HAKUEI - JROCK NEWS

The Brow Beat stuns with first major album “404”

12 March 2022

The Brow Beat continues to stun with the announcement of their first major album, "404". The band just joined the major label Pony Canyon in 2021, and their first major album "404" is due out on April 27. Th...

Interview with HAKUEI and KAMIJO: A talk between 2 charming musicians

Dorian and Rin

11 March 2022

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Interview with The Brow Beat: Conquering the world of visual kei

Rin, Peertje, echo, Dorian and afaenia

10 September 2021

Interview, New Look

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Report: PENICILLIN pulls off adrenaline-fueled show for “Atarashii Yado” tour final

Erica

3 July 2021

Online Concert, Review

PENICILLIN held their final live concert for their "Atarashii Yado 2021"-tour at Shinjuku ReNY on May 22, 2021. Due to social distancing measures, the live performance was limited to 200 attendees and was also ...

Report: The Brow Beat impresses with thrilling theatrical concert at final indies live

Erica

14 May 2021

Online Concert

The Brow Beat has officially graduated from "Indies" status and will debut on the major label Pony Canyon this Spring. To celebrate the occasion, the band held a three-day consecutive live concert from May 6–8 ...

The Brow Beat goes major, performs opening for “Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS”

Erica

11 May 2021

Online Concert, Releases

This month, visual kei band The Brow Beat dropped two major bombshells—first, they graduated from indies status and will make their major debut on label Pony Canyon this Spring! Secondly, their new single Harev...

Interview with HAKUEI and Dancho (NoGoD): Two sides of visual kei

afaenia and Dorian

12 March 2021

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Taste testing HAKUEI’s ramen at “Ginza Hakuei”

afaenia

5 November 2020

Entertainment

After hearing so much about HAKUEI's well-reviewed ramen shop, "Ginza Hakuei", we could no longer hold our cravings and finally decided to try it out for ourselves! So let's see how well it translates from bein...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Undergoing surgery

Dorian and afaenia

2 September 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. We're b...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from HAKUEI (PENICILLIN)

edoh+ and Dorian

1 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Our first guest to celebrate JROCK NEWS' 5th anniversary is HAKUEI, the vocalist of the legendary band, PENICILLIN. With over 25 years of experience in music, he joined club Zy. as the honorary editor-in-chief,...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Eccentric encounter

Dorian and afaenia

25 August 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. In this...

Interview with HAKUEI and Aoi (the GazettE): Mindset of a passionate musician

Dorian and afaenia

8 April 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. Welcome...

Interview with HAKUEI and Aoi (the GazettE): Drinking habits and visual kei rivalry

Dorian and afaenia

30 March 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. At Izak...

Interview with HAKUEI: Revitalizing the visual kei scene

NBT and Shmilly

6 November 2019

Interview

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, PENICILLIN's new mini-album Kowloon Head has been released today on November 6. We had the pleasure to meet with HAKUEI recently—the frontman of the band—to talk about thi...