A for-Real
Band
Japan
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Biography:
A for-Real is a hard pop band created in Tôkyô in July 2007 when singer Mizuki SHOJI and guitarist Naoki SUGIYAMA met in Akihabara. Their first album, Real to heavy Real, was released on December 26, 2008. Meanwhile, the band performed in Tôkyô, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Nagoya, and Osaka.
They kept on with 4 more new albums and 1 single. The album Hyper Meltdown was released on December 19, 2010. The city of Kawasaki asked them to make the music theme of the festival Kawasaki Asian Fiesta taking place in April. On August 12, 2011 the single Changing my soul became the official ring entrance music of the professional boxer Tatsuro MINOWA. On July 29, 2012, they released Over Does introduction, and soon after Real to heavy real to... After their French tour, they released Pieds nus (literally bare feet) on July 17, 2013.
The single "Miracle" is released in March 2014 after involvement in charity action.In summer 2014, they travelled in Europe for Japan Expo in Paris and performed in Barcelona and London. Japan Expo Usa invited them in San Mateo,CA. Spring 2015, they went in Belgium for Made in Asia 2015. Then they released last album Hyper Meltdown -re:build- " in May 2015 with 3 new songs
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
- Japan Expo USA 2014 - August 22-24, 2014 in San Mateo, CA, USA
- Japan Expo 2014 - July 2-6, 2014 in Paris, France