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©ANIMA Could you please introduce yourself to our readers and describe your position in the company? Hi everyone! My name's Anima, I'm from France. Japan is my passion since my youth. I've been a Visual Kei fan for 13 years. I'm translating interviews in French, looking for new artists to interview and post the latest Japanese musical videos on the Summon the Roses' page. When was the first time you got into modeling and what inspired you to get into it? I started modelling in 2015 at Tokyo Collection for the Tenbo brand which invited me to join them for this event. I admit that it basically wasn't a domain that attracted me at all, haha. But Takafumi Tsuruta, the Tenbo leader, found the words to change my mind. I couldn't say no. How did your close family members and friends feel about you becoming a model? Did they have any objections or were they supportive of your decision? My close family members and friends didn't all react the same ...

 ©Sana   Sana, thank you for giving us a second interview. How are you since last time we spoke? How did your projects go this year? My solo project did pretty nice this year. Almost 30 shows on abroad tour and two shows finished in Tokyo. This summer I could release my CD in Japan finally. Let’s talk about your model career (for “Baby the Stars Shine Bright”, for example). How did all of this begin? I think the Music has always been closer to fashion than any other culture. Well I could model even if I'm a guitarist. Did you have any hesitation to accept to try something else other than music? I wanted to be a model. When I met VisualKei before. Do you think these two areas have similarities? Yes. They are very similar. You go on stage usually with Make-Up. What do you feel when you’re on stage as model? It's a very good feeling. But  it's difficult to make atmosphere. Well I like it. Haha Do you wish to continue in fashion? Why? Yes I do,...

©The GALLO Can you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Jojo: I'm a vocalist, Jojo. Wajow : My name is Wajow, playing guitar on the right side of the stage. Kaede: I'm Kaede, play drums. Andy : Gallo's base, Andy. Nov: Nov, the guitarist. You will be releasing a single titled "Lucifer-EP-" on September 10th. Can you tell us abou the title of this single and what it represents? Jojo: "LUCIFERO" means the "devil" in Italian. It's a single cut from Gallo's new album "LUCIFERO" so it's called "LUCIFERO-EP-" What can the fans expect from this new single titled "LUCIFERO-EP-" what do you want your fans to feel when listening to this new single? Jojo : I would appreciate if you feel the glimpse of the masterpiece. Wajow: Gallo's attraction, fun, oddities, possibility, flexibility, and rarity. Andy: Potentiality of the Gallo. Nov : I think how you f...

©The GALLO Can you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Jojo: I'm a vocalist, Jojo. Wajow : My name is Wajow, playing guitar on the right side of the stage. Kaede : I'm Kaede, play drums. Andy : Gallo's base, Andy. Nov : Nov, the guitarist. You will be releasing a single titled "Lucifer-EP-" on September 10th. Can you tell us abou the title of this single and what it represents? Jojo: "LUCIFERO" means the "devil" in Italian. It's a single cut from Gallo's new album "LUCIFERO" so it's called "LUCIFERO-EP-" What can the fans expect from this new single titled "LUCIFERO-EP-" what do you want your fans to feel when listening to this new single? Jojo: I would appreciate if you feel the glimpse of the masterpiece. Wajow : Gallo's attraction, fun, oddities, possibility, flexibility, and rarity. Andy: Potentiality of the Gallo. Nov: I think how you...

© Summon the Roses Pouvez-vous vous présenter aux lecteurs de Summon the Roses ? Salut !! Nous sommes Deviloof. Je suis Daiki. Les membres de Deviloof sont Keisuke (Vo), Ryuuya (Gt), Seiya (Gt), Daiki (Ba), Hiroto (Dr). Comment avez-vous trouvé votre nom de groupe Deviloof ? Deviloof est un mot inventé par nous. Deviloof est un mot qui a omis la preuve de diable. Cela signifie un phénomène qui n'est pas la preuve que Satan a montré au Christ. C'est parce que nous voulions être mystérieux et énigmatiques pour que personne ne puisse comprendre pourquoi nous nous nommons comme ça. Pouvez-vous nous dire comment les membres du groupe se sont réunis et comment avez-vous décidé de former Deviloof ? Nous nous sommes rencontrés grâce à SNS. Nous aimons la musique Visual et la musique extrême, mais il n'y a pas de groupe Visual qui joue du vrai metal extrême. Nous avons décédé de jouer du vrai métal extrême dans Deviloof. Expliquez-nous votre concept musical. ...

      ©Yamaha Music Communications Summon the Roses had an amazing conversation with Jin-Machine on their latest release "GORILLA". Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi everyone, We are the funniest Visual-kei in Japan,Jin-Machine! What is the meaning behind the name Jin-Machine? 10 years ago,featuring 16's comedian partner said "How about Jin-Machine?" It's very very sounds good,so I decided to name Jin-Machine there and then I didn't mean anything serious in Jin-Machine. What about your image concept? What image are you going for? We want to do that Visual-kei do not do it very much, and only we can do it. You are about to release a single titled GORILLA on September 30th, 2015.  Can you tell us a bit about this single? How did you come up with the single title GORILLA? Originally, the title was "Golf" not "Gorilla" Wh...

©Malerose Summon the Roses had the honor of interviewing visual kei band from Thailand, Malerose. Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello! We are Malerose. Visual Kei band from Thailand.^^ You will be performing at the World Visual Festival in this month of October. How does it feel to perform at this festival? We were excited and very glad. Because it was our dream and it was the first time for us to perform in Japan which is the original country for Visual Kei that we like. There will be many visual bands performing from different parts of the world, how does it feel to represent Thailand as a visual band? We feel like we were very small because Thailand is not the country that famous about Visual Kei but we are so proud that we are Thailand's representative of Visual Kei band. How have you been preparing for this Visual Festival? We have tried very hard since we knew that we have to go to this event. We started to write a new...

©Sliver Can you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi! We are sliver! Vocal   Yuki Guitar MZK (Mizuki) Bass KirA Drum Ryoji . What is the meaning of Sliver? How did you decide on that band name? The meaning of “sliver” is literally “fragment”or”to tear”. There are two reasons we decided on that band name; First, we had the spiny impression in the word and sound of “sliver”. We thought it fit for the band that performs the violent tunes. We wanna “hurt” those who “touch” sliver by our tunes. Second, we are like fragments. Our backgrounds (favorite musicians, personality etc.) are totally different. Though beautiful thing might not be formed, if we -scattered fragments- got connected, something wonderful might be formed instead, we thought. Can you explain to us your music concept? Our music is making an explosive sound, speedy, heavy, and vigorous. And listeners and we together can act violently with it. But we ...

©Liquidz Edge Can please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Nice to meet you ! We are LIQUIDZ EDGE  from Japan. Can you tell us a little about your music concept?  We want to create a music the people haven’t heard about ,“ a music that doesn’t belong to this world”.  How did you come up the band name LIQUIDZ EDGE? We came up with this name from the desire to create “ a music that doesn’t belong to this world” How do you collaborate with each other when composing music? Music is composed when we feel inspired , when feel the inspiration “hits “ us. What inspires you when writing lyrics? The things around me , the things that keep us alive . This is what stimulates me and gives me  inspiration for the lyrics. What is to you the most difficult thing about being in a rock band? The most difficult thing it is to keep the band “ alive “ , to continue being in a band. Are you currently working on a music video? A new M...

©Highfeel An outstanding musician and artist has passed away. Shota of duo ADAMS, passed away due to a severe brain stroke on November 30th, 2015. This news has shocked many fans from all over the world, and we truly can't believe it. It happened at their show in Warsaw on the 28th of November, where Shota suffered a brain stroke and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, 36 hours later he passed away. This news has completely taken everyone by surprise, and it is truly a sad ending to this month of November, 2015. Summon the Roses would like to thank Aurelie Vandecasteele for allowing us to conduct our interview with ADAMS earlier this year. We are honored for the opportunity we received of interviewing such an amazing musician before he left us early in life. As the founder of Summon the Roses I would like to say to everyone to please value their lives. We have lost many great musicians in past, great leaders, and never know when another life will be lost. Family, s...