HAKUEI Archives

Interview with HAKUEI and Aoi (the GazettE): Drinking habits and visual kei rivalry

Mar 30, 2020

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. At Izak...

Interview with HAKUEI: Revitalizing the visual kei scene

NBT and Shmilly

Nov 6, 2019

Interview

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, PENICILLIN's new mini-album Kowloon Head has been released today on November 6. We had the pleasure to meet with HAKUEI recently—the frontman of the band—to talk about thi...

New clothing shop “SHIBUYA Zy.” aspires to elevate visual kei in the heart of Shibuya, at the reborn “MAGNET by SHIBUYA109”

NBT

Mar 8, 2019

Entertainment

JVK Co., Ltd., the company behind the largest visual kei website “club Zy.”, is opening a visual kei retail shop on March 20 together with their partner "Powered By Parsons Co., Ltd.". The store will be called ...

Special interview with HAKUEI, honorary editor-in-chief of club Zy.

Nexus

Feb 6, 2019

Interview

This interview was originally conducted and published by "club Zy." in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

HAKUEI (PENICILLIN), now editor-in-chief at Japan’s biggest visual kei website, club Zy.

NBT

Dec 3, 2018

Entertainment

HAKUEI has always been an active forefront in the visual kei scene since the formation of PENICILLIN in 1992. To create a new paradigm within the visual kei scene, today on December 3, HAKUEI has taken the role...

JROCK NEWS’ favorite releases of 2016

Midnight

Dec 30, 2016

Entertainment, Report and review

Like with every year, 2016 had its fair share of ups and downs. But, as for many of us, good music has been there to help see us through both the good times and the bad times. So, before we say "sayonara" to 20...

HAKUEI’s 20th anniversary album “Virgin Vibration” featuring outstanding composers

xLIZ4

Jun 26, 2016

Releases

It's been 20 years since HAKUEI debuted as a solo artist and he will celebrate this with a special album in three limited types. The album is titled as Virgin Vibration and will be released on July 27!HAKUE...