BREAKERZ AKIHIDE Releases First Live DVD and Book

The guitarist of BREAKERZ, AKIHIDE, will be releasing his first live DVD and second book on April 2.

AKIHIDE’s first live DVD “AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 ‘Amber × Lapis Lazuli’” is a work capturing live performances from shows held in promotion of his guitar & vocal album “Amber”, released in 2013, and his acoustic-guitar-centered album “Lapis Lazuli”. The release will feature two DVD’s capturing these two shows. With both shows boasting platinum-ticket statuses, many fans have waited long for such a release. The first trailer video for the release is currently available on the official YouTube Channel, so check it out.

It has also been announced that his second book would be released on the same day as the DVD’s release. The book, named “Life Book”, is a compilation of texts that have been uploaded in his blog “Life” accompanied by illustrations. The theme of the texts is based on things that AKIHIDE feels throughout his daily life. We may be able to get a glimpse of AKIHIDE’s yet-to-be-seen face.

BREAKERZ vocalist, DAIGO, to release full album on March 5th

The title of the album is “DAIGOLD”. This album title, which bears his own name, shows his sense of humor and his confidence in the album.

The 12-song album will include four songs from his 2013 release, “BUTTERFLY”, and his first solo work “MUGEN∞REBIRTH”, as well as the songs “STAY GOLD” and “I WISH”.

The limited edition A will be packaged with a DVD that includes a video, titled “IMA AERU 35SAI ‘DAIGO’ Special Movie”. The limited edition B will be packaged with a DVD that includes a making-of documentary video, titled “Album ‘DAIGOLD’ GA DEKIRUMADE”. 

In addition to the limited edition releases, “Musing”, the portal site powered by “Being”, will release a limited edition GOLD album. This GOLD album be pressed on a special gold CD and will be packaged with a DVD of footage from DAIGO’s 2013 Osaka concert, an autographed card, and original merchandise.

Japan Music Carnival: Live Screening by Live Viewing Japan in Singapore and Indonesia!

All Japanese music fans in Singapore and Indonesia are currently being hyped up by the announcement of Japan Music Carnival, presented by Live Viewing Japan.

Here are the schedule, mark your calendar!

Singapore at Shaw Theatres Nex (Ticket price: SGD 18 each)

BREAKERZ [Live at Nippon Budokan]: 2013/12/16 (14:50 SIN)

JAM Project [Premium Live]: 2013/12/17 (18:40 SIN)

SID [SIDNAD Vol. 8]: 2013/12/18 (14:50 SIN)

MUCC [15th Anniversary year Live]: 2013/12/19 (14:50 SIN)

existtrace [Live at Shibuya O-West]: 2013/12/20 (14:50 SIN)

Indonesia at Plaza Senayan XXI Jakarta (Ticket price: IDR 120,000 each)

SID [SIDNAD Vol. 8]: 2013/12/21 (12:00 WIB)

existtrace [Live at Shibuya O-West]: 2013/12/21 (15:00 WIB)

JAM Project [Premium Live]: 2013/12/22 (12:00 WIB)

MUCC [15th Anniversary year Live]: 2013/12/22 (15:00 WIB)

BREAKERZ [Live at Nippon Budokan]: 2013/12/28 (12:00 WIB)

There is no information yet about the ticket sales, make sure to keep an eye on it!

SHINPEI, guitarist of BREAKERZ, Releases Artwork for MUSCLE ATTACK

 Guitarist of BREAKERZ, SHINPEI also has another face via his solo project named MUSCLE ATTACK. On November 27, MUSCLE ATTACK’s first album “MUSCLE” will be released. SHINPEI not only plays an instrument but also sings as a vocalist when performing as MUSCLE ATTACK. The artwork for the first album has just been released. 

Artworks include the latest artist photo and the album cover. Both use colorful face and body paints, making the artworks impressive by the effect using SHINPEI’s face pushed forward. 

The album music has the key elements including melodic core, hard core and pop. To show the richness of his musical selection, SHINPEI purposefully used his proud body image like a canvas to draw the artwork over. The album includes eight songs in total, of which all song lyrics were written by him and six songs were also composed by SHINPEI. 

BREAKERZ's AKIHIDE to release 2nd Album

BREAKERZ AKIHIDE is keeping us busy with again with his solo-works!

We got a few news for you, so listen up!

First of all, as you might know, he is recently working with different artists, releasing song after song!

Please make sure to check this collaboration out!

第一弾「Battle」AKIHIDE×Akira Kawasaki（mouse on the keys）

第二弾「Rain」AKIHIDE×Harutoshi Ito

Then we got great news for you!

In only a few weeks AKIHIDE is going to release his second Album titled "『Lapis Lazuli』"!

There are two versions going to be release on October 30th and if you were a big fan of his, you'd probably want to get the limited Version of this album as it provides not only the CD but an extra as well as a great booklet delighting with not less than 48 pages!!!

Well some of you might want to by the regular Version though, which contains the Album with it's 11 songs.

Oh and of course there might some people thinking - CD is not enough, I want to see him perform live, right? 

Great! Check out the tourdates!

■LIVE

・AKIHIDE Premium Night Show "Lapis Lazuli"

11/15（金）大阪：Music Club JANUS

11/16（土）愛知：NAGOYA Blue Note

11/22（金）東京：STB139

11/23（土）東京：STB139

全会場1日2公演

①Open 16:00 / Start 17:00 ②Open 19:30 / Start 20:30

BREAKERZ’s AKIHIDE and mouse on the keys’ Drummer’s Session Movie Released

BREAKERZ guitarist AKIHIDE has released a session movie that he did with post-rock band drummer Akira Kawasaki from mouse on keys on YouTube.

The session movie features the song “Battle” which is recorded on AKIHIDE’s October 30 release guitarist album, “Lapis Lazuli”. “Lapis Lazuli” is an album that was recorded with an emphasis on raw sound. Based on the theme of expressing rock music through acoustic guitar, it consists of music performed only by an acoustic guitar, or an acoustic guitar accompanied by one more instrument.

Mouse on the keys drummer Akira Kawasaki joins his recording of “Battle”. The session movie consists of footage3 of the two artists performing the song live at a studio. The movie is shot in one take, so the vibe and energy of the performance are can be easily felt by viewers.

Further, in addition to this recently released “Battle”, additional video footage will be made public leading up to the album release. The sound “battle” that they deliver doesn’t tolerate any outside help – it’s all in their hands alone. Their wired-up performance is definitely worth checking out.

AKIHIDE(BREAKERZ) -「Battle」（from AL「Lapis Lazuli」)

AKIHIDE to Release Instrumental Album

In 2013 the members of BREAKERZ started their own solo projects. Guitarist AKIHIDE has already released his first album "Amber" back in June. His second album will follow this October!

It is titled "Lapis Lazuli" and is scheduled to drop on October 30th. The difference to "Amber" is that the second album will include only instrumental versions of his songs because he wants to focus on his position as guitarist. 

The album comes in two different types. The Limited Edition costs 3700 Yen and comes with a photo booklet (48 pages), the Regular Edition costs 3059 Yen and is CD-only.

TrackLisT

01.Birthday

02.Lapis Lazuli

03.Sayonara

04.Moon Dancer

05.Okinawa

06.Namida

07.Home

08.Rain

09.Lost

10.Battle

11.Tomorrow

12.tooki yama ni hi wa ochite only (included in regular edition)

DAIGO (BREAKERZ) : New Single いつも抱きしめて/無限∞REBIRTH

BREAKERZ's vocalist DAIGO will be resuming his solo activities by releasing a new single, "Itsumo Dakishimete / Mugen∞REBIRTH", on July 31st. 

On June 19, he held a public recording at a studio in Tokyo, where he appealed, "I want to use the three pillars for my solo career. They are 'make good music', 'sing good songs', and 'hold good lives'. I name it the 'DAIGO mix'. He continued, "I want to surpass myself from 10 years ago."

DAIGO made his solo debut as 'DAIGO☆STARDUST' in July of 2003 with the song, "MARIA", which was provided by Himuro Kyosuke. BREAKERZ celebrated their 5th anniversary last year, and in April the members decided to each pursue their solo careers in order for the band to grow. 

DAIGO reflected on his previous solo activities saying, "Like my name, I became stardust." He further expressed, "This time, I want to do my best with my solo activities as 'DAIGO'. I want to have revenge on 10 years ago." 

While DAIGO seemed to be excited about his solo activities, he stated, "The members were always there during recording, so I feel lonely." He added, "This year, I will focus on solo work." 

This day was also the death anniversary of DAIGO's grandfather, former Prime Minister Takeshita Noboru. He revealed, "I told him'ittekumasu' (I'm off) at the Buddhist altar."

<Limited Edition A>

CD: 

01. Itsumo Dakishimete 

02. Mugen∞REBIRTH

DVD:

・"Itsumo Dakishimete" Music Clip + Music Clip Off Shot

<Limited Edition B>

CD:

01. Itsumo Dakishimete

02. Mugen∞REBIRTH

DVD:

・"Mugen∞REBIRTH" Music Clip + Music Clip Off Shot

<Regular Edition>

CD:

01. Itsumo Dakishimete

02. Mugen∞REBIRTH

03. Daisy ~2013version~

ROCK&READ 048, Cover with DAIGO (BREAKERZ)

Release : 2013/06/24

【Vif】(BREAKERZ) AKIHIDE - comment

BREAKERZ・AKIHIDE : 1st Solo album『Amber』

BREAKERZ guitarist AKIHIDE, who has announced that his first solo album "Amber" will be released on 5th June, has published his newest visual.

This time Artist pictures and 2 CD cover pictures were released. The CD covers are the ones for limited edition and normal edition. There are of course different pictures, but also differences in colors; limited edition is amber colored, normal is monochrome. In the limited edition, there is also, like the title, an amber colored special film cover inside the CD. Like the title, it has AKIHIDE himself inside amber.

With the visuals, the track list was also released at the official site, and the pre-listening for "Itoshi no Valkyria" has began. A release map informing the information that will be released until the release of the album has started at the site, so make sure to check this one out too.

AKIHIDE 1st Solo album『Amber』

2013/06/05 Release

【 Limited Edition 】CD+DVD / 3,800円 / ZACL-9063

CD

01. Namida no kawa

02. Itoshi no valkyria

03. Hoshi no kyousoukyoku

04. Kuroneko no Tango

05. Sakuraame

06. Circus

07. LION

08. Maria

09. Kumo no ito

10. Dash

11. Hello! Mr.Sadness

DVD

01. Hoshi no ouji-sama MUSIC CLIP

02. AMBER MAKING OFF

【 Normal Edition】CD only / 3,059円 / ZACL-9064 / POS 4582283796475

CD

01. Namida no kawa

02. Itoshi no valkyria

03. Hoshi no kyousoukyoku

04. Kuroneko no Tango

05. Sakuraame

06. Circus

07. LION

08. Maria

09. Kumo no ito

10. Dash

11. Hello! Mr.Sadness

12. Hoshi no ouji-sama 

LIVE Information

6月15日(Sat)　Osaka amHALL　open 17:00 / start 17:30

6月16日(Sun)　Miyagi HooK SENDAI　open 16:30 / start 17:00

6月20日(Thu)　Nagoya ElectricLadyLand　open 18:30 / start 19:00

6月25日(Tue) Tokyo LIQUIDROOM　open 18:30 / start 19:00

6月28日(Fri)　Hokkaido KRAPS HALL　open 18:00 / start 18:30

6月30日(Sun)　Fukuoka IMS Hall　open 16:30 / start 17:00

7月5日(Fri)　Tokyo Akasaka BLITZ　open 17:45 / start 18:30

7月7日(Sun)　Nagoya ElectricLadyLand　open 16:30 / start 17:00

Ticket prize： All standing　5,250 yen（Tax incl.）

※ Tokyo Akasaka BLITZ live is 1F Standing, 2F Seated.

※ Drink fee 500yen required/Pre-school children not allowed/The entry will be in order of the ticket numbers

Ticket Sales：05/12(Sun)

※ Ticket sales for the extra lives only will start on 06/01 (Sat).

ARENA 37℃ Creation No.3 05/13, Cover with DAIGO (BREAKERZ)

Release : 2013/04/27

 

BREAKERZ : SHINPEI solo project "MUSCLE ATTACK"への道〜Vol.5〜

BREAKERZ : SHINPEI solo project「MUSCLE ATTACK」への道〜 [Vol.3+Vol.4]

BREAKERZ’s AKIHIDE to release first solo album in June + live tour

Last month, BREAKERZ announced that the members would each be starting their solo activities in April. Among them, AKIHIDE (G) will be releasing his first solo album, “Amber“, on June 5th.

All songs on “Amber” will be written, composed, and sung by AKIHIDE himself. He will even be in charge of the album’s artwork. It will contain a total of 11 tracks including “Itoshi no Valkyria“, “Kuroneko no Tango“, and “Kumo no Ito“.

The limited edition will come with a DVD including the video clip for “Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku” and a documentary. Meanwhile, the regular edition will come with bonus tracks.

To coincide this album’s release, AKIHIDE will be holding a live tour. It will kick off on June 15th at amHALL in Osaka, and will wrap up on July 7th at Nagoya Electric Lady Land. The tour dates can be seen below.

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<AKIHIDE 1st Live Tour 2013 “Amber”>

Saturday, June 15th – amHALL (Osaka)

Sunday, June 16th – Sendai HooK (Miyagi)

Friday, June 28th – Sapporo KRAPS HALL (Hokkaido)

Sunday, June 30th – Fukuoka Ims Hall (Fukuoka)

Friday, July 5th – Akasaka BLITZ (Tokyo)

Sunday, July 7th – Nagoya Electric Lady Land (Aichi)

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BREAKERZ : SHINPEI solo project「MUSCLE ATTACK」への道〜Vol.2〜

BREAKERZ : SHINPEIソロプロジェクト「MUSCLE ATTACK」への道〜Vol.1〜

BREAKERZ' Members to Start Solo Projects This Spring!

It has been revealed that all three members of BREAKERZ - DAIGO, AKIHIDE and SHINPEI - will be starting their individual solo projects this year in spring. This has been announced at their NHK Hall performance in Tokyo on February 27th after the show. The performance had been an additional gig to their recent nationwide tour "BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2013 'BEST' -HALL COLLECTION-".

 

SHINPEI will be getting together with his new band "MUSCLE ATTACK", which will have its first performance on May 11th at the Roppongi morph Tokyo, while AKIHIDE will be releasing his first solo album "AMBER" before also going on tour. 

DAIGO will first be celebrating his birthday party at Zepp DiverCity on April 8th and then will hold a one-night only live performance as "DAIGO STARDUST" at Shibuya Koukaidou on July 12th.

 

There seems to be much to do this year for the BREAKERZ members, so keep your eyes open!

 

OHP: http://breakerz-web.net/movie.html

[Maxi-Single] BREAKERZ - RUSTY HEARTS [2013.01.16]

 New Single by BREAKERZ !!

"320 kbps"

 

OFFICIAL SITE

 

[Maxi-Single] BREAKERZ - RUSTY HEARTS [2013.01.16]

 

TrackLisT

1- RUSTY HEARTS

2- CHALLENGERZ

3- Kimi no Koe ga Kokoeru ~Acoustic Version~

 

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