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Shihori Can you please introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? I am a singer and songwriter who moved to NY from Japan on this January. I have been working for Japanese Pop and Anime music industry for over decade, have created many hits including 11 Gold Disks in my country. But I felt Japanese market is getting more and more limited, less new opportunities because Japan's population itself is getting decrease these years. So I decided to challenge with "Share the American Dream Project" in order to encourage people, that we can still be brave. At what age did you decide to become a singer and what made you want to choose singing as your professional career? I started singing and song writing to be a singer when I was 7. I was Asperger, had no friends, never be interested in others besides my own creative world. But one day I found the other people and time stopped perfectly when I sang in public for the first time! (And it hap...

©Answer-ed Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi, everyone. We are Japanese visual-kei alternative hard-rock band, Answer-ed. Very nice to meet you, and we are really glad to be here. We have been playing since September in 2017. Mainly, we have live-concerts around Tokyo. We are composed of three members.  Toshi is the vocalist, guitarist, and he is the main composer of this band. Toki is the bassist. Hiro is the drums. What is the musical concept of Answer-ed? What was your biggest motivation in forming Answer-ed and how did you come up with the band name? The principal concept of Answer-ed is that despite of the differences in religion, law, philosophy or language and the questions to the authenticity of the media in this modern society, “EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IN YOUR LIFE ALREADY HAS BEEN ANSWERED”. The band also exemplifies what rock essentially has to offer: verve, violence, fierceness or madness. We also seek to redefi...

© NECLOS Can you introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? Nice to meet you !We are 「NECLOS」 that active based in Tokyo. How did you come together and decide to form your band NECLOS? Did you previously know each other before forming the band? VaN&Gill,怜衣(rei)&愁(syuu)were separately active. VaN&Gill invited 怜衣(rei),怜衣(rei) invited 愁(syuu)for NECLOS. How would you describe your music? In a nutshell, classic. We think we can to let people who haven't had much involvement so far for world of visual rock. Of course people who like visual rock band too! How would you describe the feeling of performing in front of an audience? Please pay attention for melody that remains in the ear, human tasteful lyrics. appealed guitar riffs and bass line , it's one of the attractions. What do you want your fans to feel during a live performance? We are visual rock band, so maybe you can find each member's charm....

Haruka Yamada portraying four different members. Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Haruka Yamada, contemporary artist performs in a VK band 華妖.viju(Kayo.viju), making a music video playing four roles. I am influenced by VK and Japanese popular songs so that I remake the old hit song to VK. I found MALICE MIZER on TV when I was a elementary school student, I was very shocked. They influence me a lot my creations. I can't perform live show because playing four roles. Making music and videos are actions of 華妖.viju. The view point of the music video is band members never gather in the same shot. What made you decide to start a musical project in playing four roles by yourself?  I wore a disguise myself and make a disguise with my contemporary art project. "Disguise" is a one of my way of describing because i disguised middle aged men in womans costume at drag salon. Those experiences gave me a idea of four roles by myself. To be s...

©La'veil MizeriA Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Kikyo: I'm Kikyo on vocals. Jaki: I'm Jaki on guitar. Nice to meet you. Milia: I'm Milia on bass. How would you describe La'veil MizeriA’s world? How do you want to impress your audience? Kikyo: It's a world of sorrow and madness, made of cruel stories. What is the meaning behind your band name? How did you decide on that band name? Kikyo: It represents the things we want to express and our world. Your album, “Jakumetsu Kyouen”, was release last June. What’s your favorite song in this album why? Kikyo: I like all songs but the title track is my favorite. It's the beginning of the end. Jaki: It's hard to play live because of the many changes in the sound, but Utakata is my favorite. I dig the vocal lines. Milia: Necrosphere, because it's the closest to the style of La'veil MizeriA and it's fun to get wild live. Tell us about your new video...

  ©Morphine Could you please introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? I’m Rema , I’m Shizuki , I’m Lin , I’m Hisaki ! Hi, we are Morphine . How did you come up with your band name Morphine? What is the meaning behind the name? Each human has some negative aspects. Disagreeable, filthy and all of them can be pain. We want to be relied on as if people who has physical pain relies on morphine and as if they're addicted to it. Can you tell us about your image concept? Are you going for a dark or mysterious look? The design of our costumes and photography comes from the image of black color like darkness. What do you want express through your music and lyrics? We describe and uncover "reality" that the public wants to conceal with straight lyrics. But what we write can be felt with your own way as well. Are you currently composing new music to release? Is there a mini-album you are working on releasing soon? We compose songs always as m...

  ©deva:ed Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hi! We are deva:ed. deva:ed's members are You-suke (Vo./Gu.) and Yayoi(Ba.). How did deva:ed members meet and decide to form a band? We have been friends for a long time! Can you explain your music concept? Our music concept is unique music that does not resemble any band. Are you currently working on a single or album? Yes. We are currently working on a 1st mini-album. What do you want to express through your lyrics and music composition? I would like to express a dramatic and fantastic world.  What is the meaning behind your band name? How did you decide on your band name? deva:ed is coined word. "deva" means Gods in Sanskrit, and "ed" stands for English Eden. Therefore, it means the eden of the gods. We decided on "deva:ed" because we liked the magnificent meaning and sound of words.  This year many ...

©Glamscure Can you introduce yourselves to the readers of Summon the Roses? Chaos: Hi this is Chaos, proud member of Glamscure. Harui: Harui. I play guitar, write songs and propose various ideas too (laughs). Inori: I am Inori, the resident of darkness. How would you describe Glamscure’s world? Does each member represent something in particular? Harui: Dramatic and romantic. Chaos: Glamscure’s world is usually moody and dark but also brings back the good catchy melodies of the past. We try to do what we like and put some of our personal taste into it as well. I don’t think each member is representing something individually, but I should say that each individual member’s experience and taste is reflected into our music and visuals. Each of us is playing an important role in that sense. Inori: Everybody’s heart is affected by different kinds of darkness. We would like to explore about the shadows that are born from the light. What is the meaning behi...