DaizyStripper Releases CROSSTRIP; Ecocap Charity = More than just pretty faces?
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Still blazing their way through the oshare scene since the release of their first single Dandelion in 2008, DaizyStripper are already scheduled to release their first live DVD, CROSSTRIP, exactly one year from the date of its filming. The footage will feature the band’s sold-out September 9 oneman live at Takadanobaba AREA in 2008 and will be released on September 9 2009. CROSSTRIP will be available via Like an Edison’s online store (or CDJapan, stateside) and will cost 3,000 yen.
DaizyStripper have been on a roll with four singles since 2008, two of which merited a second press—evidence of the band’s runaway popularity. Their latest release was the June 3 2009 single Dearest, complete with a music video filmed live at their Stairway to the New World oneman in March 2009.
The band has been very busy performing at events all over Japan, including the 2008 Hide Memorial Summit. In fact, they wasted no time securing their first overseas performance at Otakon 2008 in America.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6UqRBahEeU[/youtube]DaizyStripper – Dearest PV
DaizyStripper’s activities haven’t been limited only to music, however. In March 2009, they asked fans to collect bottle caps so that the band could send the caps to Ecocap, an organisation devoted to funding distribution of the polio vaccine through recycling. Under the Ecocap program, eight hundred caps equals twenty yen, which in turn pays for one polio vaccine and has the potential to save one life. Even now, the band is continuing this charity activity, collecting caps at their live house merchandising stands.
With a heavy tour and event schedule planned throughout the remainder of 2009, DaizyStripper are on their way up in the visual kei indies world. The speedy release of their first live DVD is a promising indication of what we can expect from the band in the future. Plus, it’s nice to know that the band is more than just pretty faces.
Music From DaizyStripper Dearest  Truth  CROSS |
Leela McMullen is a strong believer in the philosophy "no music, no life." Having traversed the range of Japanese fandoms, she found her home at last in visual kei and has made it her mission to share what she loves most with the world. Leela completed her B.A. in Japanese language from Griffith University in Gold Coast Australia. She now lives and works in Japan, striving to bring you the goods, hot from the scene. Follow her on twitter for juicy hints of upcoming articles if you've got a bit of Japanese language under your belt! http://twitter.com/#!/LeelaInTokyo
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