A popular song by Acid Black Cherry. A masterpiece that shines with aesthetic decadence and a strong conceptual flair.

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Acid Black Cherry “Sleeping Princess” MV

It is an achingly beautiful ballad that gently speaks of love to a dear one who has fallen into eternal sleep.

As the anecdote suggests that Yasu wrote it with a close friend in mind, the protagonist’s deep love for “you,” who will never awaken again, comes through so poignantly it hurts.

The delicate vocals, as if softly touching glasswork, meld with the piano’s melody and seem to tighten the listener’s heart.

Released in February 2009 as the seventh single, the song was also included on the album Q.E.D.

It reached living rooms nationwide as the ending theme for the TBS show Koi Suru Hanikami! and captured many hearts.

On nights when you want to sink into a sentimental mood, why not listen quietly?

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Acid Black Cherry「Re:birth」MV

This is a passionate rock number that portrays rebirth from deep despair.

Released in August 2010 as the ninth single after yasu underwent vocal cord surgery and recuperation, it was chosen as the theme song for the PlayStation 3 game “Another Century’s Episode: R.” The lyrics, said to reflect his unvarnished feelings during recovery, are the very cry of a heart clawing for light while struggling in darkness.

Its dark, fast-paced sound merges with a vocal delivery that is both powerful and delicate, shaking the listener’s soul to its core.

When you hit a wall in life and feel your spirit about to break, if you long to overcome your circumstances, this song will surely kindle a light of hope in your heart.

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Acid Black Cherry “Yes” MV

It’s one of Acid Black Cherry’s most popular and acclaimed songs.

The story is a touching portrayal of two people who, after breaking up, rediscover each other and get back together.

Even though the story in the music video doesn’t directly connect to the lyrics, it ties in later on.

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Acid Black Cherry “I Don’t Love You” MV

This song is a love song, a ballad, and also rock.

It might be that the vocalist, Yasu, turned something he actually experienced into the lyrics.

It also faithfully recreates the kind of heartbreak everyone goes through at least once, and if you listen to it when you’re weighed down by feelings similar to the push-and-pull of romance—what people call the slump phase—it might lift your spirits a little.

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Acid Black Cherry “Fuyu no Maboroshi” MV

This song was created based on a letter from a fan.

Its theme is a man who has lost the one he loves and, though nearly crushed by grief, decides to keep living on his own strength.

The melody, which evokes the nostalgia of old-fashioned kayōkyoku, further draws out the song’s sorrow.

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Acid Black Cherry「Black Cherry」MV

As you can tell from the opening, the lyrics are a little erotic.

You could call it a love song, but unlike the soft, ubiquitous love songs out there, this track seems to faithfully capture the raw, gritty depths within a woman.

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Acid Black Cherry – TV Show – Winter Illusion – A Girl’s Prayer (live)

The lyrics of this song include references to wrist-cutting and pills, and it’s a song about a girl carrying deep emotional wounds.

The dark tone comes from depicting a girl scarred at heart and starved for affection, searching for love and a place where she belongs.