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Awich and CVLTE to provide themes for Shangri-La Frontier season 2’s second cour

30th December 2024

Okinawan rapper Awich and alt-rock group CVLTE have been tapped to provide the opening and ending themes for...

KAMIJO adds North and South America dates to '-MASTERPIECE-' tour

KAMIJO adds South and North America dates to ‘-MASTERPIECE-‘ tour

29th December 2024

Visual kei icon KAMIJO will bring his 2025 ‘-MASTERPIECE-‘ tour to fans in South and North America, with...

MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

23rd December 2024

Acoustic rap duo MOROHA have announced an indefinite hiatus, closing the chapter on a 16-year career. The news...

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

22nd December 2024

Visual kei veterans NIGHTMARE have announced the cancellation of four dates from their long-awaited The WORLD European tour,...

Underground idols pinponpanpon throw maid cafe Rave in ‘Maidnight Ravers’

pinponpanpon turn maid cafe into a rave in new single ‘Maidnight Ravers’

22nd December 2024

Underground idol group pinponpanpon return with their latest single, ‘Maidnight Ravers’, accompanied by a music video that transforms...

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula unveil 2025 North American co-headline tour with Crystal Lake

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

19th December 2024

Tokyo’s HANABIE. and Australia’s Kim Dracula are teaming up for a 24-date co-headline North American tour in 2025,...

DIR EN GREY adds Anaheim headline show following Sick New World cancellation

DIR EN GREY add Anaheim headline show following Sick New World cancellation

18th December 2024

DIR EN GREY have announced an additional US date for their 2025 tour, scheduled for April 11th at...

Yuki Chiba drops debut album ‘STAR’ and announces Nippon Budokan concert

14th December 2024

Yuki Chiba releases his first album under his real name, titled ‘STAR’. Released on December 12th, the album...

Tohji unleashes chaos in ‘Tenkasu’ music video ahead of landmark arena show

12th December 2024

Yokohama-raised rapper and cultural powerhouse Tohji has dropped the high-concept music video for his latest single, ‘Tenkasu’. The...

Ado joins Imagine Dragons for final remix in ‘Take Me to the Beach’ series

11th December 2024

Imagine Dragons have announced a collaboration with utaite superstar Ado for the final remix in their ‘Take Me...

News

Centimillimental brings “ribbon” tour to Europe this summer

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set for first European shows with Utaha on ‘SUMMER TIME GHOST’ tour

LiSA adds Los Angeles date at The Roxy to first North America Tour

Events

Centimillimental brings “ribbon” tour to Europe this summer

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set for first European shows with Utaha on ‘SUMMER TIME GHOST’ tour

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

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

Hitsujibungaku live in San Francisco: Calm intensity and full hearts at August Hall

HANABIE. live in Sacramento: Metalcore mayhem marks end of US tour

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

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”

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set for first European shows with Utaha on ‘SUMMER TIME GHOST’ tour

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

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

News

Awich and CVLTE to provide themes for Shangri-La Frontier season 2’s second cour

KAMIJO adds South and North America dates to ‘-MASTERPIECE-‘ tour

MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

pinponpanpon turn maid cafe into a rave in new single ‘Maidnight Ravers’

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

DIR EN GREY add Anaheim headline show following Sick New World cancellation

Yuki Chiba drops debut album ‘STAR’ and announces Nippon Budokan concert

Tohji unleashes chaos in ‘Tenkasu’ music video ahead of landmark arena show

Ado joins Imagine Dragons for final remix in ‘Take Me to the Beach’ series