Psycho le Cému

Psycho le Cému (Saiko ru Shemu) is an all-male Japanese Visual rock band. Its members are Aya, Daishi, Lida, Seek, and Yura (Yura-sama). Formed in 1999, Psycho le Cému distinguished themselves in the visual kei scene via their cosplay, with its members dressing in colorful, extravagant outfits inspired by anime and video game characters, some of which are reminiscent of the characters from the fantasy RPG Dragon Quest.

Psycho le Cému's cosplay inspired a dedicated niche fanbase, with fans who shared the band's interest in anime and cosplay, and some releases and events were done exclusively for members of Kronos, the band’s fan club. The band creates a new set of costumes for each single. Promotional music videos often have storylines based on anime or literature. The band also performs as an alter-ego band called "Bad Boys, Be Ambitious!"

Psycho le Cému formed in early 1999, and released their first maxi-single “Kronos” independently in March 2000. After playing a sold-out gig at Tokyo's famed visual-kei venue Rock May Kan, the band joined strong indie label Limited Record

s, who released their November 2000 maxi single “Risokyu Ryokou Guide Disc”. All 15 tour shows supporting this release were sold-out, including the finale at Shibuya’s On Air West.

In September 2001, Psycho le Cému released their first album, Doppelganger, and began to play nationally and in larger venues. The group was managed by visual kei specialists Sweet Heart, who have also managed Luna Sea, Shazna, La'Cry

ma Christi, Pierrot, and Plastic Tree.

In 2003, Psycho le Cému was signed by major Japanese label Crown, and their next two singles went into the top ten of Oricon's singles chart. In mid-2004 the band made appearances at Pacific Media Expo and Project A-kon and documented the trip in the form of the Psycho le Cému in USA Live & Document DVD, which was released in

September 2004. The group also kept active in Japan, among other shows they appeared later that year at a festival sponsored by Japan’s visual-kei oriented magazine Fool’s Mate. The group returned to the States in early 2005 and performed at three anime conventions: Katsucon in Arlington, Virginia, Megacon in Orlando, Florida, and AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention in San Francisco, California.

On May 31, 2005, singer Daishi underwent a u

rinalysis that showed up positive for stimulants and was arrested by Kanagawa police. When the story broke in the media, all of the band's merchandise was removed from shelves in Japan. Daishi's solo tour was cancelled, and his solo EP was removed from shelves. On June 5, the band announced via their official website that they would be on hiatus due to Daishi's arrest. On September 30, Daishi was sentenced to one y

ear and ten months probation with a suspended sentence of three years by a court in Yokohama.

The members have formed side projects in the meantime; Aya and seek are in the band ISABELLE with three other musicians, and Lida and Yura-sama are in Dacco. They have ended their relationship with their label, Crown Records, as well as with their management, Sweet Child Entertainments, and are pursuing their projects independently. Aya was in Isabelle before Psycho le Cému formed, and re-formed the group for a tour

and a live DVD in 2005. Seek and Aya are currently in the group Mix.Speaker's,Inc, and Seek is an active blogger.

In May 2006 Psycho le Cému toured to support the release of new album ~Epilogue ~ Kataritsugareru Monogatari. In addition, all of the merchandise that had been pulled from store shelves has been reinstated, and the Live in the USA II DVD, which was delayed due to Daishi's arrest, has finally been released. Although as soon as th

e tour was over, Psycho le Cému went on what seems to be a permanent hiatus.

Recently, Daishi, now freed from jail, has started a single career. On March 21, 2007, he released God Japanese Monster, his first solo album, accompanied of a Japanese tour.

Daishi - Lead Vocals
Aya - Guitar, dance
Lida - Lead guitar
Seek - Bass
Yura-sama - Drums, vocals, dance

Discography

• Doppelganger ~mou hitori no jibun~ (26 September 2000)
• Prism (mini-album) (17 July 2002)
• Frontiers (27 August 2003) - An original mini-figure was included with the first pressing
• Beautiful World ~Kono hitomi ni utsuranai mono~ (11 October 2004)
• Psycho le Cemu Best (Greatest Indies Hits) (26 April 2006)
• ~Epilogue ~ Kataritsugareru Monogatari - A card signed by all the members was included with the pre-orders between 20 February - 24 April (Only available through mail order in Japan) (15 May 2006)
• Psycho le Cemu Best (Greatest Major Hits) (23 August 2006)

Singles

• "-Kronos-" (21 March 2000)
• "Risoukyou ryokou Guide Disc" (22 November 2000)
• "A Trip to the Arcadia" (18 July 2001) - A double single disk set
• "Remembrance" (8 January 2001)
• "Ai no uta" (2 October 2002)
• "Gekiai Merry-Go-Round / Shunkashuutou" (16 January 2003)
• "Roman hikou" (23 April 2003) (1 May 2003) - A limited first print had special packaging.
• "Miracle High Tension!" (21 May 2003)
• "A Trip to the Arcadia" (8 October 2003) - Re-Release
• "Omoide aruki" (18 February 2004)
• "Michi no sora" (9 June 2004)
• "Yume kazaguruma" (6 October 2004)
• "Love is Dead A-type and B-type" (27 April 2005)

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