baroque was a Tokyo based band formed in 2001 when the guitarist 晃 (Akira, ex-Shiver) and bassist 万作 (Bansaku, ex-After effect) invited 怜 (Ryou, the vocalist of kannivalism) to their new band. 圭 (Kei, the guitarist of kannivalism) also joined with 怜. That time baroque also had a drummer named ナル (Naru). baroque debuted in July 2001 and went major rather quickly doing their first one-man in August 2001. Upon forming, baroque retained a sort of visual kei image, but they lacked the 'darker', more goth aspect visual kei usually presented. Because of this, baroque are considered to be the founders of oshare kei - the happier, more fashion-conscious side of the visual scene in Japan. In their later days as a band, baroque rid themselves of this visual style and opted for more casual, everyday clothing instead. In April 2002 ナル left the band and new drummer 祐二 (Yuuji) replaced his place in June 2002. But 祐二 too left the band later in May 2003. baroque disbanded in September 11, 2004. This happened ten days after releasing their first full-album: sug life. It is said that reason for their disbanding were 万作's doubts towards his bass skills, so because of this he wanted to leave the band. The other members, unable to see their band going on without their friend, also decided to end the band. Later in 2005 怜 and 圭 announced they'll be reviving kannivalism together with their former bassist 裕地 (Yuchi, formerly known as 8342). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.