Phantasmagoria (band)

Phantasmagoria was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Osaka in November 2004, by bassist Kisaki and guitarist Jun.

Phantasmagoria was formed in November 2004, after guitarist Jun approached bassist Kisaki about starting a band together.

[1] Their first single "Material Pain" was released in an issue of the music magazine Shoxx on December 21 of that same year.

We paid great attention to the music videos too, as we didn't want to just perform live but also create something that would endure over time.

The trilogy resulted in a noticeable amount of new fans for Phantasmagoria and there were plans for them make their major label debut with a single release of "Kami Uta".

[1] However, when Kisaki was arrested that year and convicted of tax evasion, these plans and those for their fellow Under Code Production bands Vidoll and 12012 to also sign to major record labels were scrapped as a result.

[1] Kisaki said he apologized to the other members of Phantasmagoria and that they were very understanding, but he did not want to keep aiming for higher goals in a state of burden on them.

"We toured the nation, including the first live music club I played in my hometown, the Wakayama Prefectural Cultural Hall where I first saw Tokunaga Hideaki, and finally at the Osaka International Exchange Center, our base of operations.

[1] Shortly after this announcement, they were invited to perform at Ajinomoto Stadium as part of the Hide Memorial Summit on May 3.