LM.C (or Lovely-Mocochang.com in long-form) is a Japanese visual kei band, playing a hybrid of rock and electronic pop (branded New Century Electrock by the band), that consists of two members.
History
LM.C was founded by Maya, a support guitarist for musician Miyavi in the support band Ishihara Gundan (Ishihara being Miyavi's real last name, Gundan means 'brigade' or 'army' in Japanese) and a guitarist in his own band, The Sinners. While still with Miyavi, Maya and other support members also played live shows as LM.C. Later they were joined by Aiji of Pierrot.
After Maya quit Miyavi's band and Aiji's band Pierrot disbanded, LM.C made their major label debut in October 2006, releasing two singles, "Trailers (Gold)" and "Trailers (Silver)."[2]
As 2007 began, the group came out with a third single, "Oh My Juliet", which was the 2nd ending theme for the Red Garden anime. On March 7, they released their first EP, "Glitter Loud Box".
They released their fourth single, "BOYS & GIRLS" in June 2007, featured as the 2nd opening theme for the anime Reborn!
Their fifth single, "Liar Liar/Sentimental Piggy Romance," saw an October 2007 release, while their sixth single, "Bell the Cat", was released in December of the same year.
In 2008, LM.C released "John", in the winter, and "88", another opening theme for the Reborn! anime, in the summer. LM.C then debuted in North America, performing at Anime Expo's "Battle of the Bands" on 3 July 2008, followed by a concert at the Crash Mansion in Los Angeles, California on 5 July. Also in July, they performed their first hall concert at C.C. Lemon Hall (Shibuya, Japan); tickets to the show were sold out within two minutes of its release. Closing on July, they were invited to perform at the "FORMOZ festival" in Taiwan as a main act for the second consecutive year.
In November, LM.C’s first album “Super Glitter Loud Box” and the second album “Gimmical ☆ Impact!!” were simultaneously released worldwide. These two albums were also available worldwide on main music download stores on the same day, with possibly different release dates for other countries.
Appearances
On November 16, 2008, the band embarked on their first world tour, the “LM.C Tour ‘08-‘09”. The tour included stops in South America, Europe, and Asia for a total of 34 shows in twelve countries.
LM.C was scheduled to appear at A-Kon in Dallas, Texas on May 29, 2009 but canceled due to threats of Swine flu. ll other overseas tours were canceled by Pony Canyon.
The band's European tour started on April 3, 2010 with a total of twelve shows in eight different countries.In May LM.C appeared at at FanimeCon 2010 in San Jose, California, where they performed on May 30 and also held a Q&A panel the day after.
Members
- Support Band
2009 world tour support
- mACKAz - bass
- Death-O - drums
- Jun - keyboard
- DENKI MAN - VJ
2010 world tour support
- Ken - bass
- Yuya - drums
- Jun - keyboard
- DENKI MAN - VJ/Parapara
Discography
- Albums and EPs
- Glitter Loud Box (March 7, 2007)
- Gimmical☆Impact!! (November 5, 2008)
- Super Glitter Loud Box (November 5, 2008)
- Wonderful Wonderholic (March 3, 2010)
- Singles
- "Trailers (Gold)" (October 4, 2006)
- "Trailers (Silver)" (October 4, 2006)
- "Oh My Juliet." (January 31, 2007)
- "Boys & Girls" (May 23, 2007)
- "Liar Liar"/"Sentimental Piggy Romance" (October 10, 2007)
- "Bell the Cat" (December 12, 2007)
- "John" (February 20, 2008)
- "88" (June 4, 2008)
- "Punky❤Heart" (May 20, 2009)
- "Ghost†Heart" (November 4, 2009)
- Compilations
- Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album (December 19, 2007) .
- DVDs
- LM.C The Music Videos (4 June 2008, music videos)
References
- ^ LM.C on Allmucic
- ^ "Trailers [Silver]". (January 2007) Newtype USA. p. 120.
- ^ "LM.C's European Tour FINALLY Starts!". Musicjapanplus. 2010-04-02. http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/?action=detail&news_id=4383&start=1. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "LM.C Will Make an Appearance as Guests of Honour at FanimeCon 2010". Musicjapanplus. 2010-02-20. http://musicjapanplus.jp/news/?action=detail&news_id=4138. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "Wonderful Wonderholic [Regular Edition]". CDJapan (web site). Retrieved January 1, 2010
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