Monday, June 30, 2025

Meet the members!! #1 - Strify (a.k.a read 17 years old information about them)

 I love my boys so much and they're all so cute (except that damn creature romeo), so i thought ill wite basic info about every member of the band ^_^

(keep in mind that all of this information is really old, most is taken from lots of other blogs and forums written in 2007 😭)

Okay, so lets start with Strify!

STRIFY


BASIC INFO:

Position in the band: lead singer

Name Origin: Yu named him after a Final Fantasy character named 'Cloud Strife'.

Age: 19 (in 2007)

Birthday: August 20th, 1988

Birth place: Villingen-Schwenningen (Baden-Wurtemberg)

Zodiac sign: Leo

Hair colour: Blond/Black

Eye colour: Grey

Height: 1.75m (in 2007)

Hobbies: Singing, reading manga, watching anime and movies

Talents: singing

Tattoos/Piercings: Lip Piercing (but has 2 tattoos in 2025)

Lives in: Berlin, in a shared flat with Kiro and Yu (in 2007)

Pets: Kiro and Roco (yes, the bandmember and his tamagotchi)

Perfume: Dior Homme

HIS FAVOURITES:

Music: Daft Punk,  Danny Elfman,  Depeche Mode, Evanescence, Gackt, Girugamesh, Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, MUSE, Nine Inch Nails, Oliva Lufkin, Rammstein, Sex Pistols, t.A.T.u, The GazettE, X Japan, An Cafe

Movies: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Final Fantasy, Hero, Hime Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Kill Bill, Memoirs of a Geisha, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pom Poko, Pulp Fiction, Silent Hill, Spirited Way, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 
A Clockwork Orange

Manga: Angel Sanctuary, Dragon Ball Gokinjo Monogatari, GTO, NANA, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Paradise Kissm RG Veda/ X 1999

Song of Final Attraction: Escape To The Stars

Colours: Black, Gold, Violet

Food: Mango

TV series: Switch Reloaded

Country: Japan

Animal: Panda

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT HIM:

-He doesn't really believe in real love.

-He used to make/alter his clothes.

-He had his first kiss in 5th grade.

-He LOVES chocolate, especially Oreo Cakes.

-His favourite accessory is his cane.

-He would like to play the piano.

-His favourite brand of instruments is Epiphone.

-He describes himself as Egocentric, Ironic, Hyperactive and an Eternal Child.

-He hates mosquito bites.

-He likes to read in the train or airplane.

-He likes Latte Machiatto's

-He doesn't like horror movies.

-The first thing that Lady GaGa said to him and the whole band when they met them backstage was “You look like all my ex boyfriends, you’re so cute.” (😭)

-Paris is one of Strify's favourite cities.

-If he had to describe himself in 5 words, he would describe himself as self-centred, clumsy, honest, ambitious, lazy.

-He can relax best when he has accomplished something, then he likes to relax by lying down on his bed and drinking a cup of hot milk with honey.

-He doesn't really like being bored, so when he is, he usually likes to go out.

Most of this information was gathered from a forum and different interviews with him and the band, as I haven’t personally written much of this information myself. Credit goes to the original poster, who shared most of this information about Strify 17 years ago. If you'd like to read the original post, from whom most of the info is taken, here is the link:

The history and lineup of the band! ^_~

 Hey everybody! How have you been? :D

Let’s talk about Cinema Bizarre’s lineup over the years. >_<

Cinema Bizarre had five members, and here’s how the lineup changed throughout the band’s active years:

Initially, before the band was fully formed, members Strify, Kiro and Yu met at a German anime convention "Animagic" in 2005 and decided to form a band. Shin and Luminor soon joined the band after meeting the other members through online chatrooms.

So from the final formation of the band in 2007 until November 27, 2008, the lineup was:

STRIFY: vocals
YU: guitar
KIRO: bass
SHIN: drums
LUMINOR: keyboard & 2nd vocal

However, on November 27, 2008, Luminor announced on his personal MySpace account that he would be leaving the band due to ongoing health issues. Even before this, his condition had caused him to miss several live performances - although he still traveled with the band to all shows. To avoid canceling concerts, Yu's friend Romeo (known as "Rom3o" on MySpace) would fill in for Luminor during these performances.

Since Luminor was also the second vocalist, Strify had to cover Luminor’s vocal parts live whenever Romeo stepped in - because Romeo only handled the keyboard. (and because he's not our amazing Lumi who can sing and play the keyboard at the same time).

The news of Lumi leaving the band made many fans sad and raised concerns about the band's future. But it was later announced that Romeo would stay in the band in Luminor's place and the band will continue working together, just without Lumi ( 💔 )

From November 27, 2008 up until their breakup on January 21, 2010, the final lineup of Cinema Bizarre was:

STRIFY: vocals
YU: guitar
KIRO: bass
SHIN: drums
ROMEO: keyboard

(I tried not to crash out when i was talking about that creature Romeo cuz im devastated to know that our angel Lumi had to leave and that creature had to stay 💔)

The band's first lineup:
      from the left: Kiro, Yu, Strify, Luminor, Shin

The band's second lineup:
from the left: Romeo, Yu, Strify, Kiro, Shin






Friday, June 27, 2025

Photos of Strify from the Lovesongs (they kill me) MV filming

 Hey guys!! :D

I've been browsing on this old Italian Cinema Bizarre fan forum, and I stumbled upon these amazing shots of Strify from the Lovesongs (they kill me) music video!:






Check out the behind the scenes about the filming of the MV:

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Welcome to the BizarreLife Blog!!

 Hi guys, and welcome to my first blog! >_<

I’ve wanted to make a blog dedicated to Cinema Bizarre for a long time, but I never had the time. Now that summer has started and I’ve got much more free time on my hands, I figured—there’s no time to waste! OwO

This blog will be all about the German band Cinema Bizarre. I’ll include everything you need to know: photos of the band members, their current social media links, discography, fun facts about them, and general info! :3

I’m not sure how often I’ll be able to update this blog, but I’ll do my best to keep it active and fresh with new content.

Also, English isn’t my first language, so please keep that in mind—I might make some mistakes here and there. Plus, I’m still learning how to use this platform. O_o

-CINEMA BIZARRE INTERVIEWS MIYAVI- Rock Now! Magazine, issue 6 – August/September/October 2009

found this interview at  https://sakurasenshi.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/cinema-bizzare-interviews-miyavi/ The date was 22.06.2008. The place ...