Acme (band)

Acme (アクメ, stylized as ACME) is a Japanese visual kei rock band active since 2017, with the concept of "a delinquent boy in an imaginary world".[2] Formed by Chisa, Shogo, Rikito and Hal, they have toured several times across United States, being the only visual kei band to complete a full US tour in 2021.[3]

Acme
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active2017–present
LabelsDanger Crue
Members
  • Chisa
  • Shogo
  • Rikito
  • Hal
Websiteacme-official.com

JRock News ranked Acme as the second best visual kei artist of 2022.[4]

Career
Acme's logo.

The band was formed in Tokyo in 2017 by former DIV band members Chisa and Shogo.[1] Shortly before, they played in a temporary band called Chisa & Shogo with the other two future members of Acme, Rikito and Hal.[5] Acme released their debut mini album Senkou on 2 August, limited to 2000 copies, accompanied by a national tour .[2] On 23 November, bassist Rikito had to pause activities due to health problems.[6] On 7 March, with three members, the group released the single "Rotten Orange".[7] Rikito returned in April.[8] In August 2018 they released their first full-length album Zesho Oka, limited to 1000 copies.[9]

Acme held its first show in United States in 2019, performing at Anime Milwaukee convention in 15 to 17 February in Wisconsin. However, Chisa had already visited the country to be a model at Anime Expo in Los Angeles.[10] After announcing the single "Mononoke Requiem", they returned in the same year for A-Kon in Dallas from 27 to 30 June and held a show in California in July.[11][12] Acme's first full tour in United States took place with the band Red Handed Denial in January 2020.[13] At the end of the year, they changed their name from Acme (アクメ) in katakana to ACME, targeting an international audience.[14]

In January 2021 they released the digital single "Enchanted", with a music video filmed in Hollywood during their US tour. Furthermore, Chisa and Hal were invited to Gekirock portal's DJ event, held on 8 January in Shibuya.[15] On 29 March, the song "Come Back to You" was released, produced by Seann Bowe and recording engineer Daihei Yamanaka. It was Acme's first work with a foreign producer[16][14] and the first visual kei music video to feature a black woman, Katie Sachiko Scott.[17] At the end of the year they returned to United States for four shows.[18]

Another North American tour was announced in 2022, this time featuring the band's first show in Canada.[19] The single "Heaven's Door" was released on 2 May.[3] Their third studio album, Resisted Temptation, was released digitally on 23 November. Physical copies are only available at concerts, starting with the tour 2022 In Japan, which started on the 19th.[20] In February 2023 they revealed a new cybernetic visual for the release of the single "Sennou" on 14 February.[21]

Members
  • Chisa – vocals (2017–present)
  • Shogo (将吾) – guitar (2017–present)
  • Rikito – bass (2017–present)
  • Hal – drums (2017–present)

Discography
Studio albums
Title Release Oricon peak position
Major[22] Indie
Senkou 2 August 2017 37 –
Zesshō Oka 8 August 2018 – 6[23]
Resisted temptation 23 November 2022 – –
Singles
Title Release Oricon peak position
Major[22] Indie
"Maguro Kaitai Chainsaw"
(マグロ解体チェーンソー)		 6 December 2017 37 4[24]
"Rotten Orange" 7 March 2018 – –
"Last One Show"
(ラストワンショー)		 9 January 2019 44 5[25]
"Hōkago no Shiiku"
(放課後の飼育)		 3 April 2019 – –
"Monoke Requiem"
(モノノケレクイエム)		 10 July 2019 – –
"Wonderful World" 30 October 2019 – –
"Enchanted" 26 January 2021 – –
"Come Back to You" 29 March 2021 – –
"Heaven's Door" 2 May 2022 – –
"Sennou" 14 February 2023 – –

References
  1. "ACME". Nipponbashi (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. "元DIVのCHISAと将吾らによる新バンド・アクメ、1stミニアルバム発売（動画あり）". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. "【ACME】2022年新曲第二弾「Heaven's door」5月2日（月）ストリーミング&ダウンロードにてリリース緊急決定！". Visunavi (in Japanese). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. White, NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori, G. Andrew (29 December 2022). "Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Zansouki (19 December 2017). "We list the top 6 new bands 2017 saw emerge". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. "Acme – Pause du bassiste Rikito". Crimson Lotus. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. "New Single from ACME". JaME. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. "アクメ、長期休養中のRIKITO（B）が一時復帰". BARKS (in Japanese). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. "絶唱謳歌[初回盤] | アクメ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. "ACME to Make US Debut at Anime Milwaukee 2019". JaME. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. "New Single from ACME". JaME. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. "ACME Announce Additional US Performance". JaME. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  13. Ziggy (24 October 2019). "ACME take to US West Coast for 2020 tour". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  14. "New Digital Single from ACME". JaME. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  15. "New Digital Single from ACME". JaME. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  16. NBT (15 March 2021). "ACME's most ambitious single "Come Back to You", produced by Grammy-nominated songwriter". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  17. Sizergyia (10 April 2021). "ACME's trippy "Come Back To You" video features representation for black women in visual kei". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  18. Ziggy (10 July 2021). "ACME tours USA again with "Unbreakable Tour 2021"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  19. Erica (8 May 2022). "ACME hits North America for Wildfire Tour this Summer". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  20. "New Album from ACME". JaME. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  21. Erica (14 January 2023). "ACME's single "Sennou" takes us back to the future". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  22. "Posição dos lançamentos de ACME na Oricon". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  23. "Oricon 2018 Week 34". JaME. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  24. "Oricon 2017 Week 51". JaME. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  25. "Oricon 2019 Week 04". JaME. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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