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| Aki (Ba.), Tatsuki (Vo.), Hikari (Dr.) & Jin (Gt.) |
ANSIA (formerly known as auncia) steadily rose in popularity in a short amount of time. Their efforts were rewarded in 2009 when they made their major debut with “Universal Music Japan”. In early 2011 they went on hiatus and changed their line-up but in the autumn of 2012 they made a fresh start with their new band member and band name. Similar bands are A&D and ZEXER.
Auncia was
formed in 2006, and unlike most new bands, they got a lot of
attention after their formation. In April of the same year their
activities started. Auncia was interviewed by rock and fashion
magazine “Cure”. Some months later they joined the “Red List
Entertainment” label. The year had already been busy so far, but it
became even busier when ancia's first maxi-single “Hanairo” was
released on September 27. They also held their first sponsored event
in Tokyo, were interviewed by music magazine “SHOXX” and appeared
in a commercial broadcast on “TV Saitama”. The year ended with an
interview for “Sports Nippon”.
In February
2007, auncia got yet an other interview with “SHOXX”. The release
of their first mini-album “Rabiu” followed on March 14. A month
later, in April, the song “Koi Monogatari” was used as the ending
theme for the TV program “Visual Keiji”. In June the band also
made progress overseas. “Rabiu” was released in parts of Europe
and Asia. To be more specific, the album was released in: Germany,
France, Finland, South Korea, and Taiwan. Also in June, they released
the live DVD of their first one-man live called “Dialogue”.
Auncia spent the middle part of 2007 on sponsored events and even
more interviews so they got even more exposure. This year ended with
the release of second maxi-single “Iys.” and some one-man lives
in Tokyo and Nagoya.
The year
2008 brought a big change. On May 1, auncia decided to leave “Red
List Entertainment” and took a chance at being independent with the
“HEART LINK” label. To prove that the change was a wise decision,
auncia's songs were broadcasted on the San Francisco (USA) internet
radio program “JSHOXX”. On July 2 the release of second
mini-album “Syrup” followed. It was a bold decision but on
December 17 auncia released a USA only best of album called “Beauty
& Slime”. They also held their final performance of the year at
“Fuji TV”'s 36th “New Year’s World Rock Festival”.
There was a
slow start in 2009. Auncia mainly focused on their fans by performing
throughout Japan. In May there was an other big change announced
through the official website. The band was now signed with “Universal
Music Japan”. In July auncia made their overseas debut by
performing at the convention “Anime Expo” in Los Angeles,
California. A month later, on August 5, the major debut single
“KeyCase” went on sale.
On April 14,
2010, live DVD “Intro of HEART LINK” was released. There wasn't
much activity, but there was some bad news. Near the end of 2010 it
was announced that auncia would go on hiatus on February 4, 2011.
However, they would still release the single “Dearly” on March 9,
2011.
Other bad
news followed in 2011. Bassist Yosuke would leave the band on
September 1. Yosuke felt that the distance between him and the band
was getting bigger so leaving seemed like the best option. The other
band members showed their support for the bassist and wished him the
best. In November Yosuke joined the band “ALSDEAD”.
In November
of 2012, the band resumed their activities with new bassist Aki and
their new band name “ANSIA”. On May 22, 2013, their first
maxi-single after the hiatus was released. Maxi-single “Koibana”
was available in two different types. It was announced there will be
two new releases, a new maxi single and a PV single including two PVs
and one live performance. Both of the releases were named “nanairo
HEARTS / soubouchakushin” and will go on sale on October 30.
It was also
announced that ANSIA would appear in a TV drama called “Juuni seiza
no girlfriend”. It will start airing in October on “chijou
digital 9ch”. There will be 12 episodes in this drama, airing one
episode each week. ANSIA has stated the episodes will be available to
watch on YouTube after their broadcast at 3 am (JST). The band will
also provide the theme song for the drama.
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