Kizu Archives

New band sugar debuts under Kizu’s record label “DAMAGE”

24 August 2024

The visual kei record label "DAMAGE", helmed by Kizu's vocalist LiME, is thrilled to unveil a hot new talent. Prepare to meet "sugar"—a four-piece band that burst onto the scene on August 19. sugar's debut s...

Kizu’s haunting music video for “Oni” will give you goosebumps

Bri

18 May 2024

Music Video, Releases

Visual kei band Kizu premiered the music video for "Oni" on May 16. "Oni" is the band's 15th single, with the digital release becoming available for streaming just a few days earlier on May 13. The video is ...

HYDE and GACKT face off as new characters in fighting game “Tekken”!

Erica, NBT and Nori

1 April 2024

Entertainment

Hold on to your headsets, folks! The developers of the popular fighting game Tekken unveiled an exclusive downloadable content (DLC) collaboration tailored for Jrock fans. This DLC adds new characters to its la...

Kizu’s “Bee-autiful days” music video creates a buzz

Bri

15 December 2023

Music Video, Releases

Visual kei band Kizu released their 13th single "Bee-autiful days" on December 13. The release is accompanied by a music video posted to the band's YouTube channel. "Bee-autiful days" was first performed at ...

Kizu brings new visual twist with “Ame Otoko” music video

Bri

4 March 2023

Music Video

The music video for Kizu’s new song “Ame Otoko” premiered on YouTube on March 2. While the band has never been afraid of exploring dark concepts, this time they take us on an emotional journey of remorse that c...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad. Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Moi-même-Moitié gathers 6 visual kei artists for anniversary tea party

Erica

17 October 2022

Entertainment, Tour and event

Celebrating its 23rd anniversary, gothic lolita brand Moi-même-Moitié will hold an official tea party in Tokyo on December 19. The event, Moi-même-Moitié Official Tea Party -Gensouteki na Teien ni manekareta Se...

Kizu captures wartime devastation in “Little Girl wa Yandeiru.” music video

Sizergyia

8 September 2022

Music Video, New Look

Kizu released their 11th single "Little Girl wa Yandeiru." on August 31 and coinciding with its release, the title track's music video is now here. The music video takes place in what appears to be a bomb sh...

Kizu’s “Milk” music video is an exhilarating experience

Sizergyia

26 February 2022

Music Video, Releases

Kizu went to lengths to showcase different parts of the music video for Milk but the full version is now here. With this, we can assure you that it's an exhilarating experience that will keep you entertained th...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

Kizu’s unsettling music video “Strawberry Blue” brings lingering sense of death

Sizergyia

18 December 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Kizu's 10th single Strawberry Blue was released on December 8. To greet its arrival, the band revealed the title track's music video showcasing the unsettling-sounding ballad where vocalist LiME hoarsely whispe...

Kizu shreds on conjoined limbs and torsos in “Human Error” video

Sizergyia

2 September 2021

Music Video, Releases

Kizu previously revealed the short version of their Human Error music video back in March before the release of their best-of album Kataki on April 7. From that point, the only way to watch the entirety of said...

Kizu’s alternative “Milk” music video shapes into a bloody mess

Sizergyia

17 July 2021

Music Video, Releases

Taken from Kizu's best-of album, the new song Milk delivers a bloody, messy, and imprisoned vocalist, LiME, with "ANOTHER Ver." alternative music video. Kizu released their best-of album Kataki on April 7. The...

Kizu’s “Milk” music video preview features lively jazzy chorus

Sizergyia

3 April 2021

Music Video, Releases

The lead-up to the release of Kizu's best-of album Kataki on April 7 has seen the band reveal previews of music videos Human Error and the new song Hato. In addition, they revealed one more preview but this tim...

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