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HANABIE. prepares to rock in “EU&UK 2025” tour

Mizerable
Jun 2, 2025
Releases, Tour and event
Metalcore sensations HANABIE. are returning to Europe and the UK for an all-new tour! The "Harajuku-core" band's "EU&UK 2025" tour kicks off this autumn! With a total of 22 stops across the UK, Poland, Fran...

Japanese underground and visual kei live house scene – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 34

Mazohyst_Kyo
Mar 29, 2025
JROCK ONSEN
Times change, people, change, Call of Duty never changes, and bands change. Some of a band's change is in their discovery of their sound, and some is in the scene they become a part of.This time around, we'...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2024

Erica, NBT, Nori and Jack
Jan 2, 2025
Entertainment
Our 2024 top list honors the visual kei and Japanese rock artists who defined the year with groundbreaking achievements and boundary-pushing creativity. These musicians didn’t just transcend borders—they redefi...

Review: HANABIE.’s unapologetically fierce EP “Bucchigiri Tokyo”

NBT
Dec 4, 2024
Report and review
Today marks the release of HANABIE.’s EP, Bucchigiri Tokyo (ぶっちぎり東京), and we’ve had the opportunity to dive deep into its tracks ahead of its official launch. Our first impression was how the EP offers a more r...

Interview with HANABIE.: Rising to global fame as fans learn to pronounce their name

NBT
Oct 14, 2024
Interview
The metal quartet "HANABIE." is rapidly making waves in the metal scene with their distinctive "Harajuku-core" sound, fusing heavy riffs with catchy, cute elements. During their 2024 EU tour, we caught up with ...

KNOSIS signs to SharpTone records, premieres single “Fuhai” featuring YUKINA of HANABIE.

Erica
Sep 27, 2024
Music Video, Releases
Japanese metal outfit KNOSIS is back with a thunderous new single, Fuhai (腐敗), featuring YUKINA from the Harajuku core band "HANABIE.". This release marks a significant milestone for KNOSIS as they officially j...

HANABIE. dazzles with magical heroine single “Metamorphose!”

NBT
Jul 31, 2024
Releases
The four-piece Harajuku-core band, "HANABIE.", is gearing up to release their digital single "Metamorphose!" (メタ盛るフォーゼ!). The track promises to knock the listeners away with its unconventional and unpredictable...

HANABIE. showcases cool and mature “GIRL’S TALK” music video

NBT
May 22, 2024
Music Video, Releases, Tour and event
The girl loud rock band hailing from Tokyo, "HANABIE.", has earlier this month released the digital single GIRL'S TALK on May 10, followed by the music video a day after.Through the new single along with th...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2023

Erica, Nori, Astrid and Kayla
Jan 1, 2024
Entertainment
With pandemic restrictions easing, Japanese bands are now boldly crossing borders once again. Our 2023 top list celebrates exceptional visual kei and Japanese rock artists who not only transcended geogr...

Interview: HANABIE. rampages across US

Nori, afaenia, Jonathan Lane, Omatsu and Zephyr
Nov 16, 2023
Interview
Newly dubbed "Harajuku-core" band HANABIE. completed its ambitious run across the US, capped with a finale at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on October 6.  JROCK NEWS caught up with the women who expertl...

Report: HANABIE. lights up Des Moines with hottest show of US tour

Zephyr
Nov 15, 2023
Tour and event
Tokyo metalcore band HANABIE. brought a high-energy show to the small midwestern city of Des Moines, Iowa. Inside Lefty’s Live Music, an intimate college town venue, HANABIE. melted the faces of concertgoers on...
HANABIE. Japanese rock band featuring new drummer Chika

HANABIE. takes us on wild run in single “TOUSOU”

Jonathan Lane
Jul 4, 2023
Music Video, Releases
Metal upstart HANABIE. shows no signs of slowing its self-proclaimed "HARAJUKU CORE" chugging in music video TOUSOU. Translating to "Run Away", the band's second music video of 2023 stands tall as a worthy foll...
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