Saturday, July 22, 2006

   Band of the Week~!

Current Mood: Happy Current Song: Escapism by An Cafe Hello, everyone, and this is Momo. We have come up with an idea to cover a band every week that is rather "indies" compared to some other bands such as Dir en grey, Gackt, Hyde, X-Japan, etc. I, Momo, shall be covering this topic and we hope you all enjoy this edition to JrockFanClubMKS. ^-^ This week's band is the cute and adorable Oshare Kei band, An Cafe (also know as Antic Cafe). An Cafe is made up of four members, all boys (despite some rumors going on that the guitarist a girl). The members are the following- An Cafe is: Tsukiyama Akiharu, stage name "Miku": Vocals Saitou Kazuhiko, stage name "Bou": Guitar Sano Shinya, stage name "Kanon": Bass Nagano Teruki: Drums An Cafe is known in the J-rock world for their cutesy, candy-sweet style and vibrant, bouncing music. Miku will occassionally throw a scream in a song, take "Candyholic" for example, but mainly keeps a strange but sweet-as-sugar sound to his voice. Bou is a master when it comes to the guitar and proves that boys in dresses can rock like men. Although the bass is often overpowered, Kanon certainly is talented and holds up An Cafe, keeping them held to the ground whenever their music starts to tip. Teruki, the drummer and leader of the band, is often overpowers as well but always brings a nice, steady beat to the mix. Each member has their own little quirks, making An Cafe an instant hit with fangirls. Bou is the most popular, no suprise with his ablity to give you cavities with his smile, but every single member is cherished. Here is what the fangirls love the most about them- 1. Miku has an odd obsession with Donald Duck, which shows during "The Duck's Magical Adventure", one of their first songs and the fact that he carries a stuffed Donald Duck with him. 2. Bou usually gets picked on the most of the group, probably because of his feminine-ways, but he often redeems himself by fighting back and picking on Teruki. 3. Unlike most J-rockers, Kanon is mostly mild-mannered onstage and during PVs. However, whenever he is behind cameras, he goofs off and makes you wonder about his true sanity. He also has a plushie of a chick he named Piyoko, and loves him dearly. 4. Teruki is the leader of the band, but is definately NOT stern. He is the one who picks on (and occassionally flirts) Bou the most, sometimes hitting him and imitating him. Teruki has a squeaky, high-pitched voice that fangirls often find themselves laughing at, especially whenever he is bossing around Bou. Not only has An Cafe brought attention to music, but they have also attracted focus to the ever-growing clothing brand "Sex Pot" and "Sex Pot ReVeNGe"-the equivalent to the brand "Tripp" in America. They proudly wear the brand and you can even go on their site here and see the items for yourself. Miku is the most notorious for sporting the label, however. Well, this has been the band of the week and I hope you have enjoyed it-if you haven't checked out An Cafe, we highly suggest it. They are a band to die for. <3 +Momo+

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