Cure is a Japanese rock music and fashion magazine published monthly. It features the latest visual kei bands[1][2] as well as fashion and styling tips. It also has the latest news and trends on the visual kei music scene. Different artists are featured on the front and back cover every month. Regularly featured bands include Diaura, Mejibray, Royz, Blu-Billion, Arlequin, Baroque, R-Shitei, BugLug, Sadie, Daizystripper and DuelJewel. The magazine originally focused on lesser-known visual kei bands than those covered by magazines like Shoxx.[3]
| Categories | Music |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | ASIA HOUSE CO. LTD |
| First issue | 2003 |
| Final issue | 2022 (print) |
| Company | ASIA HOUSE CO. LTD |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo, Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official website |
The magazine also features fashion snapshot cruisings of fans from all over the world attending visual kei and Jrock shows. Originally a print publication, it switched to an online, digital format in 2022. [4][5]
Columns
editPopular columns within the magazine:
Exclusive Photos - Live Report and After Interview of popular Visual kei bands
Band Close ups - one on one interviews
Band Pick up - Interviews and reports on the newest hot bands
Live Reports - Jrock and Visual Kei band concert reports
Style Counseling - Hot Fashion brands and styling from Cure and the bands
Special Columns - Newest live house and music release information, Snap Shot Cruising, close pick up of bands personal activities
Overseas Shows and Events
editCure Magazine has been known for bringing Visual kei and Jrock bands oversea for shows and panel sessions for the past years including Riku (Chariots), Kuro (VelBet), GaGaalinG at Anime Expo 2008, Kaya at PMX 2008, Dio & Sugar at OniCon 2008 Texas, Auncia & Satsuki at Anime Expo 2009, ALSDEAD & Satsuki at Anime Vegas 2009, Born & Satsuki at Onicon 2009 Texas, MYM (Gagaaling) at Anime Boston 2010, SADIE Live at AM2 Los Angeles 2011, CELL at ANIME EXPO 2013, and Los Angeles VK and Idol Fest 2014.
The Official Cure Magazine Shop in Los Angeles,[2] XENON has been providing U.S. fans to interact with bands through Livestream Q&A session events since August 2014. Well known bands including CELL, Diaura, Royz, Daizystripper, Grieva, Lin -End of World Corruption, Arlequin, The Rhedoric, and Pentagon have been welcomed to the event.
The magazine organized a visual kei festival in April 2016, with foreign visual bands attending, as well as Japanese bands like Diaura, Mejibray and Clowd.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Cure — японский музыкальный журнал, посвященный менее известным вижуал кей группам. Сейчас их основные статьи также переводятся и на английский язык" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ a b "ROCKERS & IDOLS: JAPANESE MAGAZINE CURE'S ANIME EXPO AFTERPARTY". Los Angeles Times. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Cure magazine relaunches". vk.gy. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Kei jōhōshi "Cure" onrain purojekuto shidō" ヴィジュアル系情報誌「Cure」（キュア）、オンライン・プロジェクト始動 [Visual kei magazine "Cure" launches online project] (in Japanese). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Visual kei magazine Cure suspends publication". 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Cure magazine invites foreign bands to "World Visual Festival"". Jrocknews. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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