Miku, of An Cafe

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Happy birthday to Miku, the (awesome) vocalist of the (awesome) band An Cafe, who turns to 24 today!!!!





An Café, sometimes known as Antic Café, is a Japanese oshare kei band that initially formed on the internet. In April 2003, vocalist Miku’s band disbanded, and, after discovering an advertisement on an internet message board, he met guitarist Bou and bassist Kanon. The three friends came together in May of that year and formed a 3-man band, performing without drums for several months.

During their 3-man career they performed an numerous venues and gained a few fans in the Japanese market. They also released two demo tapes, which were sold only at live performances. In August 2003, Teruki joined the group, finally adding drums to their music.

In the beginning of 2004 they got their musical break: they to LOOP ASH. On March 3rd they released their first single, Candy Holic, which went on to top the Oricon indie label charts. They had their first one-man show in May, where they distributed their single Hatsukoi for free. They spent the rest of 2004 touring and releasing singles, ending the year with a small one-man tour.

The year 2005 was kicked off with their first mini-album, Amedama Rock, in Feburary, followed by several singles. In November they released their first full length album, Shikisai Moment, revealing a more mature musical sound.

2006 sported the release of five more singles as well as their second album, Magnya Carta, which not only increased their popularity in Japan but also in other non-Japanese-speaking countries.

In April of 2007, guitarist Bou left the band, performing for that last time on April 30th. He was later replaced by Takuya, and Yuuki, a keyboardist, was also added to the group.

The group’s first single of 2007, Kakusei Heroism ~Hero without a Name~ was used the second opening theme for the anime Darker than Black, while their latest single, Ryuusei Rocket, is the opening theme to the drama Fuuma no Koujirou.

Debut Date: March 2004
Label: LOOP ASH

Members:
Vocals: Miku
Drums: Takuya
Bass: Kanon
Drums: Teruki
Keyboards: Yuuki

Discography:
Singles:
06/21/2004 - Candy Holic
05/26/2004 - Hatuskoi
06/06/2004 - √69
09/16/2004 - Touhikairo
11/24/2004 - Cosmos
12/25/2004 - Tourai -café-
03/30/2005 - Karakuri Hitei
07/20/2005 - Tekesuta Kousen
08/24/2005 - Escapism
09/21/2005 - Merrymaking
03/01/2006 - 10s Collection March
05/19/2006 - BondS ~Kizuna~
09/20/2006 - Smile Ichiban Ii Onna
10/18/2006 - Snow Scene
11/29/2006 - Cosmos (2nd Press)
08/22/2007 - Kakusei Heroism ~A Hero without a Name~
11/07/2007 - Ryuusei Rocket
02/27/2008 - Cherry Saku Yuki!!
Mini-Albums:
02/23/2005 - Amedama Rock
Albums:
11/09/2005 - Shikisai Moment
11/29/2006 - Magnya Carta

Credits: Wiki.theppn

Antic Cafe is one of my personal favorite bands. <3 They have a great vocalist and together they produce really awesome Oshare Kei music that's usually happy and cheerful and makes you want to dance! I pu An Cafe on my favorite artists playlist. And you should too! *points finger*

Kakusei Heroism ~A Hero without a Name~
(An Cafe's newest single, Ryuusei Rocket, was reviewed on Teruki's birthday.) I would have to say that this song is not one my favorites. It's rather bland and lacks the feel of their other songs. The video, too, is slightly less exciting than other PVs, and doesn't portray them as cute as usual. :3 It's still a great An Cafe song. I just like some of their other songs better.
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An Cafe - Kakusei Heroism ~A Hero without a Name~
An Cafe - Ryuusei Rocket

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