Visual Kei and Oshare Kei

Profile of SuG

SuG
Sug (typeset as SuG captioned with Heavy Positive Rock) are an independent Japanese rock band, formed in 2006.
SuG is a relatively new Oshare kei band signed to the Indie-PSC label. SuG has released three singles so far (including one only distributed at live shows), appeared on an omnibus CD, and have a mini-album called I SCREAM PARTY due to release on December 19, 2007. They were recently on a short tour, followed by their appearance in Jrock Invasion episode I, at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany, on December 29, 2007. They performed alongside several other bands from their label and the larger label (PS Company).
The other bands that performed were Screw, Kagrra, the GazettE, alice nine, and Kra.

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Members;
Takeru (武瑠) - Vocals
Masato - Guitar
Yuji - Guitar
Chiyu - Bass
Shinpei - Drums

Former members;
Shouta (涉歌) - Bass
Mitsuru - Drums (formerly Aoshi/葵熾)

History

Sug was formed in October 20...

SuG
Sug (typeset as SuG captioned with Heavy Positive Rock) are an independent Japanese rock band, formed in 2006.
SuG is a relatively new Oshare kei band signed to the Indie-PSC label. SuG has released three singles so far (including one only distributed at live shows), appeared on an omnibus CD, and have a mini-album called I SCREAM PARTY due to release on December 19, 2007. They were recently on a short tour, followed by their appearance in Jrock Invasion episode I, at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany, on December 29, 2007. They performed alongside several other bands from their label and the larger label (PS Company).
The other bands that performed were Screw, Kagrra, the GazettE, alice nine, and Kra.

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Members;
Takeru (武瑠) - Vocals
Masato - Guitar
Yuji - Guitar
Chiyu - Bass
Shinpei - Drums

Former members;
Shouta (涉歌) - Bass
Mitsuru - Drums (formerly Aoshi/葵熾)

History

Sug was formed in October 2006 by Takeru, Masato and Yuji who had all been members of another band called Travel, and Shouta. The drummer Mitsuru then joined in November of the same year.

Shouta left the band in February and was replaced by Chiyu on bass. Their first release was "7th Breeze" on the compilation album Cannonball Vol. 03. The band signed to to the visual-kei label PS Company and in August released their first single, "Scheat".

Sug have recently released an EP entitled Love Scream Party. To promote their music outside of Japan, Sug performed at "J-Rock Invasion" in Germany alongside Kagrra, Kra, Alice Nine and Screw who are also signed to CLJ Records, a German label.


Name

The name "Sug" is derived from the transliteration of the English word "thug", written in Japanese as Sagu (サグ ?). The name is then simplified to the slightly more romantic "Sug".



Discography

Albums and EPs

* I Scream Party (19 December 2007)
* N0iz Star (14 May 2008)
* Punkitsch (3 September 2008)

Singles

* "Scheat" (1 August 2007)
* "Alterna." (15 September 2007)
* "Toriko Roll-Caller" (13 December 2008)
* "39Galaxyz" (15 April 2009)

Compilations

* Canonball Vol. 3 (2 February 2007)