JROCK NEWS — Japanese Rock Music News

29 June 2022

Music Video, Releases

Since DuelJewel re-emerged from their hiatus in 2019, after Hayato made a full recovery from functional dysphonia, not much had been heard from them until now. Slipping under our radars, they casually dropped a...

BabyKingdom’s wild “Tomodachi Rock ‘n’ Roll” music video pounces toward school festival

Sizergyia

28 June 2022

Music Video, New Look, Releases

BabyKingdom releases their single Tomodachi Rock 'n' Roll! on July 13, channeling the theme "BabyKing Beast High School?! Path to the school festival". The music video was also released on June 16. The music vi...

ka-yu (ex-Janne Da Arc) drops new SOLID BEAT jewellery collection

27 June 2022

Entertainment, News

Former Janne Da Arc bassist ka-yu, the founder and designer of jewelry brand SOLID BEAT, has announced the new 2022 Summer collection for the first time in three and a half years. Inspired by his love for j...

Review: Is DIR EN GREY’s album “PHALARIS” the next step for an ever-changing band?

Mazohyst_Kyo

24 June 2022

Review

This is so familiar. But why? The second the intro to DIR EN GREY's latest album PHALARIS kicks in, I feel like I am being ripped back into a better time. For the first time in a while, I can honestly say th...

Review: Is Yoshiki’s energy drink “Real Gold XY” really revolutionary?

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Omatsu

22 June 2022

Entertainment, Review

Back in May, the legendary drummer and leader of X Japan, Yoshiki, teased and claimed that with the Coca-Cola collaboration project, we would allegedly be able to witness something "revolutionary". A week later...

ONE OK ROCK’s North America 2022 tour kicks off with single “Save Yourself”

22 June 2022

Alternative rock band ONE OK ROCK surprised fans with a double-whammy announcement this week. The band not only announced their latest single Save Yourself releases on June 24, but they also unveiled a North Am...

MIYAVI celebrates 20th anniversary with North America tour

21 June 2022

Celebrating his 20th year in the music industry, MIYAVI embarks on a 20-city tour across the US and Canada. The samurai guitarist plans to perform fan-favorite tracks in addition to new music he will be debutin...

Guitarist MISAKI on hiatus as BRIDEAR prepares for Japan tour

20 June 2022

News, Releases, Tour

BRIDEAR announces support guitarist EITA joins the band due to a leave of absence for MISAKI. According to the news from their official website, the guitarist's doctor recommends she take time off to rest. ...

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Tours

Interview with NEMOPHILA: “We are here to kick your ass!” part 1

1 July 2022

Interview, Tour

Making their first debut in America, NEMOPHILA prepares to perform a sold-out show at the world-famous Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, CA. As a crowd gathers on the Sunset Strip, there is much anticipation for thi...

ONE OK ROCK’s North America 2022 tour kicks off with single “Save Yourself”

22 June 2022

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New Bands

New female rock band “AsMR”, produced by RookieFiddler from A(Ace)

NBT and Dorian

15 June 2022

New Band

A new all-female symphonic rock band "Shoyoteki Ongakushuudan AsMR", or AsMR for short, emerges with a unique member lineup you've never seen before! With secondary roles such as "whisperer" and "scratching noi...

Interview with NOILION: Destined for ULTRAMAN’s theme song “3”

NBT

7 June 2022

Anime, Interview, New Band

NOILION is a new and unique trio produced by the electronic musician TeddyLoid. It consists of the bilingual high-tone vocalist LIO, the mysterious disc jockey (DJ) KILLIT, and the skilled video jockey (VJ) REA...

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Recent Releases

ONE OK ROCK’s North America 2022 tour kicks off with single “Save Yourself”

22 June 2022

MIYAVI celebrates 20th anniversary with North America tour

21 June 2022

Guitarist MISAKI on hiatus as BRIDEAR prepares for Japan tour

20 June 2022

News, Releases, Tour

DIR EN GREY burns alive in “Perfume of Sins” music video

14 June 2022

Music Video, Releases

The day before the release of DIR EN GREY's eleventh album PHALARIS, the band premiered the music video for The Perfume of Sins on YouTube. The video premiered worldwide at 22:00 JST, just two hours before midn...

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Interviews

Interview with NEMOPHILA: “We are here to kick your ass!” part 1

1 July 2022

Interview, Tour

Interview with HAKUEI and HIZUMI: Hardships as vocalists

Dorian, Rin, Peertje and afaenia

1 July 2022

Interview

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Entertainment

We create Jrock nightmare fuel with artificial intelligence

2 July 2022

Entertainment

Lately, we've seen a wave of creepy hilarious AI-generated art hitting social media—spewed from the machine that is DALL·E mini. Let's be honest, the art it comes up with is equally terrifying and intriguing, e...

ka-yu (ex-Janne Da Arc) drops new SOLID BEAT jewellery collection

27 June 2022

Entertainment, News

Review: Is Yoshiki’s energy drink “Real Gold XY” really revolutionary?

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Omatsu

22 June 2022

Entertainment, Review

BUMP OF CHICKEN and NHK look for 1000 18-year-olds for special event