The official HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR thread!

[LacusClyne]

i'm just curious. were they a band when they join the company or is this formed by the company?

[truehappiness]

New single rumored in January:
01/24 HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR(+DVD/両A面/映画)

[elepop]

^ COOL!

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

i'm just curious. were they a band when they join the company or is this formed by the company?

The guys were a band. The company added Maki.

[truehappiness]

Oh yeah, it's also a double-A-side it seems.

And a movie theme song o_o.


Announcement from their site:

マーキー主演映画の主題歌/挿入歌をハイカラが1月にリリース!!　(2006.10.26)
「遠雷～遠くにある明かり～」も好調なHIGH and MIGHTY COLOR。
早くも次作のリリースが決定!!
ヴォーカル、マーキー主演の映画「あなたを忘れない」（2007年1月27日公開）の
主題歌/挿入歌の「辿り着く場所/オキザリス」をハイカラが担当！
1月中旬にリリースします！
■主題歌　＝　辿り着く場所
■挿入歌　＝　オキザリス
両A面でのリリース。詳細は後日。
乞うご期待!!!!!!

「あなたを忘れない」のページはこちら!!

Sophisticated of theme song/insertion song of the Marquee starring movie
releases it in January (2006.10.26). ｢Distant roll of thunder?Light that
is far away?｣..possession.. good HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR.
The release of the next work is already decided.
Sophisticated takes charge of "Place/Okizaris that reaches it at last" of
theme song/insertion song of Vorcal and "You are not forgotten" of the
movie of the Marquee starring (open to the public on January 27, 2007).
It releases it in mid-January.
- Place theme song = reaches at last
- Insertion song = Okizaris
Release in both A respect. Details are later.
Begged expectation.

The page of "You are not forgotten" is here.

http://www.korea-japan.jp/
http://www.korea-japan.jp/movie/index.html
Maki is in this movie?! D:

[CREA.tive]

wow i'm really looking forward for this release I wonder what kind of movie it'll be though.....

[LacusClyne]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

^ COOL!

The guys were a band. The company added Maki.

oh i see. so, is there any lead singer before Maki joins them?

[truehappiness]

Formation and Anti-Nobunaga
The band started with the members MEG and SASSY working in a Metallica cover band. The two founding members played in this band for two years before they decided that they wanted to go further with their talents than just cover songs. After leaving the band, Sassy offered mACKAz the opportunity to join, he accepted and invited long time friend Kazuto to join the band as well. Oddly, the vocalist was the final member to join the original band. MEG sat in on a school performance one day and one voice stood out to him. MEG offered Yuusuke the chance to join the band; he initially rejected this due to wanting to be a solo singer, but joined after MEG reportedly asked him to join every day for nearly four months. The band, known as Anti-Nobunaga at this time, played mainly in small coffee shops and art theaters for about a year. They had relative success during this period and eventually wanted to reach a larger market than just the local market. SASSY, the band leader, sent demo tapes to every major Japanese label, all of whom rejected the band. It was not until a small Japanese label signed the band that they found their first big break. The band was now playing areas further from their local Okinawa until they landed a spot at the yearly music festival of Okinawa.


[edit] Maakii and the Music Festival
During the summer of 2003, at a yearly music festival in Okinawa, the band's label hyped their spot and eventually they ended up playing for a sold out crowd. Due to this festival being a "per show" ticket selling one, it meant that Anti-Nobunaga was the only band to play for a sell out crowd. A scout for a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan was in the crowd and offered the band the chance to produce their own album. The band then went hard to work on their first album and after three months released "Okinawa 2003". At another festival known as the "Music Picnic Festival", vocalist Maakii also grabbed the attention of the same scout that found Anti-Nobunaga. The scout felt that both projects on their own were not remarkable, but combined, the band could be something never before seen on the Japanese music scene. Maakii first rejected the offer due to wanting to go to Canada to study English and pursue a solo career. It was in fact Yuusuke, the band's other vocalist, that convinced her to join the band. With the addition of Maakii the band took on a new name, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR (also called HiKara, HaMC, and Handmc). After six months of perfecting their craft, the band was moved up from SMJ's minor label to their major label, in league with bands such as Orange Range. They spent much of 2004 writing and recording, in late 2004 they released their first single, "Over" which was only sold through Tower Record stores. It sold out in the time frame of a month and became immensely scarce, thus it was re-released the next year. The album sat at number one spot of the Indy Oricon charts for an entire month.


[edit] 2005
During 2005, the band released their first official singled, titled "PRIDE", it was originally to be attached to a Japanese football event being held at the same time but was picked up for something else. A Sunrise music partner was looking for a song to use for Gundam SEED Destiny and PRIDE was chosen to be that song. At the time, Gundam SEED Destiny was the number one rated anime in Japan, and being attached to this helped PRIDE's sales immensely. With a final sell count of 223,208 copies, PRIDE remains the band's best selling single since the official start of their public career.

Over the next year, the band went on a media blitz, performing for shows such as Music Fighter, Music Station and HEY HEY HEY at various times. During August, the band released "Days", their 4th single and currently their lowest selling single, selling only 7,679 copies and not breaking the top 20 mark on the Oricon charts. Despite this setback, the band was still honored with the Japanese Record Grand Prix's Rookie of the Year award and Mākī's grandmother who had just passed away was given a tribute just before their performance.


[edit] 2006
In April 2006, the band released their second album after only releasing two singles for the album. The album sold less copies than their original album, but it stayed on the Oricon charts longer and managed to gain a higher peak position than their first album. The band's first single of the year was "Ichirin no Hana" (一輪の花, One Lone Flower) and was used as the third opening to the anime Bleach. This was the first and currently only single to break the top five mark on the Oricon charts since their debut with "PRIDE". They also played their first American concert at an anime convention on April 28th.

The band then went on a large scale Japanese tour. They played 65 venues over the course of the next five months. They released their 7th single, "DIVE into YOURSELF", in August. The song was used as the opening song for the video game Sengoku BASARA II. This was the band's second lowest selling single and was also their lowest ranking single among the Oricon charts, only managing to reach the 24th spot on the weekly charts. Their 8th single "Enrai~Tooku ni Aru Akari" was released on October 25th and entered the charts 12 spots higher "than DIVE into YOURSELF" at the 12th spot.


[edit] 2007
Maakii will be making her acting debut in December 2006 and the band will be doing the theme song for the movie. Tadoritsuku Basho/Okizarisu will be their 9th single, the first for 2007 and it will also be a double A-Side single.


[edit] Personal Information
The band is relatively low key with their personal information, releasing only minuscule amounts of information over the years. Maakii's real name is Masaki Itsushima, this was discovered as her name on the Japanese fan forums for the band. She has since confirmed that it is her real name. mACKAz's real name has been discovered to be Minei Masakatsu, while Yuusuke's real name is rumoured to be Yuusuke Kanashike.[citation needed] The band's other details are kept even more private, like most Japanese music stars, very little is known about their personal lives at all.

From wiki.

[LacusClyne]

^thanks! but wiki.....but at least for info, it should be right.

in my case, i knew them through Gundam SEED Destiny(that's obvious...looking at my username. Lacus!). but i DID NOT pay too much attention till 'ichirin no hana'because my sis was playing that song all the time......bad me.....

[truehappiness]

I don't get why someone'd lie on Haikara stuff..

Artists like Ayu are the artists that you might not be able to trust on Wiki..

[Mirai Noah]

So Maakii's going to be in a movie! Cool!

[elepop]

Maki on a movie? YAY!

[LacusClyne]

maybe she's gonna be the lead actoress. my sis will be so happy when she knows this

[truehappiness]

It looks like she's the lead female :3

[水銀燈 Suigintou]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

^thanks! but wiki.....but at least for info, it should be right.

in my case, i knew them through Gundam SEED Destiny(that's obvious...looking at my username. Lacus!). but i DID NOT pay too much attention till 'ichirin no hana' because my sis was playing that song all the time......bad me.....

1st song heard from High and Mighty colors was Pride...

and...一輪の花, that was my fav. and 遠雷 ～遠くにある明かり～ too...

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

maybe she's gonna be the lead actoress. my sis will be so happy when she knows this

Of cuz,i LOVE maki-chan ^^ really like her voice and she's sooo cute...=

[LacusClyne]

The single in Jan is now confirm. i just receive the newsletter from CDJapan! Maki WILL be in the movie!!!!!!

Source

Quote From CDJapan

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
"TADORITSUKU BASHO/OKIZARISU" [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] (CDA)
Price: Yen- 1429, US$(12.07) Release Date: 24-Jan-2007
First single release from HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR for 2007 and theme song to the
upcoming film "Anata wo Wasurenai" starring Makki! Limited edition includes
bonus DVD with the music videos for "Tadoritsuku Basho" and "Okizarisu" plus
album recording footage. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded
(Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles

[elepop]

Cool, can't wait for this!

Anybody knows which kind of movie is it?

[LacusClyne]

no idea.
but i'm think the movie won't ruin Maki's image......at least i don't think the company will want to

[Chandrachan]

Cool a new single!! I'm a huge fan of High and Mighty Color - ever since I heard "PRIDE" I've been hooked on their music and I've brought their last 2 albums!!
My fav songs would have to be "Ichirin no Hana" "PRIDE" "OVER" "Here I am" "Haitoku no Jounetsu" "Tsumi' "STYLE - get glory in this hand" "PEARL SHADOW" "Hoshizora ni furi Yuki" and "Enrai~Tooku ni Aru Akari" and my fav band member would have to be Yuusuke!!

[elepop]

^ YAY! Another person that loves "Tsumi"! I loooove that song. My favorite from them with "Hoshizora ni Furi Yuki".

Can't wait for the new single. And Maki's movie too!

[Chandrachan]

Yeah "Tsumi" is a great song!! I love how it starts, I also love the guitaring!! - is that even a word?! "Hoshizora ni furi Yuki" is also a great song I love Maaki's parts in the song
Can't wait to see the movie with Maaki aswell