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ame_no_parade to drop ambitious new single ‘Yellow Gold’

22nd January 2024

Transitioning into a new era in 2024, ame_no_parade, the boundary-pushing J-pop trio, will release their latest digital single,...

Ado's 'Chocolat Cadabra' chosen as Lotte chocolate's 60th anniversary song

Ado’s ‘Chocolat Cadabra’ chosen as Lotte’s 60th anniversary song

22nd January 2024

Ado is set to release her first single of 2024, ‘Chocolat Cadabra’, on January 31st. The song, composed...

SCANDAL reveal tracklist and artwork for upcoming album 'LUMINOUS'

SCANDAL unveil tracklist and artwork for upcoming album ‘LUMINOUS’

21st January 2024

SCANDAL have dropped details about their long-awaited 11th album, ‘LUMINOUS’, set to release on March 20th. ‘LUMINOUS’, their...

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...

News

Arlequin drop new video despair-fuelled single ‘Chi wo Kayowasero, Sono Inochi Subete ni.’

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

Watch ‘BABYMETAL Legend – 43 The Movie’ in cinemas across Europe next week

Events

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

matsuri ’25 global stream announced – Ado, YOASOBI & ATARASHII GAKKO!

Hitsujibungaku to tour West Coast on first US headline run

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

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

NANO & MADKID live in San Francisco: Rock and pop collide on joint US tour

Phantom Siita live in San Jose: Retro horror meets idol pop

Interviews

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

NIGHTMARE interview: Visual kei legends talk 25 years, DEATH NOTE fame, and first European tour

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