Janne Da Arc
Janne Da Arc was a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Hirakata, Osaka in 1991. Although inactive since 2007, Janne Da Arc officially announced that they disbanded on April 1, 2019. The band's name is often seen shortened to either or "JDA". Career. The band is currently signed to the Motorod record label, which is owned by Avex Group. They have released three indie albums, nine major-label albums (including single collections), 26 singles, and 14 DVDs. On May 9, 2006, they celebrated their tenth anniversary, the date marking when the final member, shuji, became  an official member of the band. The band was not named after historical figure Joan of Arc, despite their song "Kyuuseishu (Messiah)" being about her - yasu named the band after a character in the manga "Devilman" by Go Nagai. A picture of the character can be seen on the art for the band's limited edition "Janne Da Arc 10th Anniversary Indies Complete Box", released March 15, 2006. Their sound is self-described as pop rock, but they played many musical styles such as alternative rock, progressive rock, hard rock and many others. Vocalist yasu takes many musical cues from  his musical idol, Motoyuki "Morrie" Ōtsuka of the heavy metal band Dead End. However, the members of Janne Da Arc have proven themselves to be very versatile as well as proficient at their chosen instruments, and are influenced by many bands and musical styles. As of January 26, 2007, the members of Janne Da Arc are pursuing solo projects, concurrent with their work in the band. On May 19, 2009, they released a 10th Anniversary Complete Box Set. On April 1, 2019, Janne Da Arc officially disbanded due to legal matters with their bassist, ka-yu, and health problems of  their vocalist, yasu. The announcement was made by agency Uprise Product and elaborated on the circumstances of ka-yu's departure. It noted that during the time the band was preparing for an announcement of a new album and a live tour last September, it had received documents addressed to ka-yu from a law firm. The announcement continued on saying that "if the contents of the document were true," then it represented "acts that went against society and what was right." As a result of these documents, the band decided to cease activity with any projects related to ka -yu. Members. All the members, with the exception of ka-yu, graduated from Hirakata West High School in the same class. For the release of their single "Furimukeba...", Janne Da Arc returned to their high school to give a special performance, which became the feature film "Hirakata".