[KarenPang]

Welcome to the 21st thread of 1 of JRock most talented trios







Today is really fun WISH-wink wink wink ! xD



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From Left To Right :

AKIHIDE - Guitar , Chorus , Music , Lyrics

DAIGO - Vocals , Chorus , Music , Lyrics

SHINPEI - Guitar , Chorus , Music





Supposedly's Aki's drawing that he did up in the Oct '09 issue of Arena 37C xD

Band

Formed in April 2007 , BREAKERZ is a J-rock trio that is made up of 3 gorgeous & extremely talented guys : frontman vocalist DAIGO & guitarists AKIHIDE and SHINPEI .

BREAKERZ started off as DAIGO and SHINPEI's project . Meeting through a mutual friend and various recording sessions , they worked together to make a demo . DAIGO is in charge of music and lyrics while SHINPEI is in charge of arrangements .

In the span of 1 month , they created 40 songs . Later on , they are joined by DAIGO's longtime friend who has worked many times with him in his band , songwriting , playing guitar and singing chorus . That is AKIHIDE & the 3 of them joined together to form BREAKERZ .

The origins of BREAKERZ's name means "wanting to destroy" or "destroying once & for all" & connects breaking through genres & barriers . The original band's name was first spelled with an S but it was later changed to Z adopting the letter from B'z , which SHINPEI's a massive big fan of the duo .

Incidentally , the band's name was derived even before SHINPEI joined .

BREAKERZ's goal was to be like the musicians that they admire/respect such as hyde & Himuro Kyosuke .

All arrangements are credited under BREAKERZ as so but it is the composer of the song who leads the arrangement , while the rest of the members fine tune the song while utilising their own ideas .

Their music can't be described in just one word . It's a fusion mix of AKIHIDE's UK rock guitar sounds & SHINPEI's American rock guitar sounds which're both combined with DAIGO's somewhat sexy lush seductive voice xD .

Despite having 2 guitarists in the group , AKIHIDE & SHINPEI have distinct display of flair with their guitar/s while onstage . AKIHIDE has been described as a guitarist that plays delicate pitch sounds & puts up unique performances while SHINPEI has been described as a guitarist who performs aggressively and powerfully .

The band's historic debut is on 6 June 2007 with their first single WAKE UP MY SOUL / THE TRAIN's GONE ... became available on iTunes Japan .

BREAKERZ is signed by ZAIN Records , a member of the Being Giza Group .

The trio made their major debut with their self-titled debut album on July 25th 2007 . Their first live performance took place at SHIBUYA BOXX on August 5th 2007 . During live performances , the guys often wear prayer bead bracelets which were made by DAIGO's late maternal grandma .

BREAKERZ doesn't have a permanent bassist nor a drummer in their duty roaster , so they use various support members when comes to recording of their material & also in live performances too .

As of Spring 2013 , BREAKERZ is currently on a hiatus in which each member is pursuing solo activities & they have mentioned before when the time's right , they will return back together as a trio , mentally , physically & then some stronger than ever before .

Members

DAIGO (Daigo Naito)



ROLE Vocals , chorus , lyrics & composition
PAST PROJECTS JZEIL , DAIGO with the space toys , DAIGO☆STARDUST
BIRTHDATE/BIRTHPLACE 8 April 1978 / Tokyo
BLOODTYPE AB
HEIGHT / WEIGHT 178cm / 64kg
BLOG http://ameblo.jp/daigoblog/
TWITTER http://twitter.com/#!/daigo19780408
LINE @daigo

10 RANDOM FACTS ON DAIGO

1) His late maternal grandpa was the 74th prime minister of Japan ie. Noboru Takeshita

2) His oldest sister is Eiki Eiki (who's born on 6th Dec 1971) & she's a mangaka (comic artist/cartoonist) . Eiki Eiki drew/published a comic book called Eiki Eiki no Buchaketai !! that was released on 3rd June 2009 & the manga centres on DAIGO & their late grandpa

3) DAIGO's famously well known for his WISH rock pose . On why he use the word WISH , it's because it derives from the word Wissu which's like a greeting that school students used , kind of like the Japanese version of the word 'hi'

4) In real life , DAIGO's a complete DoM (Mascochist) but onstage during live performances & in the band's PVs , he adopts a DoS (Sadist) personality

5) DAIGO is responsible for close to writing/composing (most of the time both but depends) 90% of BREAKERZ's material

6) 3 things he cannot live without - phone , iphone & gloves

7) Prior to the release of DAIGO FIRST PHOTOBOOK DAIGOING L.A , it was DAIGO's 1st visit to US where he went to L.A for 5 days to shoot/complete the photobook

8) DAIGO has tremendous respect to Himuro Kyosuke (whom composed DAIGO's debut solo single MARIA when he was DAIGO☆STARDUST) , Acid Black Cherry's yasu , L'Arc~en~Ciel~'s hyde & holds them in high regard/esteem

In fact BREAKERZ super respect ABC's yasu , so much so that DAIGO calls yasu Aniki / elder brother in his blog

He's also good friends with Anna Tsuchiya , SID's lead singer/frontman Mao , GACKT & abingdon boys school's lead singer/frontman Takanori Nishikawa aka T.M.Revolution

9) Aside from WISH , in 2010 , DAIGO coined a lingo called Kuraimu (pronounced as Climb) . In 2011 , DAIGO coined Bunnysh (Bunny + WISH) & Ariasu (the short form of Arigatou Gozaimasu) while this year in 2013 , the word Hebish (Hebi ; Japanese word for Snake + WISH) have been added to DAIGO's ever long list of words he coined up himself -_-

After DAIGO officially joined Twitter , 2 more set of words that he coined up has entered his dictionary in the form of Retwish (DAIGO's version of retweet) & Twishing (tweet + wish)

10) Besides being a singer/songwriter/composer for BREAKERZ , he's also a talento

AKIHIDE (Akihide Sato)



ROLE Guitar , chorus , lyrics , composition & arrangement
PAST PROJECTS nostalgia , LULL , FAIRY FORE , NEVER LAND & did work for DAIGO's solo work when he was DAIGO☆STARDUST , NATCHIN and Acid Black Cherry
OTHER PROJECT support guitarist for Acid Black Cherry
BIRTHDATE/BIRTHPLACE 05 July 1977 / Tokyo
BLOODTYPE O
HEIGHT/WEIGHT 164cm / 49kg
BLOG http://blog.livedoor.jp/akihidelife/
PERSONAL WEBPAGE http://akihide.com/

10 RANDOM FACTS ON AKIHIDE

1) AKIHIDE is the oldest in the group

2) AKIHIDE has 11 guitars in total as documented in this section of his personal webpage

3) He's bad at remembering names :O

4) He sleeps at 6am on most days & wakes up at 11am & a self confessed insomniac

5) AKIHIDE is also a professional web designer

6) The other 2 address him as Aki-sama on their blogs if not during their MC sessions in concerts

7) NEVER LAND was a trio AKIHIDE fronted which disbanded some 3 years ago . Other than being the guitarist , he was the lead singer of the group & he wrote/composed everything

He even drew/designed the album cover art for their only proper release mini album Beautiful Days & frankly he's a pretty good singer

8) During live performances , AKIHIDE always if not get tormented by DAIGO & the reverse can happen sometimes too D:

9) His favourite food is gorgonzola risotto

10) AKIHIDE hangs out with friends and uses his computer during his spare time

SHINPEI (Shinpei Inoue)



ROLE Guitar , chorus , composition & arrangement
PAST PROJECTS SummerSol.10 & houseband guitarist and recording guitarist (selected tracks) for Kamiki Aya & Kuraki Mai
BIRTHDATE/BIRTHPLACE 11 May 1981 / Kyoto
BLOODTYPE AB
HEIGHT/WEIGHT 178cm / 65kg
BLOG http://yaplog.jp/brzshinpei/
TWITTER http://twitter.com/#!/shinpei_brz

10 RANDOM FACTS ON SHINPEI

1) SHINPEI is the youngest in the group

2) SHINPEI's the only one so far in BREAKERZ that has not written lyrics for their discography as he tends to lean on the composing side of things at this point in time

3) SHINPEI has 13 guitars , in which 6 of them which are used to write songs at home & the rest are used for recording the group's material

Now that SHINPEI has purchased a brand new Sugi SH485 , the number has since been changed to 14 guitars

4) His given name means "modest peace" (It was in order for him to become a modest & peaceful person . So his parents named him like so)

5) He's in B'z fanclub even though a lot of times during MC sessions , DAIGO said SHINPEI's not lol

6) SHINPEI always is if not the butt of jokes during their offshot clips , no thanks to DAIGO's antics & also sometimes AKIHIDE too :O

7) He's the proud uncle of a beautiful niece whose nickname is BOSS-chan & in 2010 , a nephew whose nickname is Agubi-kun . Sometimes he talks about them on his blog



8) his special skills include weight training and eating curry

9) SHINPEI's nickname is Shinpi & his catch phrase is using the word 'muscle' on his blog even though in real life , he surprisingly doesn't use it verbally

10) SHINPEI had a dog which's called Chappy . Chappy was a Pomeranian & it was born on 24th Feb 2010



The origin of Chappy's name was due to the fact that SHINPEI raised a light brown puppy , since light brown means Chairoi in Japanese

Just like BOSS-chan & Agubi-kun , SHINPEI talked about Chappy a fair bit on his blog but sadly in early May 2013 , Chappy passed away from an accident as what SHINPEI wrote on his blog . RIP Chappy



The final photo taken of Chappy together with SHINPEI's niece & nephew

Supporting Members's

MATSU (Takafumi Matsuura)



ROLE Support Bassist
OTHER PROJECTS BRASH
BIRTHDATE/BIRTHPLACE 28 July 1980 / Aichi
BLOODTYPE A
BLOG http://ameblo.jp/rock-bass-matsu/
TWITTER https://twitter.com/Matsu19800728

MAKOTO (Makoto Dobashi)



ROLE Support Drummer , Recording Drummer (selected tracks)
OTHER PROJECTS DEEPSOUL & support drummer for Acid Black Cherry
BIRTHDATE/BIRTHPLACE 3rd Feb 1982 / Saitama
BLOODTYPE A
HEIGHT / WEIGHT 170cm (5'7'') / XX
BLOG http://blog.livedoor.jp/makotodrums1/
PERSONAL WEBPAGE http://makotodrums.jp/index.html

- AKIHIDE 1st met MAKOTO via Acid Black Cherry since both of them play guitar & drums for yasu . In the process , AKIHIDE asked MAKOTO to be the support drummer for BREAKERZ

- MATSU & MAKOTO are collectively known as M&M when both of them work together . In M&M , MATSU takes on the role of both vocalist & bassist

Discography

Singles ::

1) SUMMER PARTY / LAST EMOTION (09.07.2008) #10 | 27,157
2) Sekai wa Odoru / Shakunetsu (24.09.2008) #6 | 29,419
3) Angelic Smile / WINTER PARTY (05.11.2008) #9 | 24,598
4) GRAND FINALE (18.02.2009) #6 | 21,182
5) Everlasting Luv / BAMBINO ~Bambino~ (08.04.2009) #2 | 31,188
6) Hikari (15.07.2009) #6 | 24,474
7) LOVE FIGHTER ~Koi no Battle~ (04.11.2009) #5 | 22,327
8) Gekijou / hEaVeN (14.07.2010) #5 | 20,073
9) BUNNY LOVE / REAL LOVE 2010 (03.11.2010) #4 | 19,659
10) Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahou / CLIMBER × CLIMBER (27.04.2011) #5 | 22,247
11) LAST † PRAY / Zettai ! I LOVE YOU (13.07.2011) #8 | 17,252
12) Miss Mystery (25.01.2012) #5 | 17,488
13) Overwrite / Nounai Survivor (13.06.2012) #5 | 18,044
14) RUSTY HEARTS (16.01.2013) #6 | 13,696

Best Album ::

1) BREAKERZ BEST ~SINGLE COLLECTION~ (10.10.2012) #5 | 21,094

Albums ::

1) BREAKERZ (25.07.2007) didn't chart
2) CRASH & BUILD (05.12.2007) #300
3) BIG BANG ! (26.11.2008) #8 | 38,185
4) FIGHTERZ (02.12.2009) #7 | 24,476
5) GO (21.09.2011) #4 | 17,699

Mini Albums ::

1) Ao no Mirai EP (02.04.2008) #123 | 2,257
2) B.R.Z ACOUSTIC (07.04.2010) #9 | 10,569

Digital Singles ::

1) THE TRAIN'S GONE ... / JOKER (06.06.2007)
2) WAKE UP MY SOUL / Re:born (04.07.2007)

Concert DVDs ::

1) BREAKERZ LIVE 2009 "WISH" in Nippon Budokan (14.10.2009) #4 | 5,824
2) BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2009～2010 “FIGHTERZ" (26.05.2010) #26 | 4,223
3) BREAKERZ LIVE 2010 “WISH 02” in Nippon Budokan (09.02.2011) #8 | 3,789
4) BREAKERZ LIVE 2011 "WISH 03"+"GO" PREMIUM BOX (28.03.2012) #32 | 3,023
5) BREAKERZ LIVE 2012 “WISH 4U” in Nippon Budokan (26.12.2012) #35 | 2,966
6) BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2012～2013 “BEST” -LIVE HOUSE COLLECTION- & -HALL COLLECTION- COMPLETE BOX (23.07.2014) #26 | 2,118

Concerts

[2007] BREAKERZ DEBUT LIVE @ SHIBUYA BOXX
[2007] BREAKERZ NIGHT @ 大阪 (Osaka) hills パン工場 (Bakery)
[2007] BREAKERZ 2nd ONE MAN LIVE @ 原宿 (Harajuku) ASTRO HALL
[2008] BREAKERZ VALENTINE ROCK PARTY
[2008] BREAKERZ ONE MAN LIVE 2008 FUTURE IN BLUE
[2008] BREAKERZ ONE MAN LIVE 2008 SUMMER PARTY
[2008] BREAKERZ ONE MAN LIVE 2008 SPECIAL SUMMER PARTY @ SHIBUYA-AX
[2008] BREAKERZ ONE MAN LIVE TOUR 2008 BIG BANG!
[2009] TEAM BREAKERZ VALENTINE LIVE 2009
[2009] BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2009 GRAND FINALE ~Seishun Days~ (～青春デイズ～)
[2009] BREAKERZ 2nd Anniversary Live Debut "WISH" Eve (デビュー2周年記念ライブ “WISH” 前夜祭) in SHIBUYA-AX ; 6th July
[2009] BREAKERZ Debut 2 Shuunen Kinen Live "WISH" in Nippon Budokan (デビュー2周年記念ライブ “WISH”) ; 24th July
[2009 - 2010] BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2009～2010 “FIGHTERZ”
[2010] BREAKERZ FAN CLUB LIVE SPRING PARTY ; 8th April
[2010] BREAKERZ 3rd Anniversary Live Debut "WISH02" Eve in SHIBUYA-AX (BREAKERZ デビュー3周年記念ライブ “WISH02” 前夜祭) ; 5th July
[2010] BREAKERZ 3rd Anniversary Live BREAKERZ debut "WISH 02" in Nippon Budokan (デビュー3周年記念ライブ “WISH 02” in 日本武道館) ; 30th July
[2010] BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2010 BUNNY LOVE ~Yasei ni Kaere~ (~野生に還れ~) ; Nov -> 3rd , 7th , 9th , 14th , 16th , 18th . Dec -> 1st , 8th , 10th , 13th
[2010] BREAKERZ X'mas Special Live “WHITE LOVE" ; 20th Dec
[2011] BREAKERZ VALENTINE LIVE 2011
[2011] BREAKERZ CHARITY LIVE “CLIMBER” ; 11th May & 20th May
[2011] BREAKERZ 4th Anniversary Live Debut "WISH 03" ♥ Eve (BREAKERZ デビュー4周年記念ライブ“WISH 03”前夜祭♥) ; 30th June , 5th July & 9th July
[2011] BREAKERZ 4th Anniversary Live BREAKERZ debut "WISH 03" in Nippon Budokan (デビュー4周年記念ライブ “WISH 03” in 日本武道館) ; 22nd July
[2011] BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2011 “GO” ; Oct -> 22nd , 29th , 30th . Nov -> 6th , 7th , 10th , 12th , 19th , 20th , 23rd , 29th . Dec -> 3rd , 8th , 9th
[2011] BREAKERZ X'mas Special Live 2011 "GO!GO! X'mas" ; 21st Dec & 24th Dec
[2012] TEAM BREAKERZ VALENTINE LIVE 2012 GO!GO! VALENTINE
[2012] BREAKERZ SPRING PARTY 2012 DAIGO's Birthday ~Henshin!! Miwaku no Urutora D~ (Transform!! Charming Ultra D) ; 8th April
[2012] BREAKERZ MUSCLE PARTY 2012 SHINPEI's Birthday ~Ikuze!! Gogatsu no Kin'niku-sai~ (Let’s Go!! May Muscle Party) ; 11th May
[2012] BREAKERZ TWINKLE PARTY 2012 AKIHIDE's Birthday ~Amanogawa no Shita ni Kimigaita~ (You Were Under The Milky Way) ; 5th July
[2012] BREAKERZ 5th Anniversary Live BREAKERZ debut "WISH 4U" in Nippon Budokan ; 27th July
[2012] BREAKERZ WISH 4U AFTER PARTY ~Goya-sai♥5-Shūnen Dake ni GO Yomatsuri tte Yoba sete !~ ; 28th July
[2012] BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2012 "BEST" -LIVE HOUSE COLLECTION- ; Nov -> 16th , 17th , 19th , 25th , 27th , 29th . Dec -> 1st , 2nd , 5th , 8th , 9th , 12th , 13th , 15th , 17th , 18th , 26th
[2013] Acid Black Cherry & BREAKERZ 5th Anniversary Live "Acid BREAKERZ Cherry 69 -sixnine-" ; 9th Jan
[2013] BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2013 "BEST" -HALL COLLECTION- ; Jan -> 19th , 20th , 26th , 27th . Feb -> 2nd , 9th , 11th , 16th , 20th , 21st , 23rd , 24th , 27th
[2014] BATTLE ROYALE ZEPP 2014～Dai 1-kai BREAKERZ Solo Houkokukai～ (BATTLE ROYALE ZEPP 2014～第1回 BREAKERZソロ報告会～) ; 26th July
[2014 - 2015] BREAKERZ COUNTDOWN LIVE 2014-2015 ; 31st Dec

Miscellaneous

BREAKERZ Official Perfect Book BREAKERZ CHRONICLE 2007-2012

Release date - 24.10.2012



BREAKERZ Official Perfect Book BREAKERZ CHRONICLE 2007-2012 details

BREAKERZ's Solo Activities

Spoiler:

▼ Release Information

1st album Amber
※ Amber was released on 5th June 2013 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #18 | 5,507

-> Limited edition
CD+DVD　￥3,800
ZACL-9063



1) Namida no Kawa
2) Itoshi no Valkyria
3) Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku
4) Kuroneko no Tango
5) Sakura Ame
6) Circus
7) LION
8) Maria
9) Kumo no Ito
10) Dash
11) Hello ! Mr. Sadness

【DVD】
・ Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku Music Clip
・ Album 「Amber」 Documentary video

-> CD　￥3,059
ZACL-9064



1) Namida no Kawa
2) Itoshi no Valkyria
3) Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku
4) Kuroneko no Tango
5) Sakura Ame
6) Circus
7) LION
8) Maria
9) Kumo no Ito
10) Dash
11) Hello ! Mr. Sadness
12) bonus track -> Hoshi no Oujisama (self cover of NEVER LAND , a previous band that AKIHIDE fronted before they disbanded in 2007)

Purchase of both editions enabled buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku is the only album track that gets a PV . Preview snippets of both Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku & Itoshi no Valkyria can be heard via here

iTunes cover of Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku in which the song was released via the iTunes website on 15th May 2013



Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku was picked to be used as the ending theme song for Music Japan TV's MUSIC LAUNCHER in the month of June 2013 , which was aired nationwide via 23 stations

「星の狂想曲」タイアップ決定しました。

全国23局ネット＋Music Japan TV「MUSIC LAUNCHER」6月度エンディングテーマ

Amber album details



2nd album Lapis Lazuli
※ Lapis Lazuli was released on 30th Oct 2013 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #24 | 3,610

-> CD only limited edition ￥3,700
ZACL-9067



1) Birthday
2) Lapis Lazuli
3) Sayonara
4) Moon Dancer
5) Okinawa
6) Namida
7) Home
8) Rain
9) Lost
10) Battle
11) Tomorrow

Includes :

3 surface digipak + special photo booklet

There're a total of 48 pages in the special photo booklet , that includes photos from on location shoot + behind the scenes photos album shooting of Lapis Lazuli .

Preview shots of the special photo booklet :



-> CD only regular edition ￥3,059
ZACL-9068



1) Birthday
2) Lapis Lazuli
3) Sayonara
4) Moon Dancer
5) Okinawa
6) Namida
7) Home
8) Rain
9) Lost
10) Battle
11) Tomorrow
12) bonus track -> Toki Yama ni Hi wa Ochite

Purchase of both editions enabled buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

Preview snippets of both Lapis Lazuli (the song) & Home can be heard via here

2nd album Lapis Lazuli details





3rd album RAIN STORY
※ RAIN STORY was released on 14th May 2014 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #20 | 2,528

-> Limited edition
CD+DVD　￥3,780
ZACL-9075



1) HEAVEN’S STATION
2) RAIN MAN　※Vocal Track　Lyrics by AKIHIDE
3) LIGHTNING QUARTZ
4) BLUE BALLAD
5) YELLOW BOOTS
6) AMAOTO QUARTET
7) HUMAN MAZE
8) BLUES & REE
9) DEVIL'S TRUMPET
10) RAINBOW ROAD

【DVD】
・ RAIN MAN -Music Clip-
・ Prologue of RAIN MAN

-> CD　￥2,970
ZACL-9076



1) HEAVEN’S STATION
2) RAIN MAN　※Vocal Track　Lyrics by AKIHIDE
3) LIGHTNING QUARTZ
4) BLUE BALLAD
5) YELLOW BOOTS
6) AMAOTO QUARTET
7) HUMAN MAZE
8) BLUES & REE
9) DEVIL'S TRUMPET
10) RAINBOW ROAD
11) bonus track -> RAIN MAN –Acoustic Instrumental Version-

All Music Composed & Performed by AKIHIDE .

RAIN MAN is the only song in RAIN STORY that has vocals/sung by AKIHIDE + is the only album track that gets a PV while the other songs are instrumental .

Promo tie in wise , RAIN MAN serves as the 47th ending theme no. for the Detective Conan anime from May onwards .

「RAIN MAN」タイアップ決定!!

5月14日に発売となる「RAIN STORY」収録楽曲「RAIN MAN」が
「名探偵コナン」のエンディングテーマに決定しました!!

「RAIN MAN」
は、読売テレビ・日本テレビ系全国ネット土曜よる６：００放送「名探偵コナンpretty pony~」エンディングテーマとして、5月よりオンエアスタート。

Preview snippets of RAIN MAN , LIGHTNING QUARTZ , BLUE BIRD BALLAD , AMAOTO QUARTET & BLUES & REE can be heard via here .

Purchase of both editions enables buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

3rd album RAIN STORY details



AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" DVD
※ AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" was released on 2nd April 2014 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #27 | 1,399

¥7,560
ZABL-5022/3



DISC.1：1st LIVE TOUR “Amber”

1) Namida no Kawa
2) Itoshi no Valkyria
3) Kuroneko no Tango
4) Circus
5) Kumo no Ito
6) Sakura Ame
7) Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku
8) Tengoku e no Tegami (NEVER LAND)
9) Kanashimi Days (BREAKERZ)
10) LION
11) Maria

Encore

12) Hoshi no Oujisama
13) Hello! Mr. Sadness
14) Dash

Bonus footages - 1st LIVE TOUR “Amber” Document Movie

The concert footages from AKIHIDE 1st Live Tour 2013 “Amber" were recorded from 5th July 2013's date that was held at Tokyo's Akasaka BLITZ which also happened to be AKIHIDE's 36th birthday .

DISC.2：Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli”

1) Rain
2) Okinawa
3) Namida
4) Moon Dancer
5) Home
6) Lapis Lazuli
7) Kaze no Tōri Michi (from 「Tonari no Totoro」)
8) Lost
9) Sayonara

Encore

10) Battle
11) Kuroneko no Tango

Bonus footages - Album「Lapis Lazuli」
Movie Plan『AKIHIDE×○○』Series

1) Battle
2) Rain
3) Home
4) Lapis Lazuli

I'm not sure which AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli” date the footages were recorded from but it's either 22nd Nov or 23rd Nov as both concert dates for AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli” were held in Tokyo's STB139 last Nov .

AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" comes with a slipcase and a 20 page photobook .

AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" was released on the same day as AKIHIDE's 2nd book , Life Book .

AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" DVD details

1:13 min Trailer Vol.1 of AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" :



6:23 mins Trailer Vol.2 of AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" :



The footages taken from 「AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber×Lapis Lazuli"」 Trailer Vol.2 features the live performance of Lost (which's track #9 from AKIHIDE's 2nd album Lapis Lazuli) that was filmed during AKIHIDE's 2nd solo tour AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli” .

I'm not sure which AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli” date the footages were recorded from but it's either 22nd Nov or 23rd Nov as both concert dates for AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli” was held in Tokyo's STB139 last Nov .

3:37 mins Trailer Vol.3 of AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber × Lapis Lazuli" :



The footages taken from 「AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber×Lapis Lazuli"」 Trailer Vol.3 features partial live footages taken from AKIHIDE's 1st solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber" .

The songs that AKIHIDE sang/featured in the trailer includes :

- Itoshi no Valkyria
- Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku
- LION
- Hello! Mr. Sadness {encore portion}
- Dash {encore portion}

Towards the end of the clip , preview snippets of 1st LIVE TOUR “Amber” Document Movie are also included too .

▼ Live Information

1st album Amber was supported by a solo tour titled AKIHIDE 1st Live Tour 2013 “Amber”

6/15 (Sat) Osaka @ amHALL
6/16 (Sun) Miyagi @ HooK SENDAI
6/20 (Thu) Nagoya @ ElectricLadyLand
6/25 (Tue) Tokyo @ LIQUIDROOM
6/28 (Fri) Hokkaido @ KRAPS HALL
6/30 (Sun) Fukuoka @ IMS Hall
7/5 (Fri) Tokyo @ Akasaka BLITZ [held on AKIHIDE's 36th birthday]
7/7 (Sun) Nagoya @ ElectricLadyLand

Tour dates bolded were newly added & all 8 dates were sold out .

AKIHIDE 1st Live Tour 2013 “Amber” details

A special sub website was launched within AKIHIDE's personal site akihide.com , in line with the impending release of Amber :



In this special sub website , 10 supposedly 'surprises' were revealed pre release (9 of them) & post release (1 of them) of Amber .

42 seconds preview snippet of Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku PV



1:03 min of AKIHIDE's Amber limited edition benefits DVD digest video



2nd solo album Lapis Lazuli was supported by a 2nd solo tour titled AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli”

15/11 (Fri) Osaka @ Music Club JANUS
16/11 (Sat) Nagoya @ Blue Note
22/11 (Fri) Tokyo @ STB139
23/11 (Sat) Tokyo @ STB139
5/12 (Thu) Tokyo @ Zepp Tokyo

Tour date bolded was newly added

AKIHIDE Premium Night Show “Lapis Lazuli” details

A special sub website was launched within AKIHIDE's personal site akihide.com , in line with the impending release of Lapis Lazuli :



In this special sub website , 11 supposedly 'surprises' were revealed pre release (10 of them) & post release (1 of them on the same release date as the album) of Lapis Lazuli .

A 'secret' 50 seconds video clip of AKIHIDE can be found in the special sub website of Lapis Lazuli , just by clicking on the moon icon within the website itself which will bring the user to this :



The snippet of the song that AKIHIDE played in the 1st 'secret' video clip is Okinawa , which's found as track #5 in Lapis Lazuli .

A 'secret' 1 minute video clip of AKIHIDE can be found in the special sub website of Lapis Lazuli , just by clicking on the butterfly icon within the website itself which will bring the user to this :



The snippet of the song that AKIHIDE played in the 2nd 'secret' video clip is Birthday , which's found as track #1 in Lapis Lazuli .

A 'secret' 55 seconds video clip of AKIHIDE can be found in the special sub website of Lapis Lazuli , just by clicking on the seated guitarist wearing hat icon within the website itself which will bring the user to this :



The snippet of the song that AKIHIDE played in the 3rd 'secret' video clip is Lost , which's found as track #9 in Lapis Lazuli .

AKIHIDE×8 - Lapis Lazuli



Lapis Lazuli (the song) is found as track #2 in Lapis Lazuli (the album)

AKIHIDE × AKIHIDE × AKIHIDE - Home



Home is found as track #7 in Lapis Lazuli

on Guitar AKIHIDE x on Cello Harutoshi Ito - Rain



Rain is found as track #8 in Lapis Lazuli

on Guitar AKIHIDE × on Drums Akira Kawasaki (from mouse on the keys) - Battle



Battle is found as track #10 in Lapis Lazuli

3rd solo album RAIN STORY was supported by a 3rd solo tour titled AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN"

7/6 (Sat) Fukuoka @ DRUM LOGOS
8/6 (Sun) Hiroshima @ Hiroshima CAVE-BE
13/6 (Fri) Miyagi @ Sendai Rensa
20/6 (Fri) Osaka @ UMEDA CLUB QUATTRO
21/6 (Sat) Aichi @ Nagoya Bottom Line
26/6 (Thu) Hokkaido @ Penny Lane 24
5/7 (Sat) Tokyo @ EX THEATER ROPPONGI [held on AKIHIDE's 37th birthday]

Tour dates bolded were sold out .

A special Twitter account was set up specially for the tour - https://twitter.com/AKIHIDE_RAINMAN

The Twitter account will be up & running for a limited time period until presumably til 5th July which's the last date of the tour + in addition to being AKIHIDE's 37th birthday .

AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN" details

AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN" is named after RAIN MAN which's found as track #2 in AKIHIDE's 3rd solo album RAIN STORY .

A special sub website was launched within AKIHIDE's personal site akihide.com , in line with his impending 3rd solo tour AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” :



2:19 mins preview snippet of RAIN MAN PV



In this special sub website , 15 supposedly 'surprises' were revealed pre release (14 of them) & post release (1 of them on the same release date as the album) of RAIN STORY .

Unlike the special Amber & Lapis Lazuli sub websites where the dates for the 'surprises' are indicated in advance , this time round it's not the case regarding the special sub website for AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 “RAIN MAN” .

There're 3 'secret' video clips found within the special sub website of RAIN MAN .

The 1st 'secret' 52 seconds video clip of AKIHIDE (in which he's doing recording in the studio) can be found by clicking on the cute blinking icon within the website itself which will bring the user to this :





The snippet of the song that AKIHIDE played in the 1st 'secret' video clip in the studios is AMAOTO QUARTET , which's found as track #6 in RAIN STORY .

The 2nd 'secret' 59 seconds video clip of AKIHIDE (in which he's shooting the jacket covers/CD sleeves for his 3rd album RAIN STORY) can be found by clicking on the cute blinking icon within the website itself which will bring the user to this :





The 3rd 'secret' 1:14 min video clip of AKIHIDE (in which he's shooting the PV for RAIN MAN) can be found by clicking on the cute blinking icon within the website itself which will bring the user to this :





The snippet of the song that can be heard briefly in the beginning of the 3rd 'secret' video clip is BLUE BIRD BALLAD , which's found as track #4 in RAIN STORY .



AKIHIDE will be going on his 4th solo tour titled AKIHIDE Premium Night Show Tsuki to Hoshi no Caravan

7/11 (Fri) Aichi @ Nagoya Blue Note
8/11 (Sat) Aichi @ Nagoya Blue Note
14/11 (Fri) Osaka @ Billboard Live OSAKA
15/11 (Sat) Osaka @ Billboard Live OSAKA
21/11 (Fri) Kanagawa @ Motion Blue yokohama
22/11 (Sat) Kanagawa @ Motion Blue yokohama

For now it reminds to be seen whether will AKIHIDE release another new album in line with AKIHIDE Premium Night Show Tsuki no Hoshi to Caravan .



A special sub website was launched in line with AKIHIDE's impending 4th solo tour AKIHIDE Premium Night Show Tsuki to Hoshi no Caravan :

http://akihide.com/special/tsukitohoshi/#home

The home page of the special sub website features an animated version of the above photo .

Upon clicking the above link , 5 sub links within the special site can be accessed which includes :

- News
- Schedule (of the tour)
- Access (to the concert venues)
- Goods
- Special

Spoiler:

▼ Release Information

1st single Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen ∞REBIRTH
※ Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen ∞REBIRTH was released on 31st July 2013 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #8 | 18,215

-> Limited edition Type A
CD+DVD　￥1,680
ZACL-6027



DVD footages includes Itsumo Dakishimete PV ＋ PV making offshot

The Itsumo Dakishimete PV is not the same as the 1 that's found in DAIGO's debut solo album DAIGOLD

-> Limited edition Type B
CD+DVD　￥1,680
ZACL-6028



DVD footages includes Mugen ∞REBIRTH PV ＋ PV making offshot

In addition , purchase of the CD + DVD B edition includes a Cardfight!! Vanguard PR card

-> Regular edition
CD ￥1,260
ZACL-4043



Purchase of the CD only will entitle buyers to get 1 trading card randomly allocated from 3 different designs .

初回生産分のみ封入特典：DAIGOビジュアルカード（全3種/ランダム封入）

Purchase of all 3 editions of Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen∞REBIRTH enabled buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

Tracklist

1) Itsumo Dakishimete
2) Mugen ∞REBIRTH
3) Daisy ~2013 version~ (only available in the CD only edition)

Daisy ~2013 version~ is a newly recorded updated version of Daisy which was originally found as the 1st A-side of DAIGO☆STARDUST's 4th single Daisy / SUMMER ROSE .

Daisy / SUMMER ROSE was released way back on 21st July 2004 .

Writing/composing credits

・ Itsumo Dakishimete
words & music：DAIGO arrangement：Masahiko Iida

・Mugen ∞REBIRTH
words & music：DAIGO arrangement：Masanori Takumi

・Daisy ~2013 version~
words & music：DAIGO arrangement：Jun Abe

Promo tie in

For Mugen ∞REBIRTH :

- TVアニメ「カード ファイト!! ヴァンガード　リンクジョーカー編」オープニングテーマ （6/30～)
- 「カード ファイト!! ヴァンガー ド DAIGOス ペシャルセット」CMソング

- TV anime Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker Hen opening theme ; 1st premiered on 30th June 2013's episode of the anime
- Cardfight!! Vanguard DAIGO Special Set CM song

2:01 mins preview snippet of Itsumo Dakishimete PV



1:29 min preview snippet of Mugen ∞REBIRTH PV



Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen∞REBIRTH details



2nd single BUTTERFLY / Ima Aitakute ...
※ BUTTERFLY / Ima Aitakute ... was released on 4th Dec 2013 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #7 | 16,074

-> Limited edition Type A
CD+DVD　￥1,680
ZACL−6029



DVD footages includes BUTTERFLY PV ＋ PV making offshoot

The BUTTERFLY PV is not the same as the 1 that's found in DAIGO's debut solo album DAIGOLD

-> Limited edition Type B
CD+DVD　￥1,680
ZACL−6030



DVD footages includes Ima Aitakute … PV ＋ PV making offshot

-> Regular edition
CD ￥1,260
ZACL−4044



Purchase of the CD only entitled buyers to get 1 trading card randomly allocated from 4 different designs .

初回生産分のみ： カード封入（全4種ランダムで1枚封入）

Purchase of all 3 editions of BUTTERFLY / Ima Aitakute … enabled buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

Tracklist

1) BUTTERFLY
2) Ima Aitakute …
3) ROCK THE PLANET ~2013 HYPER CLUB MIX~ (only available in the CD only edition)

ROCK THE PLANET ~2013 HYPER CLUB MIX~ is a newly recorded updated version (in this case a new remix) of DAIGO☆STARDUST's 3rd single ROCK THE PLANET .

ROCK THE PLANET was released way back on 21st April 2004 .

Writing/composing credits

・ BUTTERFLY
words & music：DAIGO arrangement：Masahiko Iida

・ Ima Aitakute …
words & music：DAIGO arrangement：Masanori Takumi

・ ROCK THE PLANET ~2013 HYPER CLUB MIX~
words & music：DAIGO arrangement：Kazushi Miyakoda

Promo tie in

For BUTTERFLY :

- テレビ朝日系全国放送「Break Out」12月度 オープニング・トラック（12/5～）
- TVCM「カードファイト!! ヴァンガード」登場篇タイアップソング

- TV Asahi nationwide broadcast 「Break Out」 December 2013 opening track (BUTTERFLY was used to promote Break Out from 5th Dec 2013 onwards)
- TVCM Cardfight!! Vanguard appearance tie-up song

For Ima Aitakute ... :

- 読売テレビ・日本テレビ系全国ネット土曜よる6:00放送「名探偵コナン」エンディングテーマ （12/14～)

- Yomiuri TV ・ Nippon TV nationwide broadcast every Saturday night at 6pm Japan time 「Detective Conan」 anime ending theme (Ima Aitakute... was used to promote Detective Conan from 14th Dec 2013 onwards as the anime's 46th ending theme song)
- Opening theme song for MUSIC LAUNCHER for the month of Jan 2014

1:33 min preview snippet of BUTTERFLY PV



2:22 mins preview snippet of Ima Aitakute ... PV



BUTTERFLY / Ima Aitakute … details





3rd single CHANGE!! / Shinpaishou na Kanojo
※ CHANGE!! / Shinpaishou na Kanojo will be released on 10th Sept 2014 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - tbc

-> Limited edition Type A
CD+DVD　￥1,728
ZACL-6031



DVD footages includes CHANGE !! PV ＋ PV making offshot

In addition , purchase of the CD + DVD A edition includes a Cardfight!! Vanguard PR card

Sample image of the Cardfight!! Vanguard PR card



-> Limited edition Type B
CD+DVD　￥1,728
ZACL-6032



DVD footages includes Shinpaishou na Kanojo PV ＋ PV making offshot

-> Regular edition
CD ￥1,296
ZACL-4045



Purchase of the CD only will entitle buyers to get 1 trading card randomly allocated from 4 different designs .

初回生産分のみ「DAIGOカード(全4種の内ランダムで1枚封入)」

Purchase of all 3 editions of CHANGE!! / Shinpaishou na Kanojo enables buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

Tracklist

1) CHANGE !!
2) Shinpaishou na Kanojo
3) SUPER JOY 2014 (only available in the CD only edition)

SUPER JOY 2014 is a newly recorded updated version of SUPER JOY which was originally released as DAIGO☆STARDUST's 6th single .

SUPER JOY was released way back on 22nd Sept 2005 & it was the final single DAIGO☆STARDUST released in his discography .

Writing/composing credits

・ CHANGE !!
Words & Music：DAIGO　Arrangement：SHINPEI

・ Shinpaishou na Kanojo
Words & Music：DAIGO　Arrangement：Masahiko Iida

・ SUPER JOY 2014　
Words & Music：DAIGO Arrangement：Jun Abe

Promo tie in

For CHANGE !! :

- 「劇場版カードファイト!! ヴァンガード『3つのゲーム』」主題歌
- 「カードファイト!! ヴァンガード」公式イメージソング

- The theme song for Gekijouban Cardfight!! Vanguard: 3tsu no Game the movie ; the movie will open in Japanese cinemas on 13th Sept
- The official image song for Cardfight Vanguard!!

For Shinpaishou na Kanojo :

- TBS系テレビ「ひるおび」9月度エンディングテーマ

- TBS 「Hiruobi」September 2014 ending theme

1:14 min preview snippet of CHANGE!! PV



1:36 min preview snippet of Shinpaishou na Kanojo PV



CHANGE!! / Shinpaishou na Kanojo details



Debut album DAIGOLD
※ DAIGOLD was released on 5th March 2014 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #6 | 12,378

-> Limited edition Type A
CD+DVD　￥4,200 + sleeve case
ZACL-9072　



DVD footages includes :

DAIGO MUSIC CLIP COLLECTION

1) Itsumo Dakishimete -Music Clip-
2) Mugen∞REBIRTH -Music Clip-
3) BUTTERFLY -Music Clip-
4) Ima Aitakute ... -Music Clip-
5) Itsumo Dakishimete -Music Clip Another Edit-
6) BUTTERFLY -Music Clip Another Edit-

+

いま逢える35歳 “DAIGO” Special Movie ; Ima Aeru 35-sai “DAIGO” Special Movie

-> Limited edition Type B
CD+DVD　￥4,200 + sleeve case
ZACL-9073　



DVD footages includes :

Document Movie～ アルバム「DAIGOLD」が出来るまで ; Document Movie~ Album「DAIGOLD」Ga Dekiru Made

-> Regular edition
CD ￥3,150
ZACL-9074



Purchase of the CD only will entitle buyers to get 1 trading card randomly allocated from 3 different designs , first press wise .

Purchase for all 3 editions of DAIGOLD included an event ticket in each edition of DAIGOLD , first press wise .

Tracklist

1) THEME OF DAIGOLD
2) STAY GOLD
3) BUTTERFLY
4) Mugen ∞REBIRTH
5) Realize
6) Ima Aitakute ...
7) Jerarumin
8) POP☆CORN
9) I Wish
10) REVOLUTION EVOLUTION
11) Itsumo Dakishimete
12) Sawatte
13) YELL

DAIGOLD includes 2 double A-side singles Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen∞REBIRTH & BUTTERFLY / Ima Aitakute ... prior to the release of the album .

Promo tie in / additional info for some of the album tracks

STAY GOLD - theme song for Hokkaido's 2014 STV ski jumping relay which the ad started airing from 3rd Jan 2014 onwards + promoted NTV's FIS Jump World Cup Ladies 2014 Sapporo programme

Realize - originally found as track #6 in DAIGO☆STARDUST's DAIGO☆IMPACT DVD but this song was not given a studio version with regards to DAIGO☆STARDUST's discography

I Wish - a song that DAIGO wrote/composed a few years ago , which he wrote specially for PenPen the penguin whom he took care of during the variety show Tensai ! Shimura Dobusten

Purchase of all 3 editions of DAIGOLD (excluding the exclusive Musing edition) enabled buyers to enter a lucky draw . More details could be viewed via here .

Preview snippets for all the album tracks can be heard via can be heard via here .

THEME OF DAIGOLD is the only track that's not uploaded since this's the opening/introduction track .

ULTRA BRAVE is not included in DAIGOLD in which the song was picked to be used to promote TV Tokyo's New Ultraman Retsuden .

AKIHIDE & SHINPEI participated in the production of DAIGOLD .

Their official album credits on DAIGOLD



AKIHIDE

- Realize (Track #5) -- guitar

SHINPEI

- Jerarumin (Track #7) -- arrangement , guitar & programming
- I Wish (Track #9) -- guitar & programming
- Sawatte (Track #12) -- programming

Misc

- Jerarumin (Track #7) -- chorus : DAIGO MOBILE Special Chorus Team
- I Wish (Track #9) -- arrangement : DAIGO
- Sawatte (Track #12) -- arrangement : DAIGO

-> Exclusive Musing edition
CD ＋ DVD ＋ Original goods ＋ special packaging
ZACF-9003　￥6,825



DAIGOLD was also released in an exclusive Musing edition . The DVD footages in the exclusive Musing edition of DAIGOLD have partial live footages recorded from the last tour date of DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” that took place last year on 28th Dec 2013 at Osaka International Convention Centre (Grand Cube Osaka) .

Partial setlist :

1) BUTTERFLY
2) Realize
3) Ima Aitakute ...
4) BUTTERFLY (DANCE Version)
5) STAY GOLD
6) Mugen∞REBIRTH
7) Itsumo Dakishimete

Special packaging items :

・CD：GOLD DISC
・Tall two-sided Digipak
・Mikatase BOX
・Serial number
・Autographed card
・DAIGOLD pin badge
・Postcard set (set of 3)

-> Exclusive Musing edition of DAIGOLD order link

DAIGOLD details



2:22 mins digest movie of「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.1



「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.1 features preview snippets of partial live footages recorded from the last tour date of DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” that took place last year on 28th Dec 2013 at Osaka International Convention Centre (Grand Cube Osaka) .

For the contents of this aspect , only the exclusive Musing edition has it , DVD wise .

The 4 songs that 「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.1 featured from last year's DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” includes :

- STAY GOLD
- Realize
- BUTTERFLY (DANCE Version)
- Mugen∞REBIRTH

2:35 mins digest movie of「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.2



「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.2 focuses on the DVD contents of the CD + DVD A edition of DAIGOLD .

「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.2 features preview snippets for all the 4 PVs that DAIGO released as singles prior to DAIGOLD (Itsumo Dakishimete , Mugen∞REBIRTH , BUTTERFLY & Ima Aitakute ...) + brief preview snippets for the alternate versions for both Itsumo Dakishimete & BUTTERFLY .

The CD + DVD A edition of DAIGOLD also includes Ima Aeru 35-sai “DAIGO” Special Movie in which based on 「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.2 , it's a montage of stuff that DAIGO has done from beginning until end of last year , during the time when he was 35 .

Among the stuff that's shown briefly of Ima Aeru 35-sai “DAIGO” Special Movie in the video clip includes :

- DAIGO'S BIRTHDAY PARTY 35 ♥Arafou Demo DAI Suki♥ that took place on 8th April 2013 at Zepp Diver City Tokyo , the same day as DAIGO's 35th birthday [DAIGO MOBILE exclusive event]
- Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen∞REBIRTH handshake release event that took place on 4th Aug 2013 at Tokyo's MEGA WEB Toyota City Showcase
- Backstage in Spacey Hug event that took place on 2nd Nov 2013 at Osaka
- DAIGO Present Christmas Cruising Party that took place on 14th Dec 2013 at the Tokyo Bay Cruise Ship Symphony [DAIGO MOBILE exclusive event]
- Misc footages of DAIGO in the studio

2:05 mins digest movie of「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.3



「DAIGOLD」Digest Movie Vol.3 features preview snippets of Document Movie~ Album「DAIGOLD」Ga Dekiru Made which's a documentary that shows how DAIGOLD was produced , from shooting of the album jacket covers to footages of DAIGO recording the songs in the studio .

In addition , AKIHIDE & SHINPEI are featured in Document Movie~ Album「DAIGOLD」Ga Dekiru Made as they have some personal input that went into some of the songs found in DAIGOLD .

DAIGO☆STARDUST - “ONE NIGHT SPACEY SHOW” 「Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST」 DVD
※ “ONE NIGHT SPACEY SHOW” 「Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST」 was released on 18th Dec 2013 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #58 | 1st week sales unknown

￥6,500
ZABL-5018/9



Left - slipcase cover
Right - non slipcase cover

Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST was the 1st of 2 sold out comeback concert dates that DAIGO☆STARDUST held in July 2013 in which for Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST , it was held on 12th July 2013 at Tokyo's Shibuya Public Hall .

Setlist for Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST on 12th July 2013 at that time as follows :

1) MARIA
2) The space toy
3) Queen Stardust
4) STARS
5) D☆TRANCE
6) Feather
7) dear sunshine
8) heavy heavy
9) HELLO CRAZY GENTLEMAN
10) STAND UP!
11) SUPER JOY
12) SCAPEGOAT
13) SUMMER ROSE
14) I wanna be your star

~Encore 1~

15) Daisy
16) Ray ~Yume no Kanata e~

~Encore 2~

17) ROCK THE PLANET
18) Eien no Space Cowboy

Setlist's source

Bonus offshoot recording footages are included in “ONE NIGHT SPACEY SHOW” 「Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST」 :

・Kaette Yuku DAIGO☆STARDUST OP MOVIE
・空白の2週間 ; What DAIGO☆STARDUST did during a 2 weeks interval between 12th July 2013's Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST & 26th July 2013's Kaette Yuku DAIGO☆STARDUST
・Kaette Yuku DAIGO☆STARDUST END MOVIE
・Mugen∞REBIRTH
・Itsumo Dakishimete
・Bonus

In addition , 1st press editions of “ONE NIGHT SPACEY SHOW” 「Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST」 comes in a special packaging :

初回生産分のみ：特殊パッケージ仕様

“ONE NIGHT SPACEY SHOW” 「Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST」DVD details

4:35 mins digest movie of “ONE NIGHT SPACEY SHOW” 「Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST」 :



▼ Live Information

DAIGO'S BIRTHDAY PARTY 35 ♥Arafou Demo DAI Suki♥
Date : 8th April 2013 (Mon) [DAIGO's 35th birthday]
Venue：Zepp Diver City Tokyo
Doors open at : 6.00pm / Concert starts at : 7.00pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Ticket price ：5,000 Yen (Tax , beverage included)
Inquiry about performance ：info@breakerz-web.net

Kaette Kita DAIGO☆STARDUST
Date : 12th July 2013 (Fri)
Venue : Shibuya Public Hall
Doors open at : 5.45pm / Concert starts at : 6.30pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Ticket price ：6,500 Yen (Tax included)
General sale of tickets to be sold from ：Scheduled to be sold from 15th June 2013 (Sat) onwards
Contact ：Disk Garage 050-5533-0888
For more information : DAIGO MOBILE

<Additional performance !>

Kaette Yuku DAIGO☆STARDUST
Date : 26th July 2013 (Fri)
Venue : Shibuya Public Hall
Doors open at : 5.45pm / Concert starts at : 6.30pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Ticket price ：6,500 Yen (Tax included)
General sale of tickets to be sold from ：Scheduled to be sold from 29th June 2013 (Sat) onwards
Contact ：Disk Garage 050-5533-0888
For more information : DAIGO MOBILE

DAIGO's 3 solo concerts details

Purchase of tickets for DAIGO's 35th birthday & both DAIGO☆STARDUST concerts was done via DAIGO MOBILE in which DAIGO MOBILE was launched on 1st April 2013 from 10am Japan time onwards .

Only fans living in Japan are able to access DAIGO MOBILE by using their handphones .

DAIGO embarked on his 1st solo tour at the end of 2013 , titled DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” .

DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” is named after the 1st A-side of his 2nd solo single BUTTERFLY / Ima Aitakute ... [that was released on 4th Dec 2013]

12/20 (Fri) Tokyo @ Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
12/27 (Fri) Aichi @ Nippon Spark Civic Centre Forest Hall
12/28 (Sat) Osaka @ Osaka International Convention Centre (Grand Cube Osaka)

Backup live musicians for DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” :

Drums ： Muta Masahiro
Bass ： Matsu
Guitar ： KOJI (ALvino)

DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2013 “BUTTERFLY” details

DAIGO embarked on his 2nd solo tour in March & April 2014 , titled DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 “DAIGOLD” .

3/1 (Sat) Kanagawa @ Atsugi Cultural Center Main Hall
3/9 (Sun) Saitama @ Higashimatsuyama Civic Cultural Center
3/16 (Sun) Fukuoka @ Fukuoka International Convention Center Main Hall
3/21 (Fri - public holiday in Japan) Aichi @ Aichi Arts Theater Main Hall
3/29 (Sat) Osaka @ NHK Osaka Hall
3/30 (Sun) Shimane @ Izumo Shimin Kaikan Hall
4/6 (Sun) Hokkaido @ Sapporo Education and Culture Hall Main Hall
Amended date -> 4/12 (Sat) Kanagawa @ Atsugi Cultural Center Main Hall
4/19 (Sat) Miyagi @ Sendai Shimin Kaikan Hall
4/28 (Mon) Tokyo @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
4/29 (Tue - public holiday in Japan) Tokyo @ TOKYO DOME CITY HALL

Due to the fact that DAIGO's debut solo album DAIGOLD was released on 5th March 2014 , the 1st tour date of DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 “DAIGOLD” was changed to a brand new date .

DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 “DAIGOLD” was originally supposed to take place on 1st March at Kanagawa's Atsugi Cultural Center Main Hall but its tour date was eventually changed to 12th April 2014 .

Backup live musicians for <i>DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 “DAIGOLD”</i> :

Drums ： Muta Masahiro
Bass ： Matsu
Guitar ： Leda
Keyboards： Takimoto Seigo

DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 "DAIGOLD" amended details

A special website was launched for DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 “DAIGOLD” , in line with the impending release of both DAIGOLD + DAIGO LIVE TOUR 2014 “DAIGOLD” :



Upon clicking the above link , 4 sub links within the special site can be accessed which includes :



- Schedule (of the tour)
- Goods
- Access (to the concert venues)
- Special

Spoiler:

MUSCLE ATTACK Formation !

▼ Release Information

Debut album MUSCLE
※ MUSCLE was released on 27th Nov 2013 .

Peak position & 1st week sales - #154 | 1st week sales unknown



-> CD only ￥2,300
ZACL-9070　

1) MUSCLE PARTY　
2) My BLOODY BUNNY　
3) RUNNER’S HIGH　
4) FIRE!!　
5) HIGHER　
6) HERO　
7) SPREE　
8) BYGONES　

All Songs Arrangement by MUSCLE ATTACK

All lyrics in MUSCLE were written by SHINPEI . Except for My BLOODY BUNNY & SPREE that were composed by bassist Jong , the other songs were composed by SHINPEI .

MUSCLE is preceded by My BLOODY BUNNY in which the song was 1st released digitally online on 17th July 2013 .

RUNNER'S HIGH was picked to be used as the opening song for MUSIC JAPAN TV's MUSIC LAUNCHER for the month of November 2013 .

全国23局ネット&MUSIC JAPAN TVにて好評放送中の『MUSIC LAUNCHER』の11月度OP曲として、MUSCLE ATTACK 1st Album『MUSCLE』より、「RUNNER'S HIGH」がオンエアされています!!

Preview snippet for all 8 songs from MUSCLE can be heard via here

▼ Live Information

Title ：MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.1~
Date ：May 11th 2013 [SHINPEI's 32nd birthday]
Venue ：Roppongi morph-tokyo
Doors open at : 5.30pm / Concert starts : 6.00pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Performers ：MUSCLE ATTACK / Metadon / M&M
Ticket price ：3,500 Yen (Extra 600 Yen to be paid for a drink)
Purchase of tickets via ：e+
General sale of tickets to be sold from ：13th April / Sat
Inquiry about performance ：info@breakerz-web.net

※ No prior booking was done via team brz . Tickets were only allowed to be purchased via e+ only .

MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.1~ details

Title ：MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.2~
Date ：July 19th 2013 (Fri)
Venue ：Shibuya Chelsea Hotel
Doors open at : 5.45pm / Concert starts : 6.30pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Performers ：MUSCLE ATTACK / WORLD 9 BROS. / universe
Ticket price ：3,500 Yen (Extra 500 Yen to be paid for a drink)
Purchase of tickets via ：e+ ※ each person only can purchase 2 tickets as the maximum number
General sale of tickets to be sold from ：29th June / Sat from 10am Japan time onwards
Inquiry about performance ：info@shinpei-muscleattack.net

※ No prior booking was done via team brz . Tickets were only allowed to be purchased via e+ only .

MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.2~ details

Title ：MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.3~
Date ：Nov 10th 2013 (Sun)
Venue ：Shibuya eggman
Doors open at : 5.15pm / Concert starts : 6pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Performers ：MUSCLE ATTACK , THE LOCAL ART
Ticket price ：4,000 Yen (Extra 500 Yen to be paid for a drink)
Ticket general release date ：e＋ From 20th Oct 2013 (Sun) onwards 10am Japan time
Inquiry about performance ：info@shinpei-muscleattack.net

MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.3~ details

MUSCLE ATTACK 2DAYS PARTY ～MUSCLE DAY～
10th May 2014 (Sat)
Doors open at : 6pm / Concert starts : 6.30pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Venue：VUENOS TOKYO
Ticket price：all standing ￥3,500 (tax included)
General ticket release date：e+ 12th April 2014 (Sun) from 10am Japan time onwards
■ Purchase URL for PC / Smartphone / Mobile
http://sort.eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P00108...124136P0030001

MUSCLE ATTACK 2DAY PARTY ～ATTACK DAY～
11th May 2014 (Sun) [SHINPEI's 33rd birthday]
Doors open at : 6pm / Concert starts : 6.30pm (both time slots are Japan time)
Venue：VUENOS TOKYO
Ticket price：all standing ￥3,500 (tax included)
General ticket release date：e+ 12th April 2014 (Sun) from 10am Japan time onwards
■ Purchase URL for PC / Smartphone / Mobile
http://sort.eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P00108...124138P0030001

MUSCLE ATTACK 2DAYS PARTY details

Debut album MUSCLE was supported by MUSCLE ATTACK's 1st nationwide live house tour titled MUSCLE ATTACK 1st LIVE TOUR ~Road Of Muscle~

2013 ::

29/11 (Fri) Chiba @ Chiba LOOK
1/12 (Sun) Saitama @ HEAVEN’S ROCK Saitama Shin Toshin
13/12 (Fri) Shizuoka @ Hamamatsu FORCE
15/12 (Sun) Mie @ Yokkaichi Club Chaos
17/12 (Tue) Aichi @ Nagoya Apollo Theater
19/12 (Thu) Kyoto @ VOX hall
21/12 (Sat) Kobe @ Live House ART HOUSE
23/12 (Mon) Yokohama @ Club Lizard Yokohama

2014 ::

11/1 (Sat) Fukuoka @ DRUM SON
13/1 (Mon) Kagawa @ Takamatsu DIME
15/1 (Wed) Okayama @ LIVEHOUSE IMAGE
18/1 (Sat) Hiroshima @ Hiroshima CAVE-BE
19/1 (Sun) Osaka @ Shinsaibashi CLUB DROP
24/1 (Fri) Niigata @ Niigata Live Hall GOLDEN PIGS BLACK STAGE
26/1 (Sun) Fukushima @ CLUB#9
28/1 (Tue) Miyagi @ Hook SENDAI
31/1 (Fri) Hokkaido @ Sapporo COLONY
11/2 (Tue) Tokyo @ Shinjuku BLAZE

MUSCLE ATTACK 1st LIVE TOUR ~Road Of Muscle~ details

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Official site for MUSCLE ATTACK :



Upon clicking on Enter , it brings the user to the following links within MUSCLE ATTACK's official site , namely :

- News
- Live
- Profile
- Movie
- Goods
- Special MUSCLE ATTACK wallpapers

MUSCLE ATTACK / MUSCLE group promo pic



MUSCLE ATTACK / MUSCLE individual promo pics



SHINPEI - Vocalist & guitarist

SHINPEI's Twitter



Shunp - Guitarist & backing vocals

Shunp's Twitter



Jong - Bassist & backing vocals

Jong's Twitter



HIDEHIRO - Drummer & backing vocals

HIDEHIRO doesn't have a Twitter account (for now) .

-> 1st batch of MUSCLE ATTACK group & individual solo pictures can be viewed via here .

MUSCLE ATTACK's profile page

Preview snippet of MUSCLE ATTACK's My BLOODY BUNNY [track #2 in MUSCLE] :



My BLOODY BUNNY was picked to be used as the image song for MUSIC JAPAN TV's MUSIC LAUNCHER in May 2013 , in which the programme is aired nationwide via 23 stations .

全国23局ネット「MUSIC LAUNCHER」内"MY BLOODY BUNNY"イメージソング

My BLOODY BUNNY was released digitally on 17th July 2013 :



My BLOODY BUNNY can be purchased online from 17th July 2013 onwards via the following websites :

- iTunes
- mora
- Musing

Live video of MUSCLE ATTACK's RUNNER'S HIGH



The live footages of RUNNER'S HIGH were recorded from MUSCLE ATTACK's 1st live performance MUSCLE ATTACK LIVE ~Basic Training vol.1~ that took place on 11th May 2013 / SHINPEI's 32nd birthday at Tokyo's Roppongi morph-tokyo .

BYGONES ~1st LIVE TOUR ~Road Of Muscle~ Digest Movie~



BYGONES ~1st LIVE TOUR ~Road Of Muscle~ Digest Movie~ is a video montage that features footages taken from MUSCLE ATTACK's 1st nationwide live house tour MUSCLE ATTACK 1st LIVE TOUR ~Road Of Muscle~ with BYGONES (found as track #8 / last track in debut album MUSCLE) being used as the background music .

Aside from onstage live footages , silly/cute/amusing offshot & also backstage behind the scenes footages of MUSCLE ATTACK are included in the clip too .

MUSCLE ATTACK official Twitter

https://twitter.com/MUSCLE_ATTACK

MUSCLE ATTACK mascot name - Mr. MUSCLE

Solo activities details

How to send letters/gifts to the members

1) Use the MAIL TO BREAKERZ function on their official site

2) Use the following mailing address :

[MEMBER NAME]
Zain Products Corporation
6th Floor Azabu Gardenia Building
5-12-11 Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo-to
〒106-0032
Japan

Information for this whole thread were sourced from the following websites

1) Official Site

2) Official YouTube Site

3) BREAKERZ's Staff Blog

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Want to do an EXILE's Choo Choo Train inspired like move with BREAKERZ ?





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