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Raphael was a Japanese visual kei rock band that formed in 1997, when the members were only 15.〔(Raphael Artist Profile ) ''cdjournal.com.'' retrieved 2011-02-19〕 They disbanded in 2001, after guitarist Kazuki died at age 19.〔(Google Music Artist Profile ) retrieved 2008-08-25〕 In 2012, the remaining members reunited Raphael for two concerts on October 31 and November 1.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = tokyohive.com )〕 ==Biography== Raphael was originally started by bassist Yukito in 1997, after recruiting guitarist , vocalist Yuki and finally drummer Hiro,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = jame-world.com )〕 they had their first concert on December 10. Their first album ''Lilac'' was released in 1998 and was followed with a home video. They charted on the Oricon chart for the first time when their song "Yume Yori Suteki na" was used for the TBS show . They released two singles on the same day, one hitting number 37, and one number 38.〔(Oricon Singles Ranking ) ''oricon.co.jp.'' retrieved 2011-02-19〕 In 1999 their major label debut, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri",〔 reached number 25 on the Oricon.〔 Their later releases centered about graduation because it was around the time the members would have graduated from high school, had they not dropped out to pursue music.〔(www.barks.jp ) ''Barks Raphael Profile'' retrieved August 25, 2008〕 They performed their first show at the Nippon Budokan in March 2000.〔 However, on October 31, 2000, guitarist Kazuki died of a tranquilizer overdose.〔 In January 2001, after finishing a nationwide tour, Raphael decided to disband.〔 Yuki and Hiro went on to form Rice, while Yukito formed Black Love.〔 Raphael's song "Yume Yori Suteki na" was covered by Dog in the Parallel World Orchestra on the compilation ''Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-''. The album was released on January 26, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = jame-world.com )〕 On April 7, 2012, it was announced that the remaining members Yuki, Yukito and Hiro would reunite Raphael for two nights at Zepp Tokyo on October 31 and November 1.〔〔 With Yuki claiming he had made the decision back in 2010, while visiting Kazuki's grave.〔〔 The shows featured Anchang (Sex Machineguns), Lida (Dacco, Psycho le Cému), Sakito (Nightmare) and Yumehito (AYABIE) as guest guitarists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = jame-world.com )〕 They released a single under the name "Raphael -Starring Kazuki-" on the day of the first show; a re-recording of their hit 1999 single "Eternal Wish (Todokanu Kimi e)" that also includes the previously unreleased songs "Dear", "Haikei Nervous" and "Elf no Yuutsu".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = tokyohive.com )〕 A 2-disc live album of the two concerts titled ''Tenshi no Hinoki Butai'' was released on December 26 and includes 30 songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = cdjapan.co.jp )〕 Footage from both reunion concerts was also released on DVD that same day, titled ''Tenshi no Hinoki Butai Dai Ichi Ya "Hakuchumu"'', while the second show was released on January 30, 2013 as ''Tenshi no Hinoki Butai Dai Ni Ya "Kokuchumu"''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = cdjapan.co.jp )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = cdjapan.co.jp )〕 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「Raphael (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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