From Rekuru: Notable singer of L`Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS, HYDE announced that he will release his autobiography on January 29th!! More »

From Rekuru: For “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2011″, which was held by VAMPS at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on October 21st and 22nd, Edward Scissorhands made a guest appearance…I mean HYDE! More »

With a lot of artists in Asian entertainment, sometimes we cannot keep track of who is releasing what and when. Here’s a quick breakdown of the most anticipated releases in this week. The title of each release links you to YesAsia for more information or for preorder, because YesAsia is of course the best and most convenient place to order Asian entertainment online. More »

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From Rekuru: Today, I bring you previews. One for VAMPS’ new single/album, and one for Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (YanMega). More »

On Sunday night, Japan held its first Billboard Music Awards. The winners are determined by internet and cellphone voting. Although most winners were voted by the fans, there were also winners determined by the charts, which is still technically the fans. EXILE went home feeling good as they won Best Artist of 2009 and Best Pop Artists, which they shared with Kobukuro, AI, and Remioromen. There were other familiar faces present as VAMPS won best rising international artist, After School won best new K-Pop artist, and BoA won US Billboard Publisher’s Award 2009. More »

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From Rekuru: As the international popularity of Japanese rock rapidly increases, 2009 can count itself amongst the most noteworthy years for the scene. Below is my list of the most significant events in the J-Rock world for the past 365 days. More »

Oblivion Dust guitarist K.A.Z and L’Arc-en-Ciel vocalist HYDE, known together as VAMPS, are hitting 10 US cities July thru August. The duo teamed up for VAMPS in February 2008 and are finally dropping their self-titled VAMPS album worldwide on June 10! Then on July 11, VAMPS kickoff their American tour in New York City! With songs titled “Bite”, “Vampire Depression”, “Redrum”, and “Sex Blood Rock n’ Roll”, it’s gonna be a crazy live show! More »

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