Acid Black Cherry (abbreviated as ABC) is the solo project of the former lead vocalist of Janne Da Arc, yasu. The group was formed after Janne Da Arc announced their indefinite hiatus.
Information Acid Black Cherry is the solo project of Yasunori Hayashi, best known by his stage name "yasu", the former vocalist of Janne Da Arc, formed after Janne Da Arc's hiatus announcement.
After performing several lives throughout fifteen locations nationwide beginning in May 2007, Acid Black Cherry debuted on July 18, 2007 with their single Spell Magic (stylized as SPELL MAGIC). Since their debut, the group has released nineteen singles, five studio albums and four cover albums, all of which peaked in the top five on the Oricon charts.
In 2011, ABC held their FREE LIVE 2011 in commemoration of their fourth anniversary in three locations around Osaka, a temporary parking lot at Chubu Centrair International Airport, an outdoor venue at the Maishima Arena and the Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest. While planned to only house a total of 40,000 people, the total number of entries exceeded 160,000.
Their third studio album, 2012 (stylized as 『2012』), released on March 21, 2012, became their first album to reach the number-one spot on the Oricon Albums Charts, selling over 200,000 copies. They would again take the number-one position five years later with their fifth studio album Acid BLOOD Cherry, released on June 21, 2017. Their fifteenth single Yes (イエス) had won first in the annual 2012 USEN Yearly Ranking and, as of October 5, 2018, the YouTube play count exceeds 17 million. It was suspected it was this song that helped give Acid Black Cherry more notoriety.
Discography Albums Studio albums Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts Reportedsales2008BLACKLIST2141,0002009Q.E.D2111,0002012『2012』1200,0002015L -el- Released: February 25, 2015 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD (LIVE Edition), CD+DVD (Documentary Edition)2144,0002017Acid BLOOD Cherry Released: June 21, 2017 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD1
Cover albums Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts Reportedsales2008Recreation354,0002010Recreation 2744,0002013Recreation 3377,0002017Recreation 4541,867
Singles Single #Single informationTotal sales(estimated)1st / Debut Single Spell Magic Released: July 18, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: BLACKLIST52,0002nd Black Cherry Released: September 26, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: BLACKLIST57,0003rd Aishitenai (愛してない / I don't love you) Released: November 28, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: BLACKLIST55,0004th Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻 / Winter Phantom) Released: January 16, 2008 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: BLACKLIST56,0005th 20+∞Century Boys Released: August 26, 2008 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: Q.E.D61,0006th Jigsaw (ジグソー) Released: November 19, 2008 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: Q.E.D56,0007th Nemuri Hime (眠り姫 / Sleeping Princess) Released: February 18, 2009 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: Q.E.D61,0008th Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘 / Kind Lie) Released: July 29, 2009 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: Q.E.D49,0009th Re:birth Released: August 18, 2010 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: 『2012』65,00010th Shoujo no Inori III (少女の祈り / Girl's Prayer) Released: June 8, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: 『2012』50,00011th Pistol (ピストル) Released: September 21, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』65,00012th Shangri-la (シャングリラ) Released: October 19, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5 From Album: 『2012』68,00013th Chou (蝶 / Butterfly) Release Date: November 16, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』67,00014th Crisis Release Date: December 21, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』67,00015th Yes (イエス) Release Date: January 18, 2012 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』74,00016th Greed Greed Greed Release Date: August 7, 2013 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album:L -el-81,00017th Kuro Neko ~Adult Black Cat~ (黒猫) Release Date: November 20, 2013 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album:L -el-83,00018th Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi Kara... (君がいない、あの日から... / You're not here, from that day) Release Date: March 11, 2014 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album:L -el-74,00019th Incubus Release Date: October 22, 2014 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album:L -el-72,000
DVD/Blu-ray Release dateTitleProduct numberPeak positionChart run1stAugust 27, 2008 Acid Black Cherry 2008 tour "BLACK LIST"AVBD-32111 (DVD)2102ndMarch 24, 2010 Acid Black Cherry 2009 tour “Q.E.D.”AVBD-32158 (DVD)AVXD-32209 (Blu-ray)593rdJanuary 26, 2011 2010 Live “Re:birth” ～Live at OSAKA-JO HALL～AVBD-32177/8 (DVD)6424thJanuary 26, 2011 2010 Live “Re:birth” ～Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA & OSAKA-JO HALL～AVBD-32171 (DVD)555thOctober 17, 2012 Acid Black Cherry TOUR 『2012』AVBD-32205 (DVD)AVXD-32212 (Blu-ray)2166thJuly 17, 2013 Acid Black Cherry 5th Anniversary Live “Erect”AVBD-32224 (DVD)AVXD-32226 (Blu-ray)1147thFebruary 17, 2016 2015 livehouse tour S -esu-AVBD-32247 (DVD)AVXD-32248 (Blu-ray)388thMarch 16, 2016 2015 arena tour L -el-AVBD-32249/50 (DVD)AVXD-32251 (Blu-ray)3119thMarch 22, 2017 10th Anniversary Live History -BEST-AVBD-32265/8 (DVD)AVXD-32269 (Blu-ray)415
Other jealkb - ROSES (2007.05.16, "D.D.D") Karaage!! (2008.02.25, "Fuyu no Maboroshi") kiyo - ARTISAN OF PLEASURE (2008.06.25, "Tears") 20-nen 200 Kyoku (2008.07.23, "Spell magic") 20 Years 200 Hits Complete Best + a Love Hi-Quality CD Edition Box (2009.03.04, "SPELL MAGIC") Hayate - Haya! ~Hayauta NON STOP Mega Mix~ (2009.03.11, "20+∞Century Boys") Siam Shade Tribute (2010.10.27, "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou") Siam Shade Tribute vs Original (2011.07.27, "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou") Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- (2012.07.04, "Romanesque")
References
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