]
 
* [1999.02.20] [[Sick ~XXX Kanja no Karute~]] (Sick ~XXX患者のカルテ~)
 
* [1999.02.20] [[Sick ~XXX Kanja no Karute~]] (Sick ~XXX患者のカルテ~)
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* [1999.07.23] [[Hanasuku Inochi Aru Kagiri]] (花咲く命ある限り)
 
* [1999.07.23] [[Hanasuku Inochi Aru Kagiri]] (花咲く命ある限り)
 
* [1999.10.01] [[Eternal Wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~|eternal wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~]] (eternal wish ~届かぬ君へ~)
 
* [1999.10.01] [[Eternal Wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~|eternal wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~]] (eternal wish ~届かぬ君へ~)
* [1999.11.20] [[Promise|promise]]
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* [1999.11.20] [[Promise (Raphael)|promise]]
 
* [2000.02.02] [[Lost Graduation|lost graduation]]
 
* [2000.02.02] [[Lost Graduation|lost graduation]]
 
* [2000.08.23] [[Evergreen (Raphael)|Evergreen]]
 
* [2000.08.23] [[Evergreen (Raphael)|Evergreen]]
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* [2003.02.14] [[Sotsugyouhakushu / Yuki no Ningyou (V.A. Kazuki Hoka)]] (卒業白書/雪の人形 (V.A. 華月他)
 
* [2003.02.14] [[Sotsugyouhakushu / Yuki no Ningyou (V.A. Kazuki Hoka)]] (卒業白書/雪の人形 (V.A. 華月他)
  
=== VHS / DVDs ===
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===Demo Tapes===
* [1998.08.01] [[~Lilac~ ~Vision of Extremes~|~LILAC~ ~VISION OF EXTREMES~]]
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* [1997.xx.xx] [[Eternal Wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~|eternal wish ~Todokanu no Kimi e~]] (eternal wish ~届かぬ君へ~)
* [1999.09.20] [[~Lilac~ ~Vision of Extremes II~|~LILAC~ ~VISION OF EXTREMES II~]]
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===Video Releases===
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* [1998.08.01] [[~Lilac~ ~Vision of Extremes~|~LILAC~ ~VISION OF EXTREMES~]]
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* [1999.09.20] [[~Lilac~ ~Vision of Extremes II~|~LILAC~ ~VISION OF EXTREMES II~]]
 
* [2000.03.24] [[Pictorial Poem]]
 
* [2000.03.24] [[Pictorial Poem]]
 
* [2000.08.23] [[Raphael Special Live "Graduation" ~2000.3.4 Nippon Budokan~|Raphael Special Live 「graduation」~2000.3.4 Nippon Budokan~]] (Raphael Special Live 「graduation」~2000.3.4日本武道館~)
 
* [2000.08.23] [[Raphael Special Live "Graduation" ~2000.3.4 Nippon Budokan~|Raphael Special Live 「graduation」~2000.3.4 Nippon Budokan~]] (Raphael Special Live 「graduation」~2000.3.4日本武道館~)
 
* [2001.04.25] [[Forever and Ever...|forever and ever...]]
 
* [2001.04.25] [[Forever and Ever...|forever and ever...]]
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* [2001.09.19] [[Raphael Clips]]
 
* [2001.09.19] [[Pictorial Poem 2]]
 
* [2001.09.19] [[Pictorial Poem 2]]
* [2001.09.19] [[Raphael Clips]]
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* [2001.09.21] [[First (Raphael)|First]]
* [2001.09.21] [[First]]
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* [2001.09.21] [[Last (Raphael)|Last]]
* [2001.09.21] [[Last]]
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* [2012.12.26] [[Tenshi no Hinoki Butai Dai Ichi Ya ~Hakuchumu~]]
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* [2013.01.30] [[Tenshi no Hinoki Butai Dai Ichi Ya ~Kokuchumu~]]
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* [2017.03.01] [[Raphael Live 2016 "Yukyu no Hinoki Butai Dai Ni Ya Kokuchumu" 2016.10.31 Zepp Tokyo]] (Raphael Live 2016「悠久の檜舞台 第壱夜 白中夢」2016.10.31 Zepp Tokyo)
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* [2017.03.01] [[Raphael Live 2016 "Yukyu no Hinoki Butai Dai Ni Ya Kokuchumu" 2016.11.01 Zepp Tokyo]] (Raphael Live 2016「悠久の檜舞台 第弐夜 黒中夢」 2016.11.01 Zepp Tokyo)
  
== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://raphael.jp/ Official Website]
 
* [http://www.forlife.co.jp/raphael/ Official Label Site]
 
* [http://www.forlife.co.jp/raphael/ Official Label Site]
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* [http://raphael.jp/ Universal Official Webiste]
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* [http://twitter.com/raphael_staff Official Twitter]
  
[[Category: Groups]]  
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[[Category:Japanese Bands]]  
[[Category: J-Rock]]
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[[Category:J-Rock]]
[[Category: Visual-Kei]]  
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[[Category:Visual-Kei]]
[[Category: Disbanded]]
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[[Category:1997 Debut]]
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[[Category:Disbanded]]

Latest revision as of 21:45, 20 February 2017

Raphael

Raphael was a visual kei J-rock band

Members

Former Members

History

Raphael was formed in March on 1997 by bassist Yukito and leader/guitarist Kazuki. Kazuki went to karaoke with Yuki he found that he loved Yuki's voice and asked him to join the band. Later they met Hiro and asked him to join. Hiro had a tough decision between attending school or joining the band, but he eventually decided on the latter. After Hiro's younger sister, who had admired Yukito discussed it with him, he decided to join. They only played for 2 years in Indies scene, they went major in mid 1999. But in 2000 they decided to break up, they played their "Graduation Live" at Nippon Budokan on March 4th. On October 31st, 2000, the leader Kazuki passed away from a tranquilizer overdose. Their music was mostly rock ballads and used the cello as well as guitar & basslines by Kazuki & Yukito. They reunited in 2012 for two concerts and released a mini-album and a live album. They also came back together in 2016 for a final tour and released three best albums throughout the year.

Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Best Albums

Live Albums

Singles

Demo Tapes

Video Releases

External Links