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An Café
An cafe (アンティック-珈琲店-), is a Japanese Oshare kei band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label LOOP ASH. The band is composed of five members,which are all male.
Brief History
An Cafe was formed when Miku, Kanon and Bou found each other through an internet website while searching for people with similar interests. Teruki was not yet a part of the band, although they still released their first demo Oopu-ngu (Ope.ning) on June 17, 200...
An Café
An cafe (アンティック-珈琲店-), is a Japanese Oshare kei band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label LOOP ASH. The band is composed of five members,which are all male.
Brief History
An Cafe was formed when Miku, Kanon and Bou found each other through an internet website while searching for people with similar interests. Teruki was not yet a part of the band, although they still released their first demo Oopu-ngu (Ope.ning) on June 17, 2003. Not long after, on July 2nd, they released a second demo called Uzumaki Senshokutai/Hatsukoi. During this time Teruki was in his former band 'Feathers Blue'. After Teruki joined the band, and until mid-April 2007, the line-up for the band had not changed, and consisted of Miku on vocals, Bou on guitar, Kanon on bass, and Teruki on drums.
Band Name
On official sources the band name has been written in many different ways. The most consistent has been "アンティック-珈琲店-" (antikku -kōhīten-), which appears on all releases and on the official website.
The COSMOS single (released in 2004) had the name written as "ANTIC CAFE" (with "アンティック-珈琲店-" written underneath). All releases since then have had the name written as "AN CAFE" (but still with "アンティック-珈琲店-" written underneath). Due to the amount of material released containing this version of the name it seems as though this is now the preferred choice of the band. Because of it being written アンティック (antikku), it has led many fans to believe that it is "Antique Cafe" and not "Antic Cafe". This is a common misconception, and as numerous interviews state, it is indeed Antic Cafe.
Initially, vocalist Miku believed that the band should be called Athletic Cafe, but a quick search through the dictionary to look up the word "Athletic" the word "Antic" was close to it and the word antic proved to be a much more appropriate name to him and the band.
Members;
Miku (みく) (Vocals)
Kanon (カノン) (Bass)
Teruki (輝喜) (Drums)
Takuya (たくや) (Guitar)
Yuuki (ゆうき) (Keyboard)
Former Members;
Bou (坊) (Guitar)
Bou's Departure
On April 17, 2007, information was leaked that stated Bou would be leaving the band for personal reasons. Bou played his final performance with the band on the 30th of April in 2007. Rumors have started claiming that his parents are ill, and he is quitting to care for them also that he had issues with the company.These rumors in no way, have been confirmed yet.
In 2010, it has been confirmed that An Cafe will be taking a break from activities. It is yet unknown as to how long they will be on hiatus for, but they have not stated they will be disbanding. The message, issued on their official homepage, claims that "after the Budokan show, each member will concentrate on their own activity to be prepared for the band to restart in the future." The aformentioned Nippon Budokan show takes place on January 4th, 2010.
Miku (みく, Miku?) - Vocalist
Real name: Akiharu Tsukiyama (築山明治, Tsukiyama Akiharu)
Birthday: January 5, 1984
Birthplace: Nagasaki
Zodiac: Capricorn
Blood tipe: A
Height: 5'5" (164 cm)
Weight: 112 (51 kg)
Shoe size: 10 (24.5 cm)
Family: father, mother, little sister, a hamster named Milk [Miruku in japanese/ deceased] and a dog named Nyappy
Hobby: cooking, play the guitar, shopping and take baths
Fav food: Sushi, hamburger, Ramen, Pizza, Hiroshimayaki and Tondon
Fav marks (?): LHP, Royal Order, Jackrose, Justin Davis, BVLGARI
Fav color: white, black, red, gold and silver
Fav Brands: LHP, JACKROSE, BLGALIJAS tin day bis, royal order
Fav band(s)/singer: Kagerou and Ayumi Hamasaki
Perfume: KUEISA
Shampoo: karakua
Piercings: 4
Cigars: Pianissimo 1mm
Former band: Reverie
Nickname in former band: Haru
Teruki - Drums
Real name: Teruki Nagata
Birthday: December 8, 1980
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Blood tipe: A
Height: ?
Weight: 45 (?)
Family: father, mother, and two older siblings
Hobby: Nature and sake, while inquiring about music, I look back at the past.
Fav food: Apple ad Sake
Fav color: Okinawa sea, emerald green
Fav Brands: PAISTE, Pearl
Fav band(s)/singer: Dir en grey
Perfume: Cool water woman
Shampoo: Lax
Piercings: 9 left ear, 8 right ear, 1 in nose, 4 in lip, 1 left chest
Former Band: Feathers Blue
Kanon - Bass
Real name: Shinya Sano
Birthday: July 5, 1984
Zodiac: Cancer
Blood tipe: O
Height: ?
Weight: 45 (?)
Family: mother, father, grandmother, older sister, younger brother
Hobby: Shopping and games
Fav food: Gurasse and sake, Chicken Chinese noodles
Fav color: Black, purple, gold and silver
Fav band(s)/singer: Plastic Tree
Fav Brands: PAISTE, TAMAViviene Westwood Kadokawa,Kodansha publishers, Ltd, and Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Tobacco: Caster mild
Perfume: CK ON
Shampoo: huino
Piercings: 1
Bou - ex guitarist
Real name: Kazuhiro Saitou
Birthday: September 16, 1983
Zodiac: Virgo
Blood type: O
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Family: mother, father, and an older sister
Hobby: Sleeping
Fav food: ?
Fav band(s)/singer: Luna Sea
Fav Brands: Putumayo, Paul Smith
Perfume: Pink Sugar
Piercings: Left ear 1
Takuya - Guitar
Birthday: February 9, 1988
Zodiac: Aquarius
Hobby: furo (taking a bath)
Fav food: fruits
Fav color: white, black and red
Fav Brand: Gibson
Perfume: No preference
Shampoo: Lax
Piercings: None
Yuuki - Keyboard
Birthday: August 29
Zodiac: Virgo
Hobby: Collect watches, after going to a club go look at the puppies in Roppongi Petshop
Fav food: sweet things, spicy things, and sour things
Fav color: gold, black, and silver
Fav Brand: D&G, BLGALI, ROLEX
Cigarette: ROSE
Perfume: Febreeze
Shampoo: Vidal Sassoon
Having a hard time trying to pronounce their names?
Miku (me-kuu)
Yuuki (you-key)
Teruki (Teh-roo-key)
Kanon (Kah-non)
Takuya (Tah-koo-yah)
^^ good luck
web page www.ancafe-web.com close
Anyone listens to them here?? I love them, just too bad that Bou has left the band 
I'm going to see them on 16th Mars here in sweden XD
Man it's hard to wait for that day to come
Here you have Kakusei Heroism (Thinks it's the second intro for Darker than BLACK)
http://www.jpopasia.com/play/4074/antic-cafe/kakusei-heroism.html
Erm, wondering if I'm kinda late to post, but...
I only started to like An Cafe after Bou left And at the time, I had no idea. Until a few weeks later...
I'm so upset that I can't seem them on May in California
And I adore Kakusei Heroism. I had a huge grin on my face when I realized that I knew the 2nd OP for Darker than Black.
Oh another Cafekko (^__^)
yea it's a shame that Bou left, but to be honest i almost think they have gotten better since he left :S
Like Kakusei Heroism, Ryuusei Rocket and the new pv Cherry Saku Yuki!
Kinda cool bout the darker than black intro..... havn't come so far in the anime yet so i can see it
only on ep 8 so far 
he yah........oops late posting
gomen just new :laughing: about them...
love their songs...
hhmmm...love also darker dan black intro...cool.
too bad no More Bou...miss him.. :crying:
Heh just finished darker than BLACK today... so finally i saw the Kakusei Heroism intro 
And i saw this today (Yuuki's real identity)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-P8oxMWlT4
Can't wait for tomorrow (Sunday) to come.... see them live and get a autograph from them on my cd XD
Yatta saw them yesterday (^__^)
They were even better than i first thought live 
And kinda small O.o
And they promised they would be coming back to Sweden
It was really cool to hear Teruki say some words in Swedish XD
PS. Sorry about double posting [edit]Last edit on Monday 17 Mar, 2008 at 15:50 +18.3%[/edit]
Sounds like a lot of fun. Wish I could go see them. You are so lucky.
the show here in sweden was so amazing! i wish i could go back in time ><
i love an cafe soooo much! :totallylove:
Yea i wish that too (^__^)
It was totally worth those hours i spend freezing in the line... and then to miss the last train home (to our sucky town XD), so i had to spend the whole night in sthlm.... freezing my butt off T__T
But it was worth it XD
I came kinda late but i got myself a nice spot in there.
It felt so unreal when they got up on the stage. I was all like "OMFG!".
I started to laugh when Miku showed up and said "Tjena!!". His vioce is so funny.
Oh okej.... Well i was in teh back sort of
Didn't feel like standing in the middle of the whole with all the small girls XD
Yea he's voice is really something (^__^)
Nyappy!
I stood on the balconythingy. I got eyecontact with Miku! xD Och en slangkyss XD
OMG lucky you!!! (^__^)
I wondered to go upstairs..... men orkade inte 
I love Antic Cafe!!!
They are sooooooooo awesome!
I do miss Bou, though. I think he was a better member then the new guys they have now. But I gave the new guys a chance and I really like them
Yeah I also like Ancafe ^ ^'
Yeah, Its sad that Bou left the band, but okay. If its his choise. I will agree =]
anyone who likes an cafe read this [url]http://community.livejournal.com/cafexblog/31743.html?view=849151#t849151[/url]
its so... touching
I've seen them in Bochum, Germany! (Nyappy go around the world)
They're awesome! :RBheart:
i just started listening to them and im hooked i cant stop listening!
the new song is awesome they capture u in the singing uno u just cant click away
I found an cafe after bou left it was instant love. NYAPPY! i wish i could go to fanime sunday but i live in florida. :RBcrying:
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| Band name | An Cafe |
| Band type | band (5 members) |
| Debut | 2003 (active) |
| Official website | http://www.ancafe-web.com/ |
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