Influenced by European nobility, 耽美 (Tanbi) stands for “aestheticism”, “pursuit of beauty” or “obsession with beautiful things” in Japanese, something that clearly reflects in the visual performance of the artists in this genre.
While the genre has no specific sound associated with it, there is often a classical and symphonic influence as well as references of France and French being used in the titles, roses and love songs. Artists and band members are often referred to as prince, princess, duke or duchess, but neither the French influence nor the naming scheme is a standard for every artist. The pursuit of beauty is the main focus of this genre, and it can come in many different forms.
After debuting in the summer of 2013 with the single “Blessing of the Future” Jupiter’s lineup has been consistent, in the sense of it existing out of ZIN on vocals, HIZAKI and TERU on guitars, MASASHI on bass and YUKI on drums. In 2015 however, bassist MASASHI and drummer YUKI both announced that they
With the upcoming European tour now is more than a good time to ask the guys of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) some questions about not just the tour, but also their upcoming album and the mini-album before it. Because if you have followed the band you might know that this is not their first visit to Europe, and
The winter has been raging over Europe, but in order to warm everyone up for summer a little early, 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) have announced they’ll be coming to Europe for a tour in late June and early July!
During the tour they will visit Finland, the UK, Germany, Poland, France and The Netherlands
I don’t think I have to introduce Versailles to any of you, right? Given their track record here in Europe and how pretty much everyone who has ever heard of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) knows their name?
Well, we all know Versailles has been on a hiatus for a few years now already while vocalist KAMIJO works on his
ミサルカ (Misaruka) WDP are about to release their new limited DVD, titled “World Domination Project”, which will only be available at the online shop from July 12 to July 14 2015!
The DVD will be released through Starwave Records, and keep in mind, it’s availability is very limited.
Starwave Records will release a new omnibus DVD, titled “Starwave Records Vol.4”, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Starwave Records on September 9, 2015!
This will be the 4th omnibus release of the label since it was founded, and it will feature music videos from 11 different artists
ミサルカ (Misaruka) will give away 10 pairs of tickets (meaning: 20 tickets in total), completely free of charge to fans who don’t live in Japan so they can attend their oneman live “-The world of 13-” at Shinjuku ReNY on August 27 2015.
~ You can only apply if you
Magistina Saga are about to release their new mini-album, titled “Allium”, on July 8, 2015!
The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for the start of July, you can secure your copy early by purchasing it at live shows starting
ミサルカ (Misaruka) are about to release their new live DVD, titled “[2014.11.12 TSUTAYA O-WEST ~The Butterfly Effect~”, on May 27, 2015!
The DVD will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for late May, you can secure your copy early at live
Scarlet Valse are about to release their new mini-album, titled “Story”, on May 27, 2015!
The album will be released through Starwave Records, and even though the official release date is set for late May, you can secure your copy early at live shows, starting at March 19.
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