Ex-D’espairsRay members release first mini-album as Luv PARADE

Luv PARADE, made up of ex-D’espairsRay, and current THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S and defspiral members, have released their first mini-album ‘JOKER’.

Luv PARADE’s ‘JOKER’ promises to please fans of both D’espa and defspiral, skewing in a heavier direction than the single. With just 6 tracks, including the album’s lead single ‘TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT’, the mini-album serves as a taster for things to come from Luv PARADE.

‘TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT’ is a punky alt-rock jam, with bouncy verses and a stadium anthem style chorus. TAKA’s voice here stands out in particular, reminiscent of Hyde, belting the lyrics out accompanied by a husky undertone. The track is probably the least heavy out of the 6 songs on ‘JOKER’, but won’t leave fans disappointed.

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Additionally, on June 1st the group began their ‘Luv PARADE TOUR 2024 “JOKER”‘ at Yokohama NEW SIDE BEACH!!, and will wrap up on June 16th at Shinjuku ReNY.

About Luv PARADE

Those familiar with mid 00’s VK should be no strangers to D’espairsRay. Their disbandment in 2011, due to vocalist Hizumi’s deteriorating health, left fans devastated. ZERO and TSUKASA went on to form THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S, while Karyu joined VK supergroup Angelo. Fast forward to 2022, where 3 of the original D’espairsRay members restarted Luv PARADE. Originally formed in 2009, the group started out as a D’espairsRay cover band to help Hizumi rest his vocals. Karyu (guitar), ZERO (bass), and TSUKASA (drums) reunited, along with TAKA (vocals) of defspiral. In 2023 the group released their first original song ‘NEW WORLD’, and held a one-man live on the same day- September 9th, the anniversary of D’espairsRay’s formation. Whilst defspiral and THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S are still together, it is uncertain how frequent Luv PARADE’s activities will be, but here’s hoping we get to see much more from this supergroup-lite.

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