Doll$Boxx

Doll$Boxx
Doll$Boxx
Background information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Hard rock; power metal; electropop;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	King, Victor Entertainment, JPU Records (EU), Sliptrick (NA)
Members	Fuki; Tomo-zo; F Chopper Koga; Oreo Reona; Hana
Website	dollsboxx.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 Light Bringer'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.^{[citation needed]} and January 29, 2013 in Korea.^{[citation needed]} They released promotional videos for every song in the album (not including the cover song Nudierythm) on a weekly basis on their Niconico channel.^[8] 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.^[9]

Band members

Fuki – lead vocals (2012–present)
F Chopper Koga – bass (2012–present)
Hana – drums, backing vocals (2012–present)
Tomo-zo – guitars, leader (2012–present)
Oreo Reona – keyboards, backing vocals (2012–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[10]	JPN Billboard Top ^[11]
Dolls Apartment	Released: 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) Label: King Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD	56	54

Extended plays / mini-albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[10]	JPN Billboard Hot ^[12]	JPN Billboard Top ^[11]
High $pec	Released: 8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Label: Victor Entertainment, JPU Records^[13] Formats: CD, CD+DVD	21	26	17

Video albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[10]
Doll's Collection	Released: 27 August 2014 (2014-08-27) Label: King Records Formats: DVD	30
Live Tour 2018 "high $pec High Return"	Released: 25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD	11

Music videos

Song	Year ^[14]	Director(s)
"Loud Twin Stars"	2012	Naoki Takeyama^[15]
"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

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "DOLL$BOXX Overview". JaME USA. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ "Doll$Boxx – Dolls Apartment". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.
^ "Doll$Boxx – High $pec". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.
^ "Gacharic Spin's report on TOUR decision and CD postponement". Gacharic Spin Official Webpage (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 28 Jan 2012.
^ Katsura, Shinya (17 July 2012). "Report - Gacharic Spin "Super Gachapin-chi" tour". beeast69 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ Nishihiro, Tomokazu. "DOLL$BOXX interview". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ "Talented girl-band DOLL$BOXX mass production of first album Promotional Videos". Natalie (in Japanese). November 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
^ Nelson, Todd (2017-03-02). "DOLL$BOXX / Gacharic Spin / Fuki Commune at Tsutaya O-East (Live Report)". J-Generation. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "DOLL$BOXX products". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b
Peak chart positions for albums on Billboard Japan:
- Dolls Apartment: "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. December 19, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- High $pec: "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ "DOLL$BOXX high $pec [CD] // JPU Records". JPU Records. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
^ "DOLL$BOXX channel". nicovideo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ "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.

External links

Official website of the group (current) (in Japanese)
Earliest Archive of Official website of the group (in Japanese)
Official website of the group at King Records(in Japanese)

[Boxx-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.

[JaME_USA-2] "DOLL$BOXX Overview". JaME USA. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[Dolls_Apartment-3] "Doll$Boxx – Dolls Apartment". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.

[High_$pec-4] "Doll$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.

[:0-8] "Talented girl-band DOLL$BOXX mass production of first album Promotional Videos". Natalie (in Japanese). November 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[9] Nelson, Todd (2017-03-02). "DOLL$BOXX / Gacharic Spin / Fuki Commune at Tsutaya O-East (Live Report)". J-Generation. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

[Oricon-10] "DOLL$BOXX products". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[BillboardJapan-11] Peak chart positions for albums on Billboard Japan:
Dolls Apartment: "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. December 19, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

High $pec: "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[12] Dolls Apartment: "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. December 19, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[13] High $pec: "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[12] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[13] "DOLL$BOXX high $pec [CD] // JPU Records". JPU Records. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

[14] "DOLL$BOXX channel". nicovideo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[15] "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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