[ORICON RANKING] Visual Kei Bands

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

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (March 19, 2018)
#11 Harushigure/ Kiryu
#13 DxDxD/GREAT AMBITIOUS/ BREAKERZ
#26 Bye Bye./ DOG inThe PWO
          
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 19, 2018)
#14 doorAdore/ Plastic Tree
#28 WHITEOUT/ NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST
#30 "This is 'LIVE'"/ DADAROMA
#46 Kiseki BEST COLLECTION+/ Wagakki Band

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (March 12, 2018)
#3   Akairo/ Xaa Xaa

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (March 12, 2018)
#6   Killer Tune Shika Nee Yo/ Golden Bomber
#10 Chanty no Sekai he Youkoso 2/ Chanty
 

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- (October 30, 2017)
#46 Kawazu/ Kizu
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (October 30, 2017)
#12 X/ BREAKERZ

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (October 23, 2017)
#1   Kawazu/ Kizu
#10 Miwaku no Summer Killers/ R-Shitei

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (October 23, 2017)
#9   CLUB FLEURET/ LIPHLICH

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

BREAKERZ New Album Release 10/18

BREAKERZ will release a new album on October 18th to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The album will be titled "X (Cross)," and it will be released in threes types plus a special anniversary edition with fan club bonus features. The details for the different types are available on the band's OHP.

BREAKERZ OHP info page 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- (July 24, 2017)
#10 Yume Monogatari/ BREAKERZ
#14 Dokumushi/ Codomo Dragon
#22 Miwaku no Summer Killers/ R-Shitei
#33 The Awakening of Revolution/ Blu-BiLLioN
#39 Pornograph/ DADAROMA
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 24, 2017)
#1   SUMMERDELICS/ GLAY
#39 Acid BLOOD Cherry/ Acid Black Cherry

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (July 17, 2017)
#5  My World/ Develop One's Faculties
#9  Noah/Shangri-la/ DIAURA
#10 "Kimi ga Ano Yo ni..."/Kanai Sekkyou-Jishu Kisei-ban/ Gossip
#17 Oshimai/ Kizu

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (July 17, 2017)
NO LISTINGS

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

BREAKERZ New Single Release 7/12

BREAKERZ will be releasing their 18th single on July 12. The new single will be titled "Yume Monogatari," and it will be released in four types. Track details and a video PV are available on the band's OHP. The title song has been chosen as the new ending theme for the "Detective Conan" anime TV series in Japan.

BREAKERZ 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- (January 30, 2017)
#5   Garasu no Hitomi/ SID
#9   Ikusen no Meikyu de Ikusen no Nazo wo Toite/ BREAKERZ
#50 Don't be Afraid/ L'Arc~en~Ciel
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 30, 2017)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (January 23, 2017)
#5  -SHAMBARA-/ R-Shitei

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (January 23, 2017)
#1   HOME/ DaizyStripper

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 21, 2015)
#12 YAIBA/ BREAKERZ
#14 MASTER KEY/ D
  
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 21, 2015)
#50 Radiant A/ Aldious

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 14, 2015)
#3   Paripipo/ Kameleo
#6   FAMILY PARTY/ Kiryu/Royz/Codomo Dragon
#7   Marry me, 'cause I hate U/ GOTCHAROCKA
#8   Itadaking/ Gigamous
#11 Yasashii Koi/ Chanty
#13 Sabukaru/ Rave
#14 Last Scene/ rice
#16 Qualia/ Arlequin
#19 Zatsuon-NOISE-/ ASTARIA
#20 Refrain/ Kokorobi/ Blu-BiLLioN

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 14, 2015)
#1   Radiant A/ Aldious

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

BREAKERZ Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has added a new comment from BREAKERZ to its official YouTube channel. The new video features nearly six minutes of the group talking about the December 9th release of their new single "YAIBA," and their upcoming live dates.

BREAKERZ comment on YouTube here

BREAKERZ New Single Release 12/9

BREAKERZ will be releasing their 16th single on December 9. The new single will be titled "YAIBA," and it will be released in three types. Track details and song credits are available on the band's OHP.

BREAKERZ 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

[ORICON RANKING] Visual Kei Bands

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

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (August 10, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (August 10, 2015)
#13 0-ZERO-/ BREAKERZ

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (August 3, 2015)
#9   Japanese Thunder/ GIGAMOUS
#12 Club Bunny/ REIGN
#13 Voyage/ Sadie
#15 die for you/Dearly/Believe Myself/ Aldious
#17 Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#20 Baiser/ The Benjamin

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (August 3, 2015)
#2   GENESIS/ Blu-BiLLioN
#4   Duel/ DuelJewel
#7   Alternative Tarantula/ BORN
#11 NO MUSIC NO WEAPON/ Golden Bomber

 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- (June 1, 2015)
#9   WE GO/ BREAKERZ
#30  RUIN/ DIAURA

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (June 1, 2015)
#15  SIRIUS/ DaizyStripper
#16  Ten/ T.M.REVOLUTION

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 25, 2015)
#3   Junjo Piranha/ the Raid.
#5   Gozen 3 Ji no Kanjyosen/ Belle
#8   Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#9   THE BEGINNING/ Royz
#10 Tatta Hitotsu no Hana/Kaze no Naka de.../ HERO
#12 Voyage/ Femme Fatale
#14 Kuro Bara/ MeteoroiD
#16 Emotion/Director's Cut/ GOTCHAROCKA
#18 Hanasaka Jinsei/ LEZARD
#20 Devil-kun/ Kameleo

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 25, 2015)
#8  LUCHe. Best Collection/ LUCHe.

 ORICON STYLE Rankings here

BREAKERZ New Single Release 5/20

BREAKERZ have announced that they will be releasing a new single on May 20. The new single will be titled "WE GO," and it will be released in three types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

BREAKERZ OHP here

DAIGO Show Airs 11/25

DAIGO will be featured in a special broadcast on the Nico Nico live website on November 25. The "DAIGO P~DAIGO ga anata no omocha!!!" show will feature the artist doing things suggested by mail comments submitted for the show. The program begins at 23:00 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users.

DAIGO show airs here

DAIGO New Single Release 9/10

DAIGO has announced that he will release his third single on September 10. The new single will be titled "CHANGE!!/Shinpaisho na Kanojo," and it will be released in three types. The song "CHANGE!!" is the theme song for the "Card Fight!! Vanguard" game, and the related "Gekijou-ban Card Fight!! Vanguard '3tsu no Game'" movie adaptation. The artist's OHP currently features a short PV spot for the single.

DAIGO OHP news here

AKIHIDE Comment on YouTube

Vif Music has uploaded a new comment from AKIHIDE of BREAKERZ to its official YouTube channel. The 2:13 minute video features the guitarist talking about the release and concept of his upcoming album, "RAIN STORY." "RAIN STORY" will be released on May 14 in two different types.

AKIHIDE comment on YouTube here

DAIGO New Release 12/4

DAIGO (BREAKERZ) has announced plans to release his second solo-project single. The new single will be titled "BUTTERFLY/Ima Aitakute..." and it will hit stores on December 4. It will be released in three types.

DAIGO OHP here
"BUTTERFLY/Ima Aitakute..." Type A at CD Japan here
"BUTTERFLY/Ima Aitakute..." Type B at CD Japan here
"BUTTERFLY/Ima Aitakute..."  Regular Type at CD Japan here

ROCK AND READ 048 Artists Revealed

Music magazine ROCK AND READ has announced the list of artists who will be featured in volume 048, due to hit stores June 26. The front cover artist for this issue will be DAIGO of BREAKERZ, while the back cover will feature Saga of Alice Nine. Other featured artists will be:  THE CHARISMA, CIPHER (D'ERLANGER), Chiyu (SuG), Shin (ViViD), Igaguri Chiba (Sendai Kamotsu), HIZAKI (Versailles, Jupiter), Tohya (vistlip), Rei (DaizyStripper), MiA (MEJIBRAY), Junji Tokai (Kiryu), and HIKARU (Kameleo). Check your favorite online store for sales listings.

ROCK AND READ blog 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- (Mar. 11, 2013)
#6 The 25th Century Love/ v[NEU]
#30 Memeshikute / Golden Bomber
#36 RUSTY HEARTS/ BREAKER
#47 Dance My Generation / Golden Bomber
#49 Etsu to Utsu/ Kiryu

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (Mar. 11, 2013)
#4   UNDER:COVER 2/ T.M.Revolution
#22 Tears/ Royz

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (Mar. 4, 2013)
#1  Etsu to Utsu/ Kiryu
#2   Memeshikute / Golden Bomber
#4   Dance My Generation/ Golden Bomber
#11 Whiteness/ DIAURA
#14 DT Suteru/Let's Go -ED / Golden Ixion Bomber DT
#19 Sotaisei Riron / HERO

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (Feb. 25, 2013)
#4   jen:ga/ Moran
#9   The Golden Best ~Pressure/ Golden Bomber
#15 Golden Album/ Golden Bomber


ORICON STYLE Rankings here

BREAKERZ New DVD Release 12/26

BREAKERZ plan to release a new live DVD on December 26. The DVD titled "BREAKERZ LIVE 2012 'WISH 4U in Nippon Budokan'" covers the band's July 27, 2012 performance at the famous venue. Check out the band's OHP for video clips promoting the release.

BREAKERZ OHP here
"BREAKERZ LIVE 2012 'WISH 4U in Nippon Budokan'" DVD at CD Japan here