Are You "Fried Chickenz"??

Are You "Fried Chickenz"?? is Japanese recording artist Gackt's fifth compilation album, released on June 23, 2010 in Japan by his former label Nippon Crown. First a solo project, it became a newly formed band named Yellow Fried Chickenz which besides Japan two times toured Europe between 2010-2011, and released few live and studio recordings until disbandment in 2012.

Are You "Fried Chickenz"??
Compilation album by
Gackt
ReleasedJune 23, 2010
GenreAlternative rock, art rock, hard rock, neo-progressive rock, symphonic rock
Length63:00
LabelNippon Crown
ProducerGackt
Gackt chronology
Re:Born
(2009)		 Are You "Fried Chickenz"??
(2010)		 The Eleventh Day: Single Collection
(2010)

The band

Prior to the transfer announcement to Avex in 2010, separately from Gackt's solo career, he organized a band, "Yellow Fried Chickenz" , whose name refers to human cowardice.[1] Although in the beginning it was meant to be a solo project, a new band was founded.[2][3] The first event by the band was the male-only concert on March 21, 2010, at Kawasaki's Citta Club,[4][5] in an attempt to bolster "men's spirit ... and sexuality" against the so-called herbivore men masculinity in Japan's society.[6] Besides the nationwide tour in June and August,[7] from July 16, Gackt with the band made his first appearance touring Europe, performing at sold-out clubs in London, Paris, Barcelona, Munich, and Bochum.[8][9]

Since June 2011, the band line-up besides Gackt as a vocalist, You Kurosaki and Chachamaru on guitars, also included a second vocalist Jon, third guitarist Takumi, while on drums Shinya Yamada (Luna Sea), and on bass guitar U:Zo (former Rize).[2] In July and August 2011, the band toured Europe for the second time, besides previous cities, also visiting Cologne, Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Warszawa, Leipzig, Stockholm and Moscow,[10] and later toured across Japan.[11][12][13][14] With both parts from the tour was donated revenue to the Japanese Red Cross for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[15] In September 2011 performed at the V-Rock Festival at Saitama Super Arena.[16] A year later on July 4, 2012, at the concert in Nippon Budokan the group was disbanded.[17][18]

Several recordings were released from the project band, partly credited to Gackt until mid-2011, with "#" describing their peak on Oricon charts; a live album Attack Of The Yellow Fried Chickenz In Europe 2010 (#50) in 2011,[19] two singles "The End Of The Day" (#7) and "All My Love/You Are The Reason" (#10) in 2011, a studio album Yellow Fried Chickenz I in 2012 (#7), live video recordings Yellow Fried Chickenz 煌☆雄兎狐塾 ～男女混欲美濡戯祭～ (#13),[20] The Graffiti ~Attack Of The "Yellow Fried Chickenz" In Europe～『I Love You All』 (#15) in 2011,[21] and World Tour *Show Ur Soul.I* 世壊傷結愛魂祭 at Makuhari 2011 (#7), World Tour *Show Ur Soul.I* 世壊傷結愛魂祭 at Berlin 2011 (#17) in 2012.[22]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Gackt C.; all music is composed by Gackt C. (except M-9,M-12,M-14)

No.TitleLength
1."Zan" (斬～ZAN～ "Slash") 
2."Dybbuk" 
3."Nine Spiral" 
4."Speed Master" 
5."Lu:na" 
6."Kimi ga Matteiru Kara" (君が待っているから "Because You Are Waiting") 
7."Mind Forest" 
8."White Eyes" 
9."Justified" 
10."Jesus" 
11."Flower" 
12."Kagero" 
13."Uncontrol KyoukiRanbu edition (Mar. 21, 2010 Live ver.)" (UNCONTROL ♂狂喜乱舞edition♂ (Mar. 21, 2010 LIVE ver.)) 
14."Justified (Mar. 21, 2010 Live ver.)" 

Chart performance

Oricon sales charts
Release Provider(s) Chart Peak position Sales total
June 23, 2010 Oricon Weekly Albums 10 12,404
/ / 21,514

Billboard Japan
Provider(s) Chart Peak
position
Billboard Top Albums 9

References
  1. "Gackt、男性限定ライブで女性限定｢音漏れを聞くチケット｣発売" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-03-18. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. Jennifer (2011-12-11). "Interview with Yellow Fried Chickenz at V-Rock Fes 2011". Nippon Project. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. Sarah (2011-12-15). "Yellow Fried Chickenz Won't Forget". Purple Sky Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  4. "Gackt to hold concert just for men". Japan Today. 2010-03-20. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. "Gackt、新天地ツアーは70分スピードライブ「ついてこい！オラー！」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-06-11. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. Steven Chen (2012). "The Rise of 草食系男子 (Soushokukei Danshi) Masculinity and Consumption in Contemporary Japan: A Historic and Discursive Analysis". In Cele Otnes, Linda Zayer (ed.). Gender, Culture, and Consumer Behavior. Routledge. pp. 283–308. ISBN 9781138110441.
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  10. "Gackt率いるバンド、欧州ツアー初日に1000人のファンが集結" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-02-22. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  11. "『V-Rock Festival '11』チケット先行は29日まで" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-08-18. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  12. "Gackt率いるYFC、6万人動員ツアースタート" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-16. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  13. "Yellow Fried Chickenz、水着着用限定ライブを開催" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-26. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  14. "Yellow Fried Chickenz、国内ツアー最終公演で6500人熱狂" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-11-07. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  15. "Yellow Fried Chickenz Kicking Off European Tour in France!". musicJapanplus. coolJapan Inc. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. Remy Zane (2012-05-29). "V-Rock Festival 2011 - Rose and Moon Stages". JaME World. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  17. "Gackt、39歳誕生日に1万人とYellow Fried Chickenz解散ライヴ。「たかだか1ミュージシャンだけど、夢を叶えるっていうのはいくつになっても関係ない。」". barks.jp (in Japanese). Global Plus. 2012-07-05. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  18. Claire (2012-11-06). "Yellow Fried Chickenz to Disband". jame-world.com. Japanese Music Entertainment. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  19. "Attack Of The Yellow Fried Chickenz In Europe 2010" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  20. "Yellow Fried Chickenz 煌☆雄兎狐塾 ～男女混欲美濡戯祭～" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  21. "The Graffiti ~Attack Of The "Yellow Fried Chickenz" In Europe～『I Love You All』" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  22. "Yellow Fried Chickenz Discography" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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