gossip

Former Visage vocalist Hiro started gossip in March 2005. The original line-up consisted of Kaname (former dystopia) and Kaede (former CalorZe) on guitar, UJ (former Joker) on bass, and Masami (former Faust) on drums.

After a short period of playing secret lives (unannounced, surprise performances at events mostly), they had their first official concert in May, which was followed by more performances. Kaede decided to leave the band in June, and joined Vidoll then. UJ also left gossip a few months later, eventually forming the band SCREW with another ex-Joker member.

Haruka supported the band for a while but then left as well. Near the end of 2005, JJ (former Ichigo) joined as the new guitarist, and Takuya (former Pawn) became the bassist of the band.

Finally, in April 2006 they released a mini-album, Obscene. To promote the release, they toured throughout April, playing in live houses all across the country. The final concert took place in May, which was also their very first one-man. In October of the same year, another change in the line-up took place as JJ left gossip. This time, Kousuke was recruited to be the second guitarist of the band.

Aside from their mini-album, gossip released a number of exceptional singles before disbanding after their one-man FINAL CALL at Takadanobaba Area on February 21, 2008. Though the band only had a lifetime of about three years, it was made of already experienced musicians who were able to create a number of very moving songs and give impressive lives during that time. Fans of rock and especially the visual scene who may not be familiar with this band yet should certainly check them out.