Pierrot (band)

Pierrot
Also known as	Dizy-Lizy
Origin	Nagano, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1994–2006
Labels	Toshiba-EMI (1998–2001) Mystic Child/Universal (2001–2006)
Associated acts	Angelo, LM.C, ALvino
Members
Kirito Jun Kohta Takeo Aiji
Past members
Hidelow Luka

Pierrot (typeset as PIERROT) was a Japanese visual kei rock band, originally founded as Dizy-Lizy in 1994 by Kirito (then going by his real name, Shinya) and Jun in Nagano. The original band members were Hidelow on vocals, Kirito and Jun on guitar, Kohta on bass and Luka on drums. After changing their name to Pierrot, Luka left in November and Takeo joined. Then in February 1995, Hidelow also left the band while Aiji joined, completing the final line up: Kirito on vocals, Jun and Aiji on guitar, Kohta on bass and Takeo on drums.

They made their major label debut in September 1998 with the single "Clear Sky". Their final album was 2005's Dictators Circus: A Deformed Bud, a compilation album with singles spanning 10 years of their career. Their final single was "Hello", an apt title for a band who started their major career with an album called Finale.

Vocalist Kirito embarked on a solo career in 2005, and released his first solo album, Hameln, on August 3, 2005.

On April 12, 2006 the band announced its disbandment.

Kirito, Kohta and Takeo have since started a new band called Angelo. Aiji formed LM.C, and Jun created a new band called ALvino.

Members

Kirito

• Role: vocals/leader (originally guitar)
• Real Name: Shinya Murata
• Birthday: February 24, 1972
• Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido
• Now part of the band Angelo together with Kohta and Takeo, and has his own solo career.

Aiji

• Role: guitar
• Real name: Shinji Mizui
• Birthday: November 17, 1974
• Birthplace: Nagano, Japan
• Now part of the band LM.C with Maya (formerly Miyavi's support guitarist).

Jun

• Role: guitar/guitar synth
• Real name: Junichi Yamaura
• Birthday: May 4, 1973
• Birthplace: Nagano, Japan
• Now part of the band ALvino with Koji (ex-La'cryma Christi) and Shouta.

Kohta

• Role: bass/chorus
• Real name: Kohta Murata
• Birthday: June 3, 1975
• Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido
• Now part of the band Angelo together with Kirito and Takeo.

Takeo

• Role: drums/percussion
• Real name: Takeo Ishikawa
• Birthday: July 11
• Birthplace: Koriyama, Fukushima
• Now part of the band Angelo together with Kirito and Kohta.

Former members

• Hidelow – vocals
• Luka – drums
  • Went on to join D≒sire and later Jils, as Hide Hommure -Hideyoshi-.

Discography

Albums

• Mad Piero (気狂いピエロ, December 24, 1994, features Hidelow on vocals and Luka on drums)
• Pandora's Box (パンドラの匣, July 21, 1996)
• Celluloid (September 3, 1997)
• Finale (July 7, 1999)
• Private Enemy (November 22, 2000)
• Heaven: The Customized Landscape (May 24, 2002)
• ID Attack (July 23, 2003)
• Dictators Circus: Magical Melody (Dictators Circus: 奇術的旋律, December 17, 2003)
• Freeze (December 1, 2004)
• Dictators Circus: A Vairant Bud (April 6, 2005, singles compilation)
• Dictators Circus: A Deformed Bud (June 8, 2005, singles' B-side compilation)

Singles

• "Haken Kreuz" (October 20, 1995)
• "Screen" (April 22, 1998)
• "Clear Sky" (クリア・スカイ, September 10, 1998)
• "Mad Sky: Steel Messiah"(Mad Sky: 鋼鉄の救世主, December 2, 1998)
• "Far Away..." (ハルカ..., February 24, 1999) - 1st ending theme to anime Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
• "Last Letter" (ラストレター, April 28, 1999)
• "Creature" (December 22, 1999)
• "Agitator" (June 7, 2000)
• "The Hot Night my Nerve Broke" (神経がワレル暑い夜, September 27, 2000)
• "Paradox" (May 6, 2001)
• "Dramatic Neo Anniversary" (August 29, 2001)
• "Cocoon" (November 21, 2001)
• "In This Breaking World" (壊れていくこの世界で, March 27, 2002)
• Psychedelic Lover" (August 28, 2002)
• "Hill: Illusive Snow" (幻覚の雪, December 18, 2002)
• "A Rose-Colored World/Neogrotesque/Twilight Suicide" (薔薇色の世界/ネオグロテスク/夕闇スーサイド), June 18, 2003) - "A Rose-Colored World" was the 2nd opening theme to the anime Getbackers
• "Intercerebral Morphine" (脳内モルヒネ, December 3, 2003)
• "Smiley Skeleton" (June 30, 2004)
• "Mycloud" (October 20, 2004)
• "Hello" (June 21, 2006)

VHS/DVD

• Prototype (December 20, 1998)
• "Film" Rising a Mad Sky at Nippon Budokan (September 8, 1999)
• Tour 1999 Foreteller's Mutation Final: The Genome Control (March 15, 2000)
• Dictator's Circus V Vol. 1 (December 20, 2000)
• Dictator's Circus V Vol. 2 (December 20, 2000)
• Prototype II Released December 20, 2000
• Prototype III Released December 19, 2001
• Prototype I+II (December 19, 2001)
• Tour Raradoxical Genesis "Anniversary" 2001.9.23 Yokohama Arena (DVD) (April 23, 2003)
• Dictator's Circus VI at Saitama Super Arena (April 23, 2003)
• Attack [to] the Freedom (2004, fanclub only)
• Dictators Circus VII: A Variant Bud/A Deformed Bud: [Saitama Super Arena] (2005, fanclub only)
• Prototype IV (December 14, 2005)

External links

• Kirito & Angelo official website
• LM.C (Aiji's new band)
• ALvino (Jun's new band)

References