LM.C was founded by
Maya, who was formerly a guitarist for musician
Miyavi in his support band Ishihara Gundan, and a guitarist in his own band The Sinners. While still with Miyavi, Maya and other support members also played live shows as LM.C. Later they were joined by
Aiji of
Pierrot. After Maya quit Miyavi's band and Aiji's band Pierrot disbanded, LM.C made their major label debut in October 2006, releasing two singles, "Trailers (Gold)" and "Trailers (Silver)". As 2007 began, the group came out with a third single, "Oh My Juliet", which was the second ending theme for the
Red Garden anime. On March 7, they released their first
EP,
Glitter Loud Box. They released their fourth single, "Boys and Girls", in June 2007, featured as the second opening theme for the
Katekyō Hitman Reborn! anime. Their fifth single, "Liar Liar/Sentimental Piggy Romance", was released in October 2007, and their sixth single, "Bell the Cat", was released in December of the same year. In 2008, LM.C released "John" in the winter and "88", another opening theme for the
Katekyō Hitman Reborn! anime, in the summer. LM.C then debuted in North America, performing at
Anime Expo's "
Battle of the Bands" on 3 July 2008, followed by a concert at the Crash Mansion in
Los Angeles, California on 5 July. Also in July, they performed their first hall concert at C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya, Japan. Tickets to the show were sold out within two minutes. Also in July, they were invited to perform at the "Formoz Festival" in Taiwan as a main act for the second consecutive year. In November, LM.C's first album
Super Glitter Loud Box and the second album
Gimmical Impact!! were simultaneously released worldwide. These two albums were also available worldwide on main music download stores on the same day. In March 2010, the band released the album
Wonderful Wonderholic. In October 2010, the band released a new single called "Let Me' Crazy!!" which featured their two new songs: "Let Me' Crazy!!" and "No Fun, No Future". Both songs had a PV released for them. In July 2011, the band's single
"Hoshi no Arika" was featured as the first opening theme for
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan second season. In October 2011, the band's single
"The Love Song" will be released as the second opening theme for
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan second season.
"The Love Song" will be on the
☆★Best the LM.C☆★2006-2011 Singles album on October 12, 2011 In February 2012, their latest single
"Ah Hah" was released, followed by their 4th original full album STRONG POP in April. The band also starts their live 2012 tour
"-Strong Pop-", which has many concerts worldwide. In 2013, the group released the single "My Favorite Monster", and in 2014, their 2nd and 3rd mini-albums
Perfect Fantasy and
Perfect Rainbow. They also released the DVD
LM.C Yaon de Fever Max!!! exclusively for fanclub members. ==Appearances==