CANDY forms in Kokura (小倉)小倉.
V. Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) / G. Yamada Maya (山田 麻弥) / G. Kawaguchi Ryo (川口 亮) / B. Yamasaki Dai (山崎 大) / D. Moriyama Masashito (森山 雅仁)
Secret live and sponsored event, MIND POWER ROTATION, is held.
First oneman live is held and oneman tour, CANDY FIRST ACTION'99, begins. A demotape is meant to be freely distributed at each stop, but all copies “sell out” on the first day due to high attendance.
Sponsored event, MIND POWER ROTATION Vol.2, is held.
tour final oneman is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING, is held.
Five-part weekly event series, BETTER THAN NOTHING, is held, ending in a oneman.
Tour, FROM 0, begins.
All night sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.10, is held.
Oneman, EPILOGUE of FIRST CANDY, is held.
Tour Tour Style 00~01 PROLOGUE of SECOND CANDY begins with oneman, PROLOGUE of SECOND CANDY.
A CD + pamphlet are to be freely distributed to the first 1,000 attendees of the tour. However, attendence is so high at the tour opening oneman that all copies are “sold out” after that day.
The band officially change their style.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.14, is held.
Tour, Tour Style2001 CCC~Cutting Culture Communication~, begins.
The band's official website uses the names Sasaki “SAKI” Tetsu (佐々木“SAKI”哲) and Sasaki “TETSU” Tetsu (佐々木“TETSU”哲) interchangeably. However, they seem to use the “SAKI” variant more often, and he is listed as SAKI in the credits for ONCE AGAIN.
Guitarist Sasaki “SAKI” Tetsu (佐々木“SAKI”哲) and bassist Shibutani “SIN” Daisuke (渋谷“SIN”大介) join (indicating that guitarist Kawaguchi Ryo (川口 亮) and bassist Yamasaki Dai (山崎 大) had seceded sometime prior).
V. Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) / G. Sasaki “SAKI” Tetsu (佐々木“SAKI”哲) / G. Yamada Maya (山田 麻弥) / B. Shibutani “SIN” Daisuke (渋谷“SIN”大介) / D. Moriyama Masashito (森山 雅仁)
Two-part sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.17, is held.
The band debuts a “new lineup.” Details are unclear, but it may be that drummer Moriyama Masashito (森山 雅仁) secedes at this time, as he is absent from ONCE AGAIN.
V. Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) / G. Sasaki “SAKI” Tetsu (佐々木“SAKI”哲) / G. Yamada Maya (山田 麻弥) / B. Shibutani “SIN” Daisuke (渋谷“SIN”大介)
Oneman, System of VISAGE, is held.
Oneman, System of VISAGE ~ONCE AGAIN, is held. An EP-sized laminated card with the cover art for ONCE AGAIN is freely distributed to attendees.
Drummer RYOHEI joins (indicating that drummer Moriyama Masashito (森山 雅仁) had seceded some time prior.)
V. Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) / G. Sasaki “SAKI” Tetsu (佐々木“SAKI”哲) / G. Yamada Maya (山田 麻弥) / B. Shibutani “SIN” Daisuke (渋谷“SIN”大介) / D. RYOHEI
Twoman vs Missa (弥叉) is held.
Tour, Tour Style'02 EGOIST no Itazura (Tour Style'02 EGOISTの悪戯), begins.
tour final is held.
According to the band's website, guitarist SAKI first requested to secede in November 2001, but was persuaded not to. In January 2002 he brought up secession again, and various family issues happened to him at the same time, so he decided to secede after all, and retire at the same time. Due to not wanting his last live to be any different from a normal live, his secession was not announced until after his 2002-05-04 live.
Guitarist Sasaki “SAKI” Tetsu (佐々木“SAKI”哲) secedes and retires.
The band continues with unknown support guitarist(s) through June 18th.
V. Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) / G. Yamada Maya (山田 麻弥) / Support G. ? / B. Shibutani “SIN” Daisuke (渋谷“SIN”大介) / D. RYOHEI
Tour, Tour Style'02 Soragoto Kuse no Moto no Hyoujou (Tour Style'02 虚言癖の下の表情), begins.
The band begins performing with a “new lineup.” (Details are unclear; it may just be that the band officially continued as a 4-person lineup from this point on.)
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.20, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.21, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.22, is held.
Guitarist Shinya (真夜) joins.
V. Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) / G. Shinya (真夜) / B. Shibutani “SIN” Daisuke (渋谷“SIN”大介) / D. RYOHEI
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.23, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.24, is held.
Tour, Tour Style'02 MARMALADE MASQUERADE (Tour Style'02 マーマレイド マスカレイド), begins.
tour final is held.
Tour, Tour Style'02 Suishou no Naka no Yumeutsutsu (Tour Style'02 水晶の中の夢現), begins.
tour final is held.
Three-day oneman, I wish... ~Shoya 14 no Namida to 1tsu no Kakera (I wish... ~初夜 14の涙と1つの欠片), begins. A CD is freely distributed to attendees.
Three-day oneman, I wish... ~Niya KIMI ga Kureta 1/2 (I wish... ~二夜 キミがくれた1/2), continues. The same CD is freely distributed to attendees.
Three-day oneman, I wish... ~Saishuuya Hajimari no Kane no Naru Oka (I wish... ~最終夜 始まりの鐘の鳴る丘), ends. The same CD is freely distributed to attendees.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.30, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.31, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.32, is held.
Tour, Tour Style'03 Hello!! Our Sun, begins.
Sponsored event circuit tour, BETTER THAN NOTHING CIRCUIT, begins with BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.33.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.34, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.35, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.36, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.37, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.38, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.39, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.40, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.41, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.42, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.43, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.44, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.45, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.46, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.47, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.48, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.49, is held.
Tour, Tour Style'03 Jikuukan Fuyuu Soragotogeki (Tour Style'03 時空間浮遊虚言劇), begins.
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Tour, Tour Style'03 System of the LOOP, begins.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.50, is held.
tour final is held.
Tour, Tour Style'03 System of the LOOP #2, begins.
tour final threeman vs THE DEAD P☆P STARS and THE PIASS (妃阿甦) is held.
Tour, Tour Style'03 Mangekyou no Naka ni Mita Kakusei Shinkaron (Tour Style'03 万華鏡の中に見た覚醒進化論), begins.
Two-day oneman, Koukotsu ~Wasurenagusa to Byakuya no Tsubasa (恍惚 ~勿忘草と白夜の翼), is held. An unspecified gift is freely distributed to attendees.
Two-day oneman, Koukotsu ~WHITE VREATH INCARNATION (恍惚 ~ホワイトヴレスインカネーション), is held. An unspecified gift is freely distributed to attendees.
Tour, Tour Style'04 Hana no Irodori Utsuri ni Keri na (Tour Style'04 華の彩うつりにけりな), begins with a oneman.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.55, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.56, is held.
Tour, Tour Style'04 ZENMAI Jikake no Ryakudatsu (Tour Style'04 ゼンマイ仕掛けの略奪), begins with sponsored BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.57.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.58, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.59, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.60, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.61, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.62, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.63, is held.
Tour, Tour Style'04 Henshitsukyou Tsuki NO Butai (Tour Style'04 偏執狂月ノ舞台), begins with all-night sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.64.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.65, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.66, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.67, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.68, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.69, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.70, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.71, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.72, is held.
oneman is held.
tour final oneman is held.
Vocalist Akiyama Kyozi (秋山 狂慈) closes his label MOONLIGHT and opens new label SCARLET CLUB (スカーレットクラヴ), which the band joins.
oneman, ROCK N ROLL SUICI 2005 -ONEMAN LIVE- (ロッケンロールスーサイ 2005 -ワンマンライヴ-), is held.
oneman is held.
Tour, Tour Style'05 ROCK N ROLL SUICI (Tour Style'05 ロッケンロールスーサイ), begins.
Two-day sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.73, is held.
Two-day sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.74, is held.
All-night sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.75, is held.
Coupling tour with THE DEAD P☆P STARS, LIVE ACT'05 CANDY vs THE DEAD P☆P STARS, begins.
Coupling tour with TAKEBAN (タケバン) begins.
Oneman, ROCK'N ROLL BAD TRIP 2005, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.77, is held.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.76, is held.
Tour, SUICIDAL BAD TRIP 2006, begins.
Sponsored event, BETTER THAN NOTHING Vol.78, is held.
CANDY disbands
Limited-period revival [as acoustic band?] [without RYOHEI and Shinya?] begins.
A maxi-single is planned for release, but it's unclear if this occurred.
Limited-period revival ends
CANDY was a visual kei band in Kokura. They were part of the koteosa kei subgenre. They were active from 1998 to 2010 and are now disbanded.