{{Short description|Japanese visual kei rock band}} {{redirect|Heidi.|other uses|Heidi (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use American English|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Heidi. | image = Heidi (Japanese band) logo.svg | alt = | caption = | image_size = | landscape = | alias = | background = group_or_band | origin = Tokyo, Japan | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|indie rock}} | years_active = 2006–present | label = O Market, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Gan-Shin (EU) | associated_acts = Kalimero, Kannivalism, Sics | website = [http://heidi-net.com heidi-net.com] | current_members = Yoshihiko<br />Nao<br />Kohsuke<br />Kiri | past_members = }}
'''Heidi.''' (stylized as '''heidi.''') is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in February 2006.<ref name="jame profile">{{cite web | title = heidi. JaME Profile| work = jame-world.com| url = http://www.jame-world.com/us/artists-biography-668-heidi-.html| date = 2011-05-15}}</ref> They gained popularity after performing at the memorial concert on the 10th anniversary of the death of the musician hide on May 4, 2008, to tens of thousands of people. Their third album was released in Europe by Gan-Shin records in 2009 and the following year Heidi. signed to major label Geneon Universal Entertainment.
==History== Heidi.'s first one-man show, titled 「Birth・Day」, was on June 3, 2006.<ref name="jame profile"/> Their first single, "Yuuyake to Kodomo/Maria", was also sold at that show. The following year they released their debut album, ''Kasou'', on April 25, 2007. The label was their own O Market, which was formed by their management Headwax Organization, who also managed hide, being run by his brother Hiroshi Matsumoto.<ref name="indies">{{cite web| title = heidi. biography| work = musicjapanplus.jp| url = http://es.musicjapanplus.jp/artistdb/?action=biography&artist_id=195| accessdate = 2012-10-06}}</ref>
On May 4, 2008, they performed at the hide memorial summit alongside legendary bands such as X Japan, Luna Sea and others.<ref name="hide">{{cite web | title = hide memorial summit| work = jame-world.com| url = http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-31003-hide-memorial-summit.html| date = 2011-07-05}}</ref> On September 21, 2008, D'erlanger held Abstinence's Door #002, where Heidi., Inoran and Merry performed.
In 2009, Heidi. went on a three-man tour called Counter Culture with lynch. and Sadie.<ref name="jame profile"/> They released their third album, ''Panorama'', on September 23. It received a European release by Gan-Shin records on October 23. On October 25, the band performed at V-Rock Festival '09, which was broadcast live worldwide on its official website.<ref>{{cite web| title = V-ROCK FESTIVAL: Sunday October 25th - S Stage| work = jame-world.com| url = http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-60144-v-rock-festival-sunday-october-25th-s-stage.html| accessdate = 2012-05-16}}</ref>
On May 26, 2010, they released their major label debut on Geneon Universal Entertainment, the single "Yokan". This song and their next single, "∞Loop", were both used as ending theme songs to the ''Kaichou wa Maid-sama!'' anime.<ref name="Loop">{{cite web| title = Visul-kei band heidi. releases new PV Loop!| work = jpopfun.com| url = http://www.jpopfun.com/2010/07/visual-kei-band-heidi-releases-new-pv-loop/| accessdate = 2011-07-05}}</ref> ''Senkou Mellow'' was released on October 6, and is currently their highest-charting album.
They covered hide with Spread Beaver's "Pink Spider" for the compilation ''Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-'', the album was released on January 26, 2011, and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.<ref>{{cite web| title = '90s Visual Kei Cover Album| work = jame-world.com| url = http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-69786--90s-visual-kei-cover-album.html| accessdate = 2011-05-15}}</ref> Heidi.'s single "Gekkou Showtime" was used as the theme song for the movie ''Maebashi Visual Kei'', which stars Shunsuke Kazama as a young farmer who tries to make it big in a visual kei band.<ref name="Maebashi">{{cite web| title = Visual-kei band, heidi. to appear on Kazama Shunsuke's upcoming movie| work = tokyohive.com| url = http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/12/visual-kei-band-heidi-to-appear-on-kazama-shunsukes-upcoming-movie/| accessdate = 2011-07-05}}</ref> The band members themselves also make an appearance in the film.<ref name="Maebashi"/> In July 2011, Heidi. made their United States debut at the anime convention AM².<ref name="AM²">{{cite web| title = Visual Kei band heidi. makes their U.S. debut at AM2| work = tokyohive.com| url = http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/04/visual-kei-band-heidi-makes-their-u-s-debut-at-am2/| accessdate = 2011-07-05}}</ref>
They released their fifth album, ''Alpha'', on September 19, 2012. Later in the month, they returned to the US for a performance at Anime Weekend Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web| title = heidi. Announce American Performance at "ANIME WEEKEND ATLANTA 2012"!| work = musicjapanplus.jp| url = http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/17098/heidi-announce-american-performance-at-anime-weekend-atlanta-2012/| accessdate = 2012-10-06}}</ref> On November 7, Heidi. began a nationwide tour, that ended at Shibuya-AX, where each concert was broadcast live on NicoNico.<ref>{{cite web| title = heidi. Starting Japan Tour! All Performances to Air on NicoNama!| work = musicjapanplus.jp| url = http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/2/18943/heidi-starting-japan-tour-all-performances-to-air-on-niconama/| accessdate = 2012-11-14}}</ref>
On August 16, 2013, heidi. performed at an event put on by the band Angelo, alongside other acts such as Inoran, lynch. and Mucc.<ref>{{cite web| title = [Event Report]INORAN, MUCC, lynch, heidi at event presented by Angelo| work = barks.jp| url = http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000003131| accessdate = 2013-09-14| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150415065549/http://www.en.barks.jp/news/?id=1000003131| archive-date = 2015-04-15| url-status = dead}}</ref> They contributed a cover of hide's "Tell Me" to the ''Tribute II -Visual Spirits-'' tribute album, which was released on July 3, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| title = Two hide Tribute Albums to be Released Simultaneously!| work = musicjapanplus.jp| url = http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/22063/two-hide-tribute-albums-to-be-released-simultaneously/| accessdate = 2013-05-05| archive-date = October 22, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022040254/http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/22063/two-hide-tribute-albums-to-be-released-simultaneously/| url-status = dead}}</ref>
Throughout April 2014, the band went on their first European tour which included stops in Russia, Poland, Germany and Finland among others.<ref>{{cite web| title = heidi. to Go on European Tour "Fly high!"| work = jpopasia.com| url = http://www.jpopasia.com/news/heidi-to-go-on-european-tour-fly-high::15673.html| accessdate = 2015-03-06| archive-date = April 2, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101045/http://www.jpopasia.com/news/heidi-to-go-on-european-tour-fly-high::15673.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> From November 7–9 they performed at the Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|title=heidi. at Pacific Media Expo November 2014 |work=jrockrevolution.com |url=http://jrockrevolution.com/2014/10/news/heidi-at-pacific-media-expo-november-2014-4945 |accessdate=2015-03-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107230605/http://jrockrevolution.com/2014/10/news/heidi-at-pacific-media-expo-november-2014-4945 |archivedate=2014-11-07 }}</ref>
==Members== * {{nihongo|Yoshihiko|義彦}} – vocals * {{nihongo|Nao|ナオ}} – guitar, backing vocals * {{nihongo|Kohsuke|コースケ}} – bass, backing vocals * {{nihongo|Kiri|桐}} Koishikawa – drums
==Discography== '''Studio albums''' * {{nihongo|''Kasou''|渦奏||April 25, 2007}}, Oricon Albums Chart Peak Position: No. 132<ref name="Oricon Albums">[http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/418087/ranking/cd_album/ heidi.のアルバム売り上げランキング]. ''oricon.co.jp.'' Retrieved 2011-05-16.</ref> * {{nihongo|''Innocence''|イノセンス||April 30, 2008}} No. 55<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Panorama''|パノラマ||September 23, 2009}} No. 80<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Senkou Mellow''|閃光メロウ||October 6, 2010}} No. 41<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Alpha''|アルファ||September 19, 2012}} No. 138<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Human''|ヒューマン||May 14, 2014}} No. 62<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Kaikou''|邂逅||December 28, 2016}} No. 122<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Que Sera Sera''|ケセラセラ||August 29, 2018}} No. 125<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|''Hyōhon''|標本||October 23, 2019}} No. 218<ref name="Oricon Albums"/>
'''Singles''' * {{nihongo|"Yuuyake to Kodomo/Maria"|夕焼けと子供/マリア||June 3, 2006}} * {{nihongo|"Clover"|クローバー||November 15, 2006}}, Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position: No. 178,<ref name="Oricon Singles">[http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/418087/ranking/cd_single/ heidi.のシングル売り上げランキング]. ''oricon.co.jp.'' Retrieved 2011-05-16.</ref> Oricon Indies Chart: No. 11<ref name="indies"/> * {{nihongo|"Shinkuro/Hyururi"|シンクロ/ひゅるり||October 24, 2007}} No. 67<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> Oricon Indies Chart: No. 2<ref name="indies"/> * {{nihongo|"Rem"|レム||February 14, 2008}} No. 44<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * {{nihongo|"Orange Drama"|オレンジドラマ||November 5, 2008}} No. 41<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * {{nihongo|"Tsubasa"|翼||May 20, 2009}} No. 38<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * {{nihongo|"Yokan"|予感||May 26, 2010}} No. 32<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> – first ending theme of the ''Kaichou wa Maid-sama!'' anime * {{nihongo|"∞Loop"|∞ループ||August 25, 2010}} No. 48<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> – second ending theme of the ''Kaichou wa Maid-sama!'' anime * {{nihongo|"Gekkou Showtime"|月光ショータイム||February 2, 2011}} No. 51<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> – theme song of the film ''Maebashi Visual Kei'' * {{nihongo|"Kumori Zora ni ha Koi Moyou|曇り空には恋模様||August 22, 2012}} No. 101<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * {{nihongo|"Ryusei Dive"|流星ダイヴ||May 1, 2013}} – limited concert-only single * {{nihongo|"Renai Remind"|恋愛リマインド||April 29, 2015}} No. 194<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * {{nihongo|"Sakura Underground"|サクラアンダーグラウンド||November 16, 2016}} No. 143<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * {{nihongo|"Sunset Blue"|サンセットブルー||July 19, 2017}} No. 111<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * "Ray" (January 24, 2018) No. 88<ref name="Oricon Singles"/> * "Halation" (June 3, 2019)
;Mini albums * {{nihongo|''Crying''|慟哭||August 2, 2006}} * {{nihongo|''Sixth Sense''|シックスセンス||September 21, 2011}} No. 84<ref name="Oricon Albums"/>
'''Live albums''' * ''Live Tour 2009 [Panorama] @ Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall'' (March 10, 2010, CD & DVD)
'''Compilation albums''' * {{nihongo|''Kaisou heidi. Indies Best''|回想 heidi. Indies BEST||February 8, 2012}} No. 63<ref name="Oricon Albums"/> * {{nihongo|Kaisou -heidi. The Best 2006–2016-|回奏-heidi. the best 2006-2016-||June 8, 2016}} No. 149<ref name="Oricon Albums"/>
'''Various artists compilations''' * ''Shock Wave CD'' (sixth edition) * ''Shock Edge 2006'' (October 10, 2006) * ''Cannon Ball Vol.3'' (February 21, 2007) * ''Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-'' (January 26, 2011) * ''V-Anime Rocks'' (August 1, 2012) * ''Tribute II -Visual Spirits-'' (July 3, 2013)
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://heidi-net.com}} * [http://ameblo.jp/heidi-official Official blog]
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