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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

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Visual Kei

is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...

" style bands, headed by Michiru. Michiru has also been involved as a bassist in a number of different bands, such as L'yse:nore, Aioria, S to M and Mask. Loop Ash is best known for being the record label of the popular oshare kei band Antic Cafe

Antic Cafe

is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash. They are an oshare kei band, but now describe themselves as "Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released five full-length albums and three EPs...

. Recently, Loop Ash has also signed Lolita23q.

Bands

• Antic Cafe
  Antic Cafe
  is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash. They are an oshare kei band, but now describe themselves as "Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released five full-length albums and three EPs...
  
  
• -Oz-
  -Oz-
  , is a visual kei, alternative metal band from Japan, formed in October 2004. -OZ- is currently signed to Loop Ash and CLJ Records. They have released 2 studio Albums, VERSUS and ROUGE along with DVDS singles and maxi singles...
  
  
• Mello
• v-NEU (ex-Heart)
• Lolita23q (Shoujo Lolita23q)
• MoNoLith
• Zip.er
• ALiBi