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YOASOBI announce UK live debut at Wembley Arena

3rd February 2025

Update: Due to popular demand, YOASOBI have added a second Wembley date on June 9th, after the first show...

Visual kei band DAMNED drop 6-minute metalcore epic: ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’

3rd February 2025

Metal visual kei band DAMNED have dropped their 5th official music video, ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’. The...

the pillows disband following 35th anniversary tour closer

1st February 2025

Japanese rock band the pillows disband, bringing their 35-year career to a close following their final performance at...

DIV and Gravity vocalists CHISA and Roku unveil ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘ collab

29th January 2025

DIV vocalist CHISA and Gravity vocalist Roku have teamed up for 2 collaboration videos as part of the...

HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour after huge US run

Harajuku metal band HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour

29th January 2025

Harajuku-core metal band HANABIE. have just announced their upcoming EU & UK tour, starting in October. This follows...

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas drop ‘Song of Steelers’- official Kobe Steelers anthem

29th January 2025

Kobe’s own Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas have just dropped ‘Song of Steelers’, the official theme for...

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

28th January 2025

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! are set to perform at matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience on March 16th...

Yurufuwa Gang’s Ryugo Ishida responds to assault with new track ‘Blood tear’

26th January 2025

Rapper Ryugo Ishida, best known as one half of the hip-hop duo Yurufuwa Gang, has released a new...

ONE OK ROCK announce DETOX North American Tour 2025, their largest to date

26th January 2025

ONE OK ROCK will embark on their most extensive North American tour to date, ONE OK ROCK DETOX...

Apex Legends Global Series tap SiM for official anthem ‘CHAMPiONS’

23rd January 2025

SiM have announced their upcoming single, ‘CHAMPiONS’, as the official anthem for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS)...

News

KIZU announce “1st last album”, drop single ‘R/E/D/’, celebrate 8th anniversary

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 final nominees revealed: Fujii Kaze, Creepy Nuts, YOASOBI, and Mrs. GREEN APPLE dominate

Margins United returns with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Tohji and more for second London edition

Events

Margins United returns with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Tohji and more for second London edition

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

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

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

Kenshi Yonezu live in London: A full-circle set for a new audience on first world tour

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

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”

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 final nominees revealed: Fujii Kaze, Creepy Nuts, YOASOBI, and Mrs. GREEN APPLE dominate

Mrs. GREEN APPLE announce “MGA MAGICAL 10 YEARS” projects to celebrate 10th anniversary

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

News

YOASOBI announce UK live debut at Wembley Arena

Visual kei band DAMNED drop 6-minute metalcore epic: ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’

the pillows disband following 35th anniversary tour closer

DIV and Gravity vocalists CHISA and Roku unveil ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘ collab

Harajuku metal band HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour

Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas drop ‘Song of Steelers’- official Kobe Steelers anthem

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

Yurufuwa Gang’s Ryugo Ishida responds to assault with new track ‘Blood tear’

ONE OK ROCK announce DETOX North American Tour 2025, their largest to date

Apex Legends Global Series tap SiM for official anthem ‘CHAMPiONS’