UNiTE.
UNiTE. (ユナイト) is a visual kei band formed at 1st February on 2011. They consist of five members: vocalist, two guitarist, bassist and drummer. UNiTE. are currently an indies band signed with the label Danger Crue Records. Previously, Shiina Mio as their leader chose name "unite" for the track song but finally "unite" became band's name.
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Members
- Vocal: Yui (結)
- Guitar: Shiina Mio (椎名未緒)
- Guitar: LiN
- Bass: Haku (ハク)
Former Members
- Yukimi (ゆきみ) (Drums) (Had to leave due to lower back pain)
Biography
Before forming UNiTE. Shiina Mio, Haku, and Yukimi began visual-kei band Canzel in 2007. Then after the release of the last album, they disbanded in 2010. After almost one year, around 2011 they formed a new band and recruited a new vocalist Yui (known as Kai in his previous oshare-kei band ALiBi) and a guitarist LiN (ex. bassist of LeMpicka?).
Their first performance took place on March 29th, 2011 at shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE. At the same day they released Greeting CD "UNiTE.". In 2011 UNiTE. released two singles "U -smeh-" and "Middle Note", which peaked #1 and #3 at Indies Oricon Chart. Around the middle of 2011, before the release of their first album, band announced that they joined Danger Crue Records.
On 2012 they hold UNiTE. FIRST ANNIVERSARY ONEMAN LIVE [U&U's -ANSWER-] at Akazaka Blitz. In October 2012, they joined JROCK EVOLUTION 2012 along with various visual-kei artists, such as MUCC, girugamesh, Alice Nine, SuG, and D=OUT. Their second album MEANiNG came out on December 5th, 2012.
On March 2013, UNiTE. released first DVD consist of all of their music videos, including the new music video for "Torikago Kouji Sekimu -TORIKAGO like obligation-", a track of their previous single "AIVIE". For the promotion of the song they changed their visual look to darker one and called themselves Kuro UNiTE. (黒ユナイト). UNiTE. opened official Fanclub called elite U's in middle of April 2013.
Discography
Albums
- [2011.11.16] STARTiNG OVER'S
- [2012.12.05] MEANiNG
- [2014.01.22] Ai
Singles
- [2011.03.29] UNiTE.
- [2011.06.29] U -s m e h-
- [2011.07.13] Middle Note (ミドルノート)
- [2012.03.28] AIVIE
- [2012.06.27] Yakusoku (約束)
- [2012.09.12] Io (イオ)
- [2013.06.12] small world order
- [2013.07.03] Shikisokuzekuu -Irosunawachi Kore Sora Nari- (色即是空-ｲﾛｽﾅﾜﾁｺﾚｿﾗﾅﾘ-)
- [2013.08.07] Heartless Classic Memory (ハートレス クラシックメモリー)
- [2013.10.09] Misora Musubi (美空結び)
DVDs
- [2012.08.22] UNiTE. FIRST ANNIVERSARY ONEMAN LIVE "U&U's -ANSWER-" AT AKASAKA BLITZ 20120329
- [2013.03.27] UNiTE. CLIPS #01
- [2014.03.05] 2013 SPRING ONEMAN TOUR "once live too meaning" TOUR FINAL AT SHIBUYA-AX
