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Kroi reveal 3rd album 'Unspoiled' at sold-out Budokan show

Kroi reveal 3rd album ‘Unspoiled’ with mockumentary at sold-out Budokan show

20th January 2024

Funk rockers Kroi surprised fans at their sold-out Budokan show last night by announcing their upcoming 3rd album,...

Asunojokei announce 'Live Album: Island in Full' release and commemorative performances

Asunojokei unveil release date for debut live album

20th January 2024

Post-black metal ensemble Asunojokei will release their first live album, ‘Live Album: Island in Full’, scheduled for March...

YOASOBI, Hatsune Miku, and ATARASHII GAKKO! confirmed for Coachella 2024 line-up

Coachella 2024 line-up: YOASOBI, Hatsune Miku, and ATARASHII GAKKO! announced

19th January 2024

J-pop takes center stage at Coachella 2024, as YOASOBI, Hatsune Miku, and ATARASHII GAKKO! secure spots in the...

CHAI announce breakup after 12-year run

18th January 2024

CHAI have announced their decision to disband following the group’s upcoming Japan tour, concluding a 12-year journey. Formed...

ASP tops Oricon daily singles chart with ‘Heaven’s Seven’

17th January 2024

Punk idol seven-piece ASP clinched the top spot on the Oricon Daily Single Ranking with their 3rd major...

Hiroyuki SAWANO project NAQT VANE debuts first full-length album ‘Dispersion’

15th January 2024

NAQT VANE, the pop ensemble led by acclaimed composer Hiroyuki SAWANO, recently debuted their inaugural full-length album, ‘Dispersion’,...

Kroi release music video for Bucchigiri?! opening ‘Sesame’

14th January 2024

Kroi have dropped the music video for their latest funk-filled track, ‘Sesame’, the opening theme for the newly...

DIR EN GREY release ‘Yurameki’ music video, a resurrected 1999 classic

12th January 2024

DIR EN GREY have released the music video for the revived classic ‘Yurameki’, a pivotal track from their...

Bruno Mars performs AKB48 single 'Heavy Rotation' at Tokyo Dome

Bruno Mars surprises fans with AKB48 ‘Heavy Rotation’ rendition during Tokyo Dome performance

11th January 2024

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Bruno Mars performed his own rendition of the AKB48 hit single ‘Heavy Rotation’ during his first...

AiNA THE END sheds her old skin in music video for surprise single ‘Sail’

10th January 2024

AiNA THE END, formerly of BiSH, has released the complete music video for her impactful surprise digital single...

News

L’Arc-en-Ciel bring Shibuya demolition site to life in ‘YOU GOTTA RUN’ music video

DIVERS CROIX turn a “LOST CHILD” in a home improvement store into a VK epic

BUCK-TICK start new chapter with symbolic music video for ‘Raijin Fujin – Resonance’

Events

NANO and MADKID unite for joint North American tour in 2025

Japanese alt-pop act CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE to make UK festival debut at TGE 2025

Ichiko Aoba sets 2025 world tour and new album ‘Luminescent Creatures’

Features

The passing of Sayuri: A tragic loss for Japan’s “oxygen-deprived” generation

Petit Brabancon’s new EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’ delivers raw nu-metal experience from rock heavyweights

Who is mei ehara? The Tokyo artist debuting in America with Faye Webster

Live Reports

mei ehara live in Berkeley: A mesmerizing debut on Faye Webster’s US tour

HARU NEMURI live in San Francisco: Unleashing riot grrrl fury Stateside

D=OUT vocalist KOUKI live at Visual Kei Night: VK fans unite for a special London performance

Interviews

tricot reflect on first anime theme ‘Call’ for You Are Ms. Servant and 15 years in music

Interview with KAMIJO: From European tour highlights to the epic sound of ‘VIOLET DAWN’

INTERVIEW: Helsinki Lambda Club to touch down in the UK for ‘HLC AIRLINES’ tour

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