GACKT YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz

YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz are the rock band GACKT formed in March 2010 with the stated aim of turning Japan’s so-called herbivore men into carnivores. Known as YFCz, they debuted at a men-only show at Kawasaki’s CLUB CITTA’ on March 21st 2010, and later staged swimsuit-only concerts.

Their first Japan tour, in summer 2010, took in 24 shows across six cities, and that July they played five dates in the UK, France, Spain, and Germany. In June 2011, the band expanded into a seven-piece with twin vocals and three guitars. GACKT and fade’s JON shared vocals, with YOU, CHACHAMARU, and TAKUMI on guitar, former RIZE member u:zo on bass, and LUNA SEA’s SHINYA on drums.

Later that year, the world tour SHOW UR SOUL.I took YFCz through nine European countries before a Japan leg. During the Makuhari Messe stop, a charity photo exhibition and auction of the members’ personal items raised ¥3,571,929 for recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake through GACKT’s SHOW YOUR HEART fund. Their debut single ‘THE END OF THE DAY’, used as the second theme song for the Japanese version of online RPG Dragon Nest, arrived in September 2011, followed by ‘ALL MY LOVE / YOU ARE THE REASON’ that December and their only studio album, ‘YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz I’, in March 2012. The band disbanded after a Nippon Budokan concert on July 4th 2012.

GACKT revived the band in July 2024 as GACKT YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz, for five years only. A new line-up of guitarists YOHIO, MiA, and HIROTO, bassist DAICHI, and drummer HIDEHIRO appeared at Kishidan Banpaku 2024 that November, before two Christmas shows at Zepp Haneda. By 2026, TAKATORA had joined MiA and HIROTO in the three-guitar line-up as the band launched WORLD TOUR ATTACK OF YFCz in January, their first world tour in 15 years. The completed tour took in Yokohama, Mexico City, São Paulo, Santiago, Seoul, and Hong Kong.

In September 2026, YFCz announced a return to Latin America in 2027, with shows planned in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico alongside their first appearance in Argentina.