SuG to Release New Album & More

SuG will be releasing a new album on April 25. The new album, titled "Lollipop Kingdom," will be released in three types.

SuG has also released the full version of their new "Fukanzen Beautyfool Days" PV via the Pony Canyon official YouTube Channel. This new single was just released February 1.

Fans of Takeru's million $ orchestra clothing line can now view the SPRING Collection new additions.

SuG OHP here
SuG listings at CD Japan here
"Fukanzen Beautyfool Days" PV here
million $ orchestra fashion here

Plastic Tree Release New PV on YouTube

Plastic Tree will be releasing their new single titled "Jyomyaku" on February 29. The band has also made a version of that title PV available on their new label's Official YouTube.

"Jyomyaku" PV on YouTube here
"Jyomyaku" Type A pre-order at CD Japan here
"Jyomyaku" Type B pre-order at CD Japan here

Angelo OHP Features "Calvary" Clip

Angelo's OHP features a sample PV clip of their upcoming single, "Calavary." "Calvary" will be the band's 8th single, and it will be released on February, 22.

Angelo OHP here
"Calvary" (w/DVD) pre-order at CD Japan here
"Calvary" pre-order at CD Japan here

HERO Released New Single & OHP News

HERO just released their new single 「色合せの法則」(Iroawase no Hosoku) on Wednesday, January 11, and the band announced on their OHP that the song has already reached number one on the dwango.jp daily rankings for ringtone downloads. The OHP also features a 1:27 minute PV preview clip of the song. HERO will begin a one man live tour in March--check the band's website for tour dates and details.

HERO OHP here
"Iroawase no Hosoku" Type A (w/DVD) at CD Japan here
"Iroawase no Hosoku" Type B at CD Japan here
"Iroawase no Hosoku" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Golden Bomber New PV

Golden Bomber has just released a new full-sized PV clip for 「成龙很酷」(Jackie Chan is Cool), a song in Chinese from their upcoming "Golden Album," to be released January 4. Fans can view the clip from Nico Nico Douga's website.

"Jackie Chan is Cool" clip here

BORN "Spiral Lie" Music Clip

BORN has made a short music clip of the new song "Spiral Lie" available from the band's homepage. "Spiral Lie" appears as a track on the band's upcoming "Vigour" album, to be released February 1, 2012. The clip is available as a link on the left side of the new album's promotion page, under the tracklist for the limited edition version.

"Spiral Lie" preview and "Vigour" information here

GLAY on BARKS and New Release Preview

GLAY appears in a BARKS article featuring their new Christmas mini album, "Hope and the Silver Sunrise." The article also includes a link to a YouTube music clip featuring the band, track listings for the album, and a listing of live appearances.

GLAY on BARKS here

POPCORE to Release New Single

POPCORE will be releasing their third single on Wednesday, December 14. The new single will be called "Fresh!!" The band has included a sample PV preview on their OHP.

POPCORE OHP here
"Fresh!!" CD Japan pre-order here

v[NEU] to Release 2nd Single & PV Previews

v[NEU] will be releaseing their second single on Wednesday, December 21. The new single, called 「カレイドスコープ/cube」 (Kaleidoscope/cube), will be released in three editions. Check out their official YouTube channel for short clips of the "Kaleidoscope" and "cube" PVs.

v[NEU] OHP here
Official YouTube channel here
"Kaleidoscope" Type A Limited Ed. (w/DVD) CD Japan pre-order here
"Kaleidoscope" Type B Limited Ed. (w/DVD) CD Japan pre-order here
"Kaleidoscope" Regular Ed. CD Japan pre-order here

exist†trace Appears in BARKS Article

BARKS has included an online article (in Japanese) about exist†trace's new CD release, "The Last Daybreak". The article includes a video clip of the new PV, track listings and extras for the different release types, and a listing of live appearances.

View the article here.

SuG's New "Toy Soldier" Single to Be Released on 10/26

SuG will release their new single "Toy Soldier" on Wednesday, October 26. The new single will be released in four different versions: Limited Edition Type A (w/DVD) , Limited Edition Type B (w/DVD), Limited Edition Type C (w/photobook), and Regular Edition. A clip of the PV can be seen on the "Toy Soldier" information page.

SuG OHP here
SuG "Toy Soldier" information here
CD Japan pre-order Type A here
CD Japan pre-order Type B here
CD Japan pre-order Type C here
CD Japan pre-order Regular Ed. here

Esprit D'Air--New London-based Band

Esprit D'Air is a new visual band--formed in 2010--based in London. Members include Yosh (vocalist), Kaito (guitar), Erisu (bass), and Daishi (Drums). Their debut EP titled 「出逢い」 (Deai) is available via iTunes. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Esprit D'Air OHP here.
Deai EP preview here.
Preview music videos here.

exist†trace New Look & 5-Track Release

All-female visual kei band exist†trace will release a new 5-track CD on October 19. The new CD is titled "The Last Daybreak". They also have a new look, which can be seen here on their new OHP design. The PV for the new single "The Last Daybreak" can be seen on their official YouTube channel.

exist†trace OHP here.
Official YouTube here.
CD Japan pre-order Limited Ed. w/DVD here.
CD Japan pre-order Regular Ed. here.

Hizaki and Kaya Collaborate on Single

Kaya will release a new single 1/25/2012 titled "Vampire Requiem." The song is composed by Hizaki (guitar, Versailles) and features him as a guest musician.

HIZAKIofficial Twitter linked a song preview here.