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| maya (lead Vo.) & Aiji (Gt.) |
LM.C (short
for lovely mocochang) consists of two members, Maya & Aiji. Over
the years they have gathered a lot of fans thanks to their colorful
style and catchy songs. The duo describes their sound as a mix of
electronic rock and pop, which they call “new century electrorock”.
Similar bands are SuG and Antic Cafe (アンティック-珈琲店).
Maya was the
one who originally formed LM.C in 2003. At that time he was a support
guitarist for Miyavi and played in his own band “The Sinners”.
There's not much info about these early years of LM.C or the line-up.
The group heavily relied on support members for live performances.
Aiji originally worked as a support guitarist for LM.C since he was
still with his band “PIERROT”.
After the
disbandment of PIERROT in 2006, Aiji joined maya as an official
member of LM.C. The duo got signed to label “Pony Canyon” and
made their major debut in October 2006 by releasing the singles
"Trailers (Gold)" and "Trailers (Silver). On January
31, 2007, single “Oh My Juliet” was released and used as the
second ending theme for the anime series “Red Garden”. Two months
later LM.C's first mini-album, “Glitter Loud Box” was released.
That month it was also announced that the duo would go on tour. On
May 23, 2007, the single “BOYS & GIRLS” was released. This
single got featured in the anime “Katekyō Hitman Reborn!” as the
second opening theme. Later that year two other singles followed.
When the
winter tour had ended in early 2008, new single “JOHN” was
released in February. Single “88” followed in June. This song
also got featured as an opening theme on “Katekyō Hitman Reborn!”.
Along with “88”, LM.C released their first DVD, which contained a
PV collection. On July 3 they made their debut in North America. They
performed at “Anime Expo”'s “Battle of the Bands”. A couple
of days later, on July 5, they held a concert at the “Crash
Mansion” in Los Angeles. Also in that month, they performed their
first hall concert at “C.C. Lemon Hall” in Shibuya. Tickets for
the show were sold out within two minutes. They were also invited to
perform at the “Formoz Festival” in Taiwan.
LM.C's first
live DVD, “☆ROCK the PARTY☆'08”, went on sale on September
17. Their first full album, “GIMMICAL☆IMPACT!!”, was released
on November 5. They also started their 2008-2009 tour in November at
“BAY HALL” in Yokohama. After touring in Japan, they went to
South America and Europe in January and February of 2009. They
performed in Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Germany, Sweden and
Finland. “PUNKY❤HEART”, released on May 20, 2009, was used as
the opening theme for the game ‘ Katekyō Hitman REBORN! DS Fate of
Heat II - Unmei no Futari’ for Nintendo DS. Due to the outbreak of
Swine Flu in North America, LM.C cancelled the Dallas, Texas
performance at “A-KON TWENTY” in May 2009. The record label
prohibited employees and musicians from travelling overseas until it
was safe again.
On March 3,
2010, LM.C released the album “Wonderful Wonderholic”. In October
2010, the duo released a new single called "Let Me' Crazy!!"
which featured their two new songs: "Let Me' Crazy!!" and
"No Fun, No Future". Both songs got a PV. In April LM.C
toured Europe again. This time they went to Russia, Finland, Sweden,
Germany, Hungary, Austria, Italy and France. After the Europe tour it
was time for a nationwide tour across 10 cities in Japan. They
started with a concert at “C.C. Lemon Hall” in Shibuya on May 4
and ended at “LOTS” in Niigata on June 6.
LM.C were
also the “Guests of Honor” at “FanimeCon 2010” in California.
On May 30 they performed during “MusicFest” and on May 31 they
held a Q&A panel followed by an autograph session. A couple of
months later, on July 31, the group performed at the “Sundown
Festival” in Singapore.
In July
2011, single “Hoshi no Arika” was featured as the first opening
theme for “Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan”. In October 2011, “The
Love Song” was released as the second opening theme for “Nura:
Rise of the Yokai Clan”. On October 12 the best-of album “☆★Best
the LM.C★☆2006-2011 SINGLES” went on sale. The album reached
the #32 spot on the Oricon charts. On Sunday October 23, LM.C were
guests at “V-ROCK FESTIVAL 2011”.
In 2012 LM.C
released two more singles and an album. Besides the new releases they
also planned a world tour. They started on April 27, 2012 at “Anime
Central” in Rosemont, Illinois and ended on June 3 in Hong Kong.
During this world tour they visited Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Colombia,
Venezuela, Russia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, France, the UK,
Taiwan and Hong Kong.
On June 5,
2013, best-of album “B-Side BEST!!” will go on sale. The album
will feature 17 songs. Like the title suggests, it will mostly
feature songs released as B-sides throughout LM.C's career, but will
also include the unreleased song “Geki FANFARE”.
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