D'espairsRay Archives

Interview with HIZUMI: NUL., a conceptless band with infinite potential

Oct 22, 2019

After seeing and experiencing NUL.'s first performance on August 16, our minds were filled with questions! We decided to meet up with HIZUMI a couple of days later to get these questions answered.In case yo...

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

Nexus

May 25, 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

Feb 22, 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

Nov 5, 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HIZUMI who withdrawn from the music industry has been focusing on his design brand UMBRELLA the past seven years.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

Jun 28, 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

Apr 10, 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...

Jrockers Covering Jrock Songs

edoh+

Oct 10, 2015

Entertainment

Edohsama cruising on the internet to bring you an interesting topic once again. Today I came across a video of GACKT covering L'arc~En~Ciel's STAY AWAY and Ready Steady Go. They even reproduce the dance from th...

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

NBT

Jan 29, 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...

Tsukasa makes enka solo debut!

NBT

Sep 10, 2014

New Band, New Look, Videos

TSUKASA of THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S is the first artist to incorporate visual kei with enka. A crossfade of his first single "Hitohira no sakura" was released and he actually sounds pretty skilled.https://www....

Mogamigawa Tsukasa’s enka concert comment

NBT

May 13, 2014

Videos

Mogamigawa Tsukasa will be performing as an enka singer at the upcoming concert on June 8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8oA2dKSGqoMogamigawa Tsukasa - Matsupoiyo: Purchase @ CDJapan (regular editi...

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

NBT

Mar 8, 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...

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