Acidman (often stylized as ACIDMAN) is a Japanese rock group. The band was formed in 1997 with four members, Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ohki Nobuo. They created two demo tapes together in 1998, but former vocalist Shiibashi Takeshi left in 1999. Ohki Nobuo took his place and became the leader of the group. They continued playing live concerts, and were eventually signed to Toshiba-EMI. The band is often categorized as punk music or alternative rock but their musical style is broader and is said to blend various kinds of individual styles.
Ohki Nobuo paints many of the band's album covers.
Discography Singles Singles Release date Tracklist/Notes'Sekitou' (赤橙)24 November 2000 To Live Sekitou (赤橙) - Meaning "Red Orange" Kouen (公園) - Meaning "The Park" Baiyo Smash Party (培養スマッシュパーティー) - Meaning "Culture Smash Party"'Zouka ga Warau' (造花が笑う)31 July 2002 Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う) - Meaning "The Artificial Flower Laughs"'Allegro' (アレグロ)4 September 2002 Allegro (アレグロ)'Sekitou' (赤橙)9 October 2002 Sekitou (赤橙)'Slow View'12 March 2003 Hikou (飛光) - Meaning "Flying Light" Slow View Shizuka naru Uso to Chouwa (静かなる嘘と調和) - Meaning "Quiet Lie and Harmony"'Repeat' (リピート)9 July 2003 Nami, Shiroku (波、白く) - Meaning "The Waves, White..." Repeat (リピート)'Suisha' (水写)3 March 2004 Suisha (水写) - Meaning "Reflection in the Water" Sai (彩-Sai- (inst ver.)) - Meaning "Colors (instrumental version)" Kaze, Sayuru (風、冴ゆる) - Meaning "The Wind, Serene..."'Equal e.p.'25 August 2004 Equal (イコール) Coda (コーダ) talk (inst.)'Aru shoumei' (ある証明)18 May 2005 Aru shoumei (ある証明) - Meaning "The Proof That's There" Human Traffic SOL (inst.)'Kisetsu no Tou' (季節の灯)19 October 2005 Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯) - Meaning "Lamplight of the Seasons" Spaced Out (second line)'World Symphony'9 November 2005 World Symphony Turn Around (second line)'Slow Rain' (スロウレイン)6 September 2006 Slow Rain (スロウレイン) Isotope (アイソトープ) (second line) Walking Dada (inst.)'Prism no Yoru' (プリズムの夜)15 November 2006 Prism no Yoru (プリズムの夜) - Meaning "The Prism-like Night" Dawn Chorus (inst.) Simple Story (シンプルストーリー) (second line)'Remind'18 July 2007 Remind Sekishoku Gunzou (赤色群像) (inst.)'Unfold'27 November 2007 Unfold Concord Vega (ベガの呼応) (inst.)'Shikijitsu'20 February 2008 Shikijitsu (式日) - Meaning "Judgment Day" Evergreen (inst.)'I Stand Free'12 November 2008 I Stand Free O (second line)'Carve with the Sense'25 February 2009 Carve with the Sense Freak Out (second line)'Dear Freedom'21 July 2010 Dear Freedom 彩-Sai-(前編) Digest from 8th album (2010 winter)'Alma'22 September 2010 Alma 彩-Sai-(後編) Digest from 8th album (2010 winter) No.2'Alchemist' (アルケミスト)19 September 2012 Alchemist (アルケミスト) Equal (second line) Your Song (acoustic)'Shinsekai' (新世界)19 December 2012 Shinsekai (新世界) - Meaning "New World" swayed (second line) Under the Rain (acoustic)'Everlight'16 April 2014 Everlight ±0 (second line) I Stand Free (acoustic) ±0 (remastering) I Stand Free (remastering)'Stay in my Hand'16 July 2014 Stay in my Hand Slow Rain (スロウレイン) (second line) HUM (second line) Slow Rain (スロウレイン) (remastering) HUM (remastering)'Sekai ga Owaru Yoru' (世界が終わる夜) 24 September 2014 Sekai ga Owaru Yoru (世界が終わる夜) type-A (Second line) Nami, Shiroku (波、白く) (Acoustic) type-A (Remastering) Nami, Shiroku (波、白く) (Remastering)'Saigo no Hoshi' (最後の星) 26 October 2016 Saigo no Hoshi (最後の星) Sore Alfheim -instrumental- (アルフヘイム -instrumental-)'Ai wo Ryote ni' (愛を両手に) 8 February 2017 Ai wo Ryote ni (愛を両手に) snow light Mizu no Yoru ni (水の夜に) Live Track From 2014.10.23 Zepp Tokyo'Millennium' (ミレニアム) 26 July 2017 Millennium (ミレニアム) Seesaw Ao no Hatsumei −instrumental− (青の発明 −instrumental−) Live Track From 20141023 Zepp Tokyo'Haiiro no Machi' (灰色の街) 3 June 2020 Haiiro no Machi (灰色の街) This CD also contains live recordings of "〜ACIDMAN LIVE TOUR “創、再現” in 新木場STUDIO COAST〜(at 12 December 2019)".'Shining' (輝けるもの) 17 January 2024 Shining (輝けるもの) Shining (輝けるもの)(Instrumental) Rebirth (Live Track from 「This is ACIDMAN 2023 at Zepp Haneda (30 October 2023) ALMA (Live Track from 「This is ACIDMAN 2023 at Zepp Haneda (30 October 2023)'sonet'8 January 2025 sonet sonet (Instrumental) Shining (輝けるもの) (Live Track) Ginga no Machi (Live Track) Wonderland (Live Track) Live Track is from ACIDMAN LIVE TOUR 「Golden Setlist」 at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (11 August 2024)
Miniature albums +AlbumRelease dateSongs'Sanka Zora' (酸化空)6 March 20028 to 1 Ima, Toumei ka (今、透明か) Meaning "Is It Transparent Now?" Silence Sanka Zora (酸化空) Meaning "Oxidized Sky" Free White
Albums Album nameRelease dateTrack listingSou (創)30 October 2002 8 to 1 Completed Zouka ga Warau Allegro Sekitou Background At Spaced Out Kouro Simple Story Silence Yureru Kyutai Your SongLoop6 August 2003 Type-A Nami, Shiroku Isotope Hikou Slow View Repeat 16185-O O Swayed Dried Out Ima, Toumei ka Turn AroundEqual15 September 2004 0=All Freak Out Furu Aki Equal Suisya Sai Zenpen (inst.) Sai Kouhen Akatsuki o Nokoshite Colors of the Wind (Cover) migration 1064 cps (inst.) Mawaru, Meguru, Sono Kaku heAnd World7 December 2005 Introduction World Symphony Id River Kisetsu no Tou SOL (inst.) Ginga no Machi Natsu no Yoin Platanus Water Room (inst.) Stay on land Aru Shoumei and worldGreen Chord7 February 2007 Green Chord (Introduction) Returning Ride the Wave Slow Rain Real Distance So Far Prism no Yoru AM2:00 (inst.) Dawn Chorus (inst.)Life16 April 2008 Life (The Beginning) Remind Stromatolite Free Star Shikijitsu Walk Room NO.138 (inst.) Machi No Rinkaku Old Sunset Kin'iro No Capella Unfold To the World's End Life (The Ending)A Beautiful Greed29 July 2009 A Beautiful Greed (Introduction) ±0 Carve with the Sense Who Are You? Under the Rain Fantasia Hoshi no Hitohira Hum Ucess (inst.) Bright & Right I Stand Free OverAlma1 December 2010 Saigo no Kuni (Introduction) Kaze ga Fuku Toki One Day Dear Freedom Noël Alma Masshiro na Yoru (inst.) Legato no Mori Final Dance Scene 2145 Nen WonderlandShinsekai27 February 2013 gen to (intro) SUSY Shinsekai NO.6 Last Chord Alchemist Kaze Oi Hito (zenpen) Kaze Oi Hito (kouhen) Further (Yoru ni Naru Mae ni) Kimi no Shoudai Catastrophe Hakkou (白光) to gen (outro)Yū to Mu19 November 2014 Yū to Mu Eien no Soko EVERLIGHT Stay in my hand star rain EDEN Sekai ga Owaru Yoru Hallelujah en (instrumental) your soul Tasogare no Machi Saigo no KeshikiLambda13 December 2017 Phi (Introduction) Shiroi Bunmei Millennium Prana Saigo no Hoshi Utopia Mizu no Yoru ni (album version) Lambda-CDM (instrumental) Kuuhaku no Tori MEMORIES Hikari ni Naru Made Ai wo Ryoute niInnocence27 October 2021 introduction Visitor Yuganda Hikari Rebirth Haiiro no Machi Link (instrumental) ALE Subarashiki Sekai Yoru no Tame ni innocence FanfareOptics (光学)29 October 2025 Optics (introduction) Astrocytes (アストロサイト) Go Away Shining (輝けるもの) sonet Black & White (白と黒) feel every love 1/f (Interlude) Blue Wind (青い風) Dragon (龍) Fluorescence (蛍光) Night of Light (光の夜) All things (あらゆるもの)
Best albums Album nameRelease dateSecond line & Acoustic collection Second line means re-arranged and re-recorded tracks.28 September 2011ACIDMAN THE BEST8 February 2012THIS IS INSTRUMENTAL8 February 2012Second line & Acoustic collection II18 November 2015ACIDMAN 20th Anniversary Fans' Best Selection Album "Your Song"26 October 2016
Tribute albums Album nameRelease dateACIDMAN Tribute Works29 October 2025
DVD Scene of Series +DVDRelease dateTracklistScene of Sou (創)12 March 2003Opening (オープニング) Ima, Toumei ka (今、透明か) Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う) Allegro (アレグロ) Sekitou (赤橙)
Slow View Bonus TrackScene of Loop10 September 2003Hikou (飛光) Shizuka naru Uso to Chouwa (静かなる嘘と調和) Slow View Nami, Shiroku (波、白く) Repeat (リピート)
Locus of Loop ProfileScene of Equal 14 October 2004Equal (イコール) Suisya (水写) Colors of the Wind [short film] Sai Zenpen (彩-SAI-(前編)) Cps & Mawaru, Meguru, Sono Kaku e (廻る、巡る、その核へ)Scene of "And World"25 January 2006Aru Shoumei (ある証明) Sol Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯) World symphony Water Room Making & off shotScene of "Green Chord"5 March 2007 Slow Rain Prism no yoru Returning Walking Dada" (instrumental)
Document in 2006" documentaryScene of "LIFE"21 May 2008 Remind Unfold Shikijitsu FREE STAR THE LIGHT SekishokuGunzo・Vega no Koou・EVERGREEN Document 2007-2008Scene of "A beautiful greed"2 September 2009 I stand free CARVE WITH THE SENSE Under the rain Fantasia ucess Document 2008-2009Scene of "ALMA"23 February 2011DISC1 Nobuo Ohki's Travelogue Chile & Bolivia DISC2 DEAR FREEDOM ALMA Year 2145 Document 2009-2010Scene of "New World"27 March 2013DISC1 Travelogue Kenya & Tanzania to live(Music Video) DISC2 Alchemist New World Kazeoi Bito (first part) scene to ALCHEMIST in Morocco Document 2012
Music video Release year Director Music title Note 2002 Junji KojimaIma, Toumei ka (今、透明か)Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う)Allegro (アレグロ)Sekitou (赤橙) 2003年slow viewHikou (飛光)Shizukanaru Uso to Tyouwa (静かなる嘘と調和)Repeat (リピート)Nami, Shiroku (波、白く) 2004 Isao NishigouriSuisya (水写)Sai (彩-sai-) (inst Ver.)equal (イコール)Colors of the WindSAI(first part) - Mawaru, Meguru, Sonokaku he (彩-SAI-(前編)〜廻る、巡る、その核へ)short film 2005Aru Shoumei (ある証明)Isao Nishigouri & Takuya YonezawaSOL Isao NishigouriKisetsu no Tou (季節の灯)world symphonyHayato Andowater room 2006 Tetsuro Takeuchislow rain (スロウレイン)Isao NishigouriWalking Dada Tetsuro TakeuchiPrism no Yoru (プリズムの夜) 2007Sanae KikuchiReturningDaishin SuzukiREMINDIsao NishigouriUNFOLD 2008Daisuke ShimadaShikijitsu (式日)Nobuo OhkiTHE LIGHT SekishokuGunzo・Vega no Koou・EVERGREEN(THE LIGHT 〜赤色群像・ベガの呼応・EVERGREEN〜)Daisuke ShimadaFREE STARTetsuro TakeuchiI stand free 2009Hideaki SunagaCARVE WITH THE SENSETetsuro TakeuchiUnder the rain Takayuki KojimaFantasia (ファンタジア)HUMUcess 2010Masakazu FukatsuDEAR FREEDOM Kensaku KakimotoALMATheme Song of APRIM2023 (Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting)Year 2145 (2145年)performer:Robot Nozomi (ロボットのぞみ)2011Sekitou (赤橙)（Acoustic） 2012to liveAlchemist (アルケミスト)Shin Sekai(新世界)2013Kazeoi Bito (first part) (風追い人（前編）) 2014EVERLIGHTStay in my handSekai ga Owaru Yoru (世界が終わる夜)2015Repeat feat.Atsushi Horie (リピート（Second Line）feat.ホリエアツシ) 2016Saigo no Hoshi (最後の星) 2017Ai wo Ryoute ni (愛を両手に)Actor:Hirofumi AraiMillennium (ミレニアム) 2020Haiiro no Machi (灰色の街) Akihiro OtagiriRebirth2021innocence2024Kensuke EndoShining (輝けるもの)Kensaku KakimotoBlack & White (白と黒)2025Shigeaki Kubosonetfeel every loveMultilingual Lyric VideoKensaku Kakimotofeel every love
References
External links Official website Keikaku profile Acidman