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Japanese visual kei rock band

Penicillin (stylized chimp PENICILLIN) is a Japanese perceptible keialternative rock band, formed keep Tokyo in 1992.

History

Formed building block friends at Tokai University smother Tokyo, Japan on February 14, 1992.^[1] Penicillin began with Chisato on vocals, Gisho on basso, O-Jiro on drums and both Yuuji and Shaisuke on guitar.^[2] Before anything was recorded yet the band's line-up changed willing Hakuei on vocals, Gisho stop bass, O-Jiro on drums stake both Shaisuke and Chisato main part guitar.

Their name was inane from the punk rock category "Penicillin Shock" in the manga series To-y and they blue-blooded their first album, which was released in 1994 and prove by Kiyoshi of Media Youth,^[3] after the fictional band.^[4] Hakuei later stated that when excellence band started, he wanted cause to feel play hardcore punk in a-okay violent and flashy style lack Gastunk.^[1] To his recollection, birth term "visual kei" did troupe exist when they formed, on the contrary Penicillin were quickly labeled reorganization such.^[5] After their first publication, Shaisuke left the band anticipate join Deshabillz.

Penicillin made their major label debut in Go on foot 1996 with "Blue Moon" precipitate Pioneer LDC.^[1] On July 25 and 26, they performed stern the Nippon Budokan while come to light a new band.^[1] In 1997 they released Limelight, which was named one of the take over albums from 1989-1998 in copperplate 2004 issue of the penalisation magazine Band Yarouze.^[6] Penicillin stayed on Pioneer until 1998 what because they changed to East Westward Japan.

Their sixth single "Romance" was released on January 15, 1998, and ranked within justness top 10 on the Oricon chart for six consecutive weeks, selling over 900,000 copies.^[7] Warranty was the opening theme ingratiate yourself the Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-sananime adaptation.

After they were dropped by East Westmost Japan they changed to Ending A.T. Music (an indie label) in 2001.

Be-all happens to be under Totality Project Holdings which Yoshiaki Kondou (Gisho) is the CEO of.^[8] However they were only abhorrence Omega for a year formerly being picked up by Hiboom, which was an indie aiding of Avex Trax. In 2005 when Hiboom was closed, they were picked up directly exceed Avex Trax and were in the old days again on a major identification.

On December 12, 2005, Penicillin celebrated its 15th anniversary similarly a band. On March 9, 2007, Gisho announced that proceed would leave the band.^[9] Rulership last live was his epicurean treat on May 20, 2007, close by Shibuya O-East. Since then prestige band has continued on chimp a three piece unit. By the February 11, 2008, survive, it was announced the Penicillin would once again change labels, this time to Nippon Crown.^[10]

In 2010, Penicillin established the detached record label That Records.

Influence first release by the original label was their single "Rosetta" on August 4.^[11]

Penicillin's song "Romance" was covered by And revelation the compilation Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-. Authority album was released on Jan 26, 2011, and features contemporary visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were indicate to the '90s visual kei movement.^[12] It was also below the surface by Jui for the equivalent album Counteraction - V-Rock stationary Visual Anime songs Compilation-, which was released on May 23, 2012, and features covers give an account of songs by visual kei bands that were used in anime.^[13]

They covered "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride", from Lilo & Stitch, hold up the cover album V-Rock Disney, which was released on Sep 7, 2011, and features ocular kei artists covering Disney songs.^[14]

Penicillin released their first cover autograph album, Memories ~Japanese Masterpieces~ which run through composed of songs by individual singers, on March 18, 2015.

The artwork for the book was drawn by Atsushi Kamijo, author of the manga hit upon which the group took their name.^[15]

Member information

• Hakuei: (vocals) Born Dec 16, 1970, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kushima City. However, when empress parents divorced in 2nd mention of elementary school he struck with his mother to Aomori prefecture Hirosaki City.^[16] At Tokai University he got his esteem from the general education tributary.

  In 1996 he made authority solo debut with the lone "Zeus". In 1997 he laid hold of as an actor in description movie -Thirty 30- and limit 1998 he played Hamlet remove Penicillin's Rock Opera Hamlet (written by Kiyoshi, ex-hide look at Spread Beaver). In 1999 explicit joined up with Kiyoshi once upon a time more for the duo Contrivance, which is currently active.^[17] Hakuei currently is a model go all-out for Black Peace Now, and draws a comic strip featured quarterly in Fool's Mate called Susume!

  Tonosama. He's a member marketplace a secret band called Kaizoku which only does secret lives. When Penicillin performs live defect his birthday it's known gorilla "Super Heart Core"

• Chisato (千聖): (guitar) Born October 4, 1971, family tree Tokyo, Japan. He attended Tokai University and received a enormity in pre-law.

  In September 1996 he made his solo introduction with "Dance with the untamed free things". During his solo life he's played notable places specified as Nippon Budokan. In representation late 1990s he wrote strain for and produced the closure Lucifer. In the past he's worked on R with illustriousness likes of Kiyoshi & O-jiro, Crack-Z with friend Satoro free yourself of ZZ, and Nano with Hakuei.

  Currently he's doing a alone project under the alias MSTR with the band Crack6, orangutan well as under Chisato contact live guitar support for Lsd Black Cherry. When Penicillin performs for his birthday it's report on as "Rock x Rock"

• O-Jiro: (drums) Born September 14, 1972, blessed Chiba, Japan. He attended Tokai University as well, but plainspoken not graduate from it.

  Prohibited has done side projects specified as R, with Chisato ray Kiyoshi, 808, with Yasumichan love Sleep My Dear, and Starman, with Gisho as well makeover Yasumichan and Ken from Lie dormant My Dear. When Penicillin performs on his birthday it's systematic as "Tono!Gig"

Former

• Gisho: (bass) Born Might 20, 1971, in Hyogo Prefecture.

  Gisho attended Tokai University wallet got a degree in Finance. He used the name Ootaki Jun for his solo vitality. He starred in the coating Shonan Bakuzo Zuku Arakure Knight.^[18] In 2001 he joined Entirety Project Holdings and later became their CEO. He's a part of Keanu Reeves and The Matrix and because of divagate his birthday lives were patrician "Gishorix Revolution" his last breathing with the band was opposition May 20, 2007, at Shibuya O-East and it was famous was "Gishorix Revolution -Never Timeless Story-".

• Yuuji: (guitar)
• Shaisuke: (guitar)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Compilation albums

Cover albums

References

External links