Alice Nine x Velvet Lounge Collaboration Project

Alice Nine has teamed up with Velvet Lounge to create a new line of jewelry. The new project is titled "NUMBER SIX." and it opens with a phoenix-themed cubic zirconia pendant called the "Phoeni6". A two part YouTube interview featuring Alice Nine's Hiroto and the Jewelry Director of Velvet Lounge is now available online.

NUMBER SIX. x Velvet Lounge site here

Interview part one on YouTube here

Interview part two on YouTube here

Kiryu Comment Video on YouTube

B.P.Records has added a new comment video from Kiryu to its official YouTube channel. The new video features two minutes of the band talking about their 47 prefecture tour that started in April.

Kiryu Comment on YouTube here

A9 Teaser Movie on YouTube

A9 (Alice Nine) have added a new teaser movie to their official YouTube channel. The new movie features live footage clips and music promoting both their August 23 comeback date and the return to using the Alice Nine name.

A9 (Alice Nine) teaser video on YouTube here

SCREW New Mini Album Release 8/19

SCREW have announced that they will be releasing a new mini album on August 19. The new release will be titled "Kakusei," and it will have two types. Track details aren't available, but each version will include five songs and a DVD.

SCREW OHP here

RIZ Debut Release 6/14

New band RIZ have announced that they will be releasing a 0 album on June 14. The debut concept album release titled "ZCSSYDVN ZERO" will be limited to 300 copies, and it will include seven songs and several SE tracks for 3,780 JPY. RIZ are NANA on vocals, Yuki and Mitsu on guitars, Fuma on bass, and °CeleNa。on drums.

RIZ OHP here

MeteoroiD New Single Release 9/2

MeteoroiD have announced that they will be releasing their fourth single on September 2. The title and details for the new single haven't yet been announced, so stay tuned for details.

MeteoroiD OHP here

Magistina Saga New Mini Album Release 7/8

Magistina Saga will be releasing a new mini album on July 8. The new release will be titled "Allium," and it will be the band's fourth mini album release. A new video spot for the song "Invisible wall" is also available on the Starwave Records' official YouTube channel.

Magistina Saga OHP here
"Invisible wall" spot on YouTube here

THE SOUND BEE HD New DVD Release 5/29

THE SOUND BEE HD have just released a new DVD. The new DVD is titled "Ghostorage II," and it will be released in live venues and online through mail order for a limited time. Visit the band's OHP for more details.

THE SOUND BEE HD 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- (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

vistlip New Single Release 8/5

vistlip have announced that they will release their 15th single on August 5. They have not yet decided on a title for the single, but they do expect it to be released in three types. The band will be holding and instore event to commemorate the release. Stay tuned for more news in the future.

vistlip OHP here

Link Debut Single Release 6/17

Link will be releasing their first single on June 17. The new single will be titled "sailing," and it will be released in two types. A single release video spot is currently available on the band's OHP. Link are Reiya on vocals, Tatsuya on guitar, Kurehashi You on bass, and Ryohei on drums.

Link OHP here

RoNo☆Cro New Single Release 9/16

RoNo☆Cro have announced that they will be releasing a new single on September 16. The new single will be titled "Zettai Chouzetsu Only One," and it will be issued in three types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

RoNo☆Cro OHP here

LIPHLICH New Single Release 6/24

LIPHLICH will be releasing a new single on June 24. The new release will be titled "SKAM LIFE," and it will be issued in three types. Track details for each type are available now on the band's OHP.

LIPHLICH OHP here

My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND DVD Release

Reservations are now being accepted for a new live DVD from My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND. The video includes footage from their oneman live tour in April, their show at Takadanobaba AREA on May 21, and more. They do not plan to sell this DVD in stores, but fans can reserve copies at the Takadanobaba AREA venue, or order by bank transfer from the artists' official online store.

My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND OHP here
AOO store here

Kiyoharu New Album Announced

After announcing a new tour on his website, visual rocker Kiyoharu also announced that he will be releasing a new solo album. He has not yet announced a title or track details, but the website does say it is expected to be released this autumn. The artist's last album, "UNDER THE SUN," was release in 2012.

Kiyoharu OHP here

ensoku New Album Release 8/12

ensoku have announced that they will release their second album on August 12. The new album will be titled "Shinsekai," and it will feature a variety of guest artists. Track details are not available, but the guest artists are listed on the band's OHP.

ensoku OHP news here

Kuroyuri to Kage New Mini Album Release 7/29

Kuroyuri to Kage have announced that they will release a mini album on July 29. The new album will be titled "Akesuke Shuuchiroku," and it will include seven song tracks. A track listing is available on the Ains website.

Kuroyuri to Kage on Ains site here

Kiryu New Live DVD Release 8/12

Kiryu have announced that they will be releasing a new live DVD on August 12. The new DVD will be titled "Gashin Amaterasu," and it will include footage from their January 16, 2015 show at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall.

Kiryu OHP here

R-Shitei New Single Release 6/10

R-Shitei will be releasing a new single on June 10. The new single will be titled "Suicide Memories," and it will be released in two types. Track details and an MV spot are currently available on the band's OHP.

R-Shitei OHP here

Golden Bomber New Album Release 6/17

Golden Bomber vocalist Sho announced in his blog that the group will be releasing a new full album on June 17. The album will be titled "No Music, No Weapon," and it will be released in two types. Thirteen song tracks will be included, and the track list is available in the artist's blog.

KiriSho blog here

REVINE New Single & Video Spot

REVINE will be releasing a new single on June 3. The single will be titled "Teikoku Kakumei Shugisha - Rikkoku no Shien -," and it will be released in two types. A video spot for the single is now available through the Crow Music TV YouTube channel.

REVINE single clip on YouTube here

WING WORKS New Videos on YouTube

Two new videos have been added to the WING WORKS official YouTube channel. The first is a short teaser trailer for the artist's new single titled "RAVVE OF MY TRINITY," due out on May 27. The second is a video featuring live footage of the artist from his February 7 tour to Paris. This footage will be included on the Type A version of the new single.

"RAVVE OF MY TRINITY" trailer on YouTube here
WING WORKS in Paris video on YouTube here

LUNA SEA Teaser Video on YouTube

Universal Music Japan has added a new video for LUNA SEA to its official YouTube channel. The new video features a teaser clip for the band's upcoming "Live on A WILL" DVD and Blu-ray live collection. The DVD will be in stores on June 24, and the Blu-ray version will be released on July 22.

LUNA SEA Teaser video 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- (May 25, 2015)
#34  Junjo Piranha/ the Raid.

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 25, 2015)
#2  Ten/ T.M.REVOLUTION

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 18, 2015)
#1  THE BEGINNING/ Royz
#4  Tatta Hitotsu no Hana/Kaze no Naka de.../ HERO
#5  Eiki/ MEJIBRAY
#7  Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#11 Kodomo Sekai/ LOUD GRAPE
#15 Resonance/Monochrome no Hana/ Blu-BiLLioN
#16 Shonen Waltz/ Pentagon

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 18, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

 ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Dangan NO LIMIT & ALIVE Air on Nico Nico 5/26

Dangan NO LIMIT and ALIVE will be the next featured guests on the web show called "Nico Viju." The show airs on the Nico Nico Live site on May 26 starting at 16:00 JST (time zone converter). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who can't watch the show as it airs. This show is hosted by Takuya Hoshino and takes the place of the previous "Toki Meki" talk series.

"Nico Viju" show airs here

Mischievous First Single Release 7/8

Mischievous will be releasing their first single on July 8. The new release will be titled "Azalea," and it will include two song tracks. Details and a video spot for the release are available on the King Zeebra official website.

Mischievous details at King Zeebra here

sForzato New PV on YouTube

sForzato have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The video features a full-version PV for their new song titled "RETURN." That single of the same name will be released on June 3. This will be sForzato's third single release.

sForzato "RETURN" video on YouTube here

Royz Drama Video on YouTube

Royz have added a new video to the B.P.Records official YouTube channel. The new upload is a 7 minute drama featuring band members promoting their upcoming first ever 47 prefecture tour.

"Hana yori Royz" video on YouTube here

Delrainfact New Band Startup

New band Delrainfact has just started activity this month with a live on May 4 at Crazy Monkey in Sapporo. Delrainfact are Ryo on vocals, kei and yuki on guitars, you. on bass, and azusa on drums. They have a website under development and you can follow the members on Twitter.

Delrainfact OHP here
Members here

an:Re New Single Release 5/28

an:Re will be releasing their first single on May 28. The debut release will be titled "SHADOW MIST," and it will include three songs. Track details and a YouTube PV spot are available on the band's OHP.

an:Re OHP here

RUVISH New Single Release 7/29

RUVISH have announced that they will be releasing their fifth single on July 29. The new single will be titled "Fly High!!" and it will include three new songs from the band. Track titles are available now on the band's OHP.

Ruvish OHP 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

BIOSPHIA New Live DVD & Video Spot on YouTube

After disbanding, BIOSPHIA have announced that they will be releasing a live DVD on June 24. The new video, seemingly titled "20150402 BIOSPHIA-Final Chapter-DVD," will cover the band's final show at Osaka Muse on April 2, 2015, and it will include 28 tracks on two discs. A live video spot for the release is currently available on the Crow Music TV YouTube channel.

BIOSPHIA spot on YouTube here

GUTS AND DEATH Debuts on YouTube

GUTS AND DEATH have finally unlocked details of their website and YouTube channels. Project members Yusa, Yousay, and YD (all ex-THE KIDDIE) have announced the creation of two YouTube channels, one for Japanese fans and one for International fans. The trio will be updating their Japanese channel every day at 19:00 JST. They have also created an official Facebook page for International fans. They ask fans to check out their sites and be sure to like and subscribe.

GUTS AND DEATH OHP here
GUTS AND DEATH Facebook here
GUTS AND DEATH Japanese YouTube here
GUTS AND DEATH International YouTube here

Tokami New Mini Album Release 6/24

Tokami will be releasing a new mini album on June 24. The new release will be titled "Paradox," and it should include a total of seven songs. Track details are available on the band's OHP news feed.

Tokami OHP here

Villers la Ville New Band Debut

Kerberos Entertainment is announcing pre-start up promotion for a new band called Villers la Ville. The band had their first "experimental" live on May 13 at Namba Rockets, and hopes to move forward from there. Members include Mio on vocals, NOZOMI on guitar, and kurama on drums. Fans can follow them on Twitter.

Mio Twitter here
NOZOMI Twitter here
kurama Twitter 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- (May 18, 2015)
#6   THE BEGINNING/ Royz
#17 Tatta Hitotsu no Hana/Kaze no Naka de.../ HERO
#26  Eiki/ MEJIBRAY
#38  Kyuubi/ Kiryu

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 18, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 11, 2015)
#5   Shonen Waltz/ Pentagon
#10 Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#11 Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#12 Zetsubo no Asa/ Grieva
#13 Ayatsuri Ningen/ Grieva
#14 Fake/ Grieva

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 11, 2015)
#3   Chanty no Sekai he Youkoso/ Chanty

 ORICON STYLE Rankings here

WING WORKS Announced New Releases

Ryosuke has updated his WING WORKS solo project OHP with news of several upcoming releases. On May 27, he will be releasing his fifth single, titled "RAVVE OF MY TRINITY." Track details are already available on the OHP. In June, he will release an iTunes limited single titled "Burn your soul." Finally, in July, he will release his sixth single, titled "IKAROS." Details for those future releases has not yet been announced.

WING WORKS OHP here

Purple Stone New Single Release 7/1

Purple Stone have announced that they will release their second single on July 1. The new single will be titled "Aoi Yami," and it will be issued in two types. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Purple Stone OHP here

MEJIBRAY Mini Album Release 8/5

MEJIBRAY have announced that they will be releasing their third mini album on August 5. The new release will be titled "VENOMS.app," and it will be released in three types. Track details are already available on the band's OHP.

MEJIBRAY OHP here

Yeti News Updates

Yeti updated their OHP with release and band news. On June 10, the band will be releasing their fourth mini album. The new release will be titled "Honne to Tatemae," and it will include a total of six songs. A sample video and track list are available on the band's official YouTube channel.

In other news, Yeti have announced that a new guitarist has joined the band. Hideki Sawamura will officially debut with the band's May 20 one man live performance. Member statements are available on the OHP.

Yeti "Honne to Tatemae" on YouTube here
Yeti OHP here

DIAWOLF 1st EP Release 7/1

DIAWOLF, the side project from A9's Show and Tora, will be releasing their first mini album on July 1. The album will be titled "Rebellion," and it will include a total of five song track. The PV for the debut song "Rebellion" is already available to watch on the duo's YouTube channel.

DIAWOLF OHP here

Black Gene for the Next Scene New Video Spot

Black Gene for the Next Scene have added a new video spot to their official YouTube channel. The new spot seems to feature a full version PV of the band's new release "Uragaeri," with tour date details.

BFN Spot on YouTube here

VAASTU New Live Clip on YouTube

VAASTU have added a second live video clip to their official YouTube channel. The new upload features a 3:44 minute live video of the band performing "Calling me" at a show on April 3, 2015. The clip comes from footage of the band's three consecutive months of one man live events.

"Calling me" on YouTube here

VAASTU Live Video Clip on YouTube

VAASTU have added a new live video clip to their official YouTube channel. The new upload features a 3:39 minute live video of the band performing "Temptation of a sweet trap" at a show on April 3, 2015. The clip comes from footage of the band's three consecutive months of one man live events.

"Temptation of a sweet trap" on YouTube here

sForzato New Video Sampler on YouTube

sForzato have added a new video to their official YouTube channel. The new video features sample song tracks from the band's upcoming "RETURN" single release on June 3. The 1:49 minute clip includes samples of the songs titled "RETURN," "Don't stop!" and "YOU". The video description also includes dates for an upcoming one man live and an in-store release event.

sForzato "RETURN" video on YouTube here

Million$Orchestra 5th Anniversary Video on YouTube

Million$Orchestra, the fashion line started by SuG's vocalist Takeru, will be celebrating its fifth anniversary on May 8. In a short video posted to the band's official YouTube channel, fans can see brief glimpses of the fashions and the setup for the anniversary event. For fans around Tokyo, there will be an anniversary celebration from May 8 through 14 at the Laforet store in Harajuku.

Million$Orchestra OHP here
Anniversary video on YouTube here

Liraizo New Single Release 5/13

Liraizo will be releasing their second single on May 13. The new single will be titled "Nana Juu Oku-bun no Ichi," and it will include two new songs. Track details are available on the band's OHP.

Liraizo OHP here

LAGNA New Mini Album Release 6/24

LAGNA will be releasing their second mini album on June 24. The new release will be titled "AGiTO," and it will be issued in two types. Check out the track listings on the band's OHP.

LAGNA OHP here

GIGAMOUS New Single Release 7/22

GIGAMOUS have announced that they will release their sixth single on July 22. They have not yet announced a title or release details, but promise more news will be available soon. Recently, the band has also begun stylizing their name in katakana as ギガマウス.

GIGAMOUS OHP here

GLAY New Single & DVD Release

GLAY will be releasing a new single and DVD this month. On May 25, the band will release a new single titled "HEROES/BinetsuⒶgirl summer/Tsuzureori ~so far and yet so close~," and track details are available on their OHP. On May 13, they will release a new live video set titled "GLAY 20th Anniversary Live Box Vol. 2," which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray.

GLAY OHP here

GUTS AND DEATH New Band to Debut on May 15

New band project GUTS AND DEATH have opened a website and promised a debut on May 15. The band already has a Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Line presence, and is rumored to include three former members of THE KIDDIE. A teaser trailer is currently available on their OHP. Stay tuned for updates as news is announced.

GUTS AND DEATH OHP here
YouTube channel here
Official Twitter here
Official Facebook here
Line 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- (May 11, 2015)
#49 Shonen Waltz/ Pentagon

 CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 11, 2015)
NO LISTINGS

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 4, 2015)
#3   Kyuubi/ Kiryu
#4   Survive no Susume/ Rayflower
#5   Uragaeri/ Black Gene for the Next Scene
#8   ALL I NEED/ Various Artists
#11 Devil-kun/ Kameleo
#12 WARUAGAKI/ Codomo Dragon
#15 WENDY/ BULL ZEICHEN 88
#19 Hanasaka Jinsei/ LEZARD

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 4, 2015)
#11 Hello Ghost House/ Mix Speaker's,Inc.

 ORICON STYLE Rankings here

A9 Videos on YouTube

A9, formerly Alice Nine, have added two new videos to their official YouTube channel. In preparation for the release of their first single since leaving PS Company management, the band has added a "Projection Mapping" version of their "Phoenix" music video and a "making of" video to their YouTube channel. The "Phoenix" single is expected to release some time in August.

"Phoenix -Projection Mapping ver-" on YouTube here
"Phoenix -Making-" on YouTube here

Royz Video on YouTube

B.P.Records has added a new video for Royz to its official YouTube channel. The new upload is a full-version music video for the band's song titled "THE BEGINNING." That single of the same title will be released on May 6. It's the band's 11th single release.

"THE BEGINNING" music video on YouTube here

BULL ZEICHEN 88 Special Movie on YouTube

Vif Music has added a two-part special movie featuring BULL ZEICHEN 88 to its official YouTube channel. The videos feature vocalist Eijiro and bassist IKUO in cooking segments that total over 53 minutes of the guys showing off their cooking skills.

BULL ZEICHEN 88 Movie 1 on YouTube here
BULL ZEICHEN 88 Movie 2 on YouTube here

Azero New Videos on YouTube

Azero have added some new videos to their official YouTube channel. Fans can now find live video clips with audio of "Light Blue"  and "Issaigassai -Makki no Teikou-."


"Light Blue" sound video on YouTube here
"Issaigassai -Makki no Teikou-" sound video on YouTube here

i.Rias New Single Release 7/29

i.Rias have announced that they will release their second single on July 29. The new single will be titled "Triangle," and it will be released in three types. Track listings for each type and a sample PV clip are currently available on the band's official blog.

i.Rias OHP here
i.Rias blog here

Diz New Album Release 6/3

Diz have announced that they will be releasing their first full album on June 3. The new album will be titled "Dearly," and it will sell for around 2,000 JPY. Track details and cover art are not yet available on the band's OHP.

Diz discography here

RESISTAR RECORDS Live DVD Release 6/17

RESISTAR RECORDS has announced that they will release a multi-band live DVD on June 17. The new DVD will be titled "Resistar Records PRESENTS 'Chigaihouken - Shinshun Dayo Zen'in Shuugou!! 2015-'" and it will include live performances from Dangan no Limit, LOUD GRAPE, LEZARD, Blu-BiLLioN, BugLug, and DOG in The PWO.

LOUD GRAPE announcement here

SCREW Scheduled for Anime Friends 2015

SCREW has announced that they will appear at Anime Friends 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil. The band is scheduled to appear on July 10 at the Palco Principal. Anime Friends takes place July 10-12 and 17-19 at Campo de Marte in São Paulo. Details can be found on the Anime Friends website.

Anime Friends site here
SCREW OHP here

Golden Bomber Show Airs 5/26

Golden Bomber members will appear in their regular "Gekkan Golden Bomber" Nico Nico show on May 26. This month's show will begin at 22:00 JST (convert time here). Registered Nico Nico members may time shift for later viewing if they are not able to watch the show as it airs.

Golden Bomber Show airs here

Codomo Dragon New Album Release 7/8

Codomo Dragon will be releasing their second full album on July 8. The new album will be titled "Gekokujou." and it will be released in two types. No other details are available at this time.

Codomo Dragon OHP here