GaGaalingG was a Japanese
visual kei
, abbreviated , is a category of Japanese musicians that have a strong focus on extravagant stage costumes that originated in Japan during the early 1980s. Koji Dejima of '' Bounce'' wrote that visual kei is not a specific sound, but rather it " ...
gothic rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie an ...
band formed in 2005 and ended in 2010.
History
GaGaalinG was formed in 2005 by vocalist MYM (formerly known as MAIMING) after going to a Rolling Stones concert in 2005 she was so overwhelmed by the band that she decided to form a band herself.
On February 6, 2008 GaGaalinG released their fourth single "Pierce", later that month GaGaalinG announced a new full-length album, Royal Stranger, released on 26 March
and a tour at the MEGURO ROKUMEIKAN that started on 1 March and ended on 13 April.
On 5 November GaGaalinG released their mini-album, "Alice".
On 2 March 2010, GaGaalinG announced on their Myspace that they would be disbanding on 17 July. They held their last live on 17 July 2010, and disbanded later that day.
On 17 October 2015, the band performed a reunion show at the 30th year anniversary event of Koyanagi "Cherry" Masanori's debut.
Musical Style
Gagaaling described themselves as
gothic loud rock band. Their songs have also been described as
heavy rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock mu ...
and
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Album ...
. Their songs also incorporate elements of
Christianity
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.
Name
The bands name comes from
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin; Gagarin's first name is sometimes transliterated as ''Yuriy'', ''Youri'', or ''Yury''. (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful Human spaceflight, crewed sp ...
who was the first person to go to space.
Members
Members
* MYM - Vocals (2005-2010)
* MOTO G-3 - Guitar - (2005-2010)
* Jun Takai - Bass (2007-2010)
* Koyanagi "Cherry" Masanori - Drums (2005-2010)
Discography
Albums
*''ROYAL PUNX'' (2005)
*''ROYAL BLOOD'' (2006)
*''Royal Stranger'' (2008)
Mini Album
*''Haruyurara'' (2006)
*''ALICE'' (2008)
Singles
*''Ai no Chikara - born to be loved'' (2006)
*''i-Scream Machine'' (2007)
*''Pierce'' (2008)
References
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External links
Official Myspace
Visual kei musical groups
Japanese gothic rock groups
Japanese pop rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2010
2004 establishments in Japan
2010 disestablishments in Japan
Female-fronted musical groups