Mucc
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Mucc performing in Paris in 2009. | |
Background information | |
Also known as | 69, ムック |
Origin | Ibaraki, Japan |
Genres | Alternative metal, experimental rock, hard rock, grunge, dance rock |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels |
Peanuts, Danger Crue/Shu, Universal, Sony Music Associated Gan-Shin (EU), Spinefarm (EU) |
Associated acts | Karasu, Geki ga Kutai, Daishi Dance |
Website |
55-69 |
Members |
Tatsurou Miya Satochi Yukke |
Past members | Hiro |
Mucc (Japanese: ムック Hepburn: Mukku, officially romanized as MUCC) is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki in 1997. Named after a character from the children's TV show Hirake! Ponkikki, the band is also known by the nickname 69 since "six nine" can be pronounced "muku" in Japanese. As of 2015, the band has released twelve studio albums, two live albums, three EPs, thirty-three singles and seventeen home videos, some of which were also released in Europe.
History
Formed in 1997 by Miya, Tatsurou (then called "Tattoo"), Satochi and Hiro, they originally played The Blue Hearts and Glay covers. In 1999 Hiro left and was replaced by Miya's childhood friend Yukke. In December Mucc made their first official release, the EP Antique. They released their first album, TsÅ«zetsu in January 2001. In 2002 they signed to Danger Crue, but to their own sublabel Shu, and released their second album HÅmura Uta.
Mucc debuted in Europe in August 2005, including a performance at Wacken Open Air. The following year, they performed in the United States at the Otakon anime convention. They returned to the United States in 2007 for the JRock Revolution Festival.

They participated on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour,[1] which stopped at forty cities across the United States and Canada from February to May, along with fellow Japanese bands D'espairsRay and the Underneath. After returning to Japan in May, Mucc performed at the hide memorial summit alongside other famous rock groups such as X Japan, Luna Sea, Versailles and heidi.. In October the Taste of Chaos tour went to Europe, in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom. Mucc performed at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on December 7, 2008 and the House of Blues in Los Angeles on December 10.[2]
In 2009, they once again went to Europe for their "Solid Sphere Tour" starting with a live in Russia on October 3,[3] and for the first time performed two shows in Latin America (Chile and Mexico).[4] The band completed the tour on November 16 in Japan at the JCB Hall, with a total of 18 songs.[5] Mucc started 2010 with a concert on February 14 at the NHK Hall, where they announced they would release a new album that fall.[6] Karma was released on October 6 and has a post-disco or dance sound mixed with Mucc's usual hard rock and metal.
On May 21, 2011, at their "Mucc History Gigs 97~11" Nippon Budokan show, Mucc announced they would be switching labels to Sony Music Associated Records.[7] Their single "Akatsuki" was first sold exclusively at that concert and the following day's, later being available as a digital download with all proceeds donated to aid the victims of the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami.[8] Mucc's next single, "Nirvana", was released on March 7, 2012 and used as the opening theme song for the Inu x Boku SS anime.[9] It is their third contribution to an animated series; previously their song "Chain Ring" was used as the ending theme to the Zombie-Loan adaptation and their single "Yakusoku" was used as the opening theme to Night Raid 1931.
15th Anniversary
An album titled AishÅ« no Antique, composed of remastered songs mainly from their two EPs Antique and AishÅ«, was released at their 15th anniversary live, Mucc vs ムック vs Mucc, at Makuhari Messe on June 9, 2012. At the concert they announced a consecutive 3 month DVD release documenting the entire 15th anniversary live. They also announced the release of their eleventh studio album Shangri-La for November 30, 2012. The third single for the album, "Mother", was released on October 31 and was one of the ending themes for Naruto Shippuden, their fourth anime tie in. The album's song "KyÅran KyoshÅ -21st Century Baby-" was the theme song for the horror movie Fuan no Tane.
In 2013, Mucc began looking for two new members who would participate in recording, photo shoots and interviews. Applicants had to send in five stickers included with CDs, DVDs and other goods, released in commemoration of the band's 15th anniversary along with an application; it was noted that they did not need to know how to play an instrument.[10] The winners were selected by Mucc's four primary members themselves and given stage names, after interviews and reviewing resumes on a live broadcast on Niconico on July 26. Hancho, a Hungarian female study abroad student from the band's native Ibaraki, and Dean, a male office worker from Chiba Prefecture officially joined the band on August 17.[11][12] However, on September 4, roughly two weeks later, it was announced that both had left the group. Dean left after his parents found out he had joined a rock band by seeing him on TV, and Hancho stated she had achieved her dream of joining Mucc and could now leave to become a fan once more.[13][14]
On December 1, 2013, Mucc gave a free performance in Amerikamura's Triangle Park to an estimated 3,000 fans.[15]
Members
- Tatsurou (逹瑯) – lead vocals, harmonica
- Also in the supergroup Karasu (カラス), that formed in 2009 with Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie), Dunch (Jealkb) and Kenzo (Ayabie).[16]
- Miya (ミヤ) – seven-string guitars, backing vocals
- Also in the group GeKiGaKutai (激楽隊), that formed in 2003 with Nezaki (La Vie En Rose), Tsuyoshi (Jully) and Yoshida (Three 9).[17]
- Satochi (SATOã¡) – drums, percussion
- Yukke (YUKKE) – bass guitar, contrabass, electric upright bass
- Former members
- Hiro – bass, backing vocals (1997–1999)
Discography
Mucc discography | |
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![]() Mucc performing in Los Angeles in 2007 | |
Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Video albums | 17 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 33 |
Studio albums
Album | Japanese | Release date |
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Tsūzetsu | 痛絶 | January 7, 2001 |
HÅmura Uta | 葬ラ謳 | September 6, 2002 |
Zekū | 是空 | September 3, 2003 |
Kuchiki no TÅ | 朽木ã®ç¯ | September 1, 2004 |
HÅyoku | 鵬翼 | November 23, 2005 |
6 | April 26, 2006 | |
Gokusai | 極彩 | December 6, 2006 |
Shion | å¿—æ© | March 26, 2008 |
KyÅ«tai | çƒä½“ | March 4, 2009 |
Karma | カルマ | October 6, 2010 |
Shangri-La | シャングリラ | November 28, 2012 |
The End of the World | June 25, 2014 | |
EPs
Album | Japanese | Release date |
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Antique | アンティーク | December 25, 1999 |
AishÅ« | å“€æ„ | December 25, 2001 |
T.R.E.N.D.Y. -Paradise from 1997- | June 24, 2015 | |
Live albums
Album | Release date |
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Kuchiki no TÅ Live at Roppongi | January 26, 2005 |
Psychedelic Analysis | March 28, 2007 |
Compilation albums
Album | Release date |
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Cover Parade | June 6, 2006 |
Best of Mucc | June 6, 2007 |
Worst of Mucc | June 6, 2007 |
Coupling Best | August 12, 2009 |
Coupling Worst | August 19, 2009 |
AishÅ« no Antique å“€æ„ã®ã‚¢ãƒ³ãƒ†ã‚£ãƒ¼ã‚¯ |
August 22, 2012 |
Singles
Date | Title | Album |
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2000 | "ShÅfu/Hai" (娼婦/廃) | TsÅ«zetsu |
2001 | "Aoban" (é’盤) | No featured album |
"Akaban" (赤盤) | HÅmura Uta | |
2002 | "Fu o Tataeru Uta" (è² ãƒ²è®ƒã‚¨ãƒ«è¬³) | |
"SuisÅ" (æ°´æ§½) | No featured album | |
2003 | "Ware, Arubeki Basho" (我ã€åœ¨ãƒ«ãƒ™ã‚å ´æ‰€) | ZekÅ« |
2004 | "Rojiura Boku to Kimi e" (è·¯åœ°è£ åƒ•ã¨å›ã¸) | Kuchiki no TÅ |
"Monokuro no Keshiki" (モノクãƒã®æ™¯è‰²) | ||
2005 | "Kokoro no Nai Machi" (ココãƒãƒŽãƒŠã‚¤ãƒžãƒ) | HÅyoku |
"Ame no Orchestra" (雨ã®ã‚ªãƒ¼ã‚±ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒ©) | ||
"Saishū Ressha" (最終列車) | ||
2006 | "Gerbera" (ガーベラ) | Gokusai |
"RyÅ«sei" (æµæ˜Ÿ) | ||
"Utagoe" (謡声) | ||
"Horizont" (ホリゾント) | ||
2007 | "Libra" (リブラ) | Shion |
"Flight" (フライト) | ||
"Fuzz" (ファズ) | ||
2008 | "Ageha" (アゲãƒ) | KyÅ«tai |
2009 | "Sora to Ito" (空ã¨ç³¸) | |
"Freesia" (フリージア) | Karma | |
"Diorama" (ジオラマ) | No featured album | |
2010 | "Yakusoku" (ç´„æŸ) | Karma |
"Falling Down" (フォーリングダウン) | ||
2011 | "Akatsuki" (æš) | No featured album |
"Arcadia featuring Daishi Dance" (アルカディア featuring DAISHI DANCE) | Shangri-La | |
2012 | "Nirvana" (ニルヴァーナ) | |
"Mother" | ||
2013 | "Halo" | The End of the World |
"World's End" | ||
2014 | "Ender Ender" | |
"Yue ni, Matenrou" (æ•…ã«ã€æ‘©å¤©æ¥¼) | No featured album | |
2015 | "Brilliant World" (ブリリアント ワールド) |
V/A Compilations
Album | Release date | Song(s) |
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Hot Indies Best Selection Vol. 1 | August 25, 1998 | "Kuranke" (クランケ) |
Non Standard File: @6Sight | July 16, 2000 | "Kokonoka ~YojÅhan Ver.~" (乿—¥ 〜四畳åŠVer.〜), "Kokuen" (é»’ç…™) |
Shock Edge 2001 | September 1, 2001 | "Suimin" (スイミン) |
Boøwy Respect | December 24, 2003 | "Kisetsu ga Kimi Dake wo Kaeru" (å£ç¯€ãŒå›ã ã‘を変ãˆã‚‹) |
Rock Nippon Noriko Shoji Selection | January 24, 2007 | "Rojiura Boku to Kimi e" (è·¯åœ°è£ åƒ•ã¨å›ã¸) |
Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth- | December 19, 2007 | "Déjà vu" |
Cloverfield: Rob's Party Mix | January 17, 2008 | "Fuzz" (ファズ) |
Detroit Metal City Tribute Album: Ikenie Metal Mix | March 28, 2008 | "Flight Best Hold It Ver. (フライト Best Hold It Ver.) |
This is for You: The Yellow Monkey Tribute Album | December 9, 2009 | "Tsuioku no Mermaid" (追憶ã®ãƒžãƒ¼ãƒ¡ã‚¤ãƒ‰) |
Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- | July 4, 2012 | "Jupiter" |
Naruto Super Sounds | November 26, 2014 | "Mother" |
Videos
- Nihon RettÅ Konton Heisei Kokoro no Naka (日本列島混沌平æˆå¿ƒãƒŽä¸, December 10, 2003)
- Mucc History DVD The Worst (ムックヒストリーDVD ザ・ワース, December 22, 2004)
- Tonan no HÅyoku (図å—ã®éµ¬ç¿¼, March 29, 2006)
- World Tour Final Nippon Budokan 666 (ワールドツアーファイナル日本æ¦é“館「666ã€, December 10, 2006)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle- (MUCC 〜ライヴ クãƒãƒ‹ã‚¯ãƒ«ã€œ, November 28, 2007)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle 2- (MUCC 〜ライヴ クãƒãƒ‹ã‚¯ãƒ«2〜, December 24, 2008)
- The Clips -Track of Six Nine- (August 5, 2009)
- Mucc Live Chronicle 3 - "KyÅ«tai" in Nippon Budokan- (MUCC ライヴ クãƒãƒ‹ã‚¯ãƒ«3〜 「çƒä½“〠in日本æ¦é“館〜, December 23, 2009)
- Mucc Live Chronicle 3 - "KyÅ«tai" in Nippon Budokan- TsÅ«jÅban (MUCC ライヴ クãƒãƒ‹ã‚¯ãƒ«3〜 「çƒä½“〠in日本æ¦é“館〜通常版, March 10, 2010)
- Winter Circuit 2010 @ NHK Hall (WINTER CIRCUIT 2010 @NHKホール, February 14, 2011)
- Mucc Chemical Parade (November 23, 2011)
- -Mucc 15th Anniversary Year Live- Mucc vs Mucc vs Mucc Fukanzenban: Shisei (-MUCC 15th Anniversary Year Live-「MUCC vs ムック vs MUCCã€ä¸å®Œå…¨ç›¤ã€Œæ»ç”Ÿã€, August 22, 2012)
- -Mucc 15th Anniversary Year Live- Mucc vs Mucc vs Mucc Fukanzenban: Misshitsu (-MUCC 15th Anniversary Year Live-「MUCC vs ムック vs MUCCã€ä¸å®Œå…¨ç›¤ã€Œå¯†å®¤ã€, September 13, 2012)
- -Mucc 15th Anniversary Year Live- Mucc vs Mucc vs Mucc Fukanzenban: KodÅ (-MUCC 15th Anniversary Year Live-「MUCC vs ムック vs MUCCã€ä¸å®Œå…¨ç›¤ã€Œé¼“å‹•ã€, October 3, 2012)
- -Mucc 15th Anniversary Year Live- Mucc vs Mucc vs Mucc Kanzenban (-MUCC 15th Anniversary year Live-「MUCC vs ムック vs MUCCã€å®Œå…¨ç›¤, February 14, 2013)
- Mucc Tour 2012-2013 "Shangri-La" (October 2, 2013)
- Six Nine Wars -Bokura no Seven-kagetsu Kan Senso- The End @ Yoyogi National Gymnasium's First Gymnasium (『SIX NINE WARS -ã¼ãらã®ä¸ƒãƒ¶æœˆé–“戦争-「THE ENDã€@å›½ç«‹ä»£ã€…æœ¨ç«¶æŠ€å ´ç¬¬ä¸€ä½“è‚²é¤¨ã€, February 25, 2015)
- F#ck the Past F#ck the Future on World -Paradise from T.R.E.N.D.Y.- (November 25, 2015)
Demos
- "No!?" (October 1997)
- "Aika" (March 20, 1998)
- "Tsubasa o Kudasai" (December 1, 1998)
- "Shūka" (February 14, 1999)
- "Aka" (July 24, 1999)
References
- ↑ J!-ENT Taste of Chaos J-Rock Interview May 6, 2008, by Wynne Ip, retrieved May 6, 2008
- ↑ J!-ENT interviews MUCC Feb 9, 2009, by Wynne Ip, retrieved Feb 9, 2009
- ↑ "MUCC WORLD CIRCUIT 2009 -Solid Sphere- Special Corner". MusicJapanPlus. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ MUCC in South America 2009 -Solid Sphere- Tour Schedule Confirmed!
- ↑ "Drawing a Sphere at the End of a Long Journey". MusicJapanPlus. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ "Episode 155:MUCC as a New Piece of Art for Valentine's Day". MusicJapanPlus. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ "MUCC announces label change to Sony Music + "MUCC day" special event". Tokyohive. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ↑ "MUCC's Charity Song on iTunes and More". JaME World. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ↑ "MUCC’s "Nirvana" becomes opening theme song for ‘Inu × Boku SS’". Tokyohive. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "MUCC, recruiting for new members? Big chance to 'become MUCC' by collecting 15 years anniversary sticker". barks.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ↑ "MUCC, "The Right to Join MUCC": Two New Members & Release of New Song "HALO" on September 25". barks.jp. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ↑ "[Interview]MUCC's Six Members Gather For Their First Hilarious Interview! (1 of 2)". barks.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ↑ "MUCCã€æ–°ãƒ¡ãƒ³ãƒãƒ¼ã¾ã•ã‹(!?)ã®è„±é€€ã€ãã®çœŸç›¸ã«çˆ†ç¬‘5". barks.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "MUCCs new members already left the band!". musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "[EVENT REPORT]MUCC Performs for On-Street Free Live in Osaka, 3000 Fans Gather". barks.jp. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
- ↑ "KARASU is "free"". Tokyohive. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ↑ "GeKiGaKutai". JaME World. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
External links
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- Official website
- Official website by Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- Official MySpace
- Discography at Danger Crue
- Karasu official MySpace
- Geki ga Kutai official website
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