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band, formed in 2003 and signed to Sony Records.

Background

SID (シド) was founded in 2003 by vocalist Mao (ex-Shula) and bassist Aki (ex-Ram Rem). They were joined by two support members, guitarist Shinji (ex-Uranus) and drummer Yuuya (ex-Shula). The four of them released the band's first demo CD, ''Yoshigai Manabu 17-sai (Mushoku)'' (吉開学 17歳 (無職)), on mini-disc that August and soon after, they signed on with Danger Crue Records. Though SID technically began in 2003, the band considers January 14, 2004 the date of their 'birth' as it was announced at their show at the Meguro Rock May Kan that Shinji and Yuuya would be joining as official members. With their line-up now complete, they released their first single "Kaijou-Ban"(会場限定盤) in March before traveling overseas for a two-day performance at the American convention Anime Central in May. The young band made quite an impact, gaining a number of international fans, and they have since expressed their desire to return to America once more. SID heated back up in the winter months, releasing their first full album, ''Renai'' (レンアイ), and taking part in both their label-sponsored 'tenka' event put on every Christmas and the Beauti-Fool's Fest 04 event sponsored by Fool's Mate magazine. They continued to participate in lives and events well into the next year, which included their first one-man tour. The release of their second album followed. The band started off small, but not without a certain charming flair. Where most bandsmen handed out fliers, they also used megaphones as a means of personal promotion. Despite having only a small collection of songs to offer, they worked relentlessly to produce more. Their releases varied widely in style and composition, and the band made it an obvious goal to appeal to a broad audience - a plan which obviously worked. SID grew rapidly in their initial years, at a rate which surprised numerous publications and notoriously earned them the title "the monster band of the indie scene". 2006 was a big year for SID: they broke into the Oricon top ten for the first time with their summer single, "Chapter 1", and they were able to play a one-man at the famous Nippon Budokan live hall. They finished the year with the release of their third album, play, and a new one-man tour that took them throughout Japan. The following year brought a slew of new singles, including September's "Mitsuyubi" (蜜指), which was the band's first to reach the Oricon top five. In early 2008, SID announced they would be going major with Sony Records and later put out "Monokuro no Kiss" (モノクロのキス), their debut major single. The single’s title track was used for the opening of anime ''

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'' and the release was also available in four versions, one which was a special Kuroshitsuji version featuring the two main characters on a cardboard sleeve. Their debut concert at Nippon Budokan sold out in under two minutes in November 2008. Their next single, titled "2°C me no kanojo" (2℃目の彼女), came out in January 2009, and three months later "Uso" (嘘) debuted at number two on the Oricon charts and was also used as the 1st ending theme of popular anime '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''. Their other recent releases also seem to be used for popular anime, so anticipate many more songs to be used for original soundtracks. Their first major album, ''Hikari'', was released on July 1, 2009, and will serve as the primary set list for what will be their largest tour to date. Another single named, "One Way" was released on 11. November which reached 3rd in the Oricon Charts. On March 3, 2010, SID released their Single "Sleep" and announced their performance at

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on July 31 in a special CM on TV Asahi program "Ikinari!Ogon Densetsu" on February 11, subsequently selling out 30,000 tickets in just one day. SID's song "Rain (雨)" is the fifth opening theme and sixth ending theme for the anime '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''. Released on June 2, 2010, "Rain" ranked No.1 on the Oricon Daily charts on June 4 and 5, marking the first time SID has ever placed No. 1 on the daily charts. "Rain" is SID's second contribution to the ''

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'' franchise, making them one of the two artists contributing more than one song for ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' (the other being

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). However, on the weekly charts "Rain" was ranked No.2. On September 29, 2010 they released a new single titled "Cosmetic" and performed at

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on December 11, 2010. On 2010 December 1 they released a single, "Ranbu no Melody" (乱舞のメロディ) which was used as the 13th opening theme of ''Bleach'' from Episodes 292 to 316. They got the Top Pop Artist Award from Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011. Also they participated in Kuroyume's tribute album which was released on February 9, the song SID will do is "Yasashii Higeki(Tender Tragedy)" a song by Kuroyume that was released in 1995. A DVD with footage from their live at Saitama Super Arena and Tokyo Dome was released and is available in 3D on Blu-ray. The DVD also placed 3rd on Oricon weekly. Their new single entitled "Itsuka", was followed by another performance at

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on October 4. Their 7th DVD, SIDNAD Vol.7: dead stock tour 2011 was released on the next day. "Itsuka" reached No. 1 on the daily charts and placed second on the weekly charts. On December 28, 2011 SID released "Fuyu no Bench". SID performed at the Ontama Carnival on January 29, 2012. Their single "S" was decided to become the theme of

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and an image song for the 2013 film adaptation of Carrie. Their single "VIP" was released on 21 November 2012, and is the opening theme for the anime adaptation of the manga '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic''. Another single, "Anniversary" was used as the opening theme for the second season of the series, ''Magi: The Kingdom of Magic''. On March 6, 2013, SID releases their M&W Tour Live Concert in DVD form IDNAD Vol.8～TOUR 2012 M&W～ On April 6, 2013, SID hold the live event for their commemorative 10th Anniversary of SID at Yokohama Stadium. On May 24, 2013 SID also performed in Singapore for the first time at the MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2013 event. They release their new single "Summer Lover" on 24 July 2013 followed by 2 other side single included in the album Side B Complete Collection on August 21, 2013. The two tracks mentioned are CELEBRITY and SENSE. On July 27, 2013, SID make a tour for their 10th Anniversary Live, first at Fukuoka; then at Sendai on August 3, 2013, Osaka on August 10, 2013, and finally at

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, Yamanashi on 24–25 August 2013. On December 11, 2013, SID is releasing their live DVD during Yokohama Concert, consisting of 22 songs included 『SIDNAD Vol.9 ～YOKOHAMA STADIUM～』<10th Anniversary LIVE> and later on December 27, 2013, SID will hold the final live event in 2013, commemorative for their 10th Anniversary Projects in Nippon Budokan ISUAL BANG! SID 10TH ANNIVERSARY FINAL PARTYwhere they invite other artists such as

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, R-Shitei, Alice Project, Kameleo, ZORO, DIV, DaizyStripper, Dog in the PWO, v EWand Moran. Following on the February 12, 2014, SID will release their new single 『hug』. On August 27, 2014, SID's Enamel was released and it was used for the opening title in '' Black Butler: Book of Circus''. On May 13, 2017, SID created the new song "Rasen no Yume" (Spiral Dream) for the anime adaptation of '' Altair: A Record of Battles''. The song's CD single will go on sale on August 2, 2017 in three versions (a limited first pressing with a DVD, a standard edition, and a limited standard pressing with an anime illustration). They provided a cover of "

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tribute album ''Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~''

Members

Current members *Mao – vocals (2003–present) *Shinji – guitar, backing vocals (2003–present) *Aki – bass guitar, backing vocals (2003–present) *Yuya – drums, percussion (2003–present)

Discography

Albums *

009.07.01 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

''Hikari'' * 011.02.23''Dead Stock'' *

012.08.01 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

''M&W'' * 014.03.12''Outsider'' * 017.09.06''Nomad'' * 022.03.23''Umibe'' Singles * 004.03.28Kaijou-Ban (会場盤, Version only for the live venue) * 004.04.04Tsuhan-Ban (通販盤, Catalogue Version) *

004.06.06 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest com ...

Ryutsu-Ban (流通盤, Distribution Version) * 005.07.20Paint Pops No. 32 * 005.10.12Sweet? ; No. 23 *

006.02.08 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second ...

Hosoi Koe (Thin Voice) ; No. 18 *

006.06.14 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second ...

Chapter 1 ; No. 10 * 006.08.16Otegami (御手紙, Letters) ; No. 9 * 007.04.04Smile ; No. 11 *

007.07.11 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

Natsukoi (夏恋, Summer Love) ; No. 10 *

007.09.26 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

Mitsuyubi (蜜指ミツユビ, Honey Fingers) ; No. 5 *

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Namida no Ondo (涙の温度, The Temperature of Tears) ; No. 4 *

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Monochrome no Kiss (モノクロのキス) ; No. 4 *

009.01.14 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

Nidome no Kanojo (2℃目の彼女, The Second Girlfriend. Note: The Japanese is a pun of nidome, which can mean second or 2 degrees) ; No. 3 * 009.04.29Uso (嘘, A Lie) ; No. 2 * 009.11.11One Way ; No. 3 *

010.03.03 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length ...

Sleep ; No. 2 *

010.06.02 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

Rain (レイン) ; No. 2 *

010.09.29 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

Cosmetic ; No. 3 *

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Ranbu no Melody (乱舞のメロディ, The Boisterous Melody) ; No. 5 * 011.09.28Itsuka (いつか, Someday) ; No. 2 * 011.12.28Fuyu no Bench (冬のベンチ, The Winter Bench) ; No. 6 *

012.05.02 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

Nokoriga (残り香, The Lingering Scent) ; No. 5 *

012.05.09 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length ...

S ; No. 4 *

012.11.21 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

V.I.P ; No. 4 * 013.04.10Koi ni Ochite (恋におちて, Falling in Love) ; No. 4 * 013.07.24Summer Lover (サマラバ) ; No. 7 * 013.11.06Anniversary * 014.02.12Hug * 014.08.27ENAMEL *

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White Tree * 015.11.25Hyoryu (漂流, Drifting) * 017.01.28Glass no Hitomi (硝子の瞳, The Glass Eye) * 017.08.02Rasen no Yume (Spiral Dream) * 019.03.10Sono Mirai e (その未来へ, To That Future) live-limited distribution * 020.01.08Delete DVD *

007.02.07 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

Sidnad Vol.1: Film of "Play"#14 *

008.05.14 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

Sidnad Vol.2: Clips One No. 7 *

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Sidnad Vol.3: Tour 2008 センチメンタルマキアート No. 5 * 009.02.10Sidnad Vol.4: Tour 2009 光 No. 3 *

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Sidnad Vol.5: Clips Two No. 7 * 011.03.16Sidnad Vol.6: Live 2010 No. 3 * 011.10.05Sidnad Vol.7: dead stock tour 2011 No. 1 * 013.03.06SIDNAD Vol.8: ～TOUR 2012 M&W～ *

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SIDNAD Vol.9: ～YOKOHAMA STADIUM～ <10th Anniversary LIVE> Compilation *

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'' - ''Wish'' * 011.02.09''Fuck The Border Line'' - ''yasashii higeki(優しい悲劇)'' * 011.08.17''All Time Super Guest'' - ''JUSTY'' *

012.06.13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

''L'Arc~en~Ciel Tribute'' - ''Shout at the Devil''

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