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☆ Dolly

Monday, June 2, 2008, 10:00 AM.

-Dolly-


About
Dolly is a Japanese indie band which is signed under the
Marder Suitcase Label. Dolly started activity in 2005 and consisted of Mitsu (vocals), Masa (guitar), Yuina (guitar), Hachi (bass) and Takashi (drums). Takashi, who was the second drummer of Plastic Tree, was only a support-drummer at first, but joined officially later.

Boasting a balanced twin guitar sound and a stylish musical sensibility that's dark and rich with attitude, visual-kei band Dolly lures audiences into their elaborate fairy-tale world with their fusion of catchy radiance and a darkly distorted perspective. The quintet may be new, but the musicians have gained experience and honed their skills in bands such as Clover and Luecie.

They played their first concert in October, 2005 at the
Takadanobaba Area Theater. and released the PV-single SCREEN OF INDOORS shortly after. Their first single, Pumpkin Carriage Parade was released on January 13, 2006, the same date they did a live performance at Holiday Shinjuku.
In March 2006, their first
Maxi-single 2 ripped sweets was released. Takashi then left Dolly and was replaced by Tsuguki. The mini-album Cynical Closet came out July 26, 2006. Dolly took part in Shock Edge 2006 with their song Yuuyami ni Oboreta Shiroi Balloon.

In November 2006, they released the first part of their
Tricolor Opera single-series, Ussetsu Drop, which was followed by Suisai Palette and Shinshoku Rosetta. Each single contained 3 songs and a PV for the title track. The maxi-single Karumezon was released in June, 2007.

In September 2007, Dolly released their first full album
jewel's dRIP, which contained previously released songs in addition to eight new songs. Shortly after, Mitsu was hospitalised because of a pneumothorax in his left lung. After his release from the hospital, the band continued on with their jewel's dRIP parade tour.


Members Profile

(erm, i'm sorry for only providing the pictures, parts and diary sites. i went to several sites to search but there wasnt any specific information on Dolly's members. kind souls, if you know of any please tell me ;_;)



Name: Mitsu(蜜)
Part: Vocal
Diary(jp): http://blog.livedoor.jp/dolly_mi2/

























Name: Masa(聖)
Part: Guitar
Diary(jp): http://blog.livedoor.jp/dolly_masa/


























Name: Yuina (ゆいな)
Part: Guitar
Diary(jp): http://blog.livedoor.jp/dolly_yuina/


























Name: Hachi (はち)
Part: Bass
Diary(jp): http://blog.livedoor.jp/dolly_hachi/
























Name: Tsuguki (亜樹)
Part: Drum
Diary(jp): http://blog.livedoor.jp/dolly_tsuguki/























Former member
Drummer Takashi (隆)


Discography
Albums & EPs
- Cynical Closet (
July 26, 2006)
- Jewel's Drip (
September 05, 2007)

Singles
- Pumpkin Carriage Parade (
January 13, 2006)
- 2ripped Sweets (
March 08, 2006)
- Tricolor Opera - Ussetsu Drop (
November 01, 2006)
- Tricolor Opera - Shinshoku Rosetta (
February 21, 2007)
- Tricolor Opera - Suisai Palette (
February 21, 2007)
- Karmaison (
June 06, 2007)
- Closet Letter (
February 06, 2008)

DVDs
- Screen of Indoors (
October 26, 2005, DVD single)


PVs

Ussetu Drop




first Dolly pv. was attracted by the playing of the guitar and bass, and i seriously love it. first time i had seen Dolly in Gothic. i think Mitsu sounded a bit like gazette's ruki. anyway, the overall looked real' good(smiles).

Shinshoku Rosetta



favourite song and pv from Dolly. looked kinda creepy and dark though, but i like the tune/playing of the guitar and bass(again)~ and same goes to the dressing style. if i'm not wrong, it looked like gothic lolita. and i loved that crown on Mitsu's head(laugh).

Closet Letter




wow, the not-very-visual Dolly, and i think this is one of their latest style. i like that reddish-pink hair~ Masa xDD.

The Rain Theatre



Screens Of Indoor



black hair Mitsu!


Suisai Paretto



i think, i'm falling for Dolly due to their guitar+bass playing, and Masa's pink hair(laugh).


External links
Official website(jp)
http://www.dolly-web.com/


MySpace(eng)
http://www.myspace.com/visualkeidolly

Fuji Production
http://www.fuji-pro.net/pc/


Comments
well, Dolly may not be my choice of visual band, but it is something worth listening to. although formed in 2005, it still seem to be new, and it would be a great help if an english fansite is formed somewhere around the world :/.

Credits
infomations from http://wiki.theppn.org/Dolly
images from http://www.photobucket.com/
videos from http://www.veoh.com/

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