DOG in the PWO recently have announced a new single for the summer, and it is called ãBiblation-Xã! It comes out on 9/5 and there aren’t much details released yet, but we do know that they’ll be two types, a limited-first press edition (CD+DVD) and a regular edition (CD only). Keep your eyes peeled for details later on!
Source: OHP
The Kiddie have announced that they’ll be releasing a new single, ãI sing for youã, on 8/1. It’s being released in 3 types and they are:
Regular Edition
CD only (1,000ï¿¥)
1.) I sing for you
2.) ãã (suki)
Type A
CD + DVD (1,600ï¿¥)
1.) I sing for you
2.) ãã (suki)
+I sing for you PV
Type B
CD + DVD (1,600ï¿¥)
1.) I sing for you
2.) ãã (suki)
+ãã PV
In addition, it looks like their song I sing for you will be the theme song for a PSP game called ãããã«ã¬ ãæ°å¦æãã (Kimikare: Shingakki), and their song Suki is background music.
Source: OHP
ニコニコ生 [nico nico nama] hosts many online live broadcasts every day. These are the shows featuring visual kei artists in the week of May 28th, 2012.
(Please note that you need a Nico Nico account to watch most of the programs. You can register here.)
GANGLION is a four member, all-girl band that formed in June of 2010, and started official activites in August of the same year. The members consist of oni on vocals and guitar, sagara on guitar, yui on bass, and vivi on drums. The band released their first mini-album, “Returns to you” in January of 2011. Later that year on August 10th, their first single, “REVERSE” came out. Their most recent single, “TWILIGHT” made its debut on February 22nd.
The four ladies of GANGLION took time to answer a few questions for the readers of Shattered-Tranquility.net!
1. Thank you for taking time to answer some questions for Shattered-Tranquility.net! Please introduce each member.
oni: Hajimemashite! I’m oni, guitar & vocals. I also model for a magazine called KERA.sagara: Hai, I’m sagara, the guitarist. I also sing backing chorus. I’m the one with crazy ideas, sometimes.
yui: I’m yui, I play the bass. My favorite food is namako-su (vinegar-marinated sea cucumber)… love it! It’s yummy! Also I like Gundam! My favorite is Char’s Gelgoog!
vivi: I’m vivi, on the drums. I like pink stuff. And…I like cats.
2. How would you describe GANGLION’s music? What is the band’s main concept?
oni: Let’s see… as for our genre, we’re a Girls’ Emotional Hard Rock Band. Until now, it seemed like Japanese girls’ bands are all either metal or pop. So we decided to do hard rock that’s in the middle.sagara: We’re always saying that we want to do something cool, even though we’re girls! I like many genres, so why just pick one? We wanted to be a girls’ band in a new genre where we’d be the first ones ever!
yui: I hope that people will feel something new when they listen to GANGLION music. Even for the same song, the feeling can vary for different persons, and sometimes it’s very different from what we predicted. I’m really interested in how many different ways we can affect people.
vivi: We want to express our emotions without being stuck in one genre, or being considered just one type of band. As yui says, I think that it’s good for the listeners to empathize with different elements in our music.
3. What is each member’s favorite GANGLION song?
oni: I’m attached to all of them, but I especially like “Returns to you”. The lyrics express some of my deepest feelings. The same goes for “TWILIGHT”.sagara: “Tsuioku” and “OVER THIS WALL”. We haven’t recorded “OVER THIS WALL” yet, but we’ve been playing it live, and the lyrics make the difference for me. Both songs carry a lot of emotion for me, so they bring out my most emotional performance!
yui: “Catch your way”, which is another new song. The melody line is beautiful, and it creates a great atmosphere, too!
vivi: “Heart Of Ripley” and “Catch your way” for me. I like them because of the heavy sound, and I can really dive into the world those songs create. I have a really strong connection to them, so it’s easy to play them live.
4. How do you think GANGLION will change in the future?
oni: I want to become a band that makes men and women think “Wow! This band is really cool!”yui: Since women have our own unique coolness, I want to express that!
sagara: Each of us constantly absorb things from our outside lives and bring them into the band. Even we don’t know what’s coming in the future, I’m sure we’ll all keep bringing in new and unpredictable things, so it’s certain that we’ll keep changing. I’m looking forward to it!
vivi: I want to say “Me, too!” to what they’ve all said.
5. Why is fashion important for GANGLION members?
oni: For a long time, I’ve had the concept in my mind that fashion = music. Since I started to model, I feel like that even more. When we decide on the costumes, we all choose as we’re thinking about the image of the songs.sagara: We’re always looking for new ways to be cool, and our fashion is the result. It’s one of the ways that we express ourselves!
yui: I’m the same way — I think that fashion is one of the best ways I can express myself, too! My feelings about life come out in my fashion and music!
vivi: Fashion is what gets me excited. Fashion makes it easier for me to connect to my feelings.
6. Please give a message to your fans from around the world.
oni: Truly thank you for always supporting us! GANGLION will keep moving forward with you together!sagara: Please listen to GANGLION songs!! And please invite GANGLION to America—!!
yui: GANGLION is a band that keeps evolving! We won’t get boring, so follow us!
vivi: Your warm support helps us. We will come see you, so wait for us!
Shattered-Tranquility.net would like to thank GANGLION and RESONANCE Media for this interview.
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From left to right, top to bottom: oni, sagara, yui, vivi
Hi again, everyone! Here is this week’s question:
What do you think about cross-dressing in the visual-kei scene?
And as always, please keep in mind a few things:
・ Be respectful of others’ opinions. You don’t have to agree, and you’re welcome to say you don’t, but don’t be a jerk.
・ Come back every Friday to answer the new question!
・ Share the question of the week with your friends. The more the merrier!
・ And you still go back and answer previous questions!
Also, if you have a question you’d like to appear here in the future, send it our way!
The exciting news for アンティック-珈琲店 (An Cafe) fans keep on coming! Their previously announced new release for this Summer is now up for pre-order on CDJapan!
The name and exact contents of the mini-album have yet to be revealed, but it is scheduled to drop on August 8th in two types:
Limited Edition (CD+DVD) - 3,360 yen
DVD comes with comedy footage, PV and making of.
Includes one random member picture out of five varieties.
Regular Edition (CD) - 2,730 yen
An Cafe’s live activities will start again with a two-day event at Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyougijo on September 8th and 9th. This will be followed by their world tour 「LIVE CAFE TOUR 2012 NYAPPY GO AROUND THE WORLD III ～TADAIMA o(≧∀≦)o OKAERI o(≧∀≦)o～＞」. The dates for the European leg of the tour can be found here.
We’ll keep you updated when more details are available!
Source: CDJapan
After announcing they would release their long-awaited first full album in June, ViViD’s website now has more details about the tracklist!
Limited Edition (CD+DVD) - 3,400 yen
[CD]
1. live your life
2. BLUE
3. REAL
4. memories in white
5. calling
6. ã«ã±ã© (kakera)
7. å¤é¢¨~endless love~ (natsukaze~endless love~)
8. explosion
9. ã夢ããï½ã ã²ã³ãã«ã±ã©ï½ (ãyumeã ~mugen no kakera~)
10. RIDE on time
11. FAKE
12. message
[DVD]
Contents not yet fixed
[Bonus]
Special sleeve case
Regular Edition (CD) - 3,059 yen
1. live your life
2. BLUE
3. REAL
4. memories in white
5. calling
6. ã«ã±ã© (kakera)
7. å¤é¢¨~endless love~ (natsukaze~endless love~)
8. explosion
9. ã夢ããï½ã ã²ã³ãã«ã±ã©ï½ (ãyumeã ~mugen no kakera~)
10. RIDE on time
11. FAKE
12. message
13. EVER
Pictures of the CD jackets are also up on the discography page of their website.
The full version of Mix Speaker’s,Inc.’s new PV 「ONESTAR」 is now up on the band’s official YouTube channel!
The PV can be found on the Limited Edition of 「SEAPARADISEの秘宝」 (SEAPARADISE no hihou), which comes out in Japan tomorrow. More details about the album can be found here, and information about their upcoming Summer tour was posted here.
What do you think of this PV?
Source: seek’s twitter
Former 彩冷える (Ayabie ) vocalist 葵 (Aoi) has announced the start of a new project called 168 -one sixty eight-!
168 -one sixty eight- already has a first released planned! The project’s major debut single 「雪月花」 (setsugekka) is scheduled to hit the stores on August 8th through the label Tokuma Japan Communications. The title track is the theme song for the film 「ハピネス イン リトルプレイス」 (Happiness in Little Place) , which comes out this Fall.
「雪月花」 (setsugekka) comes in three types:
Limited Edition Type A (CD+DVD) - 1,800 yen
[CD]
1. 雪月花 (setsugekka)
2. SCANDAL
3. サヨナラセカイ (sayonara sekai)
[DVD]
雪月花 (setsugekka) PV
Footage from 168’s first live (type A)
Limited Edition Type B (CD+DVD) - 1,800 yen
[CD]
1. 雪月花 (setsugekka)
2. SCANDAL
3. Dancin’ Viper
[DVD]
雪月花 (setsugekka) PV
Footage from 168’s first live (type B)
Regular Edition (CD) - 1,300 yen
1. 雪月花 (setsugekka)
2. SCANDAL
3. 雪月花 (setsugekka) Instrumental
4. SCANDAL Instrumental
168 -one sixty eight-’s first oneman live will be held at Akasaka BLITZ on July 29th! The ticket price is linked to the project’s name: only 168 yen!
The support members for the project’s debut live are:
Guitar: YUKI (Λucifer)
Guitar: SEBASTIAN (BULL ZEICHEN 88)
Bass: NAOKI (ex-Kagrra,)
Fanclub members can purchase their tickets starting on June 1st, while the general sale opens on June 16th. In both cases, tickets can be bought exclusively through Lawson.
Source: Visulog, Barks, club Zy.
Two pieces of news from ダウト (D=OUT) today!
Along with that, they’ve also disclosed the details of their 「Festa Nippon!!」tour final. 「THE FINALE」will take place at National Yoyogi Stadium, on 2012.12.30. Tickets will cost ￥4800 and go on sale on 9.29.
Source: OHP
