November, 2009

Cinema Bizarre

Basic Info

Members:: STRIFY / Vocals
YU / Guitar
KIRO / Bass
SHIN / Drums
ROMEO / Keyboard
Genre:: Powerpop, Synthpop, Rock
Hometown:: Berlin
Record label:: Universal Music

Detailed info

Website:: http://www.cinemabizarre.com
http://www.cinemabizarre-america.com
http://www.myspace.com/cinembizarre
http://twitter.com/cinemabizarre
http://youtube.com/cinemabizarre
http://ilike.com/artist/Cinema+Bizarre
http://facebook.com/jackstrify
http://facebook.com/yuyubizarre
http://facebook.com/kirokibizarre
http://facebook.com/shinbiz
http://facebook.com/romeobiz
Current Location:: Berlin
Booking agent:: www.karsten-jahnke.de
Biography:: Cinema Bizarre. Who would have thought those two words could so perfectly sum up this five piece Berlin based band? The individual look, the explosive shows and the glamour of the movies tied in with a sound that refuses to be pigeonholed. First and foremost there is the music. Glam, New Wave, Electro, New Romantic, Rock. It’s a fusion of all of these and more! As lead singer Strify explains, "Our sound stands for a big firework – musically and emotionally. We want to fascinate the people and lead them to another world with our songs."

Along with Strify, Kiro, Yu, Shin and Luminor found each other on the internet – a series of chance emails and a shared love of ‘Visual Kei’ the Japanese youth culture. It’s all about individuality, self development and rebellion and for many in Japan a way of showing the world that won’t be suppressed. The bond is natural. As bassist Kiro says, "Every one of us is fascinated with Visual Kei and it’s a part of us – together as a band, we’re taking it one step further and making something of our own out of it." From cyberspace, they met up for the first time at a Manga/Anime convention and secured a record deal shortly after. Just three easy steps!

And then the album. "Final Attraction". A collection of songs that reflect the individual music tastes of each of the band whilst still having that Cinema Bizarre sound! The album went Top 10 on initial release in the crowded album market at the end of last year whilst the first single "Love Songs’" followed the same path. And in keeping with all that Cinema Bizarre are about, the video for "Love Songs" has already been viewed over a million times on YouTube! The follow up single "Forever Or Never" is showing the same credentials with over 100,000 views of the video in it’s first week!

And it is the internet where Cinema Bizarre has grown from the very start. Naturally, organically and at an incredible rate! There are websites and forums dedicated to the band all over the world. In far flung areas where their individual look and sound has been welcomed like an oasis in the musical desert. Over 10,000 visitors a day visit sites to find out the latest on the band.

And this interest and passion for the band has extended to luminaries like King of Punk, Malcolm McClaren, who has offered to write for the band and Depeche Mode, who gave the band rare permission to sample one of their hits, Everything Counts, on "Escape To The Stars". Some praise indeed!

With this kind of backing coupled with a rapidly expanding army of Cinema Bizarre lovers around the world promises great things for a band whose look and sound are undeniably different. The release of Final Attraction looks likely to turn into a case of First Love for anyone that hears it!

A completely sold out Final Attraction Tour 2008 with thousands of fans all across Europe and Eastern Europe reflects once more that Cinema Bizarre are on a successful path and ready to conquer the world.

The upcoming year will already start with a further milestone: In January 2009 Cinema Bizarre will be awarded with the "European Border Breaker Award" for best selling debut album of a German band in Europe.

Currently the band is working on their second hit record "toyZ" which is scheduled for Q2 2009.

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March, 2007

Manga/Tankoubon (I have read)

Title Author and/or Artist

Alice 19th Watase, Yu

Alichino Shurei, Kouyu

Aracana Lee, So-Young

Cross Amakawa, Sumiko

Happy Hustle High Takada, Rei

Hana-Kimi Nakajo, Hisaya

Imadoki ! Watase, Yu

Juvenile Orion Aquarian Age Gokurakuin, Sakurako

Legal Drug CLAMP

Les Bijoux Sang-Sun, Park & Lun-Ba, Jo

Marmalade Boy Yoshizumi, Wataru

Model Lee, So-Young

Pet Shop of Horrors Akino, Matsuri

Onegai (Please) Teacher Hayashiya, Shizuru

Saiyuki Minekura, Kazuya

Saiyuki Reloaded Minekura, Kazuya

Sensual Phrase Shinjo, Mayu

Sutter Box Simons, Tavisha

Tenshi Ja Nai!! (I'm No Angel!) Shigematsu, Takako

The Tarot Café Park, Sang-Sun

Wish CLAMP

Wolf's Rain

Vampire Hunter D Kikuchi, Hideyuki

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February, 2007

Anime (I have seen or am watching)

AH! My Goddess (the movie)

Oh! My Goddess

AH! My Goddess (SIX DVDs)

AH! My Goddess (the adventure of Mini-Goddess)

Ai Yori Aoshi 1-5

Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi 1-3

Angel Tales

Aquarian Age …

Azumanga Daioh

Be Boys… Vol. 1-4

Bottle Fairy Vol. 1 & 2

Cardcaptor Sakura

Chobits

Chrono Crusade

CLAMP double feature: Tsubasa Chronicle & xxxHolic

Comic Party

Condor (Stan Lee)

Cowboy Bebop the series

Cowboy Bebop the movie

DearS Vol 1 -4

Doki Doki School Hours

. //hack Legend of twilight

DNA 2

D.N. Angel

Dragon Ball Z season(s) I & II

E's Otherwise

Eden's Bowy

Escaflowne

Excel Saga

Final Fantasy: the spirits within CG

Final Fantasy: Unlimited

Final Fantasy VII Advent of Childern (WS) CG

FLCL

Fruits Basket

Fushigi Yugi Perfect Collection

Get Backers season one

Get Backers season two

Genshiken box set

Ghost Stories 1-5

Gilgamesh

Girls Bravo

Gunslinger Girl

Highlander the complete animated series

Highlander the search for Vengence

His & Her Circumstances

Howl's Moving Castle

Interlude 1-4

Inuyasha - Season 1 – 4 & movie pack

Jing : King of Bandits & (movie) Seventh Heaven

Kaze No Yojimbo

Kino's Journey

Knight Hunters

Knight Hunters: Eternity

Lain

Legend of the Dragon Kings (Sohryuden)

L/R Licensed by Royalty

Madlax

Love Hina

Maburaho

Maison Ikkoku 1-4

Marmalade Boy 1-4

Magic Users Club

Mahoromatic

Master Keaton 1-8

Mermaid Forest 1-4

Midori Days

Mosaic (Stan Lee)

Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok

Nanaka 6/17 Vol. 1-3

Negima Vol. 1-6

Night Walker

Noein

Noir

Orpen Season 1

Ophen II Season 2

Perfet Blue

Please Teacher

Please Twins

Ranma 1/2 Season 1 - 7

Rave Master 1-3

Rayearth, Magic Knights

RG Veda

Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology 1-4

Rune Soldier

Sailor Moon Limited Edition Box Set I & II

Saiyuki Season 1 & 2

Saiyuki Requiem, The movie

Saiyuki Reloaed

Saiyuki Reloaed Gunlock

Shinesman

Shrine of the Morning Mist

Sister Princess

Someday's Deamers Vol. 1-3

Spiral

Spirited Away

Strawberry Eggs, I My Me 1-4

Studio Ghili: 01) Laputa (corrupted DVD) and Grave of the Fireflies

03) Kiki’s Delivery Service and Porreo Rosso

04) The Cat Returns and Spirited Away

05) My Neighbors the Yamadas and Howl’s Moving Castle

Sugar

Tactics Vol. 1-5

Tales from Earthsea

Tenchi Muyo Perfect Collection

Tokyo Babylon (prequel to "X")

Trinity Blood Vol. 1-6

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle 1-6

12 Kingdoms, The I & II

Ultra Mania C

Vampire Hunter D (VHS)

Vampire Hunter D Blood Lust

Video Girl Ai

Witch Hunter Robin

"X" the movie

Ys I&II

Yumeria

Yu Yu Hakusho 1-4

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