The visual kei rock band Psycho le Cému formed in Himeji, Japan, in 1999. Dressed in outfits inspired by video games and anime characters, bandmates Daishi, Aya, Lida, Yura-sama, and Seek began playing local shows in 2000. The group's debut single, "Kronos," was released that same year. The debut album Doppelganger followed in 2001, with the sophomore year Prism appearing in 2002. Both albums were released by indie labels. Psycho le Cému signed with a major label, Crown, in late 2002, and reached the Top 10 for the first time with the single "Song of Love." "Super Love Merry-Go-Round" followed in early 2003 and also reached the Top 10, where it peaked at number 8. Before 2003 came to a close, Psycho le Cému reached number 6 on the Oricon Albums chart with album Frontiers and earned additional hits with "Romantic Flight" (which charted at number 11) and "Miracle High Tension!" (which peaked at number 34). The success continued in 2004 with "Memories of the Book," "The Sky of the Road," and "Dream Windmill," all three of which were Top 40 hits on the Oricon chart. After releasing the album ~Epilogue~ A Story That Is Handed Down in 2006, the band embarked upon a long hiatus from the recording studio. "Akiramenai Days," Psycho le Cému's reunion single, was released in 2015 and charted at number 26, with the full-length album NOW AND THEN ~ THE WORLD ~ following in 2016. Another hiatus occurred during the final years of the 2010s, then came to a close with the release of Resistance — a Top 40 success that debuted at number 34 — in 2023.
