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THE SPELLBOUND release 'Unknown' single ahead of 2nd album 'Voyager'

THE SPELLBOUND release new single ahead of 2nd album ‘Voyager’

10th July 2024

Rock duo THE SPELLBOUND return with their new single ‘Unknown’, their first release in nearly a year. This...

HAGANE restart activities with thunderous single ‘Tenka-goken’

10th July 2024

HAGANE, the all female symphonic metal unit, have restarted their activities with latest single ‘Tenka-goken’ (‘The Five Swords...

pinponpanpon clean up with hyperpop banger ‘BATH BOMB’

10th July 2024

Hyperpop unit pinponpanpon have unleashed their latest single ‘BATH BOMB’. The track was officially released across streaming platforms...

Ado challenges societal rules with powerful new single ‘RuLe’

6th July 2024

Mysterious pop icon Ado has released her latest music video for ‘RuLe’ ahead of her second album ‘Zanmu’....

BiS original lineup reunite for ‘You’ve been cheated’ Tokyo live event

6th July 2024

The original BiS lineup, pioneers of the alt-idol movement, reunite for ‘You’ve been cheated’ on July 8th at...

Utaha of Wednesday Campanella debuts solo album ‘Utauyouni, Hogarakani’

5th July 2024

Utaha, longtime model and vocalist of Wednesday Campanella, released her first solo album, ‘Utauyouni, Hogarakani’ (Singing Cheerfully), on...

sukekiyo drop more 80s goth pop vibes in ‘Valentina’ music video

5th July 2024

Visual supergroup sukekiyo have just premiered their latest music video for the track ‘Valentina’. The song was originally...

Hitsujibungaku premiere music video for powerful new single ‘Burning’, ending theme of ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2

4th July 2024

Rock trio Hitsujibungaku have released the music video for ‘Burning’, the official ending theme for the highly anticipated...

Bearwear team up with 2.5D artist Yuka Nagase for ‘Basilisk’ single

3rd July 2024

Tokyo-based indie/alternative rock duo Bearwear have released their latest single, ‘Basilisk’, in collaboration with 2.5-dimensional artist Yuka Nagase....

TORO release club-infused single ‘BOW’ following DEAD POP FESTiVAL performance

3rd July 2024

Indie rock revivalists TORO have released their latest single ‘BOW’ following their recent performance at SiM-hosted DEAD POP...

News

New VK band DRUGS debuts with single ‘NEW ORDER’: Featuring members of Mejibray, Fukuro, ZORO, LIPLICH

go!go!vanillas bring calm after the storm for SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2 ending theme

Paledusk to make major label debut with ‘HUGs’, opening theme for Gachiakuta

Events

FACT confirm full lineup for final ROCK-O-RAMA event at Makuhari Messe

ASP announce “ASP in the U.K Tour”, their first international headline tour

KAF to perform at mixed-reality event Fantastic Reality in Los Angeles this July

Features

anklet: “We didn’t know left from right” – Tokyo’s new indie voice on building a band from nothing

JJJ to remain POP YOURS 2025 headliner in tribute following his passing

What is CEIPA? The organisation behind matsuri ’25 and MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN

Live Reports

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

BABYMETAL live in London: A 15-year climb culminates in landmark show at The O2

kanekoayano live in London: No longer just Kaneko Ayano with a band

Interviews

IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE interview: Dancing through doubt and doing it their way

Hitsujibungaku interview: US debut, anime themes, and life beyond Tokyo’s indie circuit

Centimillimental EUROPE TOUR 2025 “ribbon”

YOASOBI debut animated music video for 2024 Olympic hit ‘Butai ni Tatte’

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

News

THE SPELLBOUND release new single ahead of 2nd album ‘Voyager’

HAGANE restart activities with thunderous single ‘Tenka-goken’

pinponpanpon clean up with hyperpop banger ‘BATH BOMB’

Ado challenges societal rules with powerful new single ‘RuLe’

BiS original lineup reunite for ‘You’ve been cheated’ Tokyo live event

Utaha of Wednesday Campanella debuts solo album ‘Utauyouni, Hogarakani’

sukekiyo drop more 80s goth pop vibes in ‘Valentina’ music video

Hitsujibungaku premiere music video for powerful new single ‘Burning’, ending theme of ‘Oshi no Ko’ season 2

Bearwear team up with 2.5D artist Yuka Nagase for ‘Basilisk’ single

TORO release club-infused single ‘BOW’ following DEAD POP FESTiVAL performance