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Ado celebrates 22nd birthday with release of double A-side single and music video featuring Hatsune Miku

23rd October 2024

Ado has released her double A-side single today, October 24th, coinciding with her 22nd birthday. The single features...

Oshi no Ko live-action unveils 8 opening themes from top Japanese artists

23rd October 2024

The line-up of artists contributing opening theme songs for the Oshi no Ko live-action adaptation has been revealed,...

BUCK-TICK unveil new details for 'SUBROSA', their first album since Sakurai’s passing

BUCK-TICK unveil ‘SUBROSA’ details, first album since Atsushi Sakurai’s passing

23rd October 2024

BUCK-TICK have unveiled new details surrounding ‘SUBROSA’ (スブロサ), their 24th studio album, slated for release on December 4th....

Sunsoogirl teases debut album ‘Koishiteru・Continue’ with trilingual single ‘Tanoshii Sansuu’

20th October 2024

Osaka-based indie four-piece Sunsoogirl (三四少女) have announced the release of their first album, ‘Koishiteru・Continue’, due out on November...

RAZOR unveil 2 new music videos, plus best of album ‘Zankou’

20th October 2024

Visual kei group RAZOR have released 2 new music videos, as well as a best-of album ‘Zankou’. The...

MILLENNIUM PARADE enlist Rauw Alejandro & Tainy on new single ‘KIZAO’

19th October 2024

Creative collective MILLENNIUM PARADE have dropped their latest single, ‘KIZAO’, a high-powered collaboration featuring Puerto Rican superstar Rauw...

Creepy Nuts drop trippy video for DAN DA DAN theme ‘Otonoke’

18th October 2024

Hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts have unleashed the music video for their latest single, ‘Otonoke’, the opening theme for...

HOME continue to redefine Okinawa's indie scene with sophomore EP 'HOME EP2'

HOME continue to redefine Okinawa indie scene with sophomore EP ‘HOME EP2’

16th October 2024

Okinawa’s indie trio HOME dropped their latest EP‘HOME EP2’ today (October 16th), following up on the success of...

DIR EN GREY join Sick New World 2025 line-up with Metallica, Linkin Park, and more

15th October 2024

DIR EN GREY will make their first U.S. festival appearance in nearly two decades, performing at Sick New...

JILUKA to support Imminence on 2025 ‘Return of the Black’ North American tour

15th October 2024

JILUKA have announced they will be joining Swedish metallers Imminence on their 2025 North American tour. French metalcore...

News

75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen: Full line-up announced, featuring tuki., Creepy Nuts, ME:I, and more

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

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’

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

News

Ado celebrates 22nd birthday with release of double A-side single and music video featuring Hatsune Miku

Oshi no Ko live-action unveils 8 opening themes from top Japanese artists

BUCK-TICK unveil ‘SUBROSA’ details, first album since Atsushi Sakurai’s passing

Sunsoogirl teases debut album ‘Koishiteru・Continue’ with trilingual single ‘Tanoshii Sansuu’

RAZOR unveil 2 new music videos, plus best of album ‘Zankou’

MILLENNIUM PARADE enlist Rauw Alejandro & Tainy on new single ‘KIZAO’

Creepy Nuts drop trippy video for DAN DA DAN theme ‘Otonoke’

HOME continue to redefine Okinawa indie scene with sophomore EP ‘HOME EP2’

DIR EN GREY join Sick New World 2025 line-up with Metallica, Linkin Park, and more

JILUKA to support Imminence on 2025 ‘Return of the Black’ North American tour