# Acid Black Cherry

Acid Black Cherry (abbreviated as ABC) is the solo project of the former lead vocalist of Janne Da Arc, Yasu. The group was formed after Janne Da Arc announced their indefinite hiatus.

## Information

Acid Black Cherry is the solo project of Yasunori Hayashi, best known by his stage name "yasu", the former vocalist of Janne Da Arc, formed after Janne Da Arc's hiatus announcement.
After performing several lives throughout fifteen locations nationwide beginning in May 2007, Acid Black Cherry debuted on July 18, 2007 with their single Spell Magic (stylized as SPELL MAGIC). Since their debut, the group has released nineteen singles, five studio albums and four cover albums, all of which peaked in the top five on the Oricon charts.
In 2011, ABC held their FREE LIVE 2011 in commemoration of their fourth anniversary in three locations around Osaka, a temporary parking lot at Chubu Centrair International Airport, an outdoor venue at the Maishima Arena and the Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest. While planned to only house a total of 40,000 people, the total number of entries exceeded 160,000.
Their third studio album, 2012 (stylized as 『2012』), released on March 21, 2012, became their first album to reach the number-one spot on the Oricon Albums Charts, selling over 200,000 copies. They would again take the number-one position five years later with their fifth studio album Acid BLOOD Cherry, released on June 21, 2017. Their fifteenth single Yes (イエス) had won first in the annual 2012 USEN Yearly Ranking and, as of October 5, 2018, the YouTube play count exceeds 17 million. It was suspected it was this song that helped give Acid Black Cherry more notoriety.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts | Reported sales |
| 2008 | BLACKLIST Released: February 20, 2008 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD (Type A), CD+DVD (Type B) | 2 | 141,000 |
| 2009 | Q.E.D Released: August 26, 2009 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD (Type A), CD+DVD (Type B) | 2 | 111,000 |
| 2012 | 『2012』 Released: March 21, 2012 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD (Music Clip), CD+DVD (Osaka-jo Hall Live) | 1 | 200,000 |
| 2015 | L -el- Released: February 25, 2015 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD (LIVE Edition), CD+DVD (Documentary Edition) | 2 | 144,000 |
| 2017 | Acid BLOOD Cherry Released: June 21, 2017 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD | 1 | |

#### Cover albums

| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts | Reported sales |
| 2008 | Recreation Released: May 21, 2008 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD | 3 | 54,000 |
| 2010 | Recreation 2 Released: June 30, 2010 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD | 7 | 44,000 |
| 2013 | Recreation 3 Released: March 6, 2013 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD | 3 | 77,000 |
| 2017 | Recreation 4 Released: January 25, 2017 Label: motored Formats: CD, CD+DVD | 5 | 41,867 |

### Singles

| Single # | Single information | Total sales (estimated) |
| 1st / Debut Single | Spell Magic Released: July 18, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: BLACKLIST | 52,000 |
| 2nd | Black Cherry Released: September 26, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: BLACKLIST | 57,000 |
| 3rd | Aishitenai (愛してない / I don't love you) Released: November 28, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: BLACKLIST | 55,000 |
| 4th | Fuyu no Maboroshi (冬の幻 / Winter Phantom) Released: January 16, 2008 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: BLACKLIST | 56,000 |
| 5th | 20+∞Century Boys Released: August 26, 2008 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: Q.E.D | 61,000 |
| 6th | Jigsaw (ジグソー) Released: November 19, 2008 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: Q.E.D | 56,000 |
| 7th | Nemuri Hime (眠り姫 / Sleeping Princess) Released: February 18, 2009 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: Q.E.D | 61,000 |
| 8th | Yasashii Uso (優しい嘘 / Kind Lie) Released: July 29, 2009 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: Q.E.D | 49,000 |
| 9th | Re:birth Released: August 18, 2010 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album: 『2012』 | 65,000 |
| 10th | Shoujo no Inori III (少女の祈り / Girl's Prayer) Released: June 8, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album: 『2012』 | 50,000 |
| 11th | Pistol (ピストル) Released: September 21, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』 | 65,000 |
| 12th | Shangri-la (シャングリラ) Released: October 19, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #5 From Album: 『2012』 | 68,000 |
| 13th | Chou (蝶 / Butterfly) Release Date: November 16, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』 | 67,000 |
| 14th | Crisis Release Date: December 21, 2011 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』 | 67,000 |
| 15th | Yes (イエス) Release Date: January 18, 2012 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album: 『2012』 | 74,000 |
| 16th | Greed Greed Greed Release Date: August 7, 2013 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #4 From Album:L -el- | 81,000 |
| 17th | Kuro Neko ~Adult Black Cat~ (黒猫) Release Date: November 20, 2013 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #3 From Album:L -el- | 83,000 |
| 18th | Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi Kara... (君がいない、あの日から... / You're not here, from that day) Release Date: March 11, 2014 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album:L -el- | 74,000 |
| 19th | Incubus Release Date: October 22, 2014 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: #2 From Album:L -el- | 72,000 |

## DVD/Blu-ray

| | Release Date | Title | Product Number | Peak Position | Chart Run |
| 1st | August 27, 2008 | Acid Black Cherry 2008 tour "BLACK LIST" | AVBD-32111 (DVD) | 2 | 10 |
| 2nd | March 24, 2010 | Acid Black Cherry 2009 tour “Q.E.D.” | AVBD-32158 (DVD) AVXD-32209 (Blu-ray) | 5 | 9 |
| 3rd | January 26, 2011 | 2010 Live “Re:birth” ～Live at OSAKA-JO HALL～ | AVBD-32177/8 (DVD) | 64 | 2 |
| 4th | January 26, 2011 | 2010 Live “Re:birth” ～Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA & OSAKA-JO HALL～ | AVBD-32171 (DVD) | 5 | 5 |
| 5th | October 17, 2012 | Acid Black Cherry TOUR 『2012』 | AVBD-32205 (DVD) AVXD-32212 (Blu-ray) | 2 | 16 |
| 6th | July 17, 2013 | Acid Black Cherry 5th Anniversary Live “Erect” | AVBD-32224 (DVD) AVXD-32226 (Blu-ray) | 1 | 14 |
| 7th | February 17, 2016 | 2015 livehouse tour S -esu- | AVBD-32247 (DVD) AVXD-32248 (Blu-ray) | 3 | 8 |
| 8th | March 16, 2016 | 2015 arena tour L -el- | AVBD-32249/50 (DVD) AVXD-32251 (Blu-ray) | 3 | 11 |
| 9th | March 22, 2017 | 10th Anniversary Live History -BEST- | AVBD-32265/8 (DVD) AVXD-32269 (Blu-ray) | 4 | 15 |

## Other

* jealkb - ROSES (2007.05.16, "D.D.D")
* Karaage!! (2008.02.25, "Fuyu no Maboroshi")
* kiyo - ARTISAN OF PLEASURE (2008.06.25, "Tears")
* 20-nen 200 Kyoku (2008.07.23, "Spell magic")
* 20 Years 200 Hits Complete Best + a Love Hi-Quality CD Edition Box (2009.03.04, "SPELL MAGIC")
* Hayate - Haya! ~Hayauta NON STOP Mega Mix~ (2009.03.11, "20+∞Century Boys")
* Siam Shade Tribute (2010.10.27, "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou")
* Siam Shade Tribute vs Original (2011.07.27, "1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou")
* Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- (2012.07.04, "Romanesque")