Psycho le Cemu Dictionary: An A-Z Guide to All Things PLC
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Aladdin to Star Ocean no Hihou: YURA-sama's solo project that started in June 2005. He and several other members of other VK bands get together for a concert/theater performance. It's called "AlaStar" for short.
YURA-sama • Gensui • Metal: Aladdin to Star Ocean no Hihou: June 2005
YURA-sama • Gensui • Metal 'Akuma Jou DORAKYURA-sama ~AlaStar 2~: December 2005
YURA-sama • Gensui • Metal Fuun AlaStar 3 Koku Kokorozashi: October 2006
Angelic Pretty: Gothic Lolita clothing designer. Responsible for AYA's Angel Frontiers and LOVE IS DEAD costumes. [link]
AYA: Guitarist (mostly rhythmic), token girl character of the band
Aya Matsuura: Popular J-Pop artist, AYA sometimes claims that she is his biggest rival.
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B-Pass: Short for "Backstage Pass," a Japanese music magazine that once sponsored monthly one-page "Psycho le Cemu Parties" where they asked the band to do silly activities while in costume. [link]
Bad boys, be ambitious!: PLC's alter-ego band that they started in late 2004. The BBBA sound is much harder and they don't wear costumes. This group name is a play off a famous quote in Japan that was said by an American to a group of high school students, "Boys, be ambitious!"
"Bai Bai Boogie Woogie": One of YURA-sama's farewells.
Bob: Name of the character YURA-sama plays in the "King of Tsuuhan" skit from the Magical Box DVD. |
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COSPA: Designer/manufacturer of anime/video game costumes. Responsible for constructing a majority of PLC's costumes and sells PLC and SYNECTICS-related goods on their site. [link]
Cosplay: Japanese term short for "costume play." The act of dressing up in costume as favorite characters from anime, video games, movies, music, etc. PLC is considered a cosplay band. |
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d.o.t.s.: Short for "Discovery of the Shines," a one-off magazine produced by the publishes of Zy. This issue featured PLC and MUCC in both separate photoshoots and one together while drinking and singing karaoke.
Dacco: Lida and YURA-sama's current band. They both share vocal duties while Lida plays guitar and YURA-sama is on procussion with a tambourine. Their musical style varies from Enka to Dance to just plain silly.
Dai 14 Teikoku: Band that is friends with Psycho. They've toured together and have done parties in B-Pass together. [link]
DAISHI: Vocalist |
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Enquette: Short surveys handed out after lives in Japan and inserted into releases that ask about stuff relating to the artist. |
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Fan Unlimited: The company that takes care of PLC's fan club stuff.
Fool's Mate: Japanese music magazine focusing on rock and visual kei. [link]
Furitsuke: The Japanese term for the coordinated hand movements/dances done at lives. "Furi" for short. |
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Gab.: Free monthly magazine-style newsletter that features many visual artists. Produced by the makers of Zy. [link]
Gothic & Lolita Bible: Quarterly magazine dedicated to Gothic Lolita fashion. AYA is usually featured in a fashion photoshoot here. |
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h.NAOTO: Punk/Goth fashion designer responsible for designing PLC's Gobou Hoshi Fantasy costumes that were seen in their Prism PV. [link]
h.X: A mook/catalog project that was a collaboration with h. Naoto and Shoxx magazine. It featured several members of different VK bands modeling h. Naoto clothing and was published in 2002. seek was featured in this publication.
Harajuku Bridge: Many visual kei cosplayers gather here on Sundays to show off their costumes, take pictures and hang out with friends. It's not unusual to find PLC cosplayers there before/after lives at Shibuya-AX (which is nearby) or on the band members' birthdays. When PLC was just starting out, they performed free here as well as stood for photos for hours at a time in order to gain new fans. |
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ISABELLE: The band AYA was in before PLC. He reunited with three of the old members of this band during the summer of 2005 and toured with other artist in the Backdrop Community Tour. seek joined to play bass. They then disbanded in July 2006.
iTV: The company that produces web-broadcast-only shows, such as PLC's "Psycho ch. HYPER" [link] |
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JPopHouse / JHouseRock: The US company responsible for first bringing PLC to the United States. [link & link] |
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Kamikaze Boyz / Kamikaze Shounen-dan: Two of the members of ISABELLE are currently part of this band. [link]
Katherine: AYA's character from the "King of Tsuuhan" skit on the Magical Box DVD.
King of Tsuuhan: "King of Infomercials," a comedy skit featuring YURA-sama, AYA and Lida showcasing the uses of the items that came in the Magical Box set.
KOME KOME CLUB: Popular male J-Pop group from the late-80s/early-90s whose song "Roman Hikou" was covered by PLC in 2003.
Korokke!: Anime series that PLC did the opening and ending themes for under the pseudonym, "Saikoro Korokke."
Kronos: PLC's official fan club. Their quarterly newsletters are also named "Kronos." |
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Libido Case: Name of early fan club.
Lida: Guitarist, primarily melodic. Responsible for writing and producing a majority of PLC's music.
Live: A concert. |
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Magical Box: The limited edition release that PLC put out in December 2003, it included a DVD, mini figures, towel, light-up pen, postcards and... the Magical Box.
Magical Band: A term used by YURA-sama, seek, Lida and AYA to describe their combined efforts. They teamed up with COSPA to create "MAJIKARU" Band t-shirts in the Fall of 2005.
Magical Dancing: A song sung by AYA as part of a skit during some early indies lives.
Maxi-Single: Unlike a typical single release usually seen in the US that contains one song (the single) and either an instrumental version or remixes of the same song, a maxi-single will have 2 or 3 completely different songs and is almost like a mini-album.
Mook: "Magazine + Book = Mook" A Japanese term used to describe magazines that cost more than a typical magazine and are generally bound more like a book and have harder covers. Gothic & Lolita Bibles, Pride Visions and special issues of Shoxx are considered mooks.
MUCC: Another J-Rock band that started at about the same time as PLC. There are several interviews that were done together and it's said that they are all friends. [link]
MYU: The band that Lida and DAISHI were in before Psycho le Cemu. |
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Na+H: Goth/Punk fashion designer responsible for designing/creating the outfits PLC wore in their Beautiful World tour book. [link]
Newsweek Japan: In 2004, this magazine listed PLC as one of the "Most Influential Japanese."
Nicholas: Lida's character from the "King of Tsuuhan" skit on the Magical Box DVD. He's a lonely guy.
Nippon Crown: Psycho le Cemu's former major record label. [link] |
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One-Man: Used to describe lives with only one performer. Similarly, there are two-man lives, etc.
Oricon: Japan's music chart that rates releases based on sales. Similar to the US's Billboard charts. [link] |
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Para Para: Coordinated dance movements that largely involved hand/arm choreography.
Plug Records: PLC's first record label when they were still indies. [link]
Pride Vision: Special mooks published by the same company that produces Shoxx. Only 6 issues total, each one has a section on PLC when they were still indies and issue #3 features them on the cover. What's special about Pride Vision is that each issue after the first one came with a DVD of behind-the-scenes footage from photoshoots and/or lives.
Psycho ch. HYPER: A subscription-based web show where seek usually sits around on a couch, talks, has other members come in and talk with him, play silly games and generally just be dorks. Produced by iTV. [link]
Psychodoms: Condoms that were available at indies lives that had the band name printed on the wrapper.
PV: Short for "promotional video" or what Westerners call music videos. |
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Rainbow Radio: A weekly radio/webcast show by YURA-sama. Generally he just talks a lot and gets bothered by other members while on air. Available for subscription by Japanese residents. [link]
"Rokketto Baibii:" YURA-sama's standard good-bye when a live ends. Pronounced "roh-KET-toh BAY-bee." |
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"-sama": A formal Japanese term added to the end of names meaning "honorable" or "highly respected." Not lightly used, it is typically reserved for people like deities, so YURA-sama having it at the end of his name is more of a joke than anything else.
Saikoro Korokke: Pseudonym that was used to create the opening and ending themes to the anime Korokke!
SCULP: The band YURA-sama was in before PLC. seek was also the support bassist for them.
seek: Bassist
Shoxx: Music magazine that focuses on visual rock artists. seek has a short monthly column here. [link]
Spark Up!!: Two VHS tapes of Plug Records bands performing as well as messages and behind-the-scenes footage. Released in 2000. Spark Up! #1 has PLC performing "Kronos" while #2 has footage of "Murderer Death Kill."
Sweet Heart / Sweet Child Entertainments: PLC's management company. [link]
Sweet Trance / Sweet Extra: Festival-type live put on yearly by Sweet Child Entertainments that usually features their bands as well as others in the visual scene. PLC's first performance at this event was in 2001.
SYNECTICS: Name of early fan club, it is now the name for the catch-all website for Lida, AYA, YURA-sama and seek post-DAISHI arrest. You can find information regarding their solo projects there. It has also become a record label that releases all of their solo projects.[link] (According to dictionary.com "synectics" means a group technique for problem-solving and innovation by creative and lateral thinking.] |
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Take Channel Honmake!!: A monthly DVD magazine that began in September of 2005 featuring the members (sans DAISHI) doing a variety of activities.
Transtic Nerve: YURA-sama was a roadie for this band before PLC. |
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Vicious: A music magazine that stopped running at the end of 2001, they covered many visual and rock bands.
Visual Kei: Term used to describe certain rock bands in Japan that dress in elaborate (often goth/punk-influenced) outfits while performing. Their look is as important (sometimes moreso) as their sound and cross-dressing, lots of make-up and crazy hair styles are not uncommon. Generally speaking, PLC's roots are in this category, but as they've gotten more popular their sound and style has strayed away from typical VK stuff. |
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Weekly Oricon (WO): Another Japanese music magazine. PLC's matching track suits and Chinese outfits were featured in this magazine. |
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X-Japan: Quite possibly one of the founding fathers of the Japanese Rock scene and Visual Kei. PLC, as well as many other Rock/Visual Kei artists, were heavily influenced by them. YURA-sama has stated that he enjoys their music very much. |
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YURA-sama: Drummer, didn't officially add the "-sama" to his name till later in their indies career. |
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Zy: Japanese music magazine, used to come with CD-Roms that had behind-the-scenes footage of photoshoots. [link] |
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