Doll$Boxx
DOLL$BOXX logo
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsKing, Victor Entertainment, JPU Records (EU), Sliptrick (NA)
MembersFuki
Tomo-zo
F Chopper Koga
Oreo Reona
Hana
Websitedollsboxx.com

Doll$Boxx (Japanese: ドールズボックス, Hepburn: Dōruzu Bokkusu), stylized as DOLL$BOXX, are a Japanese all-female hard rock band formed in 2012. It is the side project of lead vocalist Fuki (formerly of power metal band Light Bringer and Fuki Commune; currently with Unlucky Morpheus) and the musicians of the rock group Gacharic Spin.

History

After Gacharic Spin's original vocalist Armmy left to take a hiatus because of medical reasons, bassist and bandleader F Chopper Koga decided not to cancel the planned tour dates, instead using an arrangement of supporting vocalists[5] including future Gacharic Spin member Oreo Reona, and Lightbringer's vocalist Fuki.[6] Due to Gacharic Spin and Light Bringer taking a break from live performances, they decided to form a new band, musically different from their current bands.[7]

The group's first studio album, Dolls Apartment, was released on December 12, 2012 in Japan[8] and January 29, 2013 in Korea.[9] They released promotional videos for every song in the album (not including the cover song Nudierythm) on a weekly basis on their Niconico channel.[10] On August 27, 2014 they released a DVD collection of their music videos, Doll's Collection.

After an almost three-year hiatus, they reunited on February 25, 2017 for a triple-bill show with Gacharic Spin and Fuki Commune, and again on June 24, 2017 for Gacharic Spin tour finale where they premiered a new song and announced a new mini-album, High $pec.[11]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
Oricon
[12]		 JPN
Billboard Top
[13]
Dolls Apartment
  • Released: 12 December 2012
  • Label: King Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 56 54

Extended plays / mini-albums

Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
Oricon
[12]		 JPN
Billboard Hot
[14]		 JPN
Billboard Top
[13]
High $pec 21 26 17

Video albums

Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
Oricon
[12]
Doll's Collection
  • Released: 27 August 2014
  • Label: King Records
  • Formats: DVD
 30
Live Tour 2018 "high $pec High Return"
  • Released: 25 July 2018
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: DVD
 11

Music videos

Song Year
[16]		 Director(s)
"Loud Twin Stars" 2012 Naoki Takeyama[17]
"Merrily High Go Round"
"Take My Chance"
"Roleplaying Life"
"Monopoly"
"Fragrance" 2013
"Karakuri Town"
"Omocha no Heitai"
"Doll's Box"
"Shout Down" 2017 Un­known
"Dragonet"
"Sub-liminal"
"Sekaiwa Kitto Aiwo Shitterunda"
"Hero"

References

  1. ↑ DeGroot, Lauren (May 31, 2014). "J-Metal: The Women Ruling the Hard Rock Scene in Japan". Boxx Magazine. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "DOLL$BOXX Overview". JaME USA. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Doll$Boxx – Dolls Apartment". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Doll$Boxx – High $pec". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Gacharic Spin's report on TOUR decision and CD postponement". Gacharic Spin Official Webpage (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 28 Jan 2012.
  6. ↑ Katsura, Shinya (17 July 2012). "Report - Gacharic Spin "Super Gachapin-chi" tour". beeast69 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Nishihiro, Tomokazu. "DOLL$BOXX interview". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "DOLL$BOXX photo session held prior to record release". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ "DOLL$BOXX [DOLLS APARTMENT] January 29 release". CNLMusic Blog (in Korean). January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Talented girl-band DOLL$BOXX mass production of first album Promotional Videos". Natalie (in Japanese). November 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ Nelson, Todd (2017-03-02). "DOLL$BOXX / Gacharic Spin / Fuki Commune at Tsutaya O-East (Live Report)". J-Generation. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  12. 1 2 3 "DOLL$BOXX products". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Peak chart positions for albums on Billboard Japan:
  14. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ "DOLL$BOXX high $pec [CD] // JPU Records". JPU Records. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "DOLL$BOXX channel". nicovideo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Guests come to school! Experience entrance in March - "NVA graduate / video writer Naoki Takayama" -". n-visual.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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