Janne Da Arc

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Janne Da Arc

Also known as Janne, JDA

Origin Osaka, Japan

Genres

Pop rock alternative rock hard rock progressive rock

Years active 19912007 (on hiatus)

Labels

Cutting Edge Motorod

Associated acts

Acid Black Cherry Damijaw

Website www.janne.co.jp

Past members yasu

you

ka-yu

kiyo

shuji

Janne Da Arc was a Japanese visual kei[1] rock band from Hirakata, Osaka. Although originally
formed in 1991, they have commonly referred to 1996 as the year that Janne Da Arc formed due to
Shuji joining the group then, and solidifying their rocky lineup. Janne Da Arc have been on an
indefinite hiatus since 2007. The band's name is often seen shortened to either "Janne" ()
or "JDA".

Contents [hide]

1 Career

2 Members

3 Discography

3.1 Singles
3.2 EPs

3.3 Albums

4 References

5 External links

Career[edit]

The band is currently signed to the Motorod record label, which is owned by Avex Group. They have
released three indie albums, nine major-label albums (including single collections), 26 singles, and 14
DVDs.

On May 9, 2006, they celebrated their tenth anniversary, the date marking when the final member,
shuji, became an official member of the band. The band was not named after historical figure Joan
of Arc, despite their song "Kyuuseishu (Messiah)" being about her - yasu named the band after a
character in the manga Devilman by Go Nagai. A picture of the character can be seen on the art for
the band's limited edition Janne Da Arc 10th Anniversary Indies Complete Box, released March 15,
2006.

Their sound is self-described as pop rock, but they played many musical styles such as alternative
rock, progressive rock, hard rock and many others. Vocalist yasu takes many musical cues from his
musical idol, Motoyuki "Morrie" tsuka of the heavy metal band Dead End.[2] However, the
members of Janne Da Arc have proven themselves to be very versatile as well as proficient at their
chosen instruments, and are influenced by many bands and musical styles.

As of January 26, 2007, the members of Janne Da Arc are pursuing solo projects, concurrent with
their work in the band.[3][4]

On May 19, 2009, they released a 10th Anniversary Complete Box Set, which topped the Oricon
chart.

Members[edit]

yasu (Yasunori Hayashi), vocalist, born January 27, 1975 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Favorite artists
include Dead End and Bowy. yasu also plays the guitar and keyboard, the latter of which he uses to
compose most of his music. In 2007 he started his solo project, Acid Black Cherry.

you (Yutaka Tsuda), guitarist, born July 24, 1974 in Kobe, Japan. Favorite artists include Unicorn and
Nuno Bettencourt.

ka-yu (Kazuyuki Matsumoto), bassist, born January 21, 1975 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Favorite
artists include Crazy Cool Joe (Dead End bassist) and Bowy. ka-yu is characterized by his more visual
kei look in comparison to the rest of the band members. In 2010 he has announced the start of a
new project called DAMIJAW, starting out with an album on April 28.[5]
kiyo (Masanobu Kiyose), keyboardist, born June 27, 1974 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Favorite artists
include Earth, Wind, and Fire and Keith Emerson.

shuji (Shuji Suematsu), drummer, born November 21, 1974 in Kobe, Japan. Favorite artists include X
Japan and Loudness.

All the members, with the exception of ka-yu, graduated from Hirakata West High School in the
same class. For the release of their single Furimukeba..., Janne Da Arc returned to their high school
to give a special performance, which became the feature film Hirakata.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

"Red Zone" - March 19, 1999 / June 20, 2001

"Lunatic Gate" - September 22, 1999

Eden: Kimi ga Inai (Eden: , "Eden: You're Not Here") - January 13, 2000

"Heaven's Place/Vanity" - April 12, 2000

Will: Chizu ni nai Basho (Will: , "Will: A Place Unmapped") - June 26, 2000

"Mysterious" - November 8, 2000

"Dry?" - January 31, 2001

"Neo Venus" - April 25, 2001

"Seed" - July 25, 2001

"Sylvia" ( Shirubia) - October 24, 2001

"Feel the Wind" - December 12, 2001

"Shining Ray" - August 7, 2002

Maria no Tsumeato (, "Maria's Scar") - November 20, 2002

Kasumi Yuku Sora Se ni Shite (, "Turning My Back on the Misty Sky") - January 16,
2003

Rainy: Ai no Shirabe (Rainy: , "Rainy: Sense of Love") - May 8, 2003

Ueta Taiyou (, "Thirsted Sun") - August 20, 2003

"Freedom" - March 24, 2004

"Kiss Me" - April 7, 2004

"Dolls" - May 19, 2004

"Romance" - May 26, 2004

"Black Jack" - June 2, 2004

Gekkouka (, "Moonlight Flower") - January 19, 2005 - No. 2

"Diamond Virgin" ( Daiyamondo Vaajin) - May 18, 2005

Furimukeba (, "If I Turn Around...)/Destination" - February 8, 2006 - No. 2

"Heaven/Mobius ( Mebiusu)" - May 10, 2006 - No. 2 Ranked Platinum (selling more than
250,000 copies) by RIAJ in 2008

EPs[edit]

Dearly - April 17, 1998

Resist - December 5, 1998

Chaos Mode - March 17, 1999

Albums[edit]

No. Information sales

1st /

Debut

Album DNA

Released: March 8, 2000

Format: CD5", CD5"+DVD

Oricon Top 200 Weekly peak: No. 11

77,150

copies sold

2nd Z-Hard

Released: February 28, 2001

Format: CD5", CD5"+DVD

Oricon Top 200 Weekly peak: No. 16

36,830

copies sold

3rd Gaia

Release Date: January 23, 2002

Format: CD5", CD5"+DVD

Oricon Top 200 Weekly peak: No. 6

71,320
copies sold

4th Another Story

Release Date: February 13, 2003

Format: CD5", CD5"+DVD

Oricon Top 200 Weekly peak: No. 4

75,639

copies sold

5th Arcadia

Release Date: July 7, 2004

Format: CD5", CD5"+DVD

Oricon Top 200 Weekly peak: No. 2 (No. 1 on daily chart)

102,484

copies sold

6th Joker

Release Date: June 15, 2005

Format: CD5", CD5"+DVD

Oricon Top 200 Weekly peak: No. 4

165,349

copies sold

Videos

1999 Tour "Chaos Mode" (June 30, 1999)

5 Stories <Clips & More> (September 27, 2000)

Fate or Fortune: Live at Budokan (March 28, 2001)

Six Clips (March 13, 2002)

100th Memorial Live Live Infinity 2002 at Budokan (December 26, 2002)

DVDs

1999 Tour "Chaos Mode" (September 27, 2000)

5 Stories <Clips & More> (September 27, 2000)

Fate or Fortune: Live at Budokan (March 28, 2001)

Six Clips (March 13, 2002)

100th Memorial Live: Live Infinity 2002 at Budokan (December 26, 2002)
Another Story Clips (March 19, 2003)

Singles Clips (November 12, 2003)

Danjiri Night (December 25, 2003)

Arcadia Clips (September 29, 2004)

Hirakata (February 16, 2005)

Live 2005 "Dearly" at Osaka-j Hall 03.27 (March 27, 2005)

10th Anniversary Special Live: Osaka Nanba Rockets 2006.5.9 (September 20, 2006)

Live 2006 Dead or Alive: Saitama Super Arena 05.20 (September 20, 2006)

Tour Joker 2005 at Budokan (March 25, 2009)

Blu-ray

Tour Joker 2005 at Budokan (March 25, 2009)

Box sets

Janne Da Arc 10th Anniversary Indies Complete Box (3CD,1DVD) (March 15, 2006)

Janne Da Arc Complete Box (6CD,3DVD) (May 19, 2009) No. 1

References[edit]

Jump up ^ http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Janne_Da_Arc-l-en.html

Jump up ^ "DEAD END Revival". jame-world.com. 2011-06-06.

Jump up ^ Janne.co.jp Official Announcement

Jump up ^ English Translation of Announcement Archived 2007-02-13 at the Wayback Machine.

Jump up ^ "Janne Da Arcs' Ka-yu to Take up Activities in a New Project". Musicjapanplus. 2010-02-
21. Retrieved 2010-02-22.

External links[edit]

Official website

Avex's Janne Da Arc website

Authority control

WorldCat Identities VIAF: 260037379 MusicBrainz: e6a1e19c-1a24-476f-af69-6308cd33cddf

Categories: Japanese alternative rock groupsJapanese hard rock musical groupsJapanese pop rock
music groupsJapanese progressive rock groupsMusical groups established in 1991Musical groups
from OsakaVisual kei musical groups