Gacharic Spin
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Gacharic Spin at the 2015 J-Pop Summit
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Metallic Spin |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Juicy Girls/Universal Music, Victor Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Doll$Boxx, Eu Phoria |
| Website | gacharicspin |
| Members | F Chopper Koga Hana Tomo-zo Oreo Reona Mai |
| Past members | Eita Armmy Arisa Nenne |
Gacharic Spin is an all-female Japanese rock band formed in 2009. Currently composed of four instrumentalists and one performer, almost all the members have performed lead vocals, although drummer Hana and keyboardist Oreo Reona are the main singers.
Gacharic Spin have performed at Anime Matsuri in Texas, at Japan Expo in France, in South Korea and also performed at Tekko in Pittsburgh. Together with vocalist Fuki from Light Bringer, all four instrumentalists from Gacharic Spin are also in the band Doll$Boxx which formed in 2012. The four also have an alter ego band called Metallic Spin where they cover classic heavy metal songs, currently with Saber Tiger vocalist Takenori Shimoyama.
Gacharic Spin was formed in 2009 by former high school classmates, bassist F Chopper Koga (Michiko Koga) and drummer Hana (Hana Sano). Koga was previously in a band called The Pink Panda but was unhappy, to the point of wanting to quit music. Friends persuaded her to start her own band, and she decided she would but only if her best friend Hana agreed to join her, which Hana did. After open auditions, they recruited vocalist Armmy (Takae Ashitomi) and guitarist Eita (Stylized as EITA) and opened their website on June 10. However, Eita left after a November 28, 2009 concert and was replaced by former Eu Phoria member Tomo-zo (Tomoko Midorikawa).
Less than a year after forming, Gacharic Spin made their national television debut in July 2010 performing "Lock On!!" on NHK General TV's Music Japan. The members have also served as backing band to Nanase Aikawa, as motion capture models for the 2011 video game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend, and coached members of AKB48 for their 2012 music video "Give Me Five!".
Armmy left the band on March 14, 2012 due to an undisclosed illness and was idle for almost two years before resurfacing in 2014 with a new band, TakaEita, which she formed with Eita.
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