stylish wave COUNTDOWN 16-17 Airs 12/31

A "stylish wave COUNTDOWN '16-'17" live special will air on the Nico Nico Live website on December 31. The stylish wave show will include appearances by Gigamous, ViV, Grieva, Kuroyuri to Kage, Anfiel, exist†trace, Chanty, Belle, Kra, Sick2, the LOTUS, Amai Boryoku, LACK-CO., Zin, and Purple Stone. The show starts at 15:30 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who cannot watch the show as it airs.

"stylish wave COUNTDOWN" airs here

ViV Announce Disbandment

ViV announced via their OHP that they will be disbanding after their February 22, 2017 live show at Takadanobaba AREA. They thank everyone for their support over the past four years. Individual member statements are also available on the band's OHP.

ViV 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- (December 12, 2016)
#11 Scribble, and Beyond/ OLDCODEX
#15 Snowman/ vistlip
#26 MOON LIGHT DOWN/ Initial'L
         
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 12, 2016)
NO LISTINGS
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (December 5, 2016)
#1   Gekkabijin/ Kiryu
#5   Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru kara/ GACKT
#14 ANTITHESIS/ Royz
#17 Itsu made Tattemo Kawarazu Anata wo Aishiteru/ ViV
#19 Manji/ D=Out

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (December 5, 2016)
#2   Kanzen Ongen Shu -Zantei Teki Occult Shukanshi/ DEZERT
#15 MY RESISTANCE/ DIAURA

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- (May 16, 2016)
#20 Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#26 Alice ex machina [type:Atman]/ ensoku
#35 UNDYING/ the GazettE
#46 Alice ex machina [type:Brahma]/ ensoku
      
CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 16, 2016)
#29 LAST MOON/ GACKT
 
CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (May 9, 2016)
#1   Mizushobai no Yamete Kurenaika/ Golden Bomber
#5   RUDENESS RESORT/ CLOWD
#6   anagram/EMOTION/ ViV
#14 Kabuki-cho Butterfly/ Purple Stone
#16 Moso Akuma Shinpan/ Sick2
#17 Imperial City/ BLESSCODE
#19 Zettai Tenshi Ryoiki/ Sick2
#20 Seijyo to wa/ Develop One's Faculties

 CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (May 9, 2016)
#1   LAST MOON/ Gackt
#3   Best Vainqueur/ FEST VAINQUEUR
#17 Zoltax/ the LOTUS
#20 OUSIA/ THE BLACK SWAN
 
ORICON STYLE Rankings here

ViV & CLOWD Show Airs 4/19

ViV and CLOWD will be making guest appearances on a Nico Nico web show on April 19. The "Nico Viju" show will air at 16:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live.

Nico Viju airs 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 26, 2015)
#13 LAST DANCE/ Lycaon
#18 Stranger/ PENICILLIN
#32 "Boku no Tsukurikata"/Hikaru Yubiwa Daimyojin/ HERO
#42 Himawari no Uta/ AvelCain -seiko-

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (October 26, 2015)
#11 Spirit/ THE MORTAL
#28 Yaso Emaki/ Wagakki Band

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (October 19, 2015)
#2   ARROW/ Gackt
#3   WINK/ BULL ZEICHEN 88
#4   Paradigm・Paradox/ MEJIBRAY
#9   m.o.b./ Chanty
#11 MESSAGE/ ViV
#16 "Boku no Tsukurikata"/Hikaru Yubiwa Daimyojin/ HERO

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (October 19, 2015)
#18 Re:TRAGRAS/ LOG

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

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