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©SANA Summon the Roses had the pleasure of interviewing Sana in the middle of his 2015 World Tour! Can you introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi, Nice to meet you Summon the Roses readers!! My name is SANA. Please call me SANA SAMA (sama means 様) I’m a Visual kei musician. I love this world. ​ You are right now in the middle of a world tour. Recently you performed in Russia. How was this experience? How did the Russian fans receive you? I really enjoyed Russia tour. Fans are kind, local staff is funny, and food is tasty. I like Russia. This time every show gave me many key words for my future lyrics. It is the best present for me from Russia. Well, Russia is really huge. The reaction of the audience in each and every city is different. It was much fun for me. ​Which country are you most excited to perform in? Right now it is Ukraine because I’ve already had many shows in this country. ​ When you tour, is it difficult for you to adapt to t...

  ©QUM Can you introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? My name is Qum (pronounced koom.)I am a Japanese musician who is internationally known, well traveled and looking to expand my musical reach into many other countries around the globe. Is there a life lesson you are trying to teach with your Eternity PV? Yes, I want to tell you about the meaning of Love. I think a human’s life is too short so I want to you to find ETERNAL love. We don’t know what will happen in life, so please always love and cherish your special one. How long did it take you record Eternity single? It was really an extended amount of time. ETERNITY took about six months to complete the recording. What is your image concept? My image is close to peaceful, upbeat and of course, very cool! What are some of your best qualities as an artist? I feel I am very determined and a dedicated musician. Even though I am highly sensitive as an artist, I know I can push through all ob...

© Anima Summon the Roses had the chance of interviewing new band Anima. Guitarist Satsuki was kind enough to answer some of our questions. Enjoy the interview. How did Anima form? I have joined Anima a half years ago. So, I don't know how Anima formed. What music genre do you consider Anima to be? People call us Kirakote. Recently we often play disco music. Did the members know each other before forming the band? We didn't know each other before. You have a lot of color in your image. Can you explain what is the concept of your image? It's to match the feeling of our songs. What are your expectations for Anima? Touring around Japan. Can you tell us what is your favorite thing about being in a band? Sharing our passion and emotion with our fans. Can you tell us about your single オベリス?   It's a sad love song. Are you working on any PVs for the single right now? Not now. Are you ever planning on performing overseas? I...

©Starwave Records Summon the Roses once again had the chance of interviewing such an amazing band! Scarlet Valse answered all of our interview questions. Each member shared something unique with us. Enjoy the interview. You released a mini-album titled [STORY] in May, can you tell us about the making of this album? You: All six songs was in stages of recording, all songs in the live concert and unreleased songs. Guitar arrangement is Kakeru originally brought in the demo with ones made by Studio members and based on details while recording and I created it. Kakeru: Though to us is always wonderful guitar arrangements, but it has also become a difficult state to play along with the song (laughs). As a composer I wanted to show the "new Scarlet Valse" from the "ever Scarlet Valse". Can you tell us about the making of your PV Story?  Hiroki :  The theme is fierceness, tranquility and glitz and the drum play went along with it. Takuya: To come accustom...

©Noahtic How did Noahtic form?   Tatsuya : I had searched the best vocalist and players in Fukuoka. They have gathered here. Can you tell us the meaning of the band name Noahtic?   Tatsuya : NOAHTIC is a coined word. I made. “NOAH” from Noah’s ark and “TIC” from romantic, chaotic etc. We want to saving somebody by power of music. Can you tell us a bit about the concept of your music?   Tatsuya : Most our songs are loud and heavy. but "beauty" are included to each songs. Like a floating flower on muddy stream. What are the emotions you are trying to express through your music and lyrics?   Yuma : We hope to express the every single emotions and passions. Who composes most of the music in the band?   Tatsuomi : Main composer are Tatsuomi , Daiki and Tatsuya . Each has a each good quality. We have keep elaborated for making new songs. Can you tell us a bit about your image?   Tomoya : It’s a tender question. Well, NOAHTIC is...

©ELM Summon the Roses had the chance of interviewing ELM! We had a small talk with the band and each member answered our questions. Enjoy the interview! Can you tell us about your band name ELM, who picked the name for the band and what does it mean? The provisional title of the sad dream on Elm Street of Dream Theater [Elm]. What is the image of your band? Can you explain your style? Horror, dark • fairy tale, such as spindle portrays profound psychological portrait. Can you tell us how ELM formed?   Members changed, and formed Jekyll and Rua. 27 now five become the system . Who writes most of the music in ELM? Rua is the main composer. Are you working on a new ELM PV? It will be published soon. You have a new single that will be released on 2015.07.22 titled 「瓶詰の太陽～あの日の罪と罰と償いを～」 can you tell us about this single?   All the songs from previous single collected. Do you have plans to come to America to play live?   Anywhere,...

Summon the Roses had the extraordinary honor of conducting two amazing Jrock interviews in just one night! Anti Feminism and CELL! The interview was conducted live through Skype from Los Angeles, California @ 6:00pm in the Afternoon. The bands traveled all the way from Japan to perform at Vnited Music Fest On Sunday, June 5th, 2015. Anti Feminism was the first to appear for the interview right before CELL. We had a chance to ask a few questions to the band through live video! ANTI FEMINISM INTERVIEW  ©Anti Feminism Anti Feminism began the interview with proper introductions from each band member. Kenzi(Vo), Shogo(Gu), Ruiji(Ba) Shizuki(Dr). What is the best part about being in a Visual Kei band? Kenzi: Our roots are Visual Kei but, we are not only pushing Visual Kei, we still like to wear the make up and etc, and in the punk scene, it is still ok. We are mixing it in so that we can push towards any genre. Visual kei is wearing make up but it is also an expressi...

  ©IX -NINE- Summon the Roses had the chance of interviewing new band IX -NINE- We had the  awesome opportunity to have a small talk with band leader and composer $ali . Enjoy the interview! Could you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? $ali: I'm the band leader and composer, $ali. How did IX -Nine- form? $ali: I'm alone When I was making 1st mini album VIDYA, at first I'd planned to release to engage guests vocal. But I wanted to have the band, that is why we invited IX, and Noi. What is the meaning of IX -Nine-? Who came up with the band name? $ali : IX has no meaning. We like that it has a nice ring to it, that is why we named it IX. This is his proposal.(Vocal: IX) What is the concept behind your music? $ali: Band name has no meaning, music is also not based unequivocal commitment. By the way, I am influenced by Electronica and Ambient music. Can you tell us about the composition of your music. Who is the main composer...

 ©Kamijo2015 Summon the Roses had the extraordinary honor of attending Kamijo's 20th Anniversary show at the Highline Ballroom in New York, on Saturday June 6, 2015. Here is a small video of the fan interviews Summon the Roses conducted. ©Summon the Roses2015 Fans began to arrive as early as 10:00am in the morning, anticipating the awesome show. No later than 2:00pm, the lines were split into two rows, one for the VIP and one for general admission. The staff was collaborating wonderfully with the fans, waiting around, and happy to guide them and answer any concerns the fans had. Fans continued to arrive in groups. Everyone dressed up and ready for the concert. There were a couple of fans cosplaying, showing off their amazing talent and devotion. Fans were excited and Summon the Roses got to interview some of the devoted fans that were waiting in line for hours. The staff managed to keep everything well organized, and on time.  Groups of five were allowed...

  ©Summon the Roses 2015 Summon the Roses had the honor of interviewing a group of girls who are devoted dancers and love Kpop!! They call themselves GPK, and there are currently four members in the group. Leader Tere ,  Main Vocalist, Nathalie , Visual/Lead Vocalist Yumi ,  Maknae/Rapper Deny . They perform Kpop covers and have video recordings on Youtube. The talented girls performed at Kpop Con Usa Convention in Miami, on June 19. STR had a chance to join them and conduct a small but sweet interview with these four girls who all have huge and wonderful goals with their Kpop dancing career. Who exactly is GPK? Hi, we are GPK and we are a South Florida Kpop cover group. We have been around for four years. How are you guys enjoying the convention so far? Tere: It's great! The con has been a success so far. We are really proud of how it came out. How is it that GPK formed? Deny: How we formed is that we had a leader beforehand and she brought everyone ...

  © Defstar Records Inc. Back in 2009, Summon the Roses had the honor of interviewing Kanon Wakeshima @ Otakon! Here's the interview! Enjoy =) Please introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses. Kanon: I am Kanon Wakeshima and I have been playing the Cello since I was three years old and now I am a Cello Vocalist. How do you feel about performing in front of a large audience for the first time in the U.S? Kanon: In America the audience gets so excited and it makes it fun and also the people were in really cute costumes. I really liked it! Aside from playing in America you have played concerts in Europe and Japan, how are they different? Kanon: In Japan audiences tend to just stand quiet and try to concentrate on the music and try to feel the music but here in America and also in France, in those countries the reaction is kind of similar. They try to get together and enjoy the music, and they get really excited and that gives ...