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History

Crystal King originally consisted of vocalists and

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). Other successful singles included "Shinkirō" in 1980 (750,000 copies sold), "Shojo Kōkai" (1980), "Passion-Lady" (1981), "Ceccile" (1982) and "Setouchi kōshinkyoku (IN THE MOOD)" (1984). Internationally, the band are best known for writing and performing the first two songs of the anime ''

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" and "Yuria ... Eien ni". The original single of 1984 sold more than 500,000 copies, rising to over 1 million copies including later versions and re-releases. In 1986, Tanaka left Crystal King to launch a solo career. However, in June 1989 he lost his voice after being struck in the throat by a baseball, and never regained his original three-octave vocal range. The rest of the band performs as , reuniting with Tanaka on occasion. The band broke up in 1995, and vocalist Yoshisaki continued performing as Crystal King as a solo project.

Albums

*5 May 1980 - ''Crystal King'' *21 December 1980 - ''Locus'' *21 September 1981 - ''Eleven Carats'' *21 April 1983 - ''City Adventure'' *21 June 1985 - ''Moon'' *25 July 1987 - 1968・夏・東京 *6 June 1996 - ''Bear Away''

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crystal King Japanese rock music groups Musical groups from Fukuoka Prefecture