Biography

176BIZ

23/06/2011 2011-06-23 18:12:00 JaME Author: Vampirose Translator: Nataku D.

176BIZ

A talented visual kei group formed in 2005, 176BIZ held together for four years before disbanding due to musical differences.


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When Tara left his former band, Panic Channel, he had cited his departure due to hearing problems. Yet after his hospitalization, he decided to create the duo Betty with Yuu, the former Never Crazy vocalist. They had taken part in only six events but within that time they released their maxi-single, Aka, and its 2,000 copies sold out.

The newly arrived reinforcements for Tara and Yuu weren't completely unknown to the music scene. Toki, formerly Tsubasa, in Panic Channel, Setsuki guitar in Karen, and Kasumi drummer of Gimikku all joined the new group, and 176BIZ was born.

On March 13th 2006, an exceptional sold-out live celebrated the end of Betty and the beginning of 176BIZ at Takadanobaba AREA. A week and a half later, 176BIZ released their maxi-single, Shinkai ni oboreta sakana, on March 22nd. They continued with many performances and had their first one-man live the scReaM of pRiMe on June 20th.

176BIZ spent that whole summer preparing their first album, Atelier, which was released in September 2006 in two different versions. The band participated in the Christmas 2006 live sponsored by Maverick at Nippon Budokan, where bands such as MUCC, SID, girugamesh, and Tetsu69 also performed.

The following year, 176BIZ performed at numerous events and released a mini-album, BLEACH WAY, in July 2007. At the end of August, Tara decided to leave 176BIZ due to family. Despite the loss, the band carried on its activities.

At the end of 2007 176BIZ was joined by a new bassist, Kouta. In 2008 they released a single as well as a full album, Hello. Activities slowed after that, and eventually the band announced they would be disbanding, due musical differences. Their last live, one's dearest~Zouka e irodori no "sou", was held on March 16, 2009.
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