Misaruka is a visual kei band that debuted in 2008 with their first single. A year later they lost one of their guitarists, and by the beginning of 2010 they lose their second guitarist. Instead of disbanding and scattering, the remaining members started a session project –Merrow-. From there, they gained two new guitarist and restarted activities in April 2011
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D=OUT has got a new look for their new single. I have to say I am digging Reika’s, Kouki’s, and Hikaru’s new looks. I am not quite certain about how I feel about Minase’s and Ibuki’s though. Their new single, 全身全霊LIVES, is set to be released on 2 November 2011. It will come in 3 editions. Type A and B
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Misaruka announced a new maxi-single due out on October 12th. It is continuing the Little Mermaid theme contained in the last single 「Merrow」. This time the songs will be from the sea witch’s perspective. The single is titled 「Cailleach Rosary」 and will contain three tracks: Why Only Me Rosary Medousa The album will be released for download on the 12th
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The LM.C are set to release a new single in November. The single will contain the theme song sung by LM.C for the anime Nurarihyon no Mago – Sennen Makyo [Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital]. The single will also contain a DVD with footage from the anime. The single is available for preorder from both YesAsian and
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Alice Nine’s newest single Heart of Gold was just released earlier this week [7 September 2011]. It’s available from both CDJapan and YesAsia in three editions: Normal: Buy at YesAsia | Buy at CDJapan Limited A: Buy at YesAsia | Buy at CDJapan Limited B: Buy at YesAsia | Buy at CDJapan If you buy all three editions in one
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Members | Discography | Videography LM.C [acronym of Lovely-Mocochang.com] is a duo consisting of maya [vocals] and Aiji [guitar]. Before forming LM.C, maya was a support guitarist for Miyavi and also a guitarist for the band The Sinners while Aiji was a part of Pierrot [a visual kei band with a 10-year history before disbanding]. While maya and other support
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Newer visual kei band Misaruka is giving away a free song! If you go to their OHP and fill out a small form, you can download 「-CURSE OF CONTRACT-」 as either an mp3 or a zip file [which also includes album art, handwritten lyrics, and the actual Japanese lyrics in a notepad document]. How cool is that? I first found
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Members :: Discography ダウト [Dauto or D=OUT] is a Japanese visual kei band that debuted in December of 2006 and gained nearly instant popularity. They mix jazz sounds with pop rock riffs. They also stand out from other bands thanks to the voice of their vocalist which is definitely not a usual one, but it is rather good once you
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Love, love, love. I am totally in love with the boys of Alice Nine. Well, I should really say men. I think all of them are in their 30s or are approaching 30. Hiroto-kun is the youngest and is only like 16 days older than I am (we’re 26 this year), but I’m taller. Anywho, their new single Blue Flame is
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nichan reviews William Gibson’s Idoru about an American teen named Chia who spends all of her time cyberstalking a Japanese rock duo.
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Asian Addicts Anonymous 