ICe0AGe have recently announced that, after the departure of bassist 一麻 (Kazuma) in August, their drummer 怜 (Ryo) has left the band on 12.20 due to personal reasons, and as a result, they will be going on activity pause until further notice. They are sorry for the event and state that they will announce their return in the near future.

Source: OHP, vkdb

Sou:

“I really regret not being able to bring you all with us to the top, with scenery like an infinite starry sky.

Remming won’t be around anymore, but I hope you won’t forget all the songs and music we’ve made up until now.
…
Thanks to all of you, Remming was able to shine brightly.

These past 10 months have been so much fun.
I’m happy I was able to meet Chitori, Tomoa-kun, and Kou-chan.

I’m happy I was able to meet all of you.

On 12/4 let’s say good-bye with smiles on our faces.”

Chitose:

“As Remming’s unreliable leader, I really regret not being able to keep all the members together.

But we were able to exist as Remming thanks to all of you being there,
and I believe Remming’s music will go on living inside all of you from now on.”

(Translations by Alicia, our new translating staff member. Thanks<3)

We will surely update you on this if any further info appears.

Source: vsoku, OHP

They announced at their live on 11.20 that  after their live on December 30th, XodiacK will go on activity pause until further notice. Citing Yamihito’s blog, the pause is due to musical differences between the members. They left this message on their OHP.

An important notice from XodiacK

As announced at the November 20th performance at Ikebukuro Blackhole, it has been decided that XodiacK will be going on hiatus in 2012 to take part in long-term underground activities.

As soon as all scheduled performances have been finished, including those not yet announced, the band will pause activities.

Once prospects begin to look good for restarting again, it will be announced on our official site and our blog.

Additionally, please check each member’s blog to hear about their individual activities.  Thank you very much.

Translation: Sky

The members have posted their thoughts on the pause and what they’ll be doing in the future on their blogs. Eros seems to be concentrating mostly on Black Gene for the Next Scene. They have two lives remaining before their pause, plus some that could be announced soon; I’ll update when those dates become available.

12.7　Shinjuku HOLIDAY
12.30　Ikebukuro Blackhole

Source: OHP

【Limited type [CD+DVD]】
price: 1,500 yen
CD includes:
1. マリゴールド (Marigold)
2. サタデー -怪物は狂気に愛した- (Saturday -Kaibutsu wa kyouki ni aishita-)
DVD includes:「マリゴールド」 (Marigold) PV

【Regular type [CD]】
price：1,000 yen
CD includes:
1. マリゴールド (Marigold)
2. サタデー -怪物は狂気に愛した- (Saturday -Kaibutsu wa kyouki ni aishita-)

【TOWER RECORDS Limited type [CD]】
price：1,200 yen
CD includes:
1. マリゴールド (Marigold)
2. サタデー -怪物は狂気に愛した- (Saturday -Kaibutsu wa kyouki ni aishita-)
3. ビューティフルグッバイ(Edit2012) (Beautiful Goodbye -Edit2012)

There is even more!
As Hana Shounen BADDIES, they will release a cover album of Billy songs (double lol)! It’s named 『Breed』 and will be released on 18th January. It will come in 2 types:

【Limited edition [CD+DVD]】
price：3,500 yen
CD including：
1.ブラッサム (Blossom)
2.アンタッチャブル-偉大なる感情- (Untouchable -Idai naru kanjou-)
3.光のガンマン (Hikari no gunman)
4.鬼あざみ (Oniazami)
5.人の域へ-It’s Integral- (Hito no iki e -It’s Integral-)
6.ローズヘリコプター (Rose helicopter)
7.テューズデー-怪物は幸福に満ちた- (Tuesday -Kaibutsu wa koufuki ni michita-)
8.The Bluffer
9.「我が闘争」ショー (「Wagatousou」 Show)
10. Miss.Calender,Slowly
11.カサブランカ (Casablanca)
12.素直な人 (Sunao na hito)
13.Brilliant Bouquet & Braveheart Boy
14.マザーグース (Mother Goose)
15.憎んだ笑顔 (Nikunda egao)

DVD includes：part one of activity recordings from formation of Hana Shounen BADDIES

【Regular edition [CD]】
price：2,800 yen
CD includes：
1.ブラッサム (Blossom)
2.アンタッチャブル-偉大なる感情- (Untouchable -Idai naru kanjou-)
3.光のガンマン (Hikari no gunman)
4.鬼あざみ (Oniazami)
5.人の域へ-It’s Integral- (Hito no iki e -It’s Integral-)
6.ローズヘリコプター (Rose helicopter)
7.テューズデー-怪物は幸福に満ちた- (Tuesday -Kaibutsu wa koufuki ni michita-)
8.The Bluffer
9.「我が闘争」ショー (「Wagatousou」 Show)
10. Miss.Calender,Slowly
11.カサブランカ (Casablanca)
12.素直な人 (Sunao na hito)
13.Brilliant Bouquet & Braveheart Boy
14.マザーグース (Mother Goose)
15.憎んだ笑顔 (Nikunda egao)

Well, they never fail to amaze me!

Source: vkdb, OHP

Source: VKDB

The following message was posted on their OHP and in the member’s blogs:

An important message from DragonWAPPPPPPER.

Due to DragonWAPPPPPPER’s vocalist, koUME’s decision to leave the band, we will be going on an activity pause after our oneman live on November 23rd at Takadanobaba AREA.

We talked about welcoming a new vocalist into a ranks and continuining on with activities, however, the conclusion that we came to was that with where we are now, it would be difficult to have someone new performing the music that the five of us made together, and performing on stage with DragonWAPPPPPPER.

We have about a month left, and the five of us will continue forward with all of our power so we hope that you will continue to support us.

The members of DragonWAPPPPPPER

No words yet from koUME on his decision, but a few of the other members have updated apologizing for the break.

The band’s last oneman live together will be on November 23rd at Takadanobaba AREA and is titled “6piece”. Tickets cost 3000 yen a piece and are currently on sale.

If you’d like to catch the band together as they are one last time, they are currently on their “6piece tour”. Upcoming dates and venues are as follows:

October 8th @ Nagoya HOLIDAY
October 9th @ Osaka FANJ
October 21st @ Urawa Narciss
October 22nd @ Ikebukuro BlackHole

Source: vkdb, OHP

So what are your thoughts? The group might be working on their own projects, especially since we told you guys about the return of Kisaki Project.

By the way, the group was supposed to have their 1st year anniversary oneman live event entitled: 「an epidemic of “OVERTURE”」 back in June to August 7th at BIG CAT.

Source: Kisaki’s Blog

Because of this, the remaining members have decided that the band will go on hiatus. They are sorry for this sudden announcement but hope that fans will support them until the end.

They also opened YouTube Channel recently. Did you like the new single? What you think about the hiatus?

Source: vkdb

Due to that, the band will be on hiatus from now on but we’ll keep you informed about upcoming activities.

Source: OHP, member blogs

Last Fall Az:Madius lost their bassist Kiri now the band is facing hiatus with their guitarist Ju:e and support keyboardist Nozomu departing at their sponsored live this past month. The band started out in 2006 and have had a few different line up changes. They finally seemed to be more active at the end of 2010 with the release of their second single in August. After their sponsored event on February 25th, Nozomu stopped activities with the group and Ju:e left for musical differences. You can follow Nozomu’s blog here and Ju:e’s blog over here.

- (support member Nozomu is in purple, bassist Kiri is in orange and guitarist Ju:e is in red) –

The last two members have decided to put a hold on the band’s activities and go into a short hiatus. From their site it seems they will return – lets hope they do!

Source: OHP

A couple of weeks ago, Medi@lize who made their return at the end of 2009, have announced that as of February 24th, they are going on an activity pause.

To everyone supporting Medi@lize,

After our live on February 24th, 2011 at Ikebukuro RUIDO K3, Medi@lize will be going on an activity pause.

At the beginning, Medi@lize was a five member band.
We had members leaving and all sorts of twists and turns, and it was honestly disheatening to all of us. However, we felt that for everyone who was waiting for us to return we had to continue, and with three official members and support members, we were able to keep going.

One by one, we continued to perform.
The music that the three of us produced was made and packed with our affection.

However, until now the Medi@lize that we have been building has been made with all of the official member’s in agreement, and we want to be able to keep producing good music for you all.
Therefore, all of the members agree that an activity pause is something that can’t be avoided.

We feel that this is a positive break.
We honestly want to give you good music and great lives, so although we are extremely sorry to everyone that has been support us, we would be blessed if you could understand our situation.

When and how our revival will happen is currently not set in stone, however, Keke(ヶ´∀｀), Yuuki and KamiQ, with extra members all want to return to the stage.

The members will do their best at the live on February 24th at Ikebukuro RUDIO K3, so please show us your support.

Medi@lize
Keke(ヶ´∀｀), Yuuki, KamiQ

The three members will be participating in a session band on March 15th at Takadanobaba AREA.

Source: Vsoku, OHP

The first one will be held on March 25th at Takasaki club FLEEZ and will mark their 12th anniversary! It will be entitled 『roots.』and the tickets for the gig are 2500 yen in advance and 3000 yen at the door.

The second oneman will take place on May 27th at Shibuya O-WEST 『XXXX. Paint It Black』. Tickets for it are 3500 yen when pre-ordered and 4000 yen when bought on the day of the event.

Source: Vsoku, OHP

Was this a shock to ZORO fans? Lets hope for a speedy return!!

Sources: OHP, vkdb

It seems that they’ll haven’t had luck in the past – First they lost their drummer Misami, then their guitarist akane had to be hospitalized and now Rouis announced their hiatus at his blog. (Homepage hasn’t been updated in a while). They have been on hiatus since their live at October 22th.

About the hiatus~…

I said I would write about in my blog
before I said it too…
it’s an obvious thing, but
all we can do for the people who support us, is inform you of what
we’ve determined to and I really dislike that
just because I dislike it doesn’t mean I can change it
things you dislike, you dislike, huh
we decided to go on hiatus recently but
until Eoists’s activity wasn’t doing well, I didn’t want to write about it
I didn’t want to announce something without giving a non direct
answer, and didn’t know what to look (emotionally) while writing
and, well, its not too big of a deal
I couldn’t find the feelings to write about it
also, us as members are all still friends and healthy!
we had meetings several times but the fact I didn’t write in my blog
and stuff, being careful of what
they didn’t write about it a lot, is what I thought.
but about hiatus
the members are living creatures too!
talk of individual projects even as Egoist came up so make sure to check!
within our fans (love:Re) and those who support us, there are both
fans who share their love and other thoughts and
also some idiots who scream out and stuff
but we’re alive
after this if you have uneasiness, don’t think about it!
People who come later are out!
Something like that!
It became a little serious, but
on the live of 10/22 bring everything you can!!!
and I ‘ll probably update a little, so keep supporting that too
it’s not like I can say it’s a happy sort of announcement, and after
I’m sure I confused a lot of you
it’s not like we’re going anywhere, so when I have something I want to
say to you I’ll write it in my blog!

Let’s hope that they’ll be back soon.

Source: Rouis Blog

We previously posted that PANIC☆ch/パニックちゃんねる (Panic Channel) would be ending activities in March. First, we apologize for incorrectly saying that the band would be disbanding: they have since revealed that they’re officially considering it an indefinite activity pause. Aside from that correction, a few further details about the activity pause have been revealed.

First, the band has announced their last tour. They’ll be sponsoring a “パニッ娘 (Pani-ko) & パニ男 (Pani-otoko) last nationwide sponsored event tour” called Proof of the LOVE. The tour (which features both “sides” of the band) will be comprised of four volumes, with a special tour final set for March 4th. Although the details have not yet been determined, the band will also hold a last oneman live sometime after the tour concludes.

パニッ娘 (Pani-ko) & パニ男 (Pani-otoko) last nationwide sponsored event tour Proof of LOVE:

2/1 東京集会vol.1 (Tokyo Shuukai vol.1) at 新宿 (Shinjuku) RUIDO K4

2/6 浜松集会vol.1 (Hamamatsu Shuukai vol.1) at 浜松 (Hamamatsu) FORCE

2/10 仙台集会vol.2 (Sendai Shuukai vol.2) at  仙台 (Sendai) Hook

2/11 新潟集会vol.2 (Niigata Shuukai vol.2) at 新潟 (Niigata) GOLDEN PIGS RED

2/15 名古屋集会vol.3 (Nagoya Shuukai vol.3) at 名古屋 (Nagoya) ell.SIZE

2/16 大阪集会vol.3 (Osaka Shuukai vol.3) at 心斎橋 (Shinsaibashi) FANJ

2/18 大阪集会vol.4 (Osaka Shuukai vol.4) at HOLIDAY OSAKA

2/19 名古屋集会vol.4 (Nagoya Shuukai vol.4) at HOLIDAY NAGOYA

3/4 東京集会FINAL (Tokyo Shuukai FINAL) at 新宿 (Shinjuku) RUIDO K4

Second, the band has announced its final release: a double A-side single entitled 泣き顔フェチ/Best way!! (Nakigao Feti/Best way!!). The single will be released on February 2nd for 1,260 yen, and will feature four tracks total (the title songs + two instrumentals).

What do you think of this new information? Is it a little relieving that it’s technically an activity pause? And will you be buying the last single?

Source: OHP, closet child official blog

Thank you everyone for your continued support with MASQUERADE.
As of the end of December, 2010, MASQUERADE will pause activities for
an unknown amount of time.

Though there is not much time left, All of MASQUERADE would like to
continue giving everything they have.

We hope that everyone will continue to support MASQUERADE warmly.

MASQUERADE
Hayato Nikaido
Kei Hirosue

Other artists participating at the live will be HYBRID feat.SORA, 新堂敦士 (Shindou Atsushi), SUN-BOX and TAKERU SOLDIERS. Tickets are 2500 yen in advance and 3000 yen at the door.

Source: Visunavi, OHP

Despite having started activities from May 2, 2009 in the Tokyo area by independent releases, going on to do local tours, free solo performances, sponsored events and other vigorous activities, the vocalist Hikikomori / 8 has now decided to leave Rainman. This will also be the last live for remaining members. Along with the secession, activities will be stopped for a short time.

Furthermore, from January 1, 2011, the second phase Rainman will enter an activities preparation phase.

Source: OHP

Technically it states activity pause but since the members are going their separate ways we can pretty much think its disbandment. You can follow Kai on his twitter.

Source: OHP

2010-11-05 12:08:29
To everyone who loves 彩冷える-ayabie-

It’s been a few months since Yumehito, Takehito, Intetsu, and Kenzo have left 「彩冷える-ayabie-」
While there have been various feelings bundled up within me, because I’ve been extremely busy everyday, I’ve had to think about it myself countless times over.

After the withdrawal announcement, after then more than anything, while looking for things I could do myself,
decisive action needed to be taken, and so to all the staff, I said the “fan club meeting”, and then the “fan club trip” were impossible.

With the emptying of my schedule came yet another one that I was forced to receive,
The fan club event and trip were suddenly forced into cancellation,
So for all the people who weren’t able to come, I want to express my sincerest apologies.

Also, because either events were limited only to the fan club,
I want to apologise to all the many people who wouldn’t have been able to participate.

Firstly, the fan club trip.
When we first started 「彩冷える-ayabie-」’s fan club 「donut spin」,
Although I verbally promised “let’s do a fan club trip”
I was really reluctant that I couldn’t honour that promise after all.
It might have been egotistical of me, but I really wanted to [honour it].

And then, the fan club meeting event.
I want to send the current me’s thoughts out toward you through 「彩冷える-ayabie-」’s songs,
To firstly say “I’m sorry” and “thank you”,
to have it go to the boundaries of the entire country, if it could.

To be honest, I was afraid.
I thought, how can just one person catch everyone’s emotions?
And on top of performing 「彩冷える-ayabie-」’s songs,
To sing on top of someone else playing our sound would have a different feeling, like singing karaoke.
Just thinking of standing alone on the stage felt out of place, lonely, scary.

However, because I chose this myself, I wanted with all my power to convey all these thoughts
And while filled with them, I sang. Thoughts of standing on a stage all by myself.
「1 person alone can’t sing in 彩冷える-ayabie-」
I carry the decision I made for 「彩冷える-ayabie-」 on my own shoulders.
However, I don’t in the least plan to bring in new members, and having said “it’s not that I want to sing alone”, I thought that the event should be done another time.

Nothing is impossible in the future.
Perhaps a someday might come, when those 5 people of 「彩冷える-ayabie-」
are able to play together again.
If at that time, we are able to continue activities, I have also thought
“Wouldn’t it be good to stop 「彩冷える-ayabie-」 as it is?” I also thought about disbanding.

However, as Yumehito, Takehito, Intetsu, and Kenzo have
not cut themselves from 「彩冷える-ayabie-」, having instead begun AYABIE,
I, too, still want to sing 「彩冷える-ayabie-」’s songs.
And so, while dreaming of “someday”, I’ve put 「彩冷える-ayabie-」 on an indefinite hiatus.

This might still make you sad. And I’m truly sorry. Since this music is what you all enjoy, isn’t it?
If I am the kind of singer who is capable of only cruel, sad thoughts,
There were times where I have even wondered – should I stop singing?
However, there are still things I want to say, songs I want to sing, as well as wishes for the future.
So, I thought that if I could still sing, I want to continue singing for as long as possible.

Although I can’t think clearly about just what kind of activities I will be doing from now on,
I think I’ll continue walking one step at a time at my own tempo.

This Christmas Eve, I’ve decided to do a live.
Even though I have always thought of this, when I sang at the fan club meeting events
For all the people who couldn’t participate because they were not fan club members
For the many voices that could not be heard, I’ll sing 「彩冷える-ayabie-」 songs for you one last time on this day.
To say that it’s “the last time” might seem a little wrong, doesn’t it? But I really mean that it’ll be the last time I’ll sing them alone.
Although I don’t yet know whether it will be karaoke or acapella, I wonder how many songs I should sing.
And for the words that weren’t able to be told, about the various things that happened this year,
Because I feel that I must tell you, I want to convey them to you in my own words.

Finally, to those of you who played alonside 「彩冷える-ayabie-」 – Yume, Takehito-kun, Intetsu-kun,
Kenzo, Ryouhei-kun, all of the staff, and of course all of you

Thank you, and I’m sorry. Although I had to make a decision alone,
This is my decision.

2010/11/05　彩冷える-ayabie-Vo Aoi

Source: Aoi’s blog

For more information please wait patiently.

Source:Member blog