SuG Announce Special "Taiban" Event "SuG LIVE BATTLE 2012"

It has been announced that SuG will be engaging in a special live schedule this August under the title "SuG LIVE BATTLE 2012", for which they will be sharing the stage with a number of different bands,

During August's four weeks, they SuG will be occupying the live house Shibuya WWW and the Daikanyama UNIT together with bands such as BABYMETAL, JORKER, Tamurapan and many more. With a wide range of different bands, SuG are going to prove their compatibility with bands outside their own genre boundaries once again.

More over it has been announced that SuG most recent tour final at Nakabo Sun Plaze will be made into a DVD and is scheduled for release on October 10th this year. With "The Lollipop Kingdom Show" SuG have performed six shows in Japan and in three other Asian countries.

Their latest single "Sweetoxic" will be released on September 19th.

LIVE DVD "The Lollipop Kingdom Show"
Release Date: 2012/10/10

[Blu-ray]
Price: 5,800 Yen (tax in)
PCXP-50139
[DVD]
Price: 3,900 Yen (tax in)
PCBP-52439


-- Single "sweeToxic"
Release Date: 2012/09/19

[First Press Limited Edition A] (CD+DVD)
Price: 1,800 Yen (tax in)
PCCA-03671

[First Press Limited Edition B] (CD+DVD)
Price: 1,800 Yen (tax in)
PCCA-03672

[Regular Edition] (CD ONLY)
Price: 1,200 Yen (tax in)
PCCA-03673

-- "SuG LIVE BATTLE 2012"

"SuG VS Shounen Kamikaze VS GEKITETSU"
Date: 2012/08/13 (Mon)
Venue: Shibuya WWW

"GOOD★COME" PRESENTS　"SuG VS JOKER"
Date: 2012/08/16 (Thu)
Venue: Daikanyama UNIT

"LIVE! TOWER RECORDS DAY" "SuG VS TAMURAPAN VS BABYMETAL"
Date: 2012/08/20 (Mon)
Venue: Shibuya WWW

"SuG VS (SEKI・ω・HAN)"
Date: 2012/08/27 (Mon)
Venue: Shibuya WWW


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THE KIDDIE Holding Special Release Event for New Single "I sing for you"

On August 1st, THE KIDDIE will be releasing their new single "I sing for your", which is the there song for the PSP game "Kimikare ~Shingakki~". For the release THE KIDDIE will be participating in a special release event, which will include a mini live performance and a hand-shake event.

The happening will take place in Tokyo, at Ikibukuro SUNSHINE City and the live will be available for everyone passing by the great fountain space in the SUNSHINE City building, while the hand-shake event is reserved for everyone with a ticket from the single purchase.

[Event Info]
Date: 2012/08/02 (Thu)
Time: START 15:00
Venue: Ikebukuro SUNSHINE City Great Fountain Space

5th Single "I sing for you"
Release Date: 2012/08/01

[First Press Limited Edition A] (CD＋DVD)
Price: 1,600 Yen (tax in)
KICM-91406

[First Press Limited Edition B] (CD＋DVD)
Price: 1,600 Yen (tax in)
KICM-91407

[Regular Edition]
Price: 1,000 Yen (tax in)
KICM-1408CD


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9GOATS BLACK OUT to Disband

Visual Kei band 9GOATS BLACK OUT announced that after 5 years of band activity they will disband in the beginning of 2013.

Compared to this information it may be only small consolation but there is also good news from the band: They announced that they will release a final album. More information isn’t available yet but we will inform you as soon as they reveal details about it.

9GOATS BLACK OUT didn’t give any reasons for disbanding yet. They only revealed the dates for their last performances: After giving three lives in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo in January they will disband after their last live on February 9th at Akasaka BLITZ.


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MoNoLith Releasing Their New Single "Loving & Vicious Key"

At their live on July 27th MoNoLith announced the release of a new single!

The release is titled “Loving & Vicious Key” and will hit the stores on October 3rd. More details aren’t available yet.

The second announcement the band made that day was a tour around the northeast of Japan! They will kick off this tour on December 1st and will give their last oneman of 2012 at Sendai LIVE HOUSE on December 26th.

Furthermore, they released their live-limited single “yamano shuuta no theme” at the live on July 27th. But actually it’s not a single of MoNoLith but of their session unit called Yamano Shuuta that performed that day at MoNoLith's live. The unit consisted of those members who celebrated their birthdays that day: Hayato “yama”, Takafumi “no”, Shuhei “shuu” and Keita “ta”.


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AYABIE Reveals Tracklist and Covers for 1st Album

It has been earlier reported that AYABIE will be releasing their first major album. The said album is titled "ANSWER", which will be released on Aug 22nd. It will be available to Regular and Limited Edition.

Here is the full tracklisting:

[CD]

1.prelude
2.RISE
3.Refrector
4.Kakusei Shupurehikōru
5.Niji
6.LOVE SONG
7.Paradise Paradox
8.merīgōrando (Merry go around)
9.Koma
10.SICs
11.HERO
12.Season
13.Ryuusei

[DVD]

1. Movie Documentary ~ANSWER~

Here are the covers:

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MIYAVI to Release New Album and Photobook

Last July 21st, samurai guitarist MIYAVI announced during his premium live at Tokyo's Kinema Club that he will be releasing a new album and photobook this fall.

The said album will be a compilation of the "SAMURAI SESSION WORLD SERIES" project. It will also feature MIYAVI's collaboration with fellow artists like KREVA and YUKSEK. Both artists have previously collaborated with MIYAVI, KREVA with "STRONG" and YUKSEK with "DAY 1".

Furthermore, it was also announced that MIYAVI will be photographed by Keiichi Nitta for "SAMURAI PHOTO SESSION". The photos will be released via Gekkan Men as a photobook.

No released date for album and photobook has been released yet. Stay tuned in JPA for more updates.


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UNDIVIDE Revealing More Information on Line-Up and First Album

Last month we already talked about ex-DELUHI Leda's new solo project "UNDIVIDE". There are more details on the band and track list of the new album available now!

First let's take a look at the line-up:
Vocal: Kihiro (LOKA/ ex-Supe)
Guitar: Leda (ex-DELUHI)
Drums: Sujk (ex-DELUHI)

Moreover, Leda also plays the bass and composes the songs while Kihiro who was already involved in Sujk’s solo album writes the lyrics.

Their debut album "UNDIVIDE" will hit the stores on September 5th, only 4 days before their first live and about one month before the band's first One man tour.

The album includes the following 10 songs:
01. 400 DAYS
02. THE CATALYST
03. MINDS UP
04. NEMESIS
05. FIREBALL
06. BLEED THE TRUTH
07. SKIN
08. JEYKILL & HYDE
09. 13 AM
10. AHEAD

If you’re interested in the band’s music check out the preview they’ve uploaded on their official youtube channel:




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Matenrou Opera Announces 3rd Major Single "GLORIA"!

Matenrou Opera has recently announced the release of their third major single! The single will be entitled "GLORIA", and is slated for release on the 3rd of October.

Track List:
01 Gloria
02 Phychic Paradise
03 CAMEL
04 hatsukoi ha eien ni

Also in December the band will release another single, however there is little no information on it just yet unfortunately. We'll keep you updated as soon as more information is released!


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Girugamesh Reveals Preview Of "Zecchou BANG!!" PV

Girugamesh has released a 2 minute and 45 second PV preview for the new single "Zecchou BANG!!".

Along with the band rocking out to their new song, the video features dancers and cheerleaders dancing along as well.

"Zecchou BANG!!" was released on July 4th. Details about the new single were released in May.

Check out the preview PV below:




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An Cafe Reveals Title and Tracklist For New Mini-Album

In April Oshare Kei band An Cafe announced their comeback for this summer and the release of a mini-album on August 8th. The album's title and tracklist are available now!

On August 8th "Amazing Blue" will hit the stores including 6 brand new songs!

Tracklist
1. Amazing Blue
2. Saki-saku-
3. bird no higeki
4. jibun setsumeisho
5. tsuki ni murakumo, hana ni kaze
6. bo K mental clinic

Moreover, the Limited Edition will include comedy footage, the PV for "amazing blue", its making-of and a photo of a band member and will cost 3360 Yen while the Regular Edition is 2730 Yen.

The band will hold their first lives after the hiatus on September 8th and 9th.


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Alice Nine Plans for Winter Concert Series

The visual kei band, Alice Nine, announced recently their plans for their concert series this winter, Court of "9" #3. There are two parts of this series taking place alongside each other; however, one is for the band's fan club members only, while the other is open to those who are not part of the fan club.

The first group of concerts, which fall under the title BLACK PERIOD, is open only to members of Club Alice or GFC members. The concerts have a dress code in effect; corresponding to the title, meaning those attending must wear all black. See the schedule below for more details.

BLACK PERIOD Schedule:
December 4th at Sendai darwin
December 10th at Nagoya BOTTOM LINE
December 13th at Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
December 16th at Osaka BIG CAT
December 20th at Sapporo PENNY LANE 24
December 25th at Ropponji Laforet Museum

If you wish to attend any of the listed concerts for the BLACK PERIOD part of the series, and are not a fan club member, you can visit GFC's website, or Alice Nine's Official Homepage and go to Club Alice's FAQ section for more details on how to sign up.

The second set of concerts for Court of "9" #3, titled WHITE PERIOD, is open to those who are not fan club members. Like the BLACK PERIOD, this set also has a dress code; this time those attending must wear all white. See below for the concert schedule.

WHITE PERIOD Schedule:
December 5th at Sendai darwin
December 11th at Nagoya BOTTOM LINE
December 14th at Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
December 17th at Osaka BIG CAT
December 21st at Sapporo PENNY LANE 24




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baroque's Bassist Bansaku Is Missing

Unfortunate news has recently been reported that baroque's bassist Bansaku is currently missing. The last known contact from Bansaku was made on the afternoon of June 24th this month. baroque recently updated their OHP with an important announcement about the situation. Below is the translation and information regarding the story.

At this point in time, we are currently unaware of the location of baroque's bassist Bansaku. He hasn't contacted anyone since the afternoon of June24th. Everyone is currently searching for him, but he has yet to be found, and has resulted in sitting around and waiting for him to contact anyone. An official missing person report was filed, however information regarding what has happend is unknown.

As of June 26th, the nationwide tour "TOUR baroque Genshou Daisan Genshou Hageshiii Live House Tour" will go on, but the tour has been renamed to "TOUR baroque Genshou Daisan Genshou Hageshiii Live House Tour ~Bansaku wo Sagase~(Trans: Search for Bansaku)" to honor the member's wishes. Rather or not Bansaku shows up, the tour will still go on, and we hope you will understand.

We're very sorry to the fans for this inconvenience, but we truly believe that Bansaku will return, and all of the members will wait for him until the very last minute. So once again, we are truly sorry for announcing this so late, and we hope that you will understand and cooperate with us in a time like this.

When more details are known about Bansaku, we will announce them. If you have any sort of information about Bansaku's wearabouts, no matter how big or small, please contact our company: info@pigmy.jp

baroque　Ryo　Kei　Akira
FWD corporation


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Golden Bomber's Kiryuuin Sho to Sing "Kamen Rider Wizard" Theme Song

Golden Bomber's front man Kiryuuin Sho has been chosen to sing the theme song for the latest installment of Kamen Rider series- "Kamen Rider Wizard". The song's title hasn't been released yet.

This will be Kiryuuin's solo debut since he mentioned in his tweets that since he won't be composing the song, he'll be singing as Kiryuuin Sho and not as Golden Bomber's front man. The song will be composed and arranged by tatsuo who has composed songs for previous Kamen Rider series. Lastly, Kiryuuin also added that he will try his best to make the song cool for everyone.

"Kamen Rider Wizard" will start on Sept 2nd on TV Asahi.


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