Peace & Smile Correspondence vol.1

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♪Kagrra,：To Release New Single and Provide Main Soundtrack for Movie!
♪Kra：Seasonal Survey of the Stars! Invents Never-before-seen Umbrellas!?
♪the GazettE：the Gazette Takes Over Shibuya!
♪ALICENINE.：To Release New Single ‘華【hæ･nǝ】/ Hana’ and Special Photo Book!
♪SCREW：SCREW Will Appear at Tsukicon!
♪SuG：’ ☆★☆BL⇔Rock Party MonstAr☆★☆’ Live Report!
♪ViViD：First Interview with musicJAPANplus!

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♪Kagrra, Will Release New Single and Provide Title Soundtrack for Movie!
It was announced that Kagrra, will release a new single on ..October 21st 2009..!
The new single will become the main theme song for the movie ‘掌の小説 / Palm-of-the-Hand Stories’! The movie is adapted from a novel with the same title, and was written by the seminal Japanese author Kawabata Yasunari. One of the defining characteristics of Kagrra, is their emphasis on ‘Wa (和; Japanese tradition)’, and it is interesting to see how they will collaborate with Kawabata, one of the founding fathers of modern Japanese literature!
Go to the Kagrra, official website for more details!
Kagrra, also discussed their new album ‘珠 / Syu’! There’s even a handwritten comment about their 5th album! Be sure to check the illustrations by Akiya and Nao!
Click here for the articles!


♪Kra Will Have a Busy Summer! But Enough Time to Invent New Umbrellas!
Kra announced their live performance schedule! In June they performed a special concert for fan club members only. For August…they’re set to participate in a plethora of events!
Live Schedule
June 30th Takadanobaba AREA (SUPER LIVE THEATRE AREA)
August 1st SHIBUYA O-EAST (Performing Artists: Kra, DuelJewel)
August 16th Shinkiba STUDIO COAST (Performing Artists: MUCC, Merry, Sadie, D, ALICE NINE., Kra and more!
August 28th Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS (Performing Artists: Kra [Guest Appearance], SINCREA, GOLDEN BOMBER, R-shitei, ValettA, GAIN01, －Ｓ－, BLEAKLAY, Valentine, ARUSTROMERIA, Utatanemuri, Awoi, Kurono Usagi [O･A])
Kra also appeared in our musicJAPANplus ‘Seasonal Survey of the Stars!’
They shared some interesting stories about the rainy season and invented a set of never-before-seen umbrellas! Mai’s umbrella seemed to have a TV set attached to it…? Are there any chances of their umbrellas being mass-marketed!? For additional details go here!


♪the GazettE：the GazettE Seizes Shibuya!
the GazettE will appear on the large public display in front of Shibuya station!!
For a week beginning from July 13th (Mon) to July 19th (Sun), the GazettE will be a guest in the program ‘ＭＭＭ ～渋谷ビジョン番組～ / MMM～Shibuya Vision Bangumi～’ that is shown on the big screen display in front of Shibuya station!!
The members will be appearing onscreen at least once every hour! the GazettE festival everyday! Go meet the GazettE in Shibuya!
There are also chances to win a prize complete with the members’ autographs so you can’t miss it!
Currently the GazettE is on a live tour called ‘the GazettE TOUR 09 -DIM SCENE-‘!
For their final concert of their tour they chose to perform in the Saitama Super Arena!
It will be their biggest venue ever!
Schedule
September 5th [Sat] Saitama Super Arena Open ..16:00.. / Start ..17:00..
Price: ￥6,300 for advance tickets, ￥7,000 for tickets at the door
PREMIUM HERESY [fan club] SEATS ￥10,500
Fan-club seats include a special gift
For this concert tickets were also sold to purchasers abroad. Did you get one?
If unfortunately you couldn’t, there’s no time to be downcast; let’s pray the concert will be a great success!
To celebrate the concert we will have a special coverage of the GazettE here at musicJAPANplus!! Stay tuned!
By the way, do you remember that the GazettE members wore ‘hakama; 袴(traditional kimono mainly worn on formal occasions)’ in their concert at Nippon Budokan in January?
What sort of outfits will they wear in September?
Prepare yourself for September by looking back at the history of the GazettE members’ clothes and also footage of the band performing live in the gallery!


♪ALICE.NINE. To Release New Single and Special Photo Book!
With their ‘....ALICE.... NINE. TOUR 2009 “UNTITLED VANDAL(ism)♯2”’ just around the corner, ALICE NINE. will release a new single! Also in August they will publish their first ever photo book!
‘華【hæ･nǝ】/ Hana【hæ･nǝ】’
Type-A　CD＋DVD　￥1,890
Type-B　CD＋DVD　￥1,890
Normal Version CD ￥1,260
‘Piece of 5ive elements “THE BOOK” ～Alice Nine 5th～’
To be released on August 24th! For details check their official website!
Their concert tour has past the halfway point!
For their final leg of ‘ALICE NINE. TOUR 2009 “UNTITLED VANDAL(ism)♯1”’ they performed at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA’ and filled the hall with stars! For the full report go here!
Also, right before the current tour had begun, we asked the members their thoughts about the upcoming performances! In the interview Nao also talked about how the members look ‘____’ recently. What goes into the blanks? Find out here☆


♪SCREW：SCREW Will Perform at Tsukicon!
It was confirmed that SCREW will participate in Tsukicon, the largest Japanese cultural convention in northern ..Europe..! They have not performed abroad since 2007, and this will be their first live event in ..Europe..! Tsukicon takes place right when SCREW is in the middle of their ‘TOUR 09 X-RAYS OF SCREW’. SCREW will undoubtedly put on a passionate performance in Tsukicon that is just as spirited as their live acts during the tour!
For more information, check the news and the musicJAPANplus SCREW artist database!
Before heading for Tsukicon, read a SCREW live report and go over the basics! Click here for the full report of their 3rd anniversary concert!


♪SuG：’☆★☆BL⇔Rock Party MonstAr☆★☆’ Live Report!
musicJAPANplus reported about the ‘PS COMPANY PRESENTS SuG Standing Oneman Show “☆★☆BL⇔Rock Party MonstAr☆★☆”’!
Live Report: ‘☆★☆BL⇔Rock Party MonstAr☆★☆’


♪ViViD：First Time Interview with musicJAPANplus!
The sought after band appeared for the first time in musicJAPANplus! The members shared their memories and thoughts from when the band was first formed, and also about future aspirations!
Go here for the monumental first interview!
Also, ViViD will release 2 new singles in 2 months straight!
July 8th 2009 ‘Take-off’
August 19th 2009 ‘Dear’
For details check their official website!