Visual Aesthetics: Lovely Lolita
One of the most important aspects of visual kei artists are the looks. In Visual Aesthetics, we will highlight specific hairstyles, costumes, accessories, makeup, body art and other styles which are either very...
The legendary Visual Kei Oyaji, Seiichi Hoshiko
Simply dressed in thermal sweats or sometimes a plain t-shirt on warmer days, you'd be forgiven if you overlooked this casually dressed gentleman named Seiichi Hoshiko (星子誠一). Throwing his classic two thumbs up...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2017
The year of 2017 is no exception when it comes to our tradition of looking back on all the greatest visual kei and Japanese acts of the year! What we have for you today are two lists compiling the best acts we ...
Versailles add new dates to world tour, now heading to Canada and Chile!
Versailles announced quite a while ago that they would take off on yet another world tour, and their first since their return from hiatus. Having already toured Europe, this new tour had exclusively only Asian ...
Versailles to take off on world tour beginning September!
Versailles recently traveled Europe in order to give fans some rocking lives, and now they give Latin Americans and Asians a chance to hear them live, as it has been announced that the band embark on a new worl...
Versailles reveal music previews for their upcoming album, “Lineage~Descendants of the Rose~”
Versailles had already let us know that there was a new album coming this year, and just a few days ago the band released details on the album (they say album, but it's really a mini-album). For starters, the a...
Report: The much-anticipated HIZAKI performs a short but exciting set that is sure to prepare fans for Versailles’ performance next year
After releasing his first solo album, Rosario, in just over a decade on August 3 and with Versailles Philharmonic Quintet reuniting as well as touring Europe early next year, the announcement that guitarist and...
Kamijo singing in Spanish!? Versailles explore new possibilities with comeback
How would you feel about hearing some Versailles songs in Spanish? In a recent interview with JpopAsia, the band talked about what came next for Versailles now that the band was back, and one of the things ment...
Top 10 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2016
We're back again to greet the upcoming year by looking back at this year's top Japanese acts! We have two lists prepared for you this time around, one consisting of the top 10 visual kei acts and another list w...
Elegant HIZAKI to grace London’s HYPER JAPAN this Winter
HIZAKI will be making his debut for his first ever solo concert in the UK at HYPER JAPAN on November 25-27! Following last year’s solo concerts in France, Germany, Brazil, and Argentina, HIZAKI continues to exp...
Versailles announce a new European tour!
Versailles have made their comeback a while ago, but all the lives Versailles have been giving so far have been only for the lucky Japanese fans, leaving overseas fans longing for some live Versailles action th...
Get a taste of Jrock’s most impressive bass solos!
When looking to form a band, one of the most important positions that needs to be filled by a skilled player is bass. Ironically, this position is probably the least popular and less recognized among rock liste...
Versailles to release “The Greatest Hits 2007-2016” in September
If you have been living under a rock, you may have not known that Versailles had announced a comeback from their four year hiatus several months back. They already held a comeback live in December of last year,...
Hizaki resumes solo activities with new album “Rosario”
Hizaki, guitarist for power-metal band Versailles and Jupiter, will be resuming his solo activities with a brand new solo album! This new album will be titled Rosario, and will release on August 3. While we sti...