OCTPASS (オクトパス) forms in Hokkaido (北海道)北海道.
V. KANON SASAKI / G. MASAHITO YOSHIDA / G. HIROKI SASAKI / K. YOSHIHITO AKAISHI
Guitarist HIROKI SASAKI and keyboardist YOSHIHITO AKAISHI secede. Keyboardist DAJI joins. Vocalist KANON SASAKI changes his name to KANON and guitarist MASAHITO YOSHIDA changes his name to MASA.
V. KANON (華音) / G. MASA / K. DAJI
Around this time, OCTPASS had plans to become a major band. Vocalist KANON would end up in the hospital for an extended period of time, however.
The rest of OCTPASS decide to continue on without KANON, which naturally caused great conflict with KANON and the rest of the members. It is unknown as to how far the rest of the band went without KANON.
OCTPASS pauses activity
OCTPASS is revived by KANON. Because of his serious illness, he is no longer able to sing, so he becomes the keyboardist, and a new lineup forms.
V. EISHI / G. RABI (ラビ) / Support B. JIN / Support D. NANA / K. KANON (華音)
OCTPASS disbands by the end of the year
OCTPASS was a visual kei band in Hokkaido. They were active from 1997 to 2005 and are now disbanded.