ViViD Archives

TAKERU collaborates with SHIN on SuG cover “Sakura Ame”

28 August 2022

Celebrating TAKERU's 15th anniversary as a vocalist, TAKERU (ex-SuG, sleepyhead) released a self-cover of SuG's Sakura Ame (桜雨), and will also appear as a guest at San Japan in San Antonio, TX. A rare collabor...

GACKT’s iconic song “Vanilla” turns 20

edoh+

15 July 2019

Entertainment

It's the 20th anniversary for one of GACKT's most famous tunes, which means the singer, actor, and frequent gym-goer was only in his mid-twenties at the time Vanilla was filmed. This erotically charged song tha...

ex-ViViD SHIN follow-ups stellar comeback with merchandise to be sold internationally

edoh+

1 January 2017

Tour and event

SHIN, formerly the vocalist of ViViD, held his first comeback performance in Tokyo at EX THEATER ROPPONGI on Christmas Eve, 2016. His first one-man show as a success, with tickets completely selling out. The ve...

ex-ViViD SHIN’s first ever live and teases us with a new music video

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6 September 2016

Music Video, Releases, Tour and event

ex-ViViD SHIN has revealed his first video on his official YouTube titled "Taisetsuna minna e" (大切な皆へ). It's only been three days since it's been uploaded, but as expected of SHIN, it has attracted over 21,00...

Ex-ViViD’s Ryoga Forms ReFrain ReFrain

Zansouki

13 January 2016

New Band

Fans of the now disbanded ViViD might enjoy this piece of news. Ryoga, former guitarist of ViViD has announced the formation of his new band, ReFrain ReFrain, marking his return to the music scene! The band is ...

Sadness and Despair, The Jrock Disbandments of 2015

Zansouki

31 December 2015

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Entertainment

With every year that passes by, people always say things like, "There have been so many disbandments this year!" or, "This year has been terrible for the visual kei scene!" However, it's not that there has been...

ViViD to Disband

NoMusicNoReason

28 January 2015

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, Releases

Sad news of the day: Today the five-member band ViViD has decided that they will disband after the live at Yokohama Pacifico Hall, which will be held on April 29. As some of you supposed, their latest si...