Hizumi Archives

Interview with HAKUEI and HIZUMI: Hardships as vocalists

1 July 2022

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

NUL. announces 1st album and Japan tour!

Dorian

1 April 2020

Releases, Tour and event

Waiting desperately for NUL.’s first full album to make its entrance? If so, then your patience will be soon rewarded! The band has now officialized its release of the first full album which will be hitting she...

HIZUMI brings back scream vocals in “XStream”, NUL.’s first music video

NBT

1 November 2019

Music Video

It's been a long time coming, but today is finally the day we get to formally introduce NUL.'s music with their first music video, XStream! This is where you'll find vocalist HIZUMI's screaming voice in shape w...

Report: Experiencing NUL.’s explosive and flashy show in Tokyo

afaenia

5 October 2019

Review, Tour and event

August 16 found us in the winding streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, joining the line outside Shibuya Rex in the sweltering mid-summer heat to enter the trio's first live show which they appropriately titled "NUL. 1st ...

HIZUMI (ex-D’espairsRay) forms new band NUL.

Nexus

25 May 2019

New Band, New Look

Former D’espairsRay vocalist HIZUMI will form a new band called “NUL.” together with Toshiyuki Kishi from abingdon boys school, and MASATO from defspiral! D’espairsRay were vigorously active not only domesti...

HIZUMI shares video message on collaboration with GAN-SHIN

NBT

22 February 2019

Entertainment, Videos

It's been a really long time since we last seen a video message from HIZUMI himself, the former vocalist of the legendary visual kei band D'espairsRay. This time around, HIZUMI is here to bring us a special mes...

Interview: HIZUMI shares lifestyle as designer and UMBRELLA overseas expansion plans

NBT

5 November 2018

Interview

HIZUMI who withdrawn from the music industry has been focusing on his design brand UMBRELLA the past seven years. Recently, HIZUMI and GANSHIN revealed a collaboration which meant UMBRELLA was finally expanding...

UMBRELLA by HIZUMI (D’espairsRay) collaborates with GANSHIN to produce exclusive goods

NBT

28 June 2018

Entertainment

HIZUMI who in the past partook as the vocalist in D'espairsRay is continually expanding his design and fashion brand UMBRELLA to make it more accessible worldwide! In a recent announcement made by the Europe-ba...

Interview: The current activities of HIZUMI, former vocalist of D’espairsRay

NBT

10 April 2017

Featured, Interview

Just hearing the name "HIZUMI" probably takes most of you back to the days when visual kei was blooming in the west, during the time when he was still active as the vocalist of D'espairsRay. Yes, those were the...

Meet Hizumi (D’espairsRay) in Kansas, US This Spring

NBT

29 January 2015

Tour and event

It's been quite some time since we covered news regarding the former vocalist of D'espairsRay – who now works as a designer in his company: Umbrella. However, the big news this week was announced by the convent...

Hizumi (D’espairsRay) craves to get back into music

NBT

8 March 2013

Band status

There hasn't been much news about D'espairsRay on this site ever since their disbandment. If you did not know already, Hizumi is now active with his company "UMBRELLA" which primarily focuses on design and grap...