got some news. please verify this. Miyavi will be forming a band with GACKT, Yoshiki of XJAPAN and someone from Luna Sea (sugizo or something). So that explains his XJAPAN puns in his diary.,....
if you've read all his entries this february, you might have read some XJAPAN puns which he used to describe how busy his life is, recently. It could be that he's actually working on reviving some of XJAPAN's songs to fit his new band, which,according to him, would be more visual. (remember how he said "i'll continue with the music I believe in".) Could it be that he's actually going back to his visual Kei Aura?
It was noted that Gackt will be the vocalist whereas Miyavi will come back to his old yet refreshed main guitarist role where he could scream as his lungs would allow him....only this time, he'll be a back-up vocalist.
Please verify this. Nevertheless, Miyavi already had hints about this in his past journal entries *sweatdrops*
here's the pieces of news for your convenience:
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Not just rumors anymore: Yoshiki, Gackt, Sugizo - NEW BAND?
Just received this piece of news from my friend, Karat; seems like Yoshiki has officially announced that he's going to form a band with Gackt and Sugizo for vocal and guitar respectively. I've googled it out for more confirmation:
Taken from
Foreign Language Journal
Translated from:Yahoo! Japan News/Sponichi News
SUGIZO has signed on to join YOSHIKI and Gackt in their upcoming band. Full details about the other members of this 5-member band, as well as the band's name will be announced after the new year.
SUGIZO, who with Ryuichi Kawamura were the core members of LUNA SEA, was picked by YOSHIKI to be guitarist for the new band. SUGIZO grew up in a musical household as his parents played in an orchestra, and he plays violin as well as other instruments. During LUNA SEA's indies days, they were signed to YOSHIKI's record label, and since that time, established themselves as talented performers and composers. They have known each other for almost 20 years, and have complete confidence in each other.
Yoshiki said, ﾂ"At first glimpse, he has this aura like he's an alien from a mysterious place, though he has pure feelings in regards to music.ﾂ" Sugizo also happily added, ﾂ"YOSHIKI is like a great older brother that I can always rely on. It's an honor to be asked by him.ﾂ"
SUGIZO and Gackt first met 4 years ago at a music event. At that time, they viewed each other as rivals, but have since come to appreciate each other's abilities. Gackt said, ﾂ"That time we left fighting. (Laugh) We fought like kids. I thought that time was such a waste because we fought, but now I'm happy we'll be able to work together.ﾂ" ﾂ"Gackt definitely has personality and charisma. Eventhough he's very closed off with his private life, when you try to get to know him, he's a person you can rely on,ﾂ" said SUGIZO.
As far as band activities, YOSHIKI has been doing stuff since the break up of X Japan in ﾂ'97. Gackt left MALICE MIZER in ﾂ'99 to go solo, and SUGIZO has been working constantly since the break up of LUNA SEA in 2000. This is a dream project to have standout members from 3 visual-kei bands of the 90s.
YOSHIKI will be on drums and piano, while Gackt will do vocals. They have already started working on songs, and early in the new year they will start recording. Gackt will be working concurrently on this project as well as filming his performance in the NHK Taiga drama ﾂ"Fuurin Kazanﾂ" (which starts Jan. 7) that will continue on until this autumn.
ﾂ"I think I've finally settled on 5 members. A few named members have committed to this and I want to go world wide with this,ﾂ" Yoshiki aspires. Gackt added, ﾂ"We each have strong personalities so we're selfish. People around the world probably think that things won't go smoothly for us, but we're planning on being the first Asian band to top the world charts.ﾂ"
Sugizo also said enthusiastically, ﾂ"I want everyone to look forward to explosive rock music that won't fail to have an impact on you.ﾂ" What kind of reaction will occur when these intense personalities come head to head? It looks like they'll heat up the music world in 2007!
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ON MIYAVI....
OMG. It's really hard to me to find a decent article about this but some sites really have this "general feel" about it. Just by the way Miyavi talks, etc. PLEASE "GOOGLE" ON IT!!!! I BEG YOU!!!! ><
but here are some tidbits though....
Miyavi BIG Announcement [December 30, 2006] *NEWS* - Miyavi Newest Clip [Becoming Member in an Upcoming Band] ﾂ?｡
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He said he's back in Japan, and that 300 grams of tenderloin steak, two smoked salmon and something salads, 2 something asparagus, and 200 gram delicious hamburger, but he's not any fatter.
He said that he has something he wants to tell everyone, but not in a text, rather in a comment, in person, right there as he's tired, as he's wanting to tell everyone.He said it's been four years since his old band broke up, and he debuted as a soloist in 2002. Being in a band was amazing, as it was said in magazines as well, but it didn't work out and he had to go solo. And now it's been four years, and it's all thanks to everyone. He said he's really feels that from his heart.
He said he thought that soccer and being in a band were over for him, but that next year, he's thinking of being in a band, playing guitar. He found an amazing guy [older than him], and he thought he'd like to try screaming in the background once again, so he hopes we look forward to it.
He can't say who's going to be in the band yet, but he hopes that they can in the new year. He's sorry for making everyone, especially Comiyavi, wait for so long this year, so that's why he decided to make a comment.
But of course, he still wants to continue his solo act as a solo artist, so he wants everyone to look forward to it.
He said he'll be working on pre-productions and he's thinking about going back to Los Angeles again, and he knows everyone's going to miss him but he's still going to play guitar, doing neo-visualism.
Oh, and he's going to make sure that he can write Japanese in his journal again.
ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡ AND NOW... ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡
ﾂ?｡ Some facts that we know:
- Miyavi's joining a band in 2007
- GACKT is starting a band in 2007 with Yoshiki and Sugizo
- Gackt and c/o are revealing 2 new members around New Year
- Miyavi will announce the other members around New Year
- Miyavi will announce the name of the new band around New Year
- Gackt and c/o will announce their band name around New Year
- Miyavi is at the same time playing solo
- Gackt is releasing a single in february
- Gackt has said that they will debute in USA
- Miyavi has just returned from Los Angeles
- Yoshiki lives in Los Angeles
- X-Japan's former manager has just paid a visit to Yoshiki in Los Angeles
- Sugizo has said that the new band will be explosive rock music
- Miyavi has said he's glad he can scream in the new band
- Gackt's and c/o's band currently 3 decided member out of 5 (they are still missing a guitar and bass)
- Gackt: song
- Yoshiki: drums
- Sugizo: guitar
- Miyavi will have the position of a guitarist in the new band
ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡ WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡
ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡ PLEASE COMMENT!^^ ﾂ?｡ ﾂ?｡
ﾂ?｡ Thanks & Credits To:
Miyavi & o-re-sa-ma.com [video]
Miyavi_media [community]
Miyabina_hime [translation]
Chou_san [facts] (less)
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