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ALPHA (アルファ) forms.
Formation backstory: guitarists En (艶) and Takumi (たくみ) were in the same high school band.
When that band broke up, guitarist Takumi (たくみ) joined Diza Wä・re, which already featured bassist masashi.
When Diza Wä・re disbanded, a band called BASTARD broke up at the same time, and that band's vocalist, Rui (流維), formed ALPHA with En (艶) and masashi.
Guitarist TAKUMI joins.
V. Rui (流維) / G. Takumi (たくみ) / G. En (艶) / B. masashi
First live is held at MARRY+AN+BLOOD sponsored event, New Under Ground.
First oneman, in celebration of planned [but postponed] demotape release, is held.
A live is held. Although it wasn't apparent at the time, the band had actually seceded from Soleil and unofficially stopped activities on this day.
The band's planned live at Meguro (目黒) ROCKMAYKAN (鹿鳴館) is cancelled “due to snow and traffic jams” (in reality, the band had already decided to stop activities).
The band's planned live at Urawa (浦和) Narciss is cancelled, as is the rest of their planned schedule, and the band finally reveals that they'd ended activity the month prior.
ALPHA officially ends activity
As of 00:00 on this day, ALPHA changes its name to Ash (アッシュ) and revives under PS COMPANY.
ALPHA tour, LOVE & PEACE, was scheduled to begin on this day, at Nagoya (名古屋) MUSIC FARM, but had been cancelled due to the band stopping activities.
Ash debut live is held.
First oneman live, A-S-H Act Sound History, is held.
Coupling tour with Kagrra, and Dué le quartz, TRIBAL ARIVALL tour -WARNING!!-, begins.
Ash leaves PS COMPANY.
Ash forms and joins their own label, Departures.
Oneman, Gorippa (ご立派), is held. A video is freely distributed to attendees.
Sponsored event, Asian Rockers, is held.
Oneman, Goudou KONPA in Nagoya (合同コンパin名古屋), is held.
Last live is held.
Ash indefinitely pause activity
Ash reunite for two lives only.
Ash was a visual kei band. They were part of the iryou kei and kote kei subgenres. They were active from 2000 to 2002 and are currently paused.
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