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 Gacharic Spin (ガチャリック スピン) is an all-female Japanese rock band. It has evolved over time into a six-piece outfit composed of a bassist, drummer, guitarist, two vocalists, and keyboard player (that's the simple description, anyway). They are noted for their colorful and high energy shows, and for their flexibility in changing up bad roles as needed.The band name is a play on the Japanese onomatopoeia "gachapon" (ガシャポン), referring to capsule toy vending machines (and also the toys from them), and specifically the "gacha" sound of the cranks on the machines - a loud clattering sound. This is one hint that their concerts are not what you'd call sedate affairs. The dancers are known as the Gacha Gacha Dancers.The band was formed in 2009 when F Chopper KOGA (bass) left her previous band THE PINK★PANDA due to artistic differencesnote The remaining members reformed as B Li STAR and went in a more 'pop' direction. She recruited an old school friend, Hana as a drummer (and background vocalist), and then through auditions the group gained a guitarist (EITA) and a vocalist (Armmy). EITA left after a few months for unspecified reasons, and was replaced by TOMO-ZO (formerly of Eu Phoria). This lineup released a few singles and a mini-album (Virgin-A).In 2012 Armmy was diagnosed with a serious long-term illness, which forced her to leave the band. The timing was unfortunate, as they were about to start on another tour. Rather than cancel, they did the tour relying more heavily on Hana as a singer, and a variety of guest vocalists (notably including Fuki from the band Light Bringer). Their occasional keyboard player (Oreo Reona, also formerly of Eu Phoria) also became a full member of the band at this time, and also contributed backing vocals. After the tour they decided that rather than look for another vocalist, Hana would take over main vocals with Oreo as backing vocals (with occasional contributions from the other members). With this lineup they released their first full album, Delicious.At this time they also did a notable side project with Fuki called Doll$Boxx. As this unit they wrote and released an album, DOLLS APARTMENT, which covers a slightly wider range of genres than Gacharic Spin - all the way from pop-rock to thrash metal. Live Doll$Boxx performances tend to happen when Gacharic Spin and Fuki can arrange to play on the same bill (with Light Bringer before their breakup, and then with the Fuki Commune), and are much anticipated by the fanbase.Although having Hana and Oreo handle vocals worked well, this left the burden of providing movement and engaging the audience to Koga and Tomo-Zo, which is not easy while trying to play complicated bass or guitar passages. At one show they tried adding a dancer (Mai, who Koga knew through family friends). The audience reaction was very positive to this, and so in 2013 Mai and another dancer (Arisa) were added as Performer #1 and #2, also known as the Gacha Gacha Dancers. With this lineup they released their second album Winner in 2014.After Winner, they transferred from their indie label to a major (Victor Entertainment) and released the compilation album Gachatto Best 2010-2014.In 2015 Arisa left the band to concentrate on her schoolwork, and was replaced by Nenne (as Performer #3). This lineup released two further albums, Music Battler (2015) and Kakujitsu Hendo -Kakuhen- (2016).Nenne experienced sudden hearing loss in 2017, and went on hiatus. After a few months of treatment she still had limited hearingnote nothing above 4kHz, and was at risk of future hearing loss with exposure to loud noises, so decided to leave the band in August 2017.Mai decided to graduate from the band at the end of 2018 to pursue a different path (so far unspecified, but not involving music according to Koga).In 2019, the band underwent another restructuring with Hana being moved to vocals and guitar, while new members Angelina 1/3 and yuri were added as a "mic performer" (doing chanting parts and MCing for stage performances) and drums respectively. The band's first album with the new lineup was Gold Dash in 2020. In 2021, the band released their first self-produced album Gacharic Spin, featuring Angelina prominently as a second vocalist, with future releases shifting her more towards the primary vocalist.The current members are:
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