ASTERISM – Interview: JRock News (2024)
“In recent years, US music charts have been dominated by hip-hop and pop, and I feel that it’s difficult for metal to appear on the charts, but we as ASTERISM...
“In recent years, US music charts have been dominated by hip-hop and pop, and I feel that it’s difficult for metal to appear on the charts, but we as ASTERISM...
The Pressable Defects sit down with hot concept art and comic book cover artist David Nakayama, talking about his new work on Red Sonja, Spider-Gwen, Venom, and whole bunch of...
“The type of characters I like in general are confident, erotic, sexy women. I understand the criticism of men drawing females too ‘sexy’, but personally I think it’s great to...
“I thought it was cool that BRATS meant ‘bad kids’! But now that I’m older, I feel a bit embarrassed by it — How will it look if we’re still...
“We’re able to get together as family, and then get together as band members when it’s time to rehearse or play a live show. We can switch back and forth...
“I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I want to stay connected to music forever. I want us to earn a spot in people’s hearts so they...
“We realized that if you took music away from us, out of our lives, there’s nothing left. It’s become connected to everything, really. As sisters, we’re linked together in that...
“It’s important to me to show that there is truth in dark emotions, too. We can’t just be girls showing “nice” things all the time. We all have different passions...
“The theme and imagery of Beltane felt like the perfect balance to our concept of Halloween.” Full Interview: https://jrocknews.com/2020/05/leetspeak-monsters-interview-beltane.html
“Heavy rock is the true heart of our music.” Full Interview: https://j-generation.com/2020/04/leetspeak-monsters-stage-a-scary-celebration-for-beltane-interview/
“We’re not shiny, innocent girls. We want to express real experiences through our music, things that are really happening. I was always the type of person who was drawn toward...
BRATS Interview on MyAnimeList from Anime Los Angeles: “Even if we aspired to be like someone else, we know we could never be like them. I never had that kind...
7 singles in 7 months — “You’re going to hear things from BRATS that you’ve never heard before!” Full interview: http://www.saetori.nl/2020/02/11/interview-brats/
BRATS Interview on JaME from Anime Los Angeles: “I realized it’s OK to be free, to not be restrained at all, and when I looked at the American people around...
BRATS Interview on JRock News from Anime Los Angeles: “With BRATS songs, we are known to not be traditional J-Pop, glittery kind of music. That’s not who we are. We...
BRATS Interview on Anime News Network from Anime Los Angeles: “…’More’ means we can always do better, we can always go higher.” Full interview: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2020-01-29/up-and-coming-j-rock-group-brats/.155901
As they prepare for their 5th Anniversary solo concert next March, Hazuki (Pastel Yellow), Nanase (Pastel Green), Miri (Pastel Purple), Ririka (Pastel Blue), and Ruka (Pastel Pink) reflect on memories...
Jun Amaki: If I don’t change, if I don’t push myself, then I’ll slow down, and that’s something I never want to do. Full interview: http://j-generation.com/jun-amaki-interview-2019-pt-2/
Euskyss: In the story of “Gothic”, the museum guard encounters the monsters lurking in the dark and his spirit becomes dyed in a “strong black” that cannot be affected by...
Miku: Sometimes the world needs rebellion to create peace. It’s rock, but we also want to bring people happiness. Full interview: http://j-generation.com/band-maid-interview-2019/
Jun Amaki: I want to show them everything. I want my fans to love all the sides of me, not just the shiny, celebrity part. Full interview: http://j-generation.com/jun-amaki-interview-2019-pt-1/
Euskyss: The songs so far have often focused on expressing the world of Leetspeak monsters, but this album does more to emphasize our message. Adding more Japanese lyrics makes it...
I feel like performing nonstop with a shining smile on my face while playing really energetic rock music is something unique we can do as a girls band. Full Interview:...
Hitomi: I’ve been to 10 different countries to introduce our authentic maid culture, so it’s easy to see that maid culture is getting very popular all over the world, not...
Morality is created by the people who watch, not by the person who is having the experience. Full interview (English): http://resonance-mms.com/2019/08/yoko-hamasaki-interview-jrock247-2019/ Polish: https://www.jame-world.com/pl/article/151033-wywiad-z-yoko-hamasaki.html Finnish: https://www.jame-world.com/fi/article/151018-haastattelu-yoko-hamasakin-kanssa.html Russian: https://www.jame-world.com/ru/article/151029-intervyu-s-yoko-hamasaki.html
Hitomi: Always love your job! When you’re passionate about your work, you can keep going no matter what. The thing you love will encourage you to do your best to...
I think everyone is strongly attracted to things that are forbidden… and those are moments you can’t always control. Full interview: http://jrock247.com/2019/08/yoko-hamasaki-interview-2019/
We spend everyday playing together, and do a lot of other things together too, so we share all of our hardships. Everyone is saying “let’s do our best”, “let’s be...
“Kawaii is universal, and the definition of kawaii lies on each individual, so find your kawaii, take photos or wear anything kawaii! The moment when you interact with kawaii is...
Yoshiki Talks Music as Therapy at University of Miami Master Class Story and video: https://extratv.com/2019/07/02/yoshiki-talks-music-as-therapy-at-university-of-miami-master-class/