Acid Black Cherry Profile

Acid Black Cherry is Janne Da Arc vocalist, Yasu's solo project. The band's name is often seen shortened to "A.B.C.".

Profile

Real Name: Hayashi Yasunori (林保徳)

Birth Date: January 27, 1975

Birth Place: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Blood Type: A

Height: 170 cm (5'7)

Weight: 57 kg

Foot Size: 26cm

Cigarettes: Kent 1

Favorite Artists: DEAD END, BOØWY

Respected Person: hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel

Favorite Movie: Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa)

Favorite Manga: Parasyte

Favorite Color: White, blue and grey

Likes: playing pachinko and reading manga late into the night

Favorite Video Game character: Dante (Devil May Cry)

Background 

Throughout the month of May 2007, Yasu and Acid Black Cherry went on a secret nationwide tour of Japan, culminating in a show in Shinjuku which was webcast live to the world. Their first single, Spell Magic, released on July 18, 2007, debuted at #4 on the Oricon Singles Charts in Japan. 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.

Their fourth single, entitled Fuyu no Maboroshi, was released on January 16, 2008, to the number one spot on the Japanese Oricon Singles chart. All the singles feature cover versions of famous Japanese songs as B-sides; SPELL MAGIC contained Shinin' On Kimi ga Kanashii, a Look cover (1985); Black Cherry contained Hatsukoi, a Kozo Murashita cover (1983); Aishitenai was coupled with Ihoujin, a Saki Kubota cover (1979), and Fuyu no Maboroshi's cover track was Koi Hitoya, a Shizuka Kudō cover (1988). These singles were then released as a full album titled Recreation; along with more covers by other artists such as Nakamori Akina (Slow Motion), Amin (Matsu wa) and Godiego (Beautiful Name) among others.

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 fame) 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 their fifth single, 20th Century Boys. On November 2008, Acid Black Cherry released their sixth single, Jigsaw, based in small part on the American movie Saw, of which yasu is a fan. The song reached third place on Japan's Top 50 songs which became a sensation to the population of Japan.

On February 18, 2009, Acid Black Cherry released their seventh single, Nemuri Hime. On July 29, 2009, Acid Black Cherry released their eighth single, Yasashii Uso.

 On August 26, 2009, Acid Black Cherry released their 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 for the opening theme of the game Another Century's Episode: R.

Discography

Albums

2008.02.20 Black List

·   Sins

·   少女の祈り (Shoujo no Inori, A Girl's Prayer)

·   Spell Magic

·   Scar

·   愛してない (Aishitenai, I Don't Love You)

·   Bit Stupid

·   楽園 (Rakuen, Paradise)

·   Black Cherry

·   Murder Licence

·   冬の幻 (Fuyu no Maboroshi, Winter Phantom)

·   Dragon Carnival

·   Prologue End

2008.05.21 Recreation

·   恋一夜 (Koi Hitoyo, One Night of Love) (Shizuka Kudo cover, 1988)

·   スローモーション (suro-mo-shon, Slow Motion) (Akina Nakamori cover, 1982)

·   あなた (Anata, You) (Akiko Kosaka cover, 1974)

·   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)

·   モノクローム・ヴィーナス (monokuro-mu vi-nasu, Monochrome Venus) (Satoshi Ikeda cover, 1987)

·   異邦人 (Ihoujin, Foreigner) (Saki Kubota cover, 1979)

·   心の色 (Kokoro no Iro, Colour of the Heart) (Masatoshi Nakamura cover, 1981)

·   待つわ (Matsu wa, I'll Wait) (Amin cover, 1982)

·   初恋 (Hatsukoi, First Love) (Kozo Murashita cover, 1983)

·   Beautiful Name (Godeigo cover, 1979)

2009.08.26 Q.E.D.

·   Mother

·   Code Name Justice

·   Jigsaw ~ジグソ: Q.E.D. version

·   罪と罰~神様のアリバイ~ (Tsumi to Batsu: Kami-sama no Aribai, Crime and Punishment: God's Alibi)

·   眠り姫 (Nemuri-hime, Sleeping Beauty)

·   チェリーチェリー (Cheri Cheri, Cherry Cherry)

·   1954 Love/Hate

·   I'm Not a Ghost

·   優しい嘘 (Yasashii Uso, Gentle Lies)

·   黒い太陽 (Kuroi Taiyou, Black Sun)

·   Maria

·   20 Century Boys

2010.06.30 Recreation 2

·   天使のウィンク (Tenshi no Winku, Angel's Wink) (Seiko Matsuda cover, 1985)

·   ジュリアに傷心 (Juria ni Shoushin, Heartbreak For Julia) (The Checkers cover, 1984)

·   会いたい (Aitai, I Want to See You) (Chikako Sawada cover, 1990)

·   セーラー服と機関銃 (Seeraa Fuku to Kikanjuu, Sailor Suits and Machine Guns) (Hiroko Yakushimaru cover, 1981)

·   ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー (Ravu Izu Oovaa, Love Is Over) (Ou Yang Fei Fei cover, 1979)

·   ハーシー (Haashii, Hershey) (Fish & Chips cover, 1997)

·   かもめが翔んだ日 (Kamome ga Tonda Hi, The Day the Seagull Flew) (Machiko Watanabe cover, 1978)

·   シルエット・ロマンス (Shiruetto Romansu, Silhouette Romance) (Junko Ohashi cover, 1981)

·   Glamorous Sky (Mika Nakashima cover, 2005)

·   愛のバカ! (Ai no Baka!, Stupid Love!) (Kyougoku cover)

·   大都会 featuring Daigo (Daitokai, Big City) (Crystal King cover, 1979)

·   ラストダンスは私に (Rasuto Dansu wa Watashi ni, The Last Dance Is for Me) (Fubuki Koshiji cover, 1960)

2012 (2012.03.21)

~Until~

Fallin' Angel

in the Mirror

ピストル (Pisutoru, Pistol)

少女の祈りIII ~『2012』ver.~ (Shoujo no Inori III, A Girl's Prayer III)

Re:birth

指輪物語 (Yubiwa Monogatari, Tale of The Ring)

CRISIS

~the day~

その日が来るまで (Sono Hi ga Kuru Made, Until The Day Comes)

so…Good night.

doomsday clock

蝶 (Chou, Butterfly)

イエス (Iesu, Yes)

シャングリラ (Shangurira, Shangri-La)

~comes~

Singles

2007.07.18 Spell Magic

·   Spell Magic

·   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)

2007.09.26 Black Cherry

·   Black Cherry

·   初恋 (Hatsukoi, First Love) (Kozo Murashita cover, 1983)

2007.11.28 Aishitenai

·   愛してない (Aishitenai, I Don't Love You)

·   異邦人 (Ihoujin, Foreigner) (Saki Kubota cover, 1979)

2008.01.16 Fuyu no Maboroshi

·   冬の幻 (Fuyu no Maboroshi, Winter's Illusion)

·   恋一夜 (Koi Hitoyo, One Night of Love) (Shizuka Kudo cover, 1988)

2008.08.27 20th Century Boys

·   20th Century Boys

·   愛のバカ! (Ai no Baka, Stupid Love!) (Kyougoku cover)

2008.11.19 Jigsaw

·   ジグソー (jiguso-, Jigsaw)

·   ハーシー (ha-shi-, Hershey) (Fish & Chips cover, 1997)

2009.02.18 Nemuri Hime

·   眠り姫 (Nemuri Hime, Sleeping Beauty)

·   セーラー服と機関銃 (se-ra- Fuku to Kikanju, Sailor Suits and Machine Guns) (Hiroko Yakushimaru cover, 1981)

2009.07.29 Yasashii Uso

·   優しい嘘 (Yasashii Uso, Gentle Lies)

·   ジュリアに傷心 (Juria ni Shoushin, Heartbreak For Julia) (The Checkers cover, 1984)

2010.08.18 Rebirth

·   Re:birth

·   ふられ気分で Rock'n'Roll (Furare kibun de Rock'n'Roll, Feeling Rejected, Rock'n'Roll) (Tom Cat cover, 1984)

2011.03.30 Shoujo no Inori III

·   少女の祈りIII (Shoujo no Inori III, A Young Girl's Prayer III)

2011.09.21 Pistol 

- ピストル (pisutoru, Pistol)

- 愛を語るより口づけをかわそう (Ai wo Kataru Yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou, Instead Of Talking About Our Love, Let's Exchange Kisses) (WANDS cover, 1993)

2011.10.19 Shangri-La

- シャングリラ (shangurira, Shangri-La)

- 悲しみがとまらない (Kanashimi ga Tomaranai, I Can't Stop The Loneliness) (ANRI cover, 1983)

2011.11.16 Chou

- 蝶 (Chou, Butterfly)

-「男」 (Otoko, Man) (Ruriko Kubou cover, 1993)

2011.12.21 Crisis

- CRISIS

- BELIEVE (Misato Watanabe cover, 1986)

2012.01.18 Yes

- イエス (iesu, Yes)

-  Stop it love (self-cover, 2001)