D (ディー) is formed by ASAGI, Ruiza, and SIN.
Several secret lives are held.
V:ASAGI / G: SIN / G: Ruiza / B: LENA / D: HIROKI
First official live is held.
Guitarist SIN secedes, and guitarist Ruiza is hospitalized around the same time.
V:ASAGI / G: Ruiza (on hiatus) / B: LENA / D: HIROKI
D play some gigs as Night of the children with guitarists tetsu and HIDE-ZOU as support members.
V. ASAGI / Support G. tetsu / Support G. HIDE-ZOU / B. RENA (レナ) / D. HIROKI
D's first oneman gets cancelled due to Ruiza's health issues. The event is changed into a session band event with Night of the children as headliners.
Night of the children last live. D resumes activity.
Guitarist Ruiza returns to the band from his hospitalization, and support guitarist HIDE-ZOU officially joins.
V:ASAGI / G: Ruiza / G: HIDE-ZOU / B: LENA / D: HIROKI
First oneman live, Believe or not Believe, is held.
Second oneman live Genjitsu to Higenjitsu no Paradox (現実と非現実のParadox) is held.
Self-sponsored event Mad tea party vol.2 held.
Event tour for the release of the omnibus album CANNONBALL vol.1 starts (6 gigs)
First anniversary oneman live Yumenarishi Kuchuu Teien (夢なりし空中庭園). A memorial video is distributed.
First oneman in Sapporo Yumenarishi Kuuchuu Teien
D presents Mad tea party vol.3
D presents Mad tea party vol.3
Oneman LIVE TOUR Mayutsuki no Hitsugi ~Tokyo Uka~ (繭月の棺~東京羽化~) held
Oneman LIVE TOUR Mayutsuki no Hitsugi ~Nagoya Uka~ (繭月の棺~名古屋羽化~) held
Oneman LIVE TOUR Mayutsuki no Hitsugi ~Osaka Uka~ (繭月の棺~大阪羽化~) held
Oneman live Mahiru no Koe ~Synchronicity~ held
D presents Mad tea party Vol.5~Bara yori akaku~ (~薔薇より赤く~)
D presents Mad tea party Vol.5~Bara yori akaku~ (~薔薇より赤く~)
2nd Anniversary Oneman Tour THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA starts (9 gigs).
2nd Anniversary Oneman Tour THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA TOUR FINAL.
New single release memorial event series starts (3 gigs)
Bassist RENA (レナ) secedes, and guitarist HIDE-ZOU switches to bass (for live performances only).
V:ASAGI / G: Ruiza / G&B: HIDE-ZOU / D: HIROKI
D produced visual kei band magazine Mad tea party MAGAZINE is published for the first time.
D & D'ESPAIRSRAY coupling tour Gekka Soukage (月下双影) starts (6 gigs).
D presents Mad tea party vol.7
D & D'ESPAIRSRAY coupling tour Gekka Soukage (月下双影) FINAL.
1st album release memorial oneman tour Sub Rosa (~薔薇の名の下に集え~) starts (10 gigs).
Tour final oneman, Sub Rosa~Bara no Na no Shimo ni Tsudoe~ (Sub Rosa~薔薇の名の下に集え~), is held.
Bassist Tsunehito joins.
V: ASAGI / G: Ruiza / G: HIDE-ZOU / B: Tsunehito / D: HIROKI
D presents Mad tea party Vol.8
D presents Mad tea party Vol.9
D presents Mad tea party Vol.10
3rd Anniversary Oneman Tour Ultimate Lover starts (9 gigs).
3rd Anniversary Oneman Tour Ultimate Lover FINAL. A memorial DVD is distributed.
Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya 2 days Oneman Tour from Dusk till Dawn starts (6 gigs)
D presents event tour Mad tea party starts (vol11~19, 9 gigs)
New album release oneman tour Tafel Anatomie starts (12 gigs). -live
2006-10-14 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO
New album release oneman tour Tafel Anatomie FINAL.
Fanclub-limited gig Ultimate lover Daiichiya (第一夜)
Fanclub-limited live tour Ultimate Lover starts (3 gigs)
Oneman tour Another face (3 gigs)
Fanclub-limited gig Ultimate lover Dainiya (第二夜)
Fanclub-limited gig Ultimate lover Daisanya (第三夜)
Oneman tour Dearest you starts (3 gigs)
Oneman tour Neo culture starts (14 gigs).
Oneman tour Neo culture starts (14 gigs).
A special oneman EDEN is held at Atomi University.
New album release oneman tour Neo culture~Beyond the world~ starts (11 gigs).
New album release oneman tour Neo culture~Beyond the world~ FINAL. D announce they will have major debut in 2008 with avex trax (management by Smile Company).
Indies last oneman tour Follow me starts (22 gigs).
Nagano CLUB JUNK BOK
Indies last oneman tour Follow me FINAL.
Major debut oneman live BIRTH~Sora e no Kaiki~ (~空への回帰~)
Oneman tour Alice in Dark edge starts (17 gigs)
Oneman tour Alice in Dark edge FINAL.
Oneman tour Genetic World starts (17 gigs, originally 19 gigs planned).
Keasler Japan Limited Presents [-black:shaft-] tour starts (8 gigs)
Oneman tour Genetic World rescheduled gigs (2 gigs)
Fanclub-limited gig Ultimate lover Daijuuya (第十夜)
D plays at FUJIYAMA MUSIC FESTIVAL09 in Kawaguchi.
D presents Mad tea party vol.20.
D presents Mad tea party vol.21.
D plays at V-ROCK FESTIVAL'09
D presents Mad tea party vol.22.
Oneman mini-tour Tightrope ~Mienai Chikara ga Ima Warashi wo Ugokasu~ starts (3 gigs)
Fanclub limited tour Ultimate lover starts (3 gigs)
D 7th ANNIVERSARY TOUR「7th Rose」 starts (14 gigs)
D 7th ANNIVERSARY TOUR「7th Rose」 FINAL.
7th Anniversary Special Premium Live series starts (5 gigs). Each night is produced by a different member.
D Major 2nd ANNIVERSARY LIVE2010 Rasenjou ~Daiichi no tobira (螺旋城~第一の扉)
D Major 2nd ANNIVERSARY LIVE2010 Rasenjou ~Daini no tobira (螺旋城~第二の扉)
D changes label to avex's subsidiary HQP.
D x VIDOLL twoman live Vid D Party held.
D Major 2nd ANNIVERSARY LIVE2010 Rasenjou ~Daisan no tobira (螺旋城~第三の扉)
D Major 2nd ANNIVERSARY LIVE2010 Rasenjou ~Daiyon no tobira (螺旋城~第四の扉)
D Major 2nd ANNIVERSARY LIVE2010 Rasenjou ~Daigo no tobira (螺旋城~第五の扉)
D TOUR 2010 In the name of justice starts (3 gigs)
D TOUR2011 VAMPIRE SAGA starts (13 gigs).
HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
D TOUR2011 VAMPIRE SAGA FINAL.
Oneman live VAMPIRE SAGA~Path of the Rose~
Paris Divan du Monde
D TOUR 2011 VAMPIRE SAGA in Europe ~Path of the Rose~ starts (10 gigs)
D performs at A-KON at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas.
D's contract with avex/HPQ and Smile Company expires. The band resumes activities as an indie band under ASAGI's label GOD CHILD RECORDS.
Fanclub-limited tour Ultimate lover starts (3 gigs)
D TOUR 2011 Torikago Goten ~L'Oiseau bleu~ starts (10 gigs).
D TOUR 2011 Torikago Goten ~L'Oiseau bleu~ FINAL.
D performs at Pacific Media Expo2011 in Los Angeles.
D TOUR 2011 Legend of Heilong "Huangdi ~Yami ni Umareta Mukui~" starts (12 gigs).
D TOUR 2011 Legend of Heilong "Huangdi ~Yami ni Umareta Mukui~" starts.
Fanclub-limited tour Ultimate lover starts (3 gigs)
D signs a deal with the independent label Y-YARD (subsidiary of Yoshimoto Productions)
D presents event tour Mad tea party starts (3 gigs)
D Europe Tour 2012 ~Dying message~ starts (14 gigs)
Performed at Toulouse Game Show Ohanami
Paris Divan du Monde
D South America Tour 2012 ~Dying message~ starts (3 gigs)
D TOUR 2012 Danzai no Gunner starts (12 gigs).
D TOUR 2012 Danzai no Gunner FINAL.
D TOUR 2012 Namonaki Mori no Yumemonogatari starts (13 gigs)
D TOUR 2012 Namonaki Mori no Yumemonogatari FINAL
D Official Fan Club Limited Oneman Live Ultimate Lover Dai nijuuya Shiroro no Mori
D 10th Anniversary Bon Voyage! Tour starts (4 gigs)
D 10th Anniversary Special Premium Live 「Bon Voyage!」 held. The band announces they will have their second major debut with CJ Victor Entertainment. GOD CHILD RECORDS would be still active to produce other band and D's minor releases (live-limited CD's and most DVD's).
D 10th Anniversary Special Premium Live Takadanobaba AREA 10Days series starts (10 gigs)
D TOUR 2013 「Rosenstrauss」 starts (22 gigs)
D TOUR 2013 「Rosenstrauss」 FINAL
D presents event tour Mad tea party starts (4 gigs)
D TOUR 2013 「DARK WINGS」 starts (13 gigs).
Special oneman live Royal Blood ~The Last AX~ is held as a tribute to SHIBUYA-AX closing.
D 11th Anniversary Special Premium Live "Vampire Chronicle" held.
D × GOTCHAROCKA 2MAN LIVE "Brother ship" held.
D 47 prefectures tour starts.
D announce that they will go on hiatus at the end of 2014 due to ASAGI's health problems.
KINGDOM release memorial oneman live held.
D 47 prefectures TOUR FINAL held.
Boys only live held.
D's last live before the hiatus is a fanclub-limited live.
D resume activities with the oneman tour HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY (3 gigs)
TOUR 2015 「MASTER KEY」starts (8 gigs)
TOUR 2015 「MASTER KEY」FINAL
D self sponsored event Mad tea party 2 days held.
D self sponsored 13th Anniversary event tour Mad tea party starts (3 gigs)
D 13th Anniversary Special Premium Live 2016 is held at Sanrio Pureland
D Official Fan Club limited live 3days
Tohoku TRIO (東北三兄弟) sponsored threeman live tour with DIAURA and GOTCHAROCKA MICHINOKU THREE KINGDOMS starts (3 gigs)
D TOUR 2016 *Wonderland Savior ~Taiyou no Haguruma~ (~太陽の歯車~) starts (10 gigs)
D TOUR 2016 *Wonderland Savior ~Taiyou no Haguruma~ (~太陽の歯車~) FINAL
Fanclub limited special gig is held at Sanrio Pureland
D x GOTCHAROCKA twoman tour Brother ship vol.2 starts (7 gigs)
D announces their end of the year countdown event, Mad Tea Party Countdown 2016-2017 at Sanrio Puroland.
D TOUR 2016 *Wonderland Savior ~Tsuki no Haguruma~ (~月の歯車~) starts (10 gigs)
D abruptly cancels their countdown event due to financial issues with their event organizer, Pleasure Entertainment.
D TOUR 2016 *Wonderland Savior ~Tsuki no Haguruma~ (~月の歯車~) Grand Final
14th Anniversary tour Weisswald no Hanayome / Schwarzwald no Kedamono (ヴァイスヴァルトの花嫁 / シュヴァルツヴァルトの獣) starts (3 gigs)
D 14th Anniversary Special Premium "Free" Live held.
14th Anniversary Special Premium Live Takadanobaba AREA 5Days start (5 gigs)
D New Single「Dark fairy tale」release memorial oneman live Dark fairy tale ~The midsummer night's Dream~ held.
D TOUR 2017「Dark fairy tale」starts (12 gigs)
HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
D TOUR 2017「Dark fairy tale」FINAL
D TOUR 2017 Orokashii Ryuu no Yume (愚かしい竜の夢) starts (11 gigs)
D TOUR 2017 Orokashii Ryuu no Yume (愚かしい竜の夢) FINAL
15th anniversary fanclub limited oneman live held.
15th Anniversary & Major Debut 10th Anniversary Special Premium Live tour Narrow Escape starts (3 gigs)
15th Anniversary & Major Debut 10th Anniversary Special Premium Live Takadanobaba AREA 5 days held.
Tohoku TRIO (東北三兄弟) sponsored threeman live tour with DIAURA and GOTCHAROCKA MICHINOKU THREE KINGDOMS vol.2 starts (6 gigs)
Tohoku TRIO (東北三兄弟) sponsored threeman live tour with DIAURA and GOTCHAROCKA MICHINOKU THREE KINGDOMS vol.2 FINAL
After D's contract with CJ Victor expired and a few releases under GOD CHILD RECORDS, D signs a deal with HPQ (subsidiary of avex) again. GOD CHILD RECORDS would still produce their live-limited releases, DVD's and other minor material.
D Tour 2018 Revive ~Kouhai Toshi~ (~荒廃都市~) starts (11 gigs)
D Tour 2018 Revive ~Kouhai Toshi~ (~荒廃都市~) FINAL
15th Anniversary Band VS "AN CAFE (アンティック-珈琲店-) × D" twoman live held.
Oneman tour Deadly sin begins (10 gigs)
HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin VJ-3
15th Anniversary and 10th Major anniversary Grand Final one-man live held
Fanclub-limited gigs held (3 gigs).
D 16th Anniversary Special Premium Live 2019 Oneman tour Kyouou (狂王) starts (3 gigs).
D 16th Anniversary Special Premium Live 「Vampire story "7 Days force"」 starts (7 gigs)
D Official Fan Club Ultimate lover limited live *Ultimate lover ~Dai sanjuugoya~ (~第三十五夜~) held.
D TOUR 2019 Doukeshi no Catharsis (道化師のカタルシス) starts (15 gigs)
D TOUR 2019 Doukeshi no Catharsis (道化師のカタルシス) FINAL.
D Official Fan Club Ultimate lover limited live "Ultimate lover ~Dai sanjuurokuya~" (~第三十六夜~) held. The same day another oneman for the members of their online salon "Sub Rosa" is also held.
Fukuoka School of Music & Dance Senmon Gakkou Event Hall
"ALICE" Concept Special Live held.
Oneman live held.
Special oneman live without audience held at Lockheart Castle titled "Vampire Chronicle 2020" is streamed online.
Special oneman live without audience held at Warp Station Edo (ワープステーション江戸) titled "Ouka Sakisomenikeri 2021" (桜花咲きそめにけり 2021) is streamed online.
Series of seven consecutive days oneman lives starts. Each day is dedicated to one full-length album. All lives are streamed online and without audience.
Acoustic online mini live "Dark fairy tale 2021" streamed.
Special oneman live without audience held at Otani Inariyama (大谷稲荷山) titled "Orokashii Ryuu no Yume 2021" (愚かしい竜の夢 2021) is streamed online.
Acoustic online mini live "Heilong 2021" (黒竜 2021) streamed.
Acoustic online mini live "Na mo naki mori no yumemonogatari 2022" (名もなき森の夢語り 2022) held.
-Tsunehito Birthday Live- streamed online. Originally planned to be their first gig with an audience in two years, it was eventually changed to streaming-only due to COVID-19 restrictions.
D 19th Anniversary Special Premium Live "Dearest you 2022" held.
HIROKI BIRTHDAY LIVE held.
HIDE-ZOU BIRTHDAY LIVE 2022 held.
Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D, and MATENROU OPERA (摩天楼オペラ) announce the start of a collaborative project called "Japanese Visual Metal -Kyoudou Shoumyou-" (Japanese Visual Metal -共同声明-), which is meant to promote the Japanese Visual Metal scene and overcome the impact of COVID-19.
Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D, and MATENROU OPERA (摩天楼オペラ) collaborative pop-up store held at the department store Shibuya MODI for seventeen consecutive days.
D 20th Anniversary year Toumeihan Oneman Tour 2023 (D 20th Anniversary year 東名阪ワンマンツアー2023) starts (3 gigs).
Talk show held with members of Versailles and MATENROU OPERA (摩天楼オペラ) at the Shibuya MODI Japanese Visual Metal collaborative event and pop-up store.
Nagoya ReNY
Talk show held with members of Versailles and MATENROU OPERA (摩天楼オペラ) at the Shibuya MODI Japanese Visual Metal collaborative event and pop-up store.
Talk show held with members of Moi dix Mois, Versailles and MATENROU OPERA (摩天楼オペラ) for the final day of the Japanese Visual Metal collaborative pop-up store and event at Shibuya MODI.
Ruiza BIRTHDAY LIVE held.
Tsunehito BIRTHDAY LIVE held.
D presents live event "Mad Tea Party" held.
20th Anniversary Tour "REVENANT" starts (3 gigs).
Fanclub-only live "Dahlie Day" held.
Fanclub-only live "Dreizen Day" held.
20th Anniversary Tour "REVENANT" ends.
Tour with Moi dix Mois, Versailles and MATENROU OPERA (摩天楼オペラ) "Japanese Visual Metal 「Kyoudou Shoumyou」 (Japanese Visual Metal 「共同声明」) starts (4 gigs).
D is an active visual kei band. They are part of the cosplay kei, tanbi kei, and wafuu subgenres. They have been active since 2003.
It's always risky to make assumptions about band names, but I have two guesses about D. Either it's an homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula, where the vampire's signature is the letter "D", or it could be a homophony with "帝" (Dì) meaning "emperor" in Chinese.
I hope so. especially for they have been through different concepts through the years (angura kei, Wonderland, vampires, European folklore, Chinese history) and I'm very interested their very unique way of writing music.
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