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Garnet Crow (stylized as GARNET CROW) was a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals. Music produced by Garnet Crow has its roots in the Neo Acoustic genre, and representative works include "Flying", "Yume Mita Ato De", and "Spiral". Despite prolific early singles, the band neither performed live nor appeared on TV prior to 2002. The mixed composition of Garnet Crow and Nakamura's deep vocals set the group apart from its contemporaries. Each individual member has also seen industry success: Nakamura and Azuki often share the limelight for Garnet Crow, but Okamoto has achieved a solo career and Furui is a sought-after music arranger – one of the highest paid in Japan. On March 30, 2013, the band announced their disbandment, with their final concert scheduled to be held on June 9, 2013. On June 9, 2013 they announced that they would break up during the final concert. == Summary == The origin of the word "Garnet" in "Garnet Crow" emerged from the band's aspiration to achieve a musical depth akin to the depth of the color red often found in garnets. The word "Crow" was attached for its phonetic resonance. A further consideration in creating the band name was the enduring image left behind when it is translated to the eerie in Japanese.〔 G-NET Editorial Department. "Garnet Crow Filmscope2005." ''Garnet Scope vol.010.'' Garnet Crow Official Fan Club "G-NET," 2005.〕 Since inception, the four-person line-up of Garnet Crow has remained constant. The two female and two male band consists of lead vocalist , keyboardists and , and guitarist . Furui is the band leader, but members are introduced in official sources with vocalist Nakamura receiving top billing.〔(Garnet Crow Official Website )〕 In 1999, the four members of what was to become Garnet Crow collaborated on the creation of a demo tape for singer Mai Kuraki's all-American independent record label.〔 (Ongen ), Ed. 「(Garnet Crow Artist Details )」 (Usen Corporation ), 2006. Retrieved on 27 Jan. 2007.〕 Upon hitting it off during the production process, they decided to seize the opportunity to create a band of their own.〔 平賀哲雄 (Interview). "(Garnet Crow Interview". ) (Plantech, Inc. ), 15 Aug. 2006. Retrieved on 27 Jan. 2007.〕 At that time, three of the members were already involved with the record production company Being Group distributing for and supporting other artists, leaving Nakamura as the sole newcomer. Nakamura herself was aiming for a position that didn't require her to front for the band like a musical director, but her associates made recommendations for her and she ended up in charge of vocals and musical composition.〔 op. cit. Garnet Crow. "Born Yuri Nakamura." ''Garnet Crow Photoscope 2005 (5th Anniversary)''.〕 In the creation process roles are clearly divided, with primary duties like composition, creation of lyrics, and editing for most Garnet Crow songs being handled by the members themselves. Particularly Nakamura's scores and Azuki's lyrics are the core foundation for all the band's songs.〔 The works' roots lie in the Neo Acoustic genre, and at the time of its debut Garnet Crow's own musicality was hailed as "21st Century Neo-Neo Acoustics."〔 ''Music Freak Magazine'' Editorial Dept., Ed. "Garnet Crow Liner Notes." ''Music Freak Magazine Vol.74, Jan. 2001 Issue''. MRM, Inc., 2000.〕 From the 1999 debut and lasting nearly 2½ years the band mainly focused on CD production, but in 2002 Garnet Crow went live for the first time and since then has performed publicly more than 20 times, primarily in Japan's three major metropolitan centers: Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kyoto. Using the experience of their public performances, Garnet Crow began to consciously produce music with the live setting in mind,〔 Keiko Murata Interview. "Can You Feel?" ''J-Groove Magazine, December Issue''. J-Rock Magazine Co., Inc., 2003.〕 incorporating elements of Latin American music〔 田中大. "New CD Interview Garnet Crow." ''What's In, July 2006, No.229''. Sony Magazines, Inc., 15 July 2006.〕 and Canzone into their work.〔 前原雅子. "Garnet Crow." ''Monthly Songs, July 2006 Issue''. Doremi Music Publishing Co., Ltd., 15 July 2006.〕 There exist undisclosed gaps in the individual members' personal work histories. And, until the release of the 2002 single ''"Yume mita ato de,"'' Garnet Crow did not once appear on television. It is thought that the check on mass media exposure for Being Group-affiliated artists was a media control strategy by the company.〔 鹿島良雄. "“Kakureru Onna”-tachi no Miwaku." ''Bessatsu Takarajima No. 1474, Ongakushi ga Kakanai J-pop Hihyou 50''. Takarajimasha, Inc., 2007. (ISBN 978-4-7966-5946-8)〕 However, since 2002 the band has performed on TV music programs. The members themselves have left remarks suggesting that television performances make them extremely tense.〔 op. cit. Garnet Crow. "Improving Azuki Nana." ''Garnet Crow Photoscope 2005 (5th Anniversary).〕 In 2015 it was discovered that Azuki had begun using her real name (Rie Iwai) and had joined the extremist group Zaitokukai, which protests against ethnic minorities and homosexuals in Japan.〔http://aramajapan.com/news/general/former-garnet-crow-member-azuki-nana-spotted-at-anti-lgbt-and-immigrant-rally/16558/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garnet Crow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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