SID

SID was formed in 2003. Lead singer Mao has a wide range of vocal techniques; adept at expressing anguish in the medium tempo songs and ballads, he is at the same time able to sing with forceful intonation on the more energetic songs. It is obvious he handles the beautiful and unique melody lines of SID with complete confidence. Mao’s lyrics bring a unique perspective to familiar themes in order to create a worldview that gradually hooks listeners. When some of the band’s heavy songs approach their climax during their shows, he uses his “death voice” to exhibit a stunning presence on the stage.

Guitarist Shinji not only plays the electric guitar but also skillfully manages the acoustic guitar. His guitar playing brings vivid color to the wide scope of SID’s army of songs. The beautiful guitar lines provide much of the basis of one of SID’s attractions: its “anguish,” “sorrow,” and melancholic worldview. Shinji also plays the role of composer, weaving together many of SID’s songs, and he is overall a highly talented guitarist.

Bassist Aki supports the foundation of the band by maintaining a reliable bass line, but he occasionally drifts into melodies to give more depth to the songs. Aki is also known for his aggressive stage act. He is one of the main composers of SID.

Drummer Yuya adapts his drumbeat with precision according to the song, and his playing is ripe with a sense of speed. He projects dynamism to the songs on a grand and breathtaking scale. Yuya’s drumming can exhibit different kinds of expression as it adjusts from up-tempo songs to mellow songs, and even to ballads. His play is emblematic of the shape-shifting nature of SID’s musical style. When he composes, Yuya creates sounds that are highly accented and have a tendency to hook the listener. In many ways he is the band’s “mood maker.”
Each of the members writes their own blog, and Mao and Shinji use Twitter, while Aki maintains a Facebook page. Mao has more than 180,000 Twitter followers, which include fans not only from Japan but also various countries in Asia and South America. There is no shortage of heartfelt comments urging the band to “come play in our country!”

SID made itself known to the world with its first album “Renai,” released after the members formed the band. It reached number 3 on the Indie’s charts. The band established a new style of music in the visual-kei scene, called “anguished songs.”(aishyu kayo) With this one album, SID’s name was on the scene.

In 2007 SID released four songs that became smash hits. These songs reached the upper ranks of the singles charts. With each release, the band became more and more known to the public, and bit-by-bit pulled the visual-kei scene over to its side.

In 2008 SID released their fourth album “Sentimental macchiato.” It reached number 8 on the Oricon charts. The band had the tour finale at Yoyogi National Gymnasium (1st Gymnasium). After the tour, the members announced their major label debut for fall of that year. With that, they put on an Indie’s live house tour that travelled to 28 different locations across the country, called “Ichiban sukina basyo.”

On October 29, 2009 the band made its major label debut by releasing the single “Monokuro No Kiss” with Ki/oon Music. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Weekly charts. SID held its first shows as a major label band at the Nippon Budokan. With this single, the band also started selling their records in Taiwan.

On April 29, SID released their third major label single “Uso,” which reached number 2 on the Oricon charts. After appearing just once on TV to play this song, SID became the number one searched-for keyword on Yahoo, and the band came into the spotlight as a group to watch out for on the Japanese music scene.
On July 1 the band released its first album from a major label, called “hikari.” It reached number 2 on the Oricon charts. The band put on a Japan tour called “SID TOUR 2009 hikari” that was the largest scale tour the group had ever undertaken. It included a two-day stint at Yoyogi National Gymnasium. 2009 was the year that the name “SID” spread throughout the major label band scene.

In 2010 (their second year as a major label band) SID set a record by becoming the fastest band after its debut to play Saitama Super Arena Stadium (full mode at 32,000 people). This was the special live show, “SID Summer Festa 2010: SAITAMA SUPER LIVE.” After this show the members announced their first performance at Tokyo Dome. SID continued to evolve as a band as it released new songs in quick succession. The show at Tokyo Dome, “YEAR END CLIMAX 2010: Subete no SID e,” attracted 40,000 fans and was a great success.

In 2012 there was a great flurry of activity for the band, including the decision to release their 11th Single “Nokoriga” and 12th Single “S” in quick succession.
“S” became the theme song for Sadako 3D, a new movie created by Koji Suzuki, who is known for definitive J-Horror films like “Ring” and “Rasen.” The “SID TOUR 2012 ‘M&W’

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