Favorite artists include Dead End and Boøwy. yasu also plays the guitar and keyboard, the latter of which he uses to compose most of his music. In 2007 he started his solo project, Acid Black Cherry. you (Yutaka Tsuda), guitarist, born July 24, 1974, in Kobe, Japan. Favorite artists include Unicorn and Nuno Bettencourt. ka-yu (Kazuyuki Matsumoto), bassist, born January 21, 1975, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Favorite artists include Crazy Cool Joe (Dead End bassist) and Boøwy. ka-yu is characterized by his more visual kei look in comparison to the rest of the band members. In 2010 he has announced the start of a new project called DAMIJAW, starting out with an album on April 28. kiyo (Masanobu Kiyose), keyboardist, born June 27, 1974, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. Favorite artists include Earth, Wind, and Fire and Keith Emerson. shuji (Shuji Suematsu), drummer, born November 21, 1974, in Kobe, Japan. Favorite artists include X Japan and Loudness. All the members, with the exception of ka-yu, graduated from Hirakata West High School in the same class. For the release of their single Furimukeba..., Janne Da Arc returned to their high school to give a special performance, which became the feature film Hirakata. Discography Singles "Red Zone" - March 19, 1999 / June 20, 2001 "Lunatic Gate" - September 22, 1999 - January 13, 2000 "Heaven's Place/Vanity" - April 12, 2000 - June 26, 2000 "Mysterious" - November 8, 2000 "Dry?" - January 31, 2001 "Neo Venus" - April 25, 2001 "Seed" - July 25, 2001 - October 24, 2001 "Feel the Wind" - December 12, 2001 "Shining Ray" - August 7, 2002 - November 20, 2002 - January 16, 2003 - May 8, 2003 - August 20, 2003 "Freedom" - March 24, 2004 "Kiss Me" - April 7, 2004 "Dolls" - May 19, 2004 "Romance" - May 26, 2004 "Black Jack" - June 2, 2004 "Love is Here" - November 17, 2004 - January 19, 2005 - No. 2 - May 18, 2005 /Destination" - February 8, 2006 - No. 2 "Heaven/" - May 10, 2006 - No. 2 Ranked Platinum (selling more than 250,000 copies) by RIAJ in 2008 EPs Dearly - April 17, 1998 Resist - December 5, 1998 Chaos Mode - March 17, 1999 Albums Videos 1999 Tour "Chaos Mode" (June 30, 1999) 5 Stories <Clips & More> (September 27, 2000) Fate or Fortune: Live at Budokan (March 28,