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2000

Mercury/Polygram released the compilation album 97BT99 on March 29.

U-ta makes a guest appearance on the Shammon album Lorelei which was released on April 5. He plays bass on the songs "Sontoku Kanjou" and "Subconscious Excursion".

In July, Buck-Tick officially changed labels to BMG/Funhouse.

There has been a rising popularity of Buck-Tick in certain circles overseas but the amount of fans in Korea grew so much that Buck-Tick held a formal interview in Seoul, Korea. Their arrival on August 19 was greeted with many fans at the airport--it was the first time the members had been to Korea. The interview was on August 20 and a handful of devoted fans got to meet the band but they did not play live. While in Korea, the band also met with formal press. The members flew back to Japan on August 21. A Fish Tank Korea was established but I'm not sure what year it started. (Fish Tank is Buck-Tick's official fan club.) What is interesting to note is that around this time, there was a mutual love of pop culture from across the water as some Koreans became interested in such things as Japanese music and Japanese became interested in such things as Korean television shows.

The "Glamorous" single was released on September 6. The album One Life, One Death released on September 20.

Buck-Tick held 2 short tours in support of the album. First they played the "Phantom Tour" for 8 dates beginning on September 21 in Chiba, then the "Other Phantom Tour" for 7 dates beginning on October 15 in Miyagi.

Buck-Tick played another short tour in support of the album entitled "Tour One Life, One Death", which were 3 dates at the end of the year.