Siam Shade

Siam Shade (stylized as SIAM SHADE) was a five-piece Japanese rock band, which broke onto the visual kei scene alongside a multitude of other artists in the early 1990s. They enjoyed a decade of relative popularity before disbanding in early 2002. On November 18, 2007, they reunited for a concert in honor of their recently deceased manager. On July 17 and October 21, 2011, the band reunited once again for free concerts dedicated to the victims of theTōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Outside Japan, Siam Shade is best known for "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou", one of the many ending themes of theRurouni Kenshin anime.

Members

• Hideki "Chack" Imamura (今村栄喜 Imamura Hideki^?), born January 29, 1972 (age 39) – vocals
• Yasushi "Natin/Natchin" Nakagawa (中川泰 Nakagawa Yasushi^?), born October 15, 1971 (age 40) – bass
• Kazuma Endo (遠藤一馬 Endou Kazuma^?), born February 26, 1972 (age 39) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Daita Ito (伊藤大太 Itou Daita^?), born June 19, 1971 (age 40) – lead guitar
• Jun-ji Sakuma (佐久間淳二 Sakuma Junji^?), born March 30, 1973 (age 38) – drums

Former members

• Ataru – guitar
• A – drums

Singles

• "Doll" (December 19, 1993, distributed for free at first one-man live)
• "Rain" (October 21, 1995) Oricon Singles Ranking: #49
• "Time's" (February 1, 1996) #44
• "Why Not?" (February 21, 1997) #69
• "Risk" (May 21, 1997) #42
• "Passion" (July 30, 1997) #35
• "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" (1/3の純情な感情, November 27, 1997) #3
• "Glacial Love" (グレイシャルLOVE, May 13, 1998) #10
• "Dreams" (August 5, 1998) #4
• "Never End" (October 28, 1998) #9
• "Kumori Nochi Hare" (曇りのち晴れ, February 24, 1999) #8
• "Black" (September 15, 1999) #5
• "1999" (September 29, 1999) #7
• "Setsuna Sayori mo Tooku he" (せつなさよりも遠くへ, April 19, 2000) #10
• "Life" (April 11, 2001) #13
• "Adrenaline" (アドレナリン, September 27, 2001) #14
• "Love" (November 28, 2001) #20

Albums

• Siam Shade (December 10, 1994) Oricon Indies Ranking: #2
• Siam Shade II (November 11, 1995) Oricon Albums Ranking: #27
• Siam Shade III (October 2, 1996) #20
• Siam Shade IV - Zero (January 21, 1998) #3
• Siam Shade V (December 2, 1998) #6
• Siam Shade VI (July 26, 2000) #8

Compilations

• Siam Shade VII (November 29, 2000) #23
• Siam Shade VIII B-Side Collection (January 30, 2001) #17
• Siam Shade IX A-Side Collection (March 6, 2002) #20
• Siam Shade X ~Perfect Collection~ (November 27, 2002) #98
• Siam Shade XI Complete Best ~Heart Of Rock~ (September 26, 2007) #26
• Siam Shade XII ~The Best Live Collection~ (October 27, 2010) #23

Various Artists Compilations

• Emergency Express 1994 (February 1, 1994)
• Tribute Spirits (May 1, 1999)
• Tokyo Rock City (November 6, 2007)
• Genten (October 6, 2010)
• Climax J-Rock History (December 22, 2010)

Tribute album

• Siam Shade Tribute (October 27, 2010)

Videos

• Siam Shade (VHS: March 1, 1997, DVD: December 6, 2000)
• Siam Shade V2 Clips '95 - '97 (VHS: March 1, 1998, DVD: December 6, 2000)
• Siam Shade V3 (VHS: March 20, 1999, DVD: December 16, 2000)
• Siam Shade V4 Tour 1999 Monkey Science Final Yoyogi (VHS: August 30, 1999, DVD: September 22, 1999)
• Siam Shade V5 (September 6, 2000)
• Siam Shade V6 Live Otoko ki (December 31, 2000)
• Siam Shade V7 Live in Budokan Legend of Sanctuary (March 27, 2002)
• Siam Shade V8 Start & Stand Up Live in Budokan 2002.03.10 (May 29, 2002)
• Siam Shade V9 The Perfect Clip (January 8, 2003)