Lolita23q is rock band with visual kei elements. They was formed in September 2004, and their first live was on 18th November at Takadanobaba AREA. They release several live only distributed CDs before to release their first single "23-ku Kikagaku Kan" on 21st June 2005. At that time they sign with record label SPEED DISK. On 25th August when was their first oneman live, guitarist Koike Megumi left the band. Two weeks later was replaced by Ryuto. By the end of the year they issued two more singles. 2006 was filled with concerts, and on 22th February they released their first maxi-single ~Murasaki no Yume~. On 12th July the DVD "Kakumeigo Yomatsuri" ~THE FILM [BEAUTIFUL GENESIS OF "la ReA"]~" was released. Throughout 2006 they participated in several tours, some of them with the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION. Upon completion of their contract with the SPEED DISK they created their own label "Brand New Ward", under which they issue two singles in early 2007. By mid-year, they released two more singles, and on 7th November they issue their first album "Brand New Ward", which reached 7th place on the indies Oricon chart. In 2008 they released 3 more singles, one DVD, and make relatively many concerts throughout the country. On 25th March 2009 they released their second album [Marble_Shaking_Ward], followed by concerts around the country promoting it. On 27th October vocalist Sou left the band due to musical differences with the other members. Before his departure, they released the album ;BeSt. After that they stop their activities. In the end of 2010 they started again this time with Soshi as vocalist and released a single WHITE BLADE.. 2011 was also successful for them, they released two more singles and do lots of concerts all over Japan. On 8th February they release the single "Bad City", followed by the album "WORLD end’s GALAXY" on 21st March. After that they start the tour "WORLD end's GALAXY". Later on they announced that after their live on 26th August at Shinjuku BLAZE they will go on a indefinite hiatus.
Members:
Soshi - vocal Birthday: 7 July 1985 Blood type: А Previous band: ワタシメスラッグ (Watashimeslug) Fan-mail: soshi@lolita-23q.com
Yu-ki - guitar Birthday: 4 May Blood type: О Previous band: キューブリック (Kubrick) Fan-mail: yu-ki@lolita-23q.com
Ryuto - guitar Birthday: 29 April Blood type: В Previous band: サルーイン (Saruin) Fan-mail: ryuto@lolita-23q.com
Ryosuke - bass Birthday: 6 July Blood type: А Previous bands: アンヴレラ; 酔奴隷; ジラーチ; メイ (support) Fan-mail: ryosuke@lolita-23q.com
Ban - drums Birthday: 24 September Blood type: В Previous bands: 酔奴隷; 彩-PSYCHO- Fan-mail: ban@lolita-23q.com
Former members: Sou - vocal (now in レミング(Remming)) Koike Megumi - guitar (NUMBER ST@R)
Discography:
Albums: [2007.11.07] Brand New Ward [2008.04.02] MEMORIAL 2005-2006 Lolita 23q [2009.03.25] [Marble_Shaking_Ward] [2009.10.07] ;BeSt (Best Album) [2012.03.21] WORLD end’s GALAXY
Singles: [2005.06.21] 23-ku Kikagaku Kan. (23区幾何学缶。) [2005.10.19] Tokyo Kinku Babel Tower ~Aka no Yume~ (東京禁区バヴェルタワー ~あかのゆめ~) [2005.11.22] Tokyo Rinkai Anastasia ~Ao no Yume~ (東京臨海アナスタシア ~あおのゆめ~) [2006.08.09] REAL Monitor Naibu no Digital Maid (玲在 -REAL- モニタァ内部の電脳 ~デジタル・メイド~ 隷娘) [2007.05.16] Jenosense (ジェノセンス) [2007.05.30] reimei (黎明 -reimei-) [2007.08.08] Red Room [2007.09.05] Mikansei Sapphire (未完成サファイア) [2008.03.05] Hoshi no Kakera (ホシノカケラ) [2008.11.05] garizm (ガリズム -garizm-) [2008.12.03] CERAMIC★STAR [2010.12.22] WHITE BLADE. [2011.05.11] I'z [2011.10.15] -HIKARI- [2012.02.08] Bad City
Other: [2004.12.03] Otanoshimi Disc (おたのしみ円盤 -ディスク-) [2005.02.13] Suiren no Heya (睡 -スイレン- 蓮の部屋) [2005.08.15] Retro Me:LoW (耽溺 Me:LoW) [2005.11.24] Midori no Yume (碧ノユメ) [2006.12.04] SWEETEST OCEAN
DVDs: [2005.03.18] Ishoku Othello (異色オセロ) [2005.08.25] At Random Kata Shikaku Enban (アトランダム 型視覚円盤) [2006.07.12] "Kakumeigo Yomatsuri" ~THE FILM [BEAUTIFUL GENESIS OF "la ReA"]~ (『革命後夜祭』) [2009.04.08] TOUR'08 Garizm king world "Waga Ichiban no Sekai" (「我一番の世界」) [2010.02.14] .doc TOUR '09 Carnival of III ward Live&Document~ [2010.09.23] Shin・Metro Lolita Display Show 2010 (真・少女首都幾何学展_2010 -シン・メトロリヰタディスプレヰショウ-)
Compilations: [2005.03.21] HYSTERIC MEDIA ZONE VI [2005.04.25] hévn "Ura★Kaizoku Ban." (「裏★海賊盤。」) [2005.11.01] Shock Edge 2005 [2006.09.08] SHOCK WAVE CD Edition.6 [2012.08.01] V-ANIME ROCKS! (#8 Hohoemi no Bakudan)