Lastier

Lastier is a Japanese visual-kei rock band. Formed in 1996, they made their major label debut in 1998 on Nippon Columbia. Outline and history : The band is from “Break Out,” a TV program on TV Asahi that introduces visual-kei bands. They made their major label debut on July 1, 1998 with their first single “SkY” from Nippon Columbia. This was their debut from JeRRyBean, a music label headed by Joe Linoyer. This work is the ending theme for TV Asahi's “Tokoro-san no Kore ari na na naka! and the ending theme song for ABC TV's “Digital Neverland”. The coupling song “FOLLOW THE WIND” was also used as the theme song for Niigata TV21's “'98 Summer High School Baseball Live”. On August 25 of the same year, they performed at “Break Out Festival '98 in Nippon Budokan”. On September 23 of the same year, their second single “WILL” was released. The song was used as the ending theme for TV Asahi's “Witness! Dokkun“ and the coupling song ‘Waitin’ For The Rain” was used as a commercial song for Niigata Nissan. On November 25 of the same year, their third single “Rebirth” was released. On February 24, 1999, their 4th single “ALONE” was released. The song was used as the ending theme song for Fuji Television's “Kiseki Taiken! Anbiribabo” and the coupling song ‘So we are...’ was used as a commercial song for Niigata Nissan, as was the coupling song for the 2nd single. On March 24 of the same year, their first major album “DEPARTURES” was released. On September 18 of the same year, their 5th single “Dive into shine” was released. This song was used as the opening theme for the TV anime “Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. It was the first anime tie-up work. On February 23, 2000, the 6th single “SEEDS style 2000” was released. This work was used as the opening theme for the TV anime “Miami☆Guns”. The song was a rearranged version of the single “SEEDS” released during the indies era. On December 20 of the same year, a mini-album “-R-” was released. This album was released independently, away from the major labels. On May 3, 2001, the band disbanded. On January 7, 2012, the band revived with a charity live “Sailing to the NEW WORLD” held at Niigata's CLUB RIVERST to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Their debut was decided because of their melody and singing ability, which was rare in the visual scene at that time. Producer Joe Rynoyer spoke passionately about the appeal of vocalist Ryuichi Ishiyama during the “Break Out” program. The unusual PM of having two producers was widely covered by TV programs at the time. Vocalist : Ryuichi Ishiyama (February 13 - ) Blood type A. Born in Niigata Prefecture. After the breakup of the group, he worked as a member of seek4 and then as a solo artist. Main guitarist : Tomoaki Takasaki Bass guitarist : Yuki Drums : Ryo Former member : Kyoichi Leader of the band and in charge of guitar. He left the band around May 2000. Support members : SATOU DAI Participates in recording and live performances. Plays side guitar. The manipulator at the time of the formation was TaKA of ex.act. Lastier's twitter : https://x.com/lastier_tw?s=21 (lastier_tw) Ryuichi Ishiyama's blog : http://blog.livedoor.jp/ryu213/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.