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Anime Matsuri 2014 Summed Up
Anime Matsuri 2014 was a hotspot for Japanese fashion, culture and Music. In addition to numerous designers, popular visual kei band NIGHTMARE attended, marking their first time to perform in the USA.
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umbrella’s Unique 4th Anniversary at TogaToga
For their fourth anniversary, umbrella arranged quite the unique affair in Kyoto’s live house TogaToga on June 23. The crowd was kept to a limited number as tables and chairs were set about the floor space to invoke a more intimate, jazz club atmosphere as the band performed a number of their songs in special arrangements to celebrate the occasion.
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THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S “PARASITIC EMOTION”
THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S have an image of heavy and danceable rhythms yet in the release of their second single of 2014, PARASITIC EMOTION, they present three different types of songs displaying three different aspects of this growing band; melodious, enthusiastic, and sweet.
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LOST ASH PRESENTS SUMMER PARTY Photo Report
Having been busy touring with event lives throughout Japan during 2014, LOST ASH put on a very special event on August 3 at Shibuya REX, almost six months since their last solo performance. The theme: everyone comes dressed in yukata! As usual, this year’s [SUMMER PARTY] was not your average live performance.
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BIOSPHIA kicks off their 3rd Anniversary in Osaka
In celebration of their third anniversary together, BIOSPHIA assembled fans at OSAKA MUSE on May 10 with Kyoubi -kyoujitsu- Osaka. The invited bands were A&D, AUBE, Belmosaic, MoNoLith, and NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST and when the headlining band took the stage, the floor was still filled with fans eager to receive the barrage of energy BIOSPHIA put out.
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Velbet’s most frenzied day in the world
The air inside TSUTAYA O-WEST on May 31 seemed almost to vibrate, heavy as it was with conflicting sentiment. Anticipation and reluctance, sadness and joy, all were mixed together in the spacious hall.
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Photo Report: TMH4N’S “EARNEST GAMES -Advent Genius-”
Five-month consecutive oneman lives by THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S were held at TSUTAYA O-WEST from January to May in 2014. The members prepared various concepts for each show and the third of these coincided with TSUKASA’s birthday.
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Acryl Closet’s Smashing Golden Week fashion Show
On the last day of Golden Week, Acryl Closet held a fashion Show and mini live at Shinjuku New Japan. The venue was the perfect setting for a dramatic fashion show, complete with plush couches for the guests to admire the clothing from and a brightly lit, mirrored catwalk to deliver the view.
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NoGoD Rocked the Gates of Shibuya Ax
NoGoD graced the stage of Shibuya AX for the first and last time on May 28, 2014 with their tour final, Gate of Seven. The venue was transformed for the occasion with a huge, wrought-iron gate raised above a dais of steps filling the center of the stage in honor of the show’s title.
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Visual Kei across the globe
Will there ever be a real demand for foreign visual kei artists to make their mark in Japan? Only time will tell. In the meantime, here are some non-Japanese visual kei artists we think you need to know about.
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