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is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki in 1997. Named after a character from the children's TV show ''Hirake! Ponkikki'', the band is also known by the nickname 69 since "six nine" can be pronounced "muku" in Japanese. As of 2015, the band has released twelve studio albums, two live albums, three EPs, thirty-two singles and seventeen home videos, some of which were also released in Europe. ==History== Formed in 1997 by Miya, Tatsurou (then called "Tattoo"), Satochi and Hiro, they originally played The Blue Hearts and Glay covers. In 1999 Hiro left and was replaced by Miya's childhood friend Yukke. In December Mucc made their first official release, the EP ''Antique''. They released their first album, ''Tsūzetsu'' in January 2001. In 2002 they signed to Danger Crue, but to their own sublabel Shu, and released their second album ''Hōmura Uta''. Mucc debuted in Europe in August 2005, including a performance at Wacken Open Air. The following year, they performed in the United States at the Otakon anime convention. They returned to the United States in 2007 for the JRock Revolution Festival. They participated on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour,〔(''J!-ENT Taste of Chaos J-Rock Interview'' ) May 6, 2008, by Wynne Ip, retrieved May 6, 2008〕 which stopped at forty cities across the United States and Canada from February to May, along with fellow Japanese bands D'espairsRay and the Underneath. After returning to Japan in May, Mucc performed at the hide memorial summit alongside other famous rock groups such as X Japan, Luna Sea, Versailles and heidi.. In October the Taste of Chaos tour went to Europe, in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom. Mucc performed at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on December 7, 2008 and the House of Blues in Los Angeles on December 10.〔(''J!-ENT interviews MUCC'' ) Feb 9, 2009, by Wynne Ip, retrieved Feb 9, 2009〕 In 2009, they once again went to Europe for their "Solid Sphere Tour" starting with a live in Russia on October 3, and for the first time performed two shows in Latin America (Chile and Mexico).〔(''MUCC in South America 2009 -Solid Sphere- Tour Schedule Confirmed!'' )〕 The band completed the tour on November 16 in Japan at the JCB Hall, with a total of 18 songs. Mucc started 2010 with a concert on February 14 at the NHK Hall, where they announced they would release a new album that fall. ''Karma'' was released on October 6 and has a post-disco or dance sound mixed with Mucc's usual hard rock and metal. On May 21, 2011, at their "Mucc History Gigs 97～11" Nippon Budokan show, Mucc announced they would be switching labels to Sony Music Associated Records. Their single "Akatsuki" was first sold exclusively at that concert and the following day's, later being available as a digital download with all proceeds donated to aid the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Mucc's next single, "Nirvana", was released on March 7, 2012 and used as the opening theme song for the ''Inu x Boku SS'' anime. It is their third contribution to an animated series; previously their song "Chain Ring" was used as the ending theme to the ''Zombie-Loan'' adaptation and their single "Yakusoku" was used as the opening theme to ''Night Raid 1931''. 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「Mucc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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