Viju☆Love☆Cafe Online Digest from 9/1 Available

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #27 aired its most recent webcast on Sunday, September 1 at 13:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan hosted interviews and comments from:  DuelJewel, Keiyuh & Yasuno (Kra), RYO:SUKE (WING WORKS), Lycaon, DaizyStripper, FEST VAINQUEUR, MaleRose (Thailand), and ViV. The show's ending theme was performed by NINJAMAN JAPAN.

Viju☆Love☆Cafe digest airs here

Akemi Oshima Book Available 7/18

Visual kei journalist, promoter, and manager for the band NINJAMAN JAPAN, Akemi Oshima is no stranger to the visual rock scene. On July 18, this "walking dictionary of visual kei"* will release a new book titled "Visual Rock Perfect Disc 500." This 192-page book will list and describe 500 of the most influential and recommended CD releases from the major bands on the scene during the golden age of visual kei. Contributing to the round-table discussion of the albums are Chisato (PENICILLIN), Keiyuh (Kra), and Subaru (Royz). The book's contents will be broken down into the scene's major decades, covering music from the 80s prior to the rise of visual kei up to the modern neo-progressive style. The book retails for 2,310 JPY.

"Visual Rock Perfect Disc 500" by Akemi Oshima at Amazon Japan here 
At CD Japan here


*Quoted from the Amazon product description.

Viju☆Love☆Cafe Airs 7/14

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #25 will have its next webcast on Sunday, July 14 at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  Jupiter; Nimo, Toshi & Rookie Fiddler (A(ace)); seek & S (Mix Speaker's, Inc.); Kon & NAO (CELL); Kaya; DaizyStripper; D=OUT; SCREW; Moran; JILUKA; HYBRIDS (from France), and a round-table discussion of the new hide. Tribute albums. The show's ending theme will be performed by NINJAMAN JAPAN.

Viju☆Love☆Cafe airs here

Viju☆Love☆Cafe Airs 6/2

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #24 will have its next webcast on Sunday, June 2 at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  THE KIDDIE, DuelJewel, TAKA & MASATO (defspiral), Shun & Yuya (DuelJewel), Lime & Kousuke (LEZARD), DaizyStripper, Sel'm, ALIVE, and Rose Mist (from Poland).

Viju☆Love☆Cafe airs here

Viju☆Love☆Cafe Airs 5/6

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #23 will have its next webcast on Sunday, May 6 at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  HIDEKI, †яi￠к, Ricky (THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S), Yumehito & Taito (AYABIE), Yohya & Rito (Gakido), DaizyStripper, BORN, Silver Ash (from China), and Neverland.

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Viju☆Love☆Cafe Airs 4/7

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #22 will have its next webcast on Sunday, April 7 at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  R-Shitei, Matenrou Opera, Keiyuh & Yasuno (Kra), LOST ASH, Aurora Yo-nin Musume (Eru. from Awake & Gaku from BlitZ), Alice Nine, vistlip, and SURGE (from Brazil).

Viju☆Love☆Cafe airs here

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #21 Airs 3/3

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #21 will have its next webcast on Sunday, March 3at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  MSTR (Crack6), NINJAMAN JAPAN, Rei & Mayu (DaizyStripper), yuhsuke & HIRO (RUVISH), FEST VAINQUEUR, Matenrou Opera, GOTCHAROCKA, Awake, Velbet, GHOSE, and Jenlayn (from Finland).

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Viju☆Love☆Cafe #19 Airs 1/13/13

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #19 will have its next webcast on Sunday, January 13at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  SCREW, Kiryu, Kazami (DaizyStripper), SHUN. & TSUKASA (THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S), Hayato, Yuya & Val (DuelJewel), R-Shitei, Blitz, and international band BatAAr (Sweden). The program's ending theme will be "Fly away" by NINJAMAN JAPAN.

Viju☆Love☆Cafe airs here

V-Love☆Live International Now On-Demand

The October 25 episode of Akemi Oshima's online V-Love☆Live International is now available on-demand. The show featured talk and performances from DNR (Italy), Seremedy (Sweden), DaizyStripper, Awoi, NINJYAMAN-JAPAN, and Allegretto. Viewers get two songs from each band and interviews with English subtitles.

V-Love☆Live International here

Viju☆Love☆Cafe to Re-Broadcast Nightmare Special

Akemi Oshima's Viju☆Love☆Cafe will be re-broadcasting the November 9 show featuring Nightmare. The show will air again on November 15. Special guests included Yomi (vo.), Ni~ya (ba.), and Sakito (gt.), talking about their upcoming November 23rd self-titled full-CD release.

Viju Love Cafe info here

Nightmare on Visu-a-land TV

Nightmare will appear on an episode of Viju Love Cafe on November 9 from 21:30-22:00 JST (convert time here). The show, hosted by Akemi Oshima, will allow the band to talk about their upcoming "Nightmare" album release. The new album will be released on November 23.

Viju Love Cafe schedule here
Viju-a-Land.tv here

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #5 Scheduled for 11/6

The next online Viju☆Love☆Cafe is scheduled for Sunday, November 6. The program, hosted by Akemi Oshima and Biju the Cat, will be broadcast at 14:00 JST (convert time here). Special guests include: Chisato (PENICILLIN), Teruki (An Cafe), aicle, DNR, Seremedy, Kaya, DaizyStripper, Lolita 23q, TaKt, and ShiroRooM.

The program will be re-broadcast on November 6 at 24:00 JST and Saturday, November 12 at 21:00 JST.

 Viju☆Love☆Cafe broadcast here

Akemi Oshima Shares Link to Jasmine You Tribute Song

Akemi Oshima shared her thoughts and a link to a tribute song for Jasmine You, eternal member of Versailles. The song, "For You," was composed by fellow band member, TERU.

Akemi Oshima Facebook Journal here
Song link here

Viju☆Love☆CafeSpecial to Air 10/24

Akemi Oshima has announced that she and Biju-tan the cat will be the MC for a Viju☆Love☆CafeSpecial. The special will be broadcast online on Monday, October 24 at 22:00 JST (convert time here). Special guest will be Italian visual band, DNR.

Watch Viju☆Love☆CafeSpecial here
Visit DNR OHP here

Akemi Oshima Promotes Rock 'N Roll Diary

Akemi Oshima, writer and promoter of visual kei music, recently promoted her Rock 'N Roll Diary for Web (Japanese) via her Facebook journal (English). The web journal started in 1997.

View the Rock 'N Roll Diary here
View the Facebook page here