AKi. DVD Spot on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has added a new video for AKi to its official YouTube channel. The new video features live show and backstage footage included on the artist's new "the MOMENT -HEADZ UP & DO IT! & Doom boombox Tour Live Documentary-" DVD to be released on July 26.

AKi DVD spot on YouTube here

AKi Documentary DVD Release 7/26

AKi has announced that he will release a new DVD on July 26. The DVD will be titled "the MOMENT -HEADZ UP & DO IT! & Doom boombox Tour Live Documentary-," and it will be released in two version. Track details are on the artist's OHP. There is also a DVD spot available on the Danger Crue Records official YouTube channel.

AKi OHP news here
AKi DVD spot on YouTube here

AKi Special Show Airs 12/16

AKi will be featured in a special program on the Nico Nico web site on December 16. The "AKi (SID-bassist Aki) Tour 2016 "Doom boombox"' show will air starting at 18:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who can't watch the show as it airs.

AKI show airs here

AKi New Video on YouTube

Danger Crue Records has posted a new video for AKi to its official YouTube channel. The new upload features a full version PV for the artist's new song and single titled "STORY."

"STORY" PV on YouTube here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (December 5, 2016)
#19 Gekkabijin/ Kiryu
#30 Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru kara/ GACKT
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 5, 2016)
#44 Kanzen Ongen Shu -Zantei Teki Occult Shukanshi/ DEZERT
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (November 28, 2016)
#2   ANTITHESIS/ Royz
#4   Karma/ Arlequin
#6   STORY/ AKi
#11 Manji/ D=OUT
#15 Odoru Ponpokorin/ Golden Bomber
#17 Last Scene/ SCAPEGOAT
#19 Sakura Underground/ heidi.

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (November 28, 2016)
#3   MY RESISTANCE/ DIAURA
#11 ROYAL STRAIGHT MAGIC/ exist trace
#15 WOLFMAN/ Codomo Dragon

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (November 28, 2016)
#15 ANTITHESIS/ Royz
#26 Karma/ Arlequin
#31 STORY/ AKi
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (November 28, 2016)
#27 MY RESISTANCE/ DIAURA
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (November 21, 2016)
#2   Odoru Ponpokorin/ Golden Bomber
#8   Ash/ GOTCHAROCKA
#10 Boku no CARICATURE, Kowashite Moyasu./ Gigamous
#11 Deeper Than Black~Yami Iro no Tsubasa~/ THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S
#14 Tenjoutenge Yuigadokushou/ Gossip
#18 Female Warrior/Nostalgic/fragile/ Aldious

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (November 21, 2016)
#1   WOLFMAN/ Codomo Dragon
#12 Mikan/ the Raid.
#14 Ayashii Meganeya-san/ LACK-CO.

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

AKi & MUCC DVD Release 11/23

Earlier, this blog announced that AKi would be releasing a new DVD on November 23. We now realize that this release will also feature MUCC, the second band on the double headline tour. This live DVD release will be titled "MAVERICK DC presents DOUBLE HEADLINE TOUR 2016 'M.A.D'" Track details still aren't available, but AKi's and MUCC's websites do say that the set will include two discs.

AKi OHP here 
MUCC OHP here

AKi New Release News

Earlier, AKi announced via his OHP that he would be releasing a new single in November. New information has been added to announce details for that single and to announce a new DVD release. On November 16, the artist will release a new single titled "STORY," and it will be available in two types. Track details for the single are already available on the artist's discography page. Then on November 23, a new live DVD titled "MAVERICK DC presents DOUBLE HEADLINE TOUR 2016 'M.A.D'" will be available. Track details aren't available, but the side does say that the set will include two discs.

AKi OHP here

AKi New Single Release 11/16

AKi will be releasing a new single on November 16. No other information about the new release is available on the artist's OHP yet.

AKi OHP here

AKi Tour Video on YouTube

AKi has added a short promotional video for his upcoming tour to the Danger Crue Records official YouTube channel. In hopes of promoting the artist's 2016 "HEADZ UP & DO IT" tour, the new video features music clips for new songs titled "HEADZ UP" and "Fx$k the WORLD!"

AKi clip on YouTube here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (January 11, 2016)
#10 Wings Flap/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
#27 Aching Horns/ OLDCODEX
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 11, 2016)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (January 4, 2016)
#8   Norshi/Thank you for coming/ CLOWD
#9   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#12 Wish/ the LOTUS
#17 Kakurenbo/ LEZARD

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 4, 2016)
#1   SINGLE COLLECTION/ DaizyStripper
#2   COUPLING COLLECTION/ DaizyStripper
#11 Radiant A/ Aldious
#15 EPHEMERAL/ AKi

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (January 4, 2016)
#2   Wings Flap/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
#23 Aching Horns/ OLDCODEX
#46 Norshi/Thank you for coming/ CLOWD
#47 FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 4, 2015)
#17 Hakusei/ Plastic Tree
#49 SINGLE COLLECTION/ DaizyStripper

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#4   Kakurenbo/ LEZARD
#7   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#8   NO MORE CRY/ Smileberry
#16 Paripipo/ Kameleo
#19 Marry me, 'cause I hate U/ GOTCHAROCKA

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#1 EPHEMERAL/ AKi
#2 INCOMPLETE/ DIAURA
#8 Radiant A/ Aldious

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#10 Aching Horns/ OLDCODEX
#20 Kakurenbo/ LEZARD
#21 SICK'S/ SuG
#38 FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#45 NO MORE CRY/ Smileberry
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 28, 2015)
#35 EPHEMERAL/ AKi
#38 INCOMPLETE/ DIAURA

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 21, 2015)
#8   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#10 Kaiten Mokuba/ Purple Stone
#13 Suicide Memories/ R-Shitei
#16 white/Regret Love/ BLESSCODE
#19 Paripipo/ Kameleo

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 21, 2015)
#4   Radiant A/ Aldious

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

AKi New Releases 12/16

AKi has announced that he will issue two new releases on December 16. There will be a new mini album titled "EPHEMERAL," and a new DVD titled "A Feeling Begins to Arrive." More specific details are not yet available.

AKi OHP here 

YouTube Red Affects Fans of Foreign Music

On October 28, YouTube rolled out a new subscription service titled YouTube Red. YouTube Red subscribers would sign up for a $9.99/mo. service that allows them to view video content without advertisements and view and hear special subscriber-only content. Revenue previously generated by advertisements and distributed among companies and artists with YouTube channels will now be generated by the funds collected from subscription sales. YouTube has added a press release discussing the service and its benefits to its official blog. There is also a great video explanation of how this service works on the hankschannel YouTube channel.

As of this roll out, YouTube channel owners and record/artist labels who have not agreed to the new terms of service that include the YouTube Red subscription service will have content on their channels blocked and made private in the United States. For this reason, this new service is currently negatively impacting fans of foreign music. Content from some major J-rock, visual kei, and K-pop bands and labels is being blocked, including videos from artists like the GazettE, SuG, BREAKERZ, and AKi. It is unclear at this time whether content from those labels will be made available again, or if those record labels will agree to the new terms of service. In the meantime, fans of foreign music may find that various videos discussed on this blog, and videos they've watched/favorited/play-listed in the past are now unavailable for viewing.

YouTube blog post here
hankschannel video on YouTube here

Danger Crue YouTube Channel Seeking Subscribers

Danger Crue Records is campaigning to get more subscribers to its YouTube channel. In a new 3:34 minute video, the company offers music video and live band channel footage promoting its artists like AKi, Kameleo, ALSDEAD, DIV, girugamesh, and UNiTE, and asking fans to subscribe. The channel will offer live footage, music videos, and band comments. Links to subscribe are provided throughout the video.

Danger Crue video on YouTube here

AKi Live DVD & Mini Album Release

AKi has just announced that he will be releasing a new live DVD and a new mini album simultaneously sometime this winter. No other details have yet been announced on the artist's Danger Crue OHP. Stay tuned for more details to come.

AKi OHP here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (February 23, 2015)
#8   Sadomazo/ R-Shitei

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (February 23, 2015)
#27 Tanemakizo/ Jin-Machine

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (February 16, 2015)
#3   "Not Title"/Taoru no Kamisama/ HERO
#9   Supernova/ Royz
#10 ARREST/ DaizyStripper
#17 Yuki no Asterisk/ DuelJewel
#19 Hotai Otoko /Yahata no Yabushirazu/ R-Shitei

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (February 16, 2015)
#1   Camera Obscura/ Lycaon
#12 Arise/ AKi

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (February 16, 2015)
#20 [Not Title]/Towel no Kamisama/ HERO

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (February 16, 2015)
#48  Camera obscura/ Lycaon

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (February 9, 2015)
#4   Yuki no Asterisk/ DuelJewel
#8   Supernova/ Royz
#10 Yuki Dokei/ REALies
#14  ARREST/ DaizyStripper
#17 Beroberoba~/ LEZARD

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (February 9, 2015)
#1   Arise/ AKi
#8   Ray/ the Raid.



ORICON STYLE Rankings here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (February 9, 2015)
#15  Thank you for all/From the beginning/ ViViD
#37  Yuki no Asterisk/ DuelJewel

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (February 9, 2015)
#13  ARISE/ AKi

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (February 2, 2015)
#3   ARREST/ DaizyStripper
#17 Beroberoba~/ LEZARD
#18 Supernova/ Royz
#19 Nonfiction/ Belle

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (February 2, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here