Heidi (band)

Heidi.'s first one-man show, titled 「Birth・Day」, was on June 3, 2006.[1] Their first single, "Yuuyake to Kodomo/Maria", was also sold at that show. The following year they released their debut album, Kasou, on April 25, 2007. The label was their own O Market, which was formed by their management Headwax Organization, who also managed hide, being run by his brother Hiroshi Matsumoto.[2]

On May 4, 2008, they performed at the hide memorial summit alongside legendary bands such as X Japan, Luna Sea and others.[3] On September 21, 2008, D'erlanger held Abstinence's Door #002, where Heidi., Inoran and Merry performed.

In 2009, Heidi. went on a three-man tour called Counter Culture with lynch. and Sadie.[1] They released their third album, Panorama, on September 23. It received a European release by Gan-Shin records on October 23. On October 25, the band performed at V-Rock Festival '09, which was broadcast live worldwide on its official website.[4]

On May 26, 2010, they released their major label debut on Geneon Universal Entertainment, the single "Yokan". This song and their next single, "∞Loop", were both used as ending theme songs to the Kaichou wa Maid-sama! anime.[5] Senkou Mellow was released on October 6, and is currently their highest-charting album.

They covered hide with Spread Beaver's "Pink Spider" for 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.[6] Heidi.'s single "Gekkou Showtime" was used as the theme song for the movie Maebashi Visual Kei, which stars Shunsuke Kazama as a young farmer who tries to make it big in a visual kei band.[7] The band members themselves also make an appearance in the film.[7] In July 2011, Heidi. made their United States debut at the anime convention AM².[8]

They released their fifth album, Alpha, on September 19, 2012. Later in the month, they returned to the US for a performance at Anime Weekend Atlanta.[9] On November 7, Heidi. began a nationwide tour, that ended at Shibuya-AX, where each concert was broadcast live on NicoNico.[10]

On August 16, 2013, heidi. performed at an event put on by the band Angelo, alongside other acts such as Inoran, lynch. and Mucc.[11] They contributed a cover of hide's "Tell Me" to the Tribute II -Visual Spirits- tribute album, which was released on July 3, 2013.[12]

Throughout April 2014, the band went on their first European tour which included stops in Russia, Poland, Germany and Finland among others.[13] From November 7–9 they performed at the Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles.[14]

• Yoshihiko (義彦) – vocals
• Nao (ナオ) – guitar, backing vocals
• Kohsuke (コースケ) – bass, backing vocals
• Kiri (桐) Koishikawa – drums

Studio albums

• Kasou (渦奏, April 25, 2007), Oricon Albums Chart Peak Position: No. 132[15]
• Innocence (イノセンス, April 30, 2008) No. 55[15]
• Panorama (パノラマ, September 23, 2009) No. 80[15]
• Senkou Mellow (閃光メロウ, October 6, 2010) No. 41[15]
• Alpha (アルファ, September 19, 2012) No. 138[15]
• Human (ヒューマン, May 14, 2014) No. 62[15]
• Kaikou (邂逅, December 28, 2016) No. 122[15]
• Que Sera Sera (ケセラセラ, August 29, 2018) No. 125[15]
• Hyōhon (標本, October 23, 2019) No. 218[15]

Singles

• "Yuuyake to Kodomo/Maria" (夕焼けと子供/マリア, June 3, 2006)
• "Clover" (クローバー, November 15, 2006), Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position: No. 178,[16] Oricon Indies Chart: No. 11[2]
• "Shinkuro/Hyururi" (シンクロ/ひゅるり, October 24, 2007) No. 67[16] Oricon Indies Chart: No. 2[2]
• "Rem" (レム, February 14, 2008) No. 44[16]
• "Orange Drama" (オレンジドラマ, November 5, 2008) No. 41[16]
• "Tsubasa" (翼, May 20, 2009) No. 38[16]
• "Yokan" (予感, May 26, 2010) No. 32[16] – first ending theme of the Kaichou wa Maid-sama! anime
• "∞Loop" (∞ループ, August 25, 2010) No. 48[16] – second ending theme of the Kaichou wa Maid-sama! anime
• "Gekkou Showtime" (月光ショータイム, February 2, 2011) No. 51[16] – theme song of the film Maebashi Visual Kei
• "Kumori Zora ni ha Koi Moyou (曇り空には恋模様, August 22, 2012) No. 101[16]
• "Ryusei Dive" (流星ダイヴ, May 1, 2013) – limited concert-only single
• "Renai Remind" (恋愛リマインド, April 29, 2015) No. 194[16]
• "Sakura Underground" (サクラアンダーグラウンド, November 16, 2016) No. 143[16]
• "Sunset Blue" (サンセットブルー, July 19, 2017) No. 111[16]
• "Ray" (January 24, 2018) No. 88[16]
• "Halation" (June 3, 2019)

Mini albums

• Crying (慟哭, August 2, 2006)
• Sixth Sense (シックスセンス, September 21, 2011) No. 84[15]

Live albums

• Live Tour 2009 [Panorama] @ Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall (March 10, 2010, CD & DVD)

Compilation albums

• Kaisou heidi. Indies Best (回想 heidi. Indies BEST, February 8, 2012) No. 63[15]
• Kaisou -heidi. The Best 2006–2016- (回奏-heidi. the best 2006-2016-, June 8, 2016) No. 149[15]

Various artists compilations

• Shock Wave CD (sixth edition)
• Shock Edge 2006 (October 10, 2006)
• Cannon Ball Vol.3 (February 21, 2007)
• Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs- (January 26, 2011)
• V-Anime Rocks (August 1, 2012)
• Tribute II -Visual Spirits- (July 3, 2013)

• Official website
• Official blog