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TK from Ling tosite sigure brings EP “yesworld” and “Acoustique Electrick Sessions 2020” simultaneously

2 March 2021

TK from Ling tosite sigure announced on Instagram he will simultaneously release a new EP titled yesworld and the audiovisual work Acoustique Electrick Sessions 2020 on April 14. The EP yesworld is available...

Watch Reol’s wholesome 1-hour acoustic live before it’s gone

NBT

1 March 2021

Music Video, Online Concert

Late in the evening of February 28 in Tokyo, Reol livestreamed an acoustic performance on YouTube labeled under the hashtag #れをるをでんぱとう (#REOLWODENPATOU). The stream lasted an hour consisting of roughly nine son...

LOVEBITES spread positivity in “Glory To The World” music video

NoMusicNoReason

28 February 2021

Music Video, Releases

LOVEBITES upload another music video off their upcoming EP GLORY, GLORY TO THE WORLD due out on March 10. This time around we are treated to the title-track Glory To The World where the girls show off their pow...

MORRIE celebrates birthday with “Phantom Aria” first-ever international livestream

Ziggy

27 February 2021

Online Concert

MORRIE goes big for his birthday celebrations, despite the pandemic, with a first-ever livestream—and it's available internationally! As part of MORRIE's solo career 30th-anniversary celebration, the annual bir...

nano collaborates with RPG game “Touhou LostWord”

NBT and Rin

26 February 2021

Doujin, Game, Videos

nano provides vocals for the collaborative work Tsuki to Izayoi that will join the smartphone RPG game "Touhou LostWord", and also shared comments on the project itself. The fantastic vocalist nano who rose ...

Kizu’s best-of album “Kataki” features new songs, never-before-seen music video

Sizergyia

25 February 2021

Releases

Kizu will release best-of album Kataki on April 7 but the band has only recently revealed its contents. This confirms that you can hear two new songs, Milk and Hato, and see the never-before-seen music video of...

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UVERworld’s music video “Teenage Love” hits hard in its simplicity

Sizergyia

24 February 2021

Music Video, Releases

UVERworld's single HOURGLASS will be out on March 10 with the title track featuring as the main theme for the Brave: Gunjou movie. However, the band has also revealed the short version of the Teenage Love music...

Ikimonogakari soars again with single “BAKU”, opening theme for “Boruto: Naruto Next Generations”

NBT

24 February 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Ikimonogakari officially releases its 33rd single BAKU today, on January 24, featured as the opening theme song for TV Tokyo anime "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations". Previously released digitally on January 18,...

Herman Li (DragonForce) invites BAND-MAID to Twitch stream

G Andrew White

23 February 2021

Entertainment, News

BAND-MAID guitarists Miku Kobato and Kanami will be special guests on Twitch with DragonForce's Herman Li this Friday. A few weeks ago, the guitarist and songwriter for British metal band DragonForce made an...

4s4ki pre-launches self-produced EP “UNDEAD CYBORG” with “Mega Jokki”

NBT

22 February 2021

Music Video, Releases

Singer-songwriter 4s4ki (Asaki) released her first full-length album back in December 2020, but she's now back with a fresh new wave of songs via the self-produced EP, UNDEAD CYBORG, scheduled for a March 3 dig...

QUEEN BEE’s first overseas stream of solo concert at Budokan

edoh+

21 February 2021

Online Concert, Tour

QUEEN BEE, also known as Ziyoou-vachi (女王蜂), will be hosting their first solo concert stream at Nippon Budokan to overseas fans. The stream will happen soon on February 24—25 and tickets are available now vi...

Kiryu’s lightning-focused “Nue” music video drives folklore narrative

Sizergyia

20 February 2021

Music Video, Releases

Kiryu's initial announcement of single Nue released on February 17 led the band to follow it up with the title track's music video. The lightning-focused visuals, quick scene changes, disorientating angles, and...

AIOLIN casts their 4th single “Mermaid Aria”

edoh+

19 February 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

Due out next month on March 24, violin rock band AIOLIN will drop their fourth single Mermaid Aria! Little information on the tracklist or news on availability has been announced thus far, but we do know tha...

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Interview with CDawgVA: Becoming a visual kei star with help of ACME

NBT

19 February 2021

Interview

The Youtuber CDawgVA, also known as "Connor", recently shared a very interesting video that introduces visual kei. But for him to actually get a good grasp of the whole movement, Connor ended up becoming a visu...