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ATARASHII GAKKO! deliver uplifting gospel track ‘One Heart’

12th March 2025

ATARASHII GAKKO! return with their latest track, ‘One Heart’, written for Bourbon’s new Fettuccine Gummi commercial. Out today...

MUSIC WAY PROJECT: CEIPA and TOYOTA GROUP team up to support Japanese artists globally

12th March 2025

Japan’s Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) and the TOYOTA GROUP have announced the MUSIC WAY PROJECT,...

KAMIYA opens up about bipolar disorder in XAMIYA video for ‘MONSTER’

11th March 2025

XAMIYA, the duo of KAMIYA and Xansei, have released the music video for their third single ‘MONSTER’. The...

Fukuro confirm European tour dates following last year’s US run

10th March 2025

Jazzy visual kei band Fukuro have just announced they will be holding their first ever European tour, titled...

Survive Said The Prophet lock in first EU/UK tour for summer 2025

6th March 2025

Survive Said The Prophet are heading out on their first-ever EU/UK tour this summer. The Tokyo-based outfit will...

f5ve set release date for debut album ‘SEQUENCE 01’

5th March 2025

LDH girl group f5ve have announced their debut album ‘SEQUENCE 01’, set for release on May 5th. The...

HARU NEMURI announces ‘ekkolaptómenos’, her first album since going independent

4th March 2025

HARU NEMURI has officially announced her third full-length album, ‘ekkolaptómenos’, set for release on August 1st. The Tokyo-based...

Royz premiere ‘TRANSFORM’ music video ahead of single release

4th March 2025

Osaka visual kei band Royz have revealed the video for ‘TRANSFORM’, their 28th single, due for release on...

Mori Calliope teams with Persona’s Shoji Meguro and Lotus Juice on ‘Seeing Stars’

3rd March 2025

hololive Vtuber and musician Mori Calliope has collaborated with Lotus Juice and Shoji Meguro for her latest single...

WACK opens auditions for new idol group aiming for global success

2nd March 2025

Music agency WACK, in collaboration with former CEO Junnosuke Watanabe, have announced auditions for a new idol group...

News

coldrain set for biggest UK/EU tour yet, kicking off this November

Ayumi Hamasaki confronts herself in ‘mimosa’, celebrating 27th anniversary

Heavy metal legends Seikima-II return with BABYMETAL collaboration, new single and album

Events

coldrain set for biggest UK/EU tour yet, kicking off this November

Takeru (SuG) and Shou (Verde/, Alice Nine) announce Europe tour ‘youthpit’

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

Features

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

Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

Live Reports

Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI live at matsuri ’25 Los Angeles: A sold-out statement for Japanese music

Phantom Siita live in London: ‘Moth to a flame’ tour ends with a crimson-tinged idol pop finale

(ARCHIVE) An Cafe live in London (2014): The oshare kei icons’ last UK show

Interviews

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

KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’

Minori Nagashima – serval DOG – interview: “After dropping out of middle school… that’s when I picked up the guitar”