band history, releases and significant events.
2002-02
rame and tero form vidoll and soon they hold auditions to recruit yukine, ayano and jui. the band are to be signed to the matina label.
2002-03
vidoll perform at a number of secret lives.
2002-05-11
the band play at the yokohama arena soundhall.
2002-05-24
roppongi Y2K live event participation.
2002-06-12
vidoll play at osaka's esaka booming hall "burst special" event.
2002-06-21
second participation at the roppongi Y2K event.
2002-07-21
double release of the "face mayura" and "face pisaroto" maxi-singles [sale price 2415 yen and limited to 1474 pressings each].
2002-07-22
release of the shoxx matina vs. loopash "crossgate 2002" omnibus album, featuring vidoll's "i my ai mai" [3150 yen, live/mail order release, 1000 limitation]. meguro rock may kan "katachi no nai katachi vol.1" event.
2002-07-27
sendai macana "katachi no nai katachi vol. 2" event.
2002-08-08
the band play at the meguro rock may kan "katachi no nai katachi vol.3" event.
2002-10-01
vidoll photo sets start being sold at 7-11. fortunately, this isn't the height of their career.
2002-10-30
release of the matina "prelude: 4" omnibus album, featuring vidoll's "itsuwari no jouzai" [priced at 3150 yen].
2002-12-25
to celebrate the birth of jesus, vidoll release their "occult proposal" single [1050 yen, 1225 pressings]. baby jesus gives it «2 thumbs up». the band are also featured on the "yougenkyou -sea-" omnibus, with "... sanga koronda!!".
2002-12-31
vidoll participate on the last matina live at on air osaka and the matina label officially closes down.
2003-02
vidoll participate in the urawa narciss "shikkoku no symphonie~second stance tour 2003" event.
2003-02-09
osaka booming hall "katachi no nai katachi vol.4" event.
2003-02-14
the "matina 1997~2002" omnibus, featuring vidoll's "occult proposal" is released [priced at 3150 yen, 1000 pressings].
2003-03-01
kisaki's new under code label opens. vidoll are signed to the new label and are clearly their flagship band.
2003-03-14
valentine's day. with a clever marketing move, under code releases the double "if..." maxi-singles [sale price 1890 yen, limited to 3000 pressings].
2003-03-17
vidoll play at the meguro rock may kan "katachi no katachi vol.5" event and kick off their "if~kousaku suru mishitsu kowai yamai to meditation" nation-wide tour.
2003-03-24
vidoll hit the oricon major chart with the "if... torikabuto" and "if... rebotomin" cd's ranking at #84 and #85 respectively.
2003-03-26
the "cross gate 2002 ~a reliable combinations~" live video is released, featuring a performance of vidoll's "waisetsu ningyou" [sale price: 2730 yen].
2003-04-10
under code releases the "matina~final prelude~" dvd, which was recorded at the last matina live on december 31st [3675 yen, 3000 limitation].
2003-04-26
closing their nation-wide tour, vidoll have their first oneman at meguro's rock may kan. a free message and live recording cd, "kananano chikai mimi", is distributed to the audience [limited to 330 pressings].
2003-04-29
under code releases a 2nd press of the "if..." maxi-singles. the new press is only 1 cd which features 1 new song and 3 old songs [outrageously priced at 2625 yen, limited to 5000 pressings].
2003-05-03
participation in the kawasaki club citta "yougenkyou 8" visunavi ranking event.
2003-05-30
the first PV dvd of the band, entitled "doll mansion" is released [2940 yen, limited to 3000 units].
2003-07-21
release of the mail-order only "genjouteki ni kiken na title no tame kouhyou dekimasen..." single [1260 yen, 1000 pressings]
2003-08-01
release of the vidoll and kalimero coupling cd "ishoku doumei" [2310 yen, 3000 pressings].
2003-08-04
start of the two-man tour with kalimero at the star club "manatsu no choukushakou kyouzetsu chika senpuku tour".
2003-08-30
vidoll and kalimero two-man tour final at ikebukuro cyber. this is ayano's last live with the band.
2003-08-31
release of the "shock jam edition 3" shoxx omnibus album, featuring one unreleased vidoll song, "karakuri romance" [3000 yen].
2003-09-07
HIDE officially joins the band as guitarist.
2003-09-30
release of the "high style paradox 1" under code omnibus, featuring a previously unreleased vidoll track, "tsuki no jukai no calendar" [2800 yen].
2003-10-01
release of the band's first live dvd, "shigatsu nijuuroku nichi, hatsutaiken" [3675 yen, 3000 units].
2003-10-08
start of the vidoll + gazetto two-man tour at the sapporo kraps hall.
2003-11-13
vidoll+gazetto two-man tour date at o-west. the "tsubushi ai juuban shoubu" video is also sold at this live [1000 yen, 200 units].
2003-12-19
"2003~edo de rhapsody~" oneman at shibuya o-west. the "boku, shimobe." single is sold at this live [1000 yen, 500 units, blue cover].
2003-12-25
"2003~naniwa de rendez-vous~" oneman at osaka esaka booming hall. the "boku, shimobe." single is sold at this live also [1000 yen, 500 units, red cover].
2003-12-25
release of the "hitokiri no kurixxxxsu" christmas single [1050 yen].
2004-01-28
"chimimoryou vol.2" live at meguro rock may kan with merry.
2004-02-25
release of the undercode omnibus dvd "high style paradox 2" [4200 yen, 2000 units].
2004-03-10
release of the "wagahai wa, korosuke nari..." maxi-single [1890 yen, 10000 pressings]. this release peaked at number 4 on the oricon indies chart.
2004-03-19
shibuya o-east live. the "kichigai tv" single is sold at this live [1000 yen, 1000 pressings] and a free cd featuring one checkers cover track called "giza-giza heart no komoriuta" is distributed freely to the audience in attendance.
2004-03-29
release of the fool's mate "boku, white day mo hitokiri" cd [1260 yen].
2004-04-06
participation at the shibuya o-east "crossgate 2004~neo locus" event.
2004-05-08
start of the homecoming tour [special lives being held at the band member's place of birth]. live dates as follows:
05-08: kisaki day [wakayama oldtime]
05-11: yukine day [chiba LOOK - playing as vido sea]
05-22: tero day [sapporo messe hall]
05-24: jui day [sendai bad land]
05-25: hide day [iwate-morioka club change]
05-31: rame day [kobe star club]
2004-06-12
osaka esaka booming hall "rame-tan matsuri vol.1" event [special event celebrating rame's birthday, a limited mail order dvd is recorded on this day].
2004-06-30
release of the maxi-single "ningyo" [1260 yen, 10000 pressings] and of the live dvd "gyaku tsutsumotase" [4200 yen, 5000 pressings].
2004-07-12
'ningyo' peaks at number 3 on the oricon indies chart.
2004-07-29
the band's european compilation album, 'bjinkei' is released along with the under code 'high style paradox 3' omnibus. both cd's are aimed at the european market and released by the mabell label [priced at €17.90 each]. the vidoll track on 'high style paradox 3' is the previously released live-only track 'kichigai tv'.
2004-09-11
vidoll perform live at tokyo's liquid room ebisu. a special edition of the band's upcoming mini-album, "romanesque gothic", is sold at this live. a live version of "giza-giza heart no komoriuta" is also made available to those in attendance. the recording of this live also takes place. the band's fanclub, ningyoukan, also starts taking admissions.
2004-09-29
"romanesque gothic" is released [2625 yen, 10000 copies]. the second press of "wagahai wa, korosuke nari..." is also released [1890 yen].
2004-11-17
a especial live ["doll day"] is held at meguro rock may kan, to celebrate the opening of the band's fanclub. the live dvd "ningyou enzetsu-2004,9.11 liquid room ebisu-" is released [3360 yen, 5000 pressings].
2004-12-15
the double mini-albums "mukashi natsukashi ningyoushu~sono ichi/sono ni~" are released [2625 yen, 10000 pressings]. these two cd's feature new recordings of the band's favorite songs. the "ningyoukai PV" dvd is also released [2415 yen, 5000 pressings].
2004-12-25
the band's third x-mas single, "hiiragiri no sou", is released [mail-order only, 1050 yen, 5000 pressings].
2004-12-29
"bijinkakumei~saishou kakumei yokubi 1229~" oneman at shibuya AX. a recording takes place, which will be featured on a live dvd release. a special "HxMx CRASH TRAP@" cd is distributed to those in attendance.
2004-12-31
the band hold two lives at tokyo's holiday shinjuku and osaka's esaka muse.
2005-02-19
kisaki and ao sakurai [ex-cali gari] team up for a series of 4-man lives, featuring vidoll, phantasmagoria, lab. and metronome. the "yoshigen yuukoujouyaku" cds are sold to the audience [2000 yen, three different covers versions: osaka, nagoya and tokyo].
2005-03-01
vidoll are featured on the first volume of the "kindling" dvd magazine [2800 yen].
2005-03-02
a new vidoll track is released on the "high style paradox 4" under code omnibus [2625 yen, 5000 pressings].
2005-03-16
the "bijinkakumei~saishou kakumei yokubi 1229~" live dvd is released [7140 yen, 5000 pressings].
2005-04-06
participation on the under code omnibus live dvd "kansai seiatsu 2004~2005" [3675 yen, 5000 pressings].
2005-04-22
live at osaka's BIG CAT. the "remind story" cd+dvd (osaka version) is sold at this live [2100 yen, 1000 pressings].
2005-04-26
live at tokyo's nippon seinenkan. the "remind story" cd+dvd (tokyo version) is sold at this live [2100 yen, 1000 pressings]. it's announced that guitarists yukine and HIDE will be leaving the band.
2005-04-28
vidoll tv appearance on NHK [live performance report].
2005-05-03
the band members write messages regarding HIDE and yukine's departure from the band. even though unexpected and saddening, the band will continue their activities.
2005-06-01
vidoll & phantasmagoria event with ID-japan's death trap-ID fashion label, celebrating ID-japan's 20th and death trap-ID's 2nd anniversary.
2005-06-08
release of the "mukashi natsukashi shoushuuhen+omake" cd+dvd. this is a "global" second press of the "mukashi natsukashi vols.1 & 2" and includes a bonus PV of "shinbun masukomi kankeisha no kata e..." [3990 yen, 10000 pressings].
2005-06-26
HIDE and yukine officially leave the band.
2005-07-01
participation on the omnibus live dvd "yoshigen yuukoujouyaku" [3980 yen].
2005-07-13
release of the "daini meguzenkoku ningyougeki -rurou- FINAL «rouman kokuhaku» 2005.04.26 nihon seinen kan" live dvd [5250 yen, 5000 pressings].
2005-07-13
shun and giru officially join the band, playing at the kawasaki CLUB CITTA "katachi no nai katachi" event.
to be continued...
