Alice Nine: Shou and the case of the lazy stylist?

Source MusicJapan+ credits to Nova
Alice Nine was among the artists that participated in the recent V-ROCK FESTIVAL '09. The vocalist Shou appeared onstage in an outfit with black sequins while also sporting red eye-shadow...but there was one problem. He was wearing the exact same kind of things as another artist! Shou talked about what happened at V-ROCK FESTIVAL.

"Later [after deciding on makeup and outfit for festival] when I looked at the artist photos of the GazettE-san for their single 'BEFORE I DECAY'...I found that Ruki-san was wearing similar black sequins and also red eye-shadow!
Since I was planning to wear the outfit and put on the makeup for V-ROCK FESTIVAL, I sent an e-mail today [October 24th; the day Alice Nine performed] to Ruki-san and asked, ever so politely, if it was okay to wear similar costumes and use the same kind of eye-shadow.

(Long pause)

There was no reply from Ruki-san!
I thought 'I'm sorry Ruki-san! But I'm going to wear them anyway!'
After we performed and came back to the dressing room, I found that Ruki-san had emailed back to me.
He had written 'Sure, go ahead!' It turned out he hadn't been upset at all! (laugh)
Basically what I'm trying to say is Ruki-san is a very nice person."

How similar did Ruki and Shou look? musicJAPANplus will soon show live photos of V-ROCK FESTIVAL '09 so please check them out and have a look!

Off topic : HOT K-POP 2009 ~ special mashup pt. II ~

HOT K-POP 2009 ~ special mashup pt. II ~ (28 songs in one) credits to mmixes

Versailles & Matenrou Opera : Live Report

credits to nanitottennen

kagrra, : BeatShuffle Backstage comment

credits to neko7tokyo

[Album] HANGRY & ANGRY - Sadistic Dance [2009.11.18]

Tracklist:
01 Mr.Monkey
02 Top Secret
03 Sadistic Dance
04 Lady Madonna
05 Doubt
06 Angelia (crash berlin version)
07 Shake Me
08 Kiss me , Kiss me (crash berlin version)
09 GIZA GIZA (crash berlin version)
10 The☆Peace! (h&A Death Tracks)

Genre : Rock,Gothic
Bitrate: 320Kbps CDrip

Download:
Multiupload

aoi - VIRGIN [2009.09.16]

Tracklist:
1.Virgin
2.Melt Down

Genre : Rock
Bitrate: 128Kbps

Download:
Multiupload

Yuina Leaves Dolly

Visual kei rock band Dolly have announced that following their upcoming concerts at LIQUIDROOM ebisu on November 4th and 5th, guitarist Yuina will be leaving the group.

Yuina was reported sick a few months ago, which made it impossible for him to perform at Dolly's one-man concert at Nihon Seinenkan on May 10th. Therefore, the band decided to take a break to wait until the guitarist was fully recovered and booked the two aforementioned concerts as their comeback performances.

In a message via their official website, the band state that this decision was the best result that the members could find after several discussions. They also apologize for making the fans worry and wait so long to see them again. Even though there is not very much time left with all five members, the band also hopes everyone will fully support them until then.

Source: Official Site

MUCC - Freesia Long Preview

Credit: kiMi67 & Fonzies999

[Movie] Bunraku (2010)

Musician Gackt will act in his first Hollywood film. The movie, titled "Bunraku," is an action film written and directed by Guy Moshe, starring Josh Hartnett and Demi Moore.

The film is named after a type of traditional Japanese puppet theater, but the universe it is set in also draws inspiration from origami, video games, and other sources. Hartnett plays a drifter on a quest for revenge. Gackt will play his companion, a samurai named Yoshi.

This is Gackt's first movie role since he starred with hyde in the 2003 film "Moon Child."

[Woah, Gackt Looks Tiny]

『7191...』 : chou kou bou sou geki makyuu

OHP


1st release by them, and it's an awesome release!!! It's exactly what I expected from them^^



超功暴爽激魔球 (chou kou bou sou geki makyuu)
2009.08.26
01. 甲子園 (Koshien)
02. ※-好き勝手暴れて下さい宜しくどうぞ- (S.E.)
03. ※-好き勝手暴れて下さい宜しくどうぞ- (suki katte abare te kudasai yoroshi kudouzo)
320 kBits
Credits to kagerou
DOWNLOAD @ MF

a:vout : Guilty

credits to Trombe

α:Vout new maxi single「ギルティー(guilty)」will be released at 2009/12/23 (1,575yen)

【track list】
01.ギルティー(guilty)
02.Snowed Word
03.Doppel GangeЯ

Visual deka : 63th edition

credits to hatamotsu69

『7191…』 : Koushien

credits to Goubatsu
『7191...』 - Koushien


『7191...』- Sukikatte Abarete Kudasai Yoroshiku Douzo

official 『7191…』 site :http://home1.tigers-net.com/

DEAD END : 「Princess」 PV

credits to DangerCrueRecords

THE KIDDIE : Yusa SC24 comment

credits to Blu3S3a

Vistlip : All dancing, all singing Rui?

Source Music Japan+ picture creidts to AnGeL_TeArDrOpS.

rui "This really sucks. When I got out of bed I stepped on my sunglasses which were lying on the floor, and smashed them to pieces. I've been making the same mistake countless times. My feet hurt, my sunglasses are gone...I need to be more careful.
Anyway I had to leave my house earlier than usual. While commuting, my friend for today (a.k.a. the music I listen to with my iPod) was w-inds.-san. It brought back fond memories. I was still in middle school, and I loved to dance. So I practiced day after day...sorry, I lied! But I do want to try dancing someday. See you later. Vroom-vroom."

In the future, will rui be able to show off his dance moves during concerts?

YOSHIKI : Michael Jackson : This is it

Source Music Japan+

Michael Jackson passed away in June 2009, and a documentary film featuring Michael titled 'マイケル・ジャクソン THIS IS IT / Michael Jackson's This is It' has premiered in theaters worldwide on October 28th. On October 27th (local time) at Los Angeles's NOKIA Theatre, X JAPAN member YOSHIKI attended the premiere event.

The movie highly anticipated by fans all over the world attracted a host of big name celebrities to the event, including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez, who have known Michael well. YOSHIKI was also well acquainted with the artist, so a person close to Michael directly invited him to the event.

YOSHIKI has been busy lately, especially since recovering from a surgery. Although he was physically tired he still made it to the event. Above all else he genuinely wanted to pay respect to Michael as a fellow musician. His appreciation for Michael could be seen from the way he attended the event. Even though the event was attracting lots of attention around the world, he purposely avoided the red carpet and left just as silently on his way home.

YOSHIKI at first was smiling, but as soon as the film started he began to shed tears. He seemed deeply grieved by the death of Michael, and the movie probably brought back memories while strengthening the sense of loss. He only stopped crying after the film finished.

The movie 'マイケル・ジャクソン THIS IS IT / Michael Jackson's This is It' premiered from October 28th worldwide and will be shown for a limited period of two weeks.

Ayabie : Aoi and Autumn

Source MusicJapan+

In Japan, among the four seasons, autumn along with spring is the ideal time to enjoy all sorts of things because of the mild weather. The food tastes good, the air is crisp and clear, so it is considered the perfect season to do just about anything, from eating to playing sports. Ayabie member Aoi seems to be happy about autumn too.

Aoi "Right now it's the middle of autumn. How are you spending your autumn this year? Since I've never tried reading lots of books maybe I should do that...but eating is the best for me♪ I'm beginning to see street vendors selling roasted sweet potatoes. The aroma of the potatoes convinces me that autumn is truly here♪ Although to be honest I'm not fond of eating them...okay, my eyes are getting tired from reading books and looking too much at the computer screen. I'm going to bed early and rest my eyes."

As mentioned before and in Aoi's blog, all kinds of activities could be enjoyed in autumn. Reading, studying...but eating good food is hard to beat!
If you were to spend some time in Japan, what would you like to do during autumn?

Deluhi: Revolver Blast [PV Preview]

Credits to Kira & MidoriTOkuroi2

Off topic : Spammage

at the request of kumo! i present you the fail comment.

Gackt : Setsugetsuka

credits to MasamuneHiro
"New Promotional video for Samurai Warriors 3. "

Panic Channel : backstage

credits to NyappyxMilou

ViViD : Making Of 69 II

ViViD- 69 II [Making Of] -part 1- credits to vampireknight1888 and shanti

Off-Topic: Bleach - 山歌剧情版 AMV

...


Yeh that just happened.

DELUHI: SC24 CAFE Comment

Credits to Blu3S3a

MIYAVI: GRADUATION DAY

Credits to myv382tokyo

Okay, now that was just very very random DD:

Edoh& okay, it was meant to be a joke but

Why the f**k is that post so popular?!
link here

Kra : Bird

release : 28/10/09 [single]

TRACKLIST:
1.bird
2.水風船
3.伝えたい言葉 [only with limited edition]

credits to aziraphale_666, Kaosu and Alfy
Download @ MF
Download @ MU

One handsome man looking for a lady friend.

Our regular on the blog, Novastar is looking for a nice looking young lady, preferable 1 year older or younger. Likes a good time, jrock and is about... 5ft 8 tall [?]

If interested call +03129839174194 for a good time ;D <3>

[I searched for novastar on google and this is the only decent photo. sorry nova D:]

Raven21:

nova is the most amazing guy we know, so sweet, caring, funny and clever!

Shugo2b

all so true!

Off topic : Royal Pirates

I guess this is offtopic because its not japanese, but it is rock neverhtheless.

I remember someone telling me about Royal pirates on KoMe the other day, I forgot who it is [edit : it was our lovely novastar!]. I found a video comment as well:

Royal Pirates shoutout to KoME credits to komechannel


You can actually download their music here @ Purevolume and check them out on myspace.

SNSD Tell Me Your Wish Rock Ver. by Royal Pirates 로얄P. credits to fadingfromdawn

Off topic ? : BENNIE BECCA : Dreamer PV preview

I dont even know what this comes under, but whats with all the english nowdays?

Dreamer / BENNIE BECCA credits to forlifemusic

the HIATUS : 「Insomnia」

Credits to Trombe:

the HIATUS (ELLEGARDEN Vo.) new EP「Insomnia」will be released at 2009/11/18 (1,260yen)

【track list】
01.Insomnia
02.Curse of mine
03.Antibiotic

OHP : http://thehiatus.com/

Source : virtualjapan.com
The Hiatus is a Japanese rock band formed in 2009 by Takeshi Hosomi of the band Ellegarden. The Hiatus is considered by some Ellegarden fans to be Takeshi Hosomi's solo project, but the project is a real band featuring talented musicians from other popular Japanese bands including Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, Radio Caroline, and FULLSCRATCH. The members of the band as of their first show included Hosomi on vocals along with Kouji Ueno, Masasucks, Takashi Kashikura, and Hirohisa Horie. Like Ellegarden, many of The Hiatus' lyrics are sung in English. The Hiatus History The Hiatus was formed following the announced hiatus (get the irony) of Takeshi Hosomi's extremely popular previous j-punk/j-rock band, Ellegarden. Ellegarden announced their hiatus in 2008 and by the spring of 2009 the new band, The Hiatus had played their first show at Punk Spring 2009. The Hiatus released their first album, "Trash We’d Love" on May 27, 2009 on Sony Japan. The cover art for the album was created by illustrator Kahori Maki. Based on Hosomi's popularity, the album received extensive promotion in Tokyo and is expected to do well on Japan's Oricon music sales charts.

the HIATUS - Ghost In The Rain credits to LesPaul7821


The Flare / the HIATUS credits to forlifemusic

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Trash We'd Love

release : 27/05/09 [album]
01. Ghost in the Rain
02. Lone Train Running
03. Centipede
04. Silver Birch
05. Daten
06. Storm Racers
07. Little Odyssey
08. The Flare
09. Konpeki no Yoru ni
10. UNICORN
11. Twisted Maple Trees

credits to asiamusic-download
Download @ zSHARE

Lulu : SC24 Taa photoshoot

credits to MidoriTOkuroi2

XOVER : Aureola

Release : 21/10/09 [album]

TRACKLIST
1. 泡沫の悠久

2. THE CURSE OF LIFE
3. 言霊
4. MERMAID
5. イカレタ薔薇
6. SLIP STREAM
7. 黄泉の国
8. 目醒 (ALBUM VERSION)
9. NEVER ENDING GARDEN
10. EVERLASTING...

credits manafujimoto, YukiNoSai and Alfy
Download @ MU

XOVER - Aureola Comment credits to fallenangel1971

Matenrou Opera : Murder Scope

New single by Matenrou Opera, Murder Scope to be out 16/12/09. This release is avaible in two versions, Regular and limited edition.

TRACKLIST:
1．Murder Scope
2．COCOON
3．EVE(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ) [regular ed.]
4．悲哀とメランコリー(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ) [regular ed.]
5．Last Game(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ) [regular ed.]
6．瑠璃色で描く虹(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ) [regular ed.]

DVD
1．Murder Scope(PV) [limited ed.]
2．悲哀とメランコリー(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ) [limited ed.]
3．ローンデイジー(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ)6．瑠璃色で描く虹(LIVE in 7.23 at Akasaka BLITZ) [limited ed.]

pre-order @ brandx
regular limited

MUCC : YUKKE and paella

Source Music Japan+
MUCC member YUKKE made the following blog entries after arriving in Barcelona.

YUKKE

"I went out to eat the one thing I had planned to have from before the tour; my favorite dish, paella! ...Although I've never tried any. After walking for 15 minutes I couldn't find a restaurant that was open. It was Sunday...I came across lots of sports bars...no wonder Barcelona is such a strong team!! I saw many kids playing soccer in the streets! Eventually I ventured into one of the sports bars, but they told me they don't have paella. Great!!! But it was a bit exciting to see the menus written on chalkboards placed out in front!! In the end I settled for some fried rice with fried squid."

[edoh : not the real pictures of what he ate, but I guess its almost the same... ish]

After enjoying sightseeing in Barcelona, MUCC held their concert!

YUKKE

"We've completed our European leg of the tour!!!! Barcelona, you were the best!!!! Europe rules!!!! Time to break out the champagne! Next we will move on to South America to continue the tour!!! We still have a lot to do!!!! (laugh)"

As they charge full steam ahead, make sure to keep pace with them! Let's hope they encounter good food during the next part of their tour too!

CRUCIAL SECTION : European Tour, UK 2009

Source JaME:

Hardcore punk and thrash band CRUCIAL SECTION have announced that they will tour Europe in November with the UNITED THRASH NIGHT EURO TOUR 09.

The tour will be organised by French label ONE PERSON PRODZ and Japanese label CREW FOR LIFE RECORDS, which is owned by the band's singer HIRO. In January 2009, CRUCIAL SECTION released a joint CD in collaboration with French band THRASHINGTIN DC, which was released through both of these labels.

CRUCIAL SECTION will be performing with various other bands throughout the tour, which will last for nine consecutive dates. The tour will start on November 7th in Preston, UK, and will take the band to Belgium, Germany, France and Italy. It will end on November 15th in Lyon, France, though this date is still to be confirmed.

UNITED THRASH NIGHT EURO TOUR 09
07/11 Crucial Section - United Kingdom Preston @ Bitter Suite
08/11 Crucial Section - United Kingdom Leeds @ The Pack Horse
09/11 Crucial Section - United Kingdom London @ Old Blue Last

Official myspace
Crucial Section @ United Thrash Night Vol.66 - Zone B - Tokyo credits to rafapunkbass

Crucial Section 2- Huck Finn Nagoya credits to rafapunkbass

ViViD : The ViViD Colour [bonus tracks]

credits to ms2yc, dumplings and kuki

kimi koi: Download @ MF
trail of tears: Download @ MF

LM.C: So-Net Music Comment

Credits to Blu3S3a

Para:noir - Merciless sorrow full PV

Para:noir - Merciless sorrow(Full Ver.) [dir.] credits to ParanoirTV and sorrow?

Love letters and poems 'R' us

Oh lonely days, when I sit and stare into space,
alas you are far, and hard to reach,
oh sunflower, can you tell me? wether if, she/he
loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not,
loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not,
loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not,
this might take a while, I should have choosen something smaller...

Plastic Tree : Sanatorium full PV

credits to pandapurin and miuki

Kagrra : Drawing competition

credits to MidoriTOkuroi2

Kagrra drawing competition part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

part 5

Alsdead : Paradox

Release : 07/10/09 [single]
1. A_DUST
2. PARADOX
3. CYNICAL (NONAIRANBU)

credits to kishi and Alfy
Download @ MF

credits to Nihon go ongaku
Download @ MU

coldrain : Final destination PV

credits to gilsoundworks and shugo for finding out who they are 8D

coldrainの新曲「Final destination」のMUSIC VIDEO。

Music video by coldrain performing Final destination
from 1st album "Final Destination"
In stores 10/28/2009

Their english is pretty damn good =o

Coldrain OHP

Juliette : ☆☆☆☆☆ preview

credits to NyappyxMilou

Golden Bomber : onna shikute , moto kare satsu su , tsunami no joni

...this is an odd bunch. They're dressed all jrock like, but...rap, pop, make weird noises... and dance as well

ゴールデンボンバー　女々しくて、元カレ殺ス、TSUNAMIのジョニー credits to sf192k


Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー) OHP

SINCREA : Xmas Day PV preview

awww, its sweet sounding.

Xmas Day、桜舞い散る季節に君が夢見たこと、ガラスノナミダのPV です credits to sf192k

Irokui : SC24 comment MAX09

credits to Blu3S3a

Vidoll : Monad

credits to Trombe:
Vidoll new album「Monad」will be released at 2010/01/20 (2 TYPE)

limited edition (4,980yen) will include CD (10 songs)+DVD (including live scene of VIDOLL TOUR 2009～20 flight of stairs～FINAL at Shibuya AX at 2009/09/11), and regular edition (3,150yen) will include CD (11 songs) only

Source: Jishuban Club

THE KIDDIE : NEW WORLD preview

credits to rukikatsuo

XOVER : The Curse Of Life PV

credits to BFMV20091 and J

Serial ⇔NUMBER : 01 Teach

New album by Serial ⇔NUMBER to be out on the 25/11/09, featuring twelve tracks total including four tracks recorded at their live.

TRACKLIST:

1. GO！YA！NUMBER〜ぬちぐすい〜
2. アテンション・プリーズ
3. COLOR STYLE
4. 愛らシーサー
5. 夢人の空
6. ちゅらさんがころんだ
7. チャイニーズリング
8. お疲れサンバ　踊ルンバ

＜Bonus Tracks〜Live at AKASAKA　BLITZ　2009．08.21〜＞

1. シリアル音頭Happy Life 〜2人のらぶねっと（Live Ver.）
2. Haｐｐｙ Life〜2人のらぶねっと（Live Ver.）
3. SQUALL(Live Ver.）
4. ミートじいちゃんと麻婆茄子（Live　Ver.）

Pre-order @ cdjapan:

01 Teach [Limited Release] Serial Number CD | Release: 2009/11/25

ships on the release date 2667yen (US$ 29.14)

Awoi : ZACRO

New upcoming mini-album by Awoi, ZACRO to be out 25/11/09. The tracklist is currently unknown.

Awoi OHP

MUCC: SC24 Cafe Comment

Credits to Blu3S3a

MusicJapan: The GazettE Go Wild at Visual-kei Festival!

Taken fromMusicJapan, thanks to Kumo.

"The 'V-ROCK FESTIVAL '09' was held on October 24th and 25th at Makuhari Messe. Over 50 visual-kei artists gathered.

the GazettE, which had just released their new single 'BEFORE I DECAY', appeared as the headlining band and passionately performed 13 songs. Even from before they had appeared, fans had been very excited and had continued to call out the members' names. The moment the band started playing the audience shook their heads and cheered. Some fans fainted during their performance. The vocalist Ruki taunted the crowd. "We're going to end this with some big fireworks. Go wild!" the GazettE went on a rampage while Ruki shouted "Don't think! Let it all out!" The band also performed an unscheduled encore. Like Ruki said, they finished the event with a big bang.

Versailles performed for the first time in public after the death of bassist Jasmine You in August. The four members appeared on stage with Jasmine You's favorite bass. While gazing at the bass, vocalist KAMIJO told fans how fortunate he felt about participating in the event. "This is our first performance in a large scale event since our major debut in June. We're thankful for being able to play here. I'm sure Jasmine You in heaven feels the same way."

[Credits ot Soundscheck]


Shugo: the GazettE played 13 songs and they didnt show ONE on the live stream! *****'s! Looks like it was awesome!

UVERworld: Kanashimi wa Kitto

More new stuff! ^.^

Release Date: 28/10/09

Tracklist:
1. Kanashimi wa Kitto
2. Gekiha
3. Mikageishi -single ver.-

Download: Mediafire

Credits to Wind

DI3SIRAE: 7 Riots in the End

YAY NEW STUFF! *happy dance*

Release Date:30/09/09
Tracklist:
01.Gehenna
02.QuAsAr
03.Pray to the ray
04.M.A.S
05.a deathlike silence
06.Close by me(remastered)
07.SE

Download: Mediafire

Credits to Champ213

MOLICE : London Tour 2009

credits to Gayle:

28/12 The Big Jugs Experience LONDON MOLICE United Kingdom London
29/12 The Big Jugs Experience LONDON 2 MOLICE United Kingdom London
30/12 The Big Jugs Experience LONDON 3 MOLICE United Kingdom London
06/01 The Big Jugs Experience MEDWAY UK MOLICE United Kingdom Gillingham

The MOLICE OHP

Headphone - The Molice (EP Version) credits to hudsonhawk1

The Molice - Love Song(EP Version) credits to

DIS★Marionette : Hiatus and Best of album

Credits to Trombe:

DIS★Marionette best album (title not yet finalized) will be released at 2010/01/20, although details have not yet been announced

but DIS★Marionette will be on hiatus after their live at 高田馬場AREA at 2010/01/15 due to departure of Gt.hisana、Ba.真純(masumi)、Dr.達也(tatsuya)

DIS★Marionette OHP

ViVid : Reno's view on life

Source MusicJapan+

Reno: People all live their own lives, and for each life they're the main character. People view the world subjectively, and generally think that the world revolves around them. Everyone feels that way, and each one's way of thinking is different. That goes for no matter what sort of lives they're leading, and regardless of their jobs and occupations. Nobody in the world has the same views, but still we are able to share and sometimes agree with them. We are capable of learning from other people's experiences and ideas.
I've come to the conclusion that it's no use to just concentrate on practicing the guitar all day inside. It's better to go outside every now and then. Go out, then discuss and adopt different views.
After talking out in the open, go back into your house. That's when I start playing the guitar while contemplating deeply and seriously about my career and life. It's important to talk with friends, and people who are both younger and older than you. You might find a completely different self. You've only got one life to live. People who can happily enjoy life win. I'm trying to do that, but first you must work hard everyday. By taking small steps each day that will eventually lead you to become more confident.
I'm starting to ramble a bit. What I'm trying to say is I'll make all of you happy. That's all.

SMAP : if there was a japanese version of Pirates of the Caribbean...?

Source Musicjapan+

The fourth installment of the popular movie series 'Pirates of the Caribbean' will start filming in the near future, and the subtitle was recently announced as 'On Stranger Tides'. The films are widely enjoyed here in Japan too. A survey was conducted by TSUTAYA online where people were asked "If Jack Sparrow were to be played by a Japanese actor, who would be your ideal pick?"
SMAP member Kimura Takuya was the No.1 choice. His sexy yet humorous personality perfectly matched with the image of Jack Sparrow. Kimura is well-known outside of Japan as well with his appearances in the movies '2046' and 'アイ・カム・ウィズ・ザ・レイン / I Come with the Rain'. That also helped him take the No.1 spot. No.2 went to Odagiri Joe, whose sexy and unique personality has similarities with Jack Sparrow too. No.3 was Matsumoto Jun, and No.4 Matsuyama Kenichi. No.5, No.6 and No.7 each went to Abe Hiroshi, Karasawa Toshiaki and Mikami Hiroshi. All three accomplished actors are able to put on solid performances in any kind of movie. They never look out of place nor act in a way that runs counter to the film's atmosphere. No.8 was Fukuyama Masaharu, Mizushima Hiro No.9 and Tamaki Hiroshi No.10. The top 10 list included not only veterans but also young actors gathering attention; in all a good lineup of well regarded actors. Quite a few of them have been successful as musicians as well.

木村拓哉（Takuya Kimura）GATSBY BODY PAPER CM '09.06

MUCC : - So-net Music Comment

credits to Blu3S3a

GLACIER : - So-net Music Comment

credits to Blu3S3a

V-Rock Festival : Report

Source v-rockfes.com
credits to kumo
昨日に引き続き、２日目もヴィジュアル・アプローチが個性的なアーティスト達が続々と登場。オープニング・アクトのHANGRY&ANGRYのゴ スロリ・ファッション然り、Loveless(北出菜奈)が歌うアニメの主題歌然り。それらが今の日本文化を象徴するものだとすれば、逆に古来より生き続 ける和のテイストをふんだんに取り入れてるバンドがKagrra,である。本編のトップを勤めた彼らは、衣装だけでなく今回の演奏曲の
ほとんどに琴を用いて音楽でも西洋文化と日本文化を見事なまでに融合させ、独自の音楽スタイルを提示した。
最先端ファッションのリーダーである土屋アンナは身重にもかかわらずステージに小走りで現れ、ヘッドバンギングしたりと手加減一切無し！　彼女の中に貫かれるロック・スピリットを再確認することに。デス声とソリッドな演奏で観客に媚びないステー
ジ ングで存在感を示すSadie、それとは真逆のベクトルで笑顔を絶やさずファンと一緒に楽しい空間を共有する彩冷える、ウサギをモチーフにカラフルでポッ プなステージを披露するかと思いきやギター・サウンドはエッジが効いていたりと一筋縄ではいかないLM.C、歌メロが心に響くヴィドール、バンド名どおり にどこかしらクラシック音楽の要素が感じられる摩天楼オペラ、歌詞以外は一言も言葉を発することなく狂気
に満ちた痛々しい世界観を体現したメリー…今、音楽シーンで注目されてる彼らの、キラキラした個性が咲き乱れた。音楽キャリアは一つ上の世代、CASCADEの相変わらずオシャレでぶっとんだ演奏も、INORANの歌とMCも、キャリアを積んでさらにグレードアップ！
　さらに上の元祖・ヴィジュアル系ともいえる高見沢俊彦は多くのギタリストを従えて(笑)登場、ウン十年変わらぬハイトーン・ヴォイスと王子の姿に度肝を抜かれた人もいたはず。
フィ ンランドから来日したNEGATIVEも登場したメイン・ステージのトリを飾ったのは、最新シングルが初登場2位を記録したthe GazettE。会場を埋め尽くすファンとの一体感はまるでライヴハウスのよう。ノリにのってる彼らの計り知れないパワーを思い知らされた。
ま た、ブースを挟んだ別のステージで行われたVersaillesのライヴ、実はJasmine Youの急逝後、初のステージだった。”今日が俺たちの正式なメジャー・デビュー・ライヴになります。＜中略＞きっとJasumin Youも天国で喜んでるんじゃないかな”と語るヴォーカルのKAMIJO。6月に念願のメジャー・デビューを果たし5人で立つはずだった渋谷 C.C.Lemonホールの公演が叶わぬ夢となってしまった今、”V-ROCK FESTIVAL '09”に参加するか、相当な迷ったときく。悩んだ結果、参加の意思を貫いた彼ら。複雑な想いはステージに立った瞬間、少しだけ和らいだのだろう…。彼ら を見守るファンの視線、声援がいつもより、やわらかく温かく感じられた。
素晴らしい演奏、心を揺さぶる瞬間のきらめき。多くのドラマを産み落とした”V-ROCK FESTIVAL'09”は日本の音楽シーン、いや、世界の音楽シーンの歴史に深く刻まれたはずだ。もちろん、そこに参加した全ての人達の心の中にも。
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