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7 December 2019

Entertainment, New Look

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December 2019 — release schedule

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7 December 2019

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Report: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION supporting Feeder at Roundhouse London 2019

6 December 2019

Featured, Review

FEMM and BRATS flying in for Animé LA 2020

5 December 2019

Tour

L’Arc-en-Ciel opens YouTube channel and teases important announcement!

4 December 2019

Music Video, News

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SCANDAL breaks into full sprint for “GeGeGe no Kitaro” anime with “A.M.D.K.J.”

3 December 2019

Anime, Releases

Toei Animation selects SCANDAL's A.M.D.K.J. for the ending theme to spirit-monster themed anime GeGeGe no Kitaro (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎). The upbeat tune will be in the manga series starting January 2020. Yet little is known...

Interview with Rayark’s CEO: DEEMO -Reborn- brings you closer to its reality

Zephyr

3 December 2019

Anime, Game, Interview

Many of you might be familiar with the critically acclaimed rhythm game "DEEMO" on Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. Last month we got the opportunity to try out the reborn version of the game on Playstation 4...

MIKU EXPO 2020 USA & Canada tour dates announced!

3 December 2019

Tour, Vocaloid

The celebration for Miku Expo's 5th anniversary has now been extended with the announcement of MIKU EXPO 2020 USA & Canada tour that will offer nine concerts this coming spring, between April and May 2020. ...

MUCC Europe tour 2020 “Lock on snipe Tour”

30 November 2019

Tour

MUCC has confirmed that they will return to Europe in April 2020 as part of their ongoing Lock on Snipe tour series titled "MUCC 2020 Lock on snipe Tour #11 ~Style of EUROPE Broken Piano And Imprisonment of liv...

nano to perform at HYPER JAPAN Summer 2020!

30 November 2019

Tour

Without a second to prepare, the popular Japanese culture convention HYPER JAPAN announced their first performer, and to our pleasant surprise, it was revealed to be the rock artist nano! This means nano will b...

BAND-MAID and MIYAVI to appear on Netflix film “Kate”

28 November 2019

Entertainment

Production for a new Netflix assassin thriller Kate featuring BAND-MAID and MIYAVI is currently underway. Starring American actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead who plays the role of an assassin who has been poison...

JILUKA updates music video “Screamer -2019 XND-” for best-of album “XANADU”

27 November 2019

JILUKA was finally able to release their best-of album XANADU on November 13 and to accompany it was a new song Elice in slow motion complete with a music video. Following it up with the XANADU version music...

REIGN gets caged up in music video “ME”, from single “Hidden”

27 November 2019

Music Video, New Look, Releases

REIGN will release one last thing before the year is over and that is single Hidden out on December 11 in regular and limited editions. The regular edition will have three tracks in total while the limited edit...

POIDOL unfolds conceptual story with 3 singles: Shounen A, B, C

26 November 2019

Releases

As 2019 comes to a close, bands are now starting to make plans for 2020 and POIDOL is no different as they have confirmed the release of not one, but three singles titled Shounen-A-, Shounen-B-, and Shounen-C-,...

amazarashi’s “Miraninarenakatta Anoyoruni” sing out the pains of band life

25 November 2019

News

Miraninarenakatta Anoyoruni, the latest track by amazarashi, will be featured on their upcoming DVD and Blu-ray “amazarashi Live Tour 2019 Miraininarenakatta Subeteno Yoruni”, due out on November 27, 2019. E...

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Recent Releases

BAND-MAID “The Dragon Cries”, a collaboration with David Bowie’s producer

23 November 2019

Music Video, News, Releases

This month BAND-MAID pre-releases not one, but two singles from the upcoming album, CONQUEROR. First out was Rinne (輪廻) which means reincarnation, the hard-hitt...

Golden Bomber explains bandsman’s struggle in “Kubi ga itai” (My neck is sore)

23 November 2019

Royz’ “I AM WHAT I AM” music video sees bully offer a helping hand

22 November 2019

ZON goes all out on the showy lights in “Shiro” music video

17 November 2019

Music Video, New Look, Releases

SCANDAL drops addictive “Saishuheiki Kimi” music video

NoMusicNoReason

14 November 2019

Tours

FEMM and BRATS flying in for Animé LA 2020

5 December 2019

Tour

Animé LA has announced special musical guests for the 2020 expo with FEMM and BRATS, making their appearance in Los Angeles between January 9–12, 2020. This ann...

MIKU EXPO 2020 USA & Canada tour dates announced!

3 December 2019

Tour, Vocaloid

MUCC Europe tour 2020 “Lock on snipe Tour”

30 November 2019

Tour

nano to perform at HYPER JAPAN Summer 2020!

30 November 2019

Tour

Live stream JAM Project’s performance at Lantis Matsuri 2019

11 November 2019

Tour

New Bands

Warm your soul with the gentle sound of Lamp