Jealkb
{{Short description|Japanese visual kei rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jealkb
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 300
| origin = Japan
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|progressive rock}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = jkb records/Yoshimoto r&c
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://jealkb.jp/ Official Website]
| current_members = Haderu (vocals)
Dunch (bass)
Elsa (drums)
Hideki (violin, cello)
Ediee (rhythm guitar)
Sapoto (lead guitar)
| past_members = Mofto (keyboards)
Chaos (lead guitar)
}}
Jealkb (ジュアルケービー juarukeebii) is a Japanese visual kei rock band made up of seven members, all of them comedians including London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go's Atsushi Tamura.
History
Their debut single Metronome hit number 1 on the indies Oricon chart and sold out the same day.[http://www.cdjournal.com/main/artist/artist.php?ano=164885 Jealkb Biography at CD Journal] Retrieved Aug 27 2007[http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000022661 ロンブー淳が率いるV系バンド“jealkb”ついにデビュー！ Barks News] Retrieved Aug 27 2007 The band's name is a Japanese anagram for "visual kei" (ビージュアルケー biijuarukee).
Dunch is also in the supergroup Karasu, that formed in 2009 with Tatsuro (Mucc), Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie) and Kenzo (Ayabie).{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/10/karasu-is-free/|title=KARASU is "free"|publisher=tokyohive.com|date=2010-10-12 |accessdate=2011-08-14}}
Discography
;Singles
- Metronome (05/31/2006)
- Koi Kizu (恋傷) (10/25/2006)
- Julia (11/29/2006)
- Kuroi Sabaku (黒い砂漠) (04/11/2007) (Ending theme of Elite Yankee Saburo)
- Chikai (誓い) (11/07/2007)
- Fly (03/12/2008)
- Hana (花) (06/11/2008)
- Nageki no Endless (嘆きのエンドレス) (10/22/2008) (Opening theme of Ten no Haoh)
- Will (08/05/2009)
- Makemagic (01/20/2010) (Theme song for Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Super Fusion! Bonds that Transcend Time)
- Super Special Summer (06/30/2010)
- Shoushin Macchiato (傷心マキアート) (10/13/2010)
- Reboot (11/02/2016)
- R.P.S. (11/22/2017)
;Albums
- Roses (05/16/2007)
- Noroshi (狼煙) (11/26/2008)
- Invade (02/09/2011)
- Against (09/14/2011)
- V (10/10/2012)
- Jealkb no Kore Kawanakute Inde Live ni Kite Kudasai (ジュアルケービーのコレ買わなくて いーんでライブに来てください) (06/25/2014)
- Identity (07/19/2017)
TV appearances
Jealkb has appeared on Menguo Selection. The band also composed "Nageki no Endless", the opening theme for the anime series Legends of the Dark King.
References
External links
- [http://jealkb.jp/ Official website]
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Category:Japanese progressive rock groups