Acid Black Cherry

Acid Black Cherry is Janne Da Arc vocalist Yasu's solo project, formed in 2007 when they went on hiatus. The band's name is often seen shortened toA.B.C..
Throughout the month of May 2007, Acid Black Cherry went on a secret nationwide tour of Japan, culminating in a show in Shinjuku which was webcast live to the world. His first single, "Spell Magic", released on July 18, 2007, debuted at #4 on the Oricon Singles Charts. ABC's second single, entitled "Black Cherry", was released on September 26, 2007, and was followed by a third single on November 28, 2007, "Aishitenai". His fourth single, "Fuyu no Maboroshi", was released on January 16, 2008 to the number one spot on the Oricon Singles chart. Acid Black Cherry's first album, Black List, was released on February 20, 2008. Additional guest artists appeared on this album, notably Daita and Jun-ji (ex-members of Siam Shade) on guitar and drums respectively. Jun-ji is also a consistent member of Acid Black Cherry for touring and events. On August 27, 2008, Acid Black Cherry released his fifth single, "20+∞ Century Boys". On November 2008, he released their sixth single, "Jigsaw", based in small part on the American horror movie Saw, of which Yasu is a fan. The song reached third place on Japan's Top 50 songs. On February 18, 2009, Acid Black Cherry released his seventh single, "Nemuri Hime". On July 29, 2009, Acid Black Cherry released his eighth single, "Yasashii Uso". On August 26, 2009, he released his second album Q.E.D. A story about the album was published on the official site ahead of its release, describing a murder case and the search for its culprit. On August 16, 2010, the single "Re: Birth:" was released, it was used as the opening theme of the game Another Century's Episode: R. He released his tenth single, "Shoujo no Inori III" on June 8, 2011. In September 2011, Acid Black Cherry started his consecutive single release schedule where he released one single per month for five consecutive months; "Pistol" (September), "Shangri-La" (October), "Chou" (November), "CRISIS" (December) and another still unannounced single in January. The eleventh single, "Pistol" was released on September 21, 2011. The twelve single, "Shangri-La" was released on October 19, 2011. The thirteenth single, "Chou" will be released on November 16, 2011 and the fourteenth single, "CRISIS" will be released on December 21, 2011.

Albums

2008.02.20 Black List

1. Sins
2. 少女の祈り (Shoujo no Inori, A Girl's Prayer)
3. Spell Magic
4. Scar
5. 愛してない (Aishitenai, I Don't Love You)
6. Bit Stupid
7. 楽園 (Rakuen, Paradise)
8. Black Cherry
9. Murder Licence
10. 冬の幻 (Fuyu no Maboroshi, Winter Phantom)
11. Dragon Carnival
12. Prologue End

2008.05.21 Recreation

1. 恋一夜 (Koi Hitoyo, One Night of Love) (Shizuka Kudo cover, 1988)
2. スローモーション (suro-mo-shon, Slow Motion) (Akina Nakamori cover, 1982)
3. あなた (Anata, You) (Akiko Kosaka cover, 1974)
4. シャイニン・オン君が哀しい (shainin on Kimi ga Kanashii, Shining On You're Sorrowful) (Look cover, 1985)
5. モノクローム・ヴィーナス (monokuro-mu vi-nasu, Monochrome Venus) (Satoshi Ikeda cover, 1987)
6. 異邦人 (Ihoujin, Foreigner) (Saki Kubota cover, 1979)
7. 心の色 (Kokoro no Iro, Colour of the Heart) (Masatoshi Nakamura cover, 1981)
8. 待つわ (Matsu wa, I'll Wait) (Amin cover, 1982)
9. 初恋 (Hatsukoi, First Love) (Kozo Murashita cover, 1983)
10. Beautiful Name (Godeigo cover, 1979)

2009.08.26 Q.E.D.

1. Mother
2. Code Name Justice
3. Jigsaw ~ジグソ: Q.E.D. version
4. 罪と罰~神様のアリバイ~ (Tsumi to Batsu: Kami-sama no Aribai, Crime and Punishment: God's Alibi)
5. 眠り姫 (Nemuri-hime, Sleeping Beauty)
6. チェリーチェリー (Cheri Cheri, Cherry Cherry)
7. 1954 Love/Hate
8. I'm Not a Ghost
9. 優しい嘘 (Yasashii Uso, Gentle Lies)
10. 黒い太陽 (Kuroi Taiyou, Black Sun)
11. Maria
12. 20+∞ Century Boys

2010.06.30 Recreation 2

1. 天使のウィンク (Tenshi no Winku, Angel's Wink) (Seiko Matsuda cover, 1985)
2. ジュリアに傷心 (Juria ni Shoushin, Heartbreak For Julia) (The Checkers cover, 1984)
3. 会いたい (Aitai, I Want to See You) (Chikako Sawada cover, 1990)
4. セーラー服と機関銃 (Seeraa Fuku to Kikanjuu, Sailor Suits and Machine Guns) (Hiroko Yakushimaru cover, 1981)
5. ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー (Ravu Izu Oovaa, Love Is Over) (Ou Yang Fei Fei cover, 1979)
6. ハーシー (Haashii, Hershey) (Fish & Chips cover, 1997)
7. かもめが翔んだ日 (Kamome ga Tonda Hi, The Day the Seagull Flew) (Machiko Watanabe cover, 1978)
8. シルエット・ロマンス (Shiruetto Romansu, Silhouette Romance) (Junko Ohashi cover, 1981)
9. Glamorous Sky (Mika Nakashima cover, 2005)
10. 愛のバカ! (Ai no Baka!, Stupid Love!) (Kyougoku cover)
11. 大都会 featuring Daigo (Daitokai, Big City) (Crystal King cover, 1979)
12. ラストダンスは私に (Rasuto Dansu wa Watashi ni, The Last Dance Is for Me) (Fubuki Koshiji cover, 1960)