Visual kei band RAZOR have released their latest single ‘I LOVE YOU’ as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. The single dropped digitally, along with a music video, on September 30th, exactly two months before the band mark 10 years since their official start on November 30th.
‘I LOVE YOU’ is a ballad that encapsulates all the sides of RAZOR, with a melodic and heavy sound that leans into metal, pop, and rock. The lyrics move between Japanese and English, and can be read as a love song to the band, the fans, and life itself. RAZOR are credited collectively for both the lyrics and composition, while guitarist Tsurugi is also credited as recording engineer.
Along with the streaming release, a special M-Card is also available. Priced at ¥10,000, it includes the song, its music video and off-shots from the video shoot, and is set to include footage from RAZOR’s 9th anniversary live at Shibuya WWW X. RAZOR said on release day that the live footage and additional content were still being prepared. Special content will be added sequentially and is set to include member interviews, several additional songs, a music video for another track, and more. The band are also holding in-store events, with more details available on their website.
The track has been confirmed as the October ending theme for Nippon Television’s music variety show, Buzz Rhythm 02. It will feature across five broadcasts on October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th. The October 2nd episode also featured a studio live performance of the song.
RAZOR will continue their anniversary celebrations with their ongoing tour, RAZOR 10th ANNIVERSARY ONEMAN TOUR X – tenth –. It started on September 27th with two consecutive nights at Shin-Yokohama’s NEW SIDE BEACH!!, and runs for 17 dates across nine venues, culminating with a tour final at Zepp Shinjuku on November 30th, the date of RAZOR’s 10th anniversary. Tickets for the first half of the tour are available via Lawson Ticket, while general sale for the November 7th to 22nd shows and the Zepp Shinjuku final opens on October 11th.
RAZOR
I LOVE YOU
Release Date: 30/09/2026
Label: TIMEZONE Records
Stream: Spotify | Apple Music
M-Card: CDJapan
About RAZOR
RAZOR are a Japanese visual kei band formed in 2016 around vocalist Ryoga (ex-BORN) and guitarist Tsurugi (Sadie), alongside guitarist Kouryu (ex-My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND), bassist IZA (ex-DOWNER), and original drummer Tetsuya (ex-My BACTERIA HEAT IsLAND). They first appeared without any advance information at Zepp Tokyo on October 16th 2016. RAZOR use November 30th as their official formation anniversary, the date they released debut mini-album 'RED INVISIBLE' and held their first one-man, RED INVITATION, at Shinjuku ReNY. From the start, RAZOR treated the music as the basis of their visual kei identity rather than separating sound and image. Tsurugi described the band's approach as allowing the visual presentation to grow from the music, while RAZOR's own profile describes a hard-edged sound that moves across genre boundaries and places particular importance on the connection between the band and audience at their live shows. Releases including 'the CORE' and 'Sennen no Shirabe' developed that balance of heaviness and melody. RAZOR also played Taipei and Shanghai alongside Affective Synergy for VISUAL SHOCK in ASIA 2017. In 2019, 'Sennen no Shirabe' was followed by the 16-date Sennen no Utage one-man tour, before the band's self-hosted Kamisori Make (Razor Burn) event sold out Zepp DiverCity Tokyo on September 22nd. Tetsuya left following RAZOR's third-anniversary live at Akasaka BLITZ on November 30th 2019. The band continued with support drums before NIKKY, formerly of ALSDEAD, joined in March 2020, establishing the current lineup of Ryoga, Tsurugi, Kouryu, IZA, and NIKKY. Second full-length album 'Okite' followed that May, with first best-of album 'GOMAIBA' arriving in February 2021 and 'PARASITE INVISIBLE' two months later. In spring 2023, NIKKY temporarily stepped back from live activities due to illness, with Natsu of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST filling in for four scheduled shows. NIKKY was again listed as participating in RAZOR's activities by June. In June 2023, RAZOR provided the first release for TIMEZONE Records, a visual kei label launched by Timely Records and Daiki Sound, with the single 'Samurai Sword Man'. Further releases through the label included 'Earendel', 'INTENSITY', and 2024's second best-of album 'Zankou' ('Afterglow'), which revisited songs from across the band's catalogue alongside new tracks 'AfterGlow' and 'Sayonara'. The band followed in 2025 with their 15th single 'SILLAGE' and 16th single 'In CREATURE'. RAZOR entered their tenth-anniversary year in 2026 with 'Kyokou no Mokushiroku' and the anniversary single 'I LOVE YOU', released on September 30th. Their 17-date RAZOR 10th ANNIVERSARY ONEMAN TOUR X - tenth - began on September 27th and is set to finish at Zepp Shinjuku on November 30th, exactly ten years after the date the band use as their official formation anniversary.
