Shazna (stylized as SHAZNA ) is a Japanese visual kei rock band originally active from 1993 to 2000. Originally having a strong gothic / post-punk influence, the band's sound greatly shifted to a more new wave direction by 1996. At their peak, they were considered one of "the big four of visual kei" alongside La'cryma Christi , Fanatic Crisis and Malice Mizer . Their 1998 major label debut album Gold Sun and Silver Moon reached the number two position on the Oricon chart, sold over a million copies and was named "Rock Album of the Year" at the Japan Gold Disc Awards . In 2006, Shazna reunited, though after releasing an album and a single they disbanded once again in 2009. In 2017, Shazna officially reunited again for their 20th anniversary.
18-470: Natsume (夏目, 夏芽, 棗, なつめ or ナツメ) is a Japanese feminine given name and a surname, and may refer to: People with the given name [ edit ] Natsume (drummer) ( 夏芽 ) , a Japanese drummer and voice actress Natsume Akatsuki ( 暁 なつめ ) , a Japanese light novel author and manga writer Natsume Mito ( 三戸 なつめ , born 1990) , a Japanese model, singer, and presenter Natsume Ono ( オノ ナツメ , born 1977) ,
36-508: A Japanese gravure idol Shingo Natsume ( 夏目 真悟 , born 1980) , a Japanese director Suzu Natsume ( 夏目 鈴 , born 1991) , a Japanese actress Sōseki Natsume ( 夏目 漱石 , 1867–1916) , a Japanese novelist of the early years of the 20th century Yoshinobu Natsume ( 夏目 吉信 , 1517–1573) , Japanese samurai Yoshinori Natsume ( 夏目 義徳 , born 1975) , Japanese manga artist Yuki Natsume ( 棗 佑喜 , born 1988) , Japanese footballer Fictional characters [ edit ] Atsuko Natsume
54-409: A Japanese manga artist Natsume Sano ( 佐野 夏芽 , born 1985) , a Japanese gravure idol People with the surname [ edit ] Fusanosuke Natsume ( 夏目 房之介 , born 1950) , a Japanese columnist and cartoonist Masako Natsume ( 夏目 雅子 , 1957–1985) , a Japanese actor Nana Natsume ( 夏目 ナナ , born 1980) , a Japanese former adult video (AV) actress Rio Natsume ( 夏目 理緒 , born 1985) ,
72-534: A Japanese video game company founded in 1987 Natsume Inc. , an American video game company founded in 1988 Other uses [ edit ] Natsume ( ナツメ ) / 棗 , Japanese name for the Jujube fruit ( Ziziphus jujuba ) Natsume ( 棗 , "jujube") , a type of chaki (tea caddy) used in Japanese tea ceremony Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
90-570: A cover of Ippu-Do 's "Violet September Love" as a single. In 1999 Shazna signed to Toshiba EMI and released the album Pure Hearts in June. Their last single (and their second Christmas single) "Winter's Review" was released in December. In January 2000, a singles collection was released, however in October Shazna went on an activity pause. The members all went in different musical directions. Izam, with
108-507: A filmmaker. Niy performs with the band Fanble. In June 2006, after 6 years Shazna announced that they were reuniting. They held their first concert on September 5, 2006 and released the single "Heart" on April 25. They released the album 10th Melty Life on August 8, 2007, 10 years after the release of their major single debut "Melty Love". On November 3, 2008, Shazna announced that they would disband and played their last concert on March 22, 2009 at Shibuya O-East. Shazna's song "Melty Love"
126-586: A much less feminine look, became a solo singer and turned to acting, appearing in several films such as Chinese Dinner , G@me and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Act Zero , a special episode of the live-action series based on the popular Sailor Moon manga . Back in 1998 Izam also had a cameo appearance in the Crayon Shin-chan movie Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission , which used Shazna's song "Pureness" as its theme song. A・O・I performs as an acoustic guitarist and singer, and became
144-411: A training DVD named Issho ni Hatakeru: Drum Rhythm Training ( 一緒に叩ける ドラム・リズムトレーニング , Issho ni hatakeru doramu rizumu torēningu , lit. "Play Them Together: Drums and Rhythm Training") . In 2017, Natsume joined the band Shazna following the band's resumption of activities. After playing in the backup band for the festival A-Nation , Natsume performed at Bushiroad's tenth anniversary concert and
162-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Natsume (drummer) Natsume ( 夏芽 , Natsume , born 20 July) is a Japanese drummer and voice actress. She is a member of the bands Shazna and Raise A Suilen , the latter as part of the BanG Dream! franchise, for which she voices the character Masuki "Masking" Satō. Natsume, a native of Tokyo ,
180-547: Is the protagonist of the All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Natsume, a Pokémon character renamed Sabrina in the English version Natsume Hyūga , a character in the anime/manga series Alice Academy Natsume Takashi, the title character in the manga and anime series Natsume's Book of Friends Maya Natsume , a character in the anime Tenjho Tenge Asako Natsume, a character in
198-587: The cross-dressing feminine look to an extreme. Izam was largely influenced by Boy George and Culture Club , whom he later did a cover album of in 1998. With the release of their major debut single "Melty Love" on August 27, 1997, Shazna gained immense popularity and many awards. It reached number two on the Oricon chart, earned them the "Best Newcomer" award from the Japan Cable Awards (Nihon Yusen Taisho) and helped their album Gold Sun and Silver Moon , which
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#1732863298117216-444: The franchise's animated concert film. In 2022, she reprised the role in the BanG Dream film Poppin'Dream! . In 2023, Natsume's affiliation with Ace Crew Entertainment ended. Shazna Formed in 1993 with Izam on vocals, A・O・I on guitar, Niy on bass and Katsura on drums. Katsura left in 1996 and joined Baiser , leaving the trio. Perhaps the band's most notable feature was vocalist Izam and his choice of fashion; taking
234-587: The manga My Little Monster ( Tonari No Kaibutsu-kun ) Mio Natsume, a character in the tokusatsu series Ressha Sentai ToQger Mio Natsume, a character in the anime series Just Because! Natsume, known as "Coco" in English, a character in Fighting Foodons Mai Natsume , a character from the BlazBlue series Natsume, a character in the anime Deca-Dence Companies [ edit ] Natsume Atari , formerly Natsume Co., Ltd.,
252-515: The second and third seasons of the franchise's anime television series. When she first portrayed Masuki for the second season, Natsume spoke in a lower tone under the impression that her character suppresses her emotions, but became more expressive in the third season as Masuki's character develops. In 2020, she began voicing the character in BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico , the franchise's chibi short anime spinoff, and in Film Live 2nd Stage ,
270-571: The title Natsume . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natsume&oldid=1239418055 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description
288-622: Was born on 20 July. She began drumming in high school after being invited to perform with the school band, and later attended the vocational school ESP Gakuen where she formed a band with her classmates. She provided live support at a 2005 fan club event for the band Arashi . In 2006, she became part of the band Claddagh Ring. After she left the band in 2012, she provided live support for Arashi , Barbars [ ja ] , Cyntia , The Marcy Band, Yōichi Hirose [ ja ] , Maki Ōtsuki [ ja ] , Raychell , and Shinkū Horō [ ja ] . In 2012, she released
306-522: Was named "Rock Album of the Year" by Japan Gold Disc Awards , be certified Million by the RIAJ . The album was named one of the top albums from 1989–1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine Band Yarouze . In 1999, Izam married famous idol Hinano Yoshikawa , only to file for separation two months later and divorce two months after that. Both the marriage and divorce caused a scandal. In October they released
324-454: Was recruited by Takaaki Kidani to join Bushiroad 's BanG Dream! multimedia franchise. As part of BanG Dream! , Natsume became a member of the band Raise A Suilen , serving as its drummer; she had previously been a part of Raise A Suilen's precursor band, The Third. She voiced the character Masuki "Masking" Satō, the drummer of Raise A Suilen's fictional counterpart of the same name, in
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