KAMIJO Archives

General ticket sales start for KAMIJO “THE AMERICAS TOUR 2025 -MASTERPIECE-“

21 February 2025

On February 22, general ticket sales open for KAMIJO's upcoming overseas tour "THE AMERICAS TOUR 2025 -MASTERPIECE-", scheduled from May 24 to June 1, 2025. The tour will visit cities including São Paulo, Santi...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2024

Erica, NBT, Nori and Jack

2 January 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...

KAMIJO heads for Europe tour 2024 “The Anthem”

NBT

17 February 2024

Tour and event

Excitement surges as KAMIJO announces details on his European tour for 2024, spanning seven cities. Titled 'KAMIJO Europa Tour 2024 "The Anthem"', the tour offers an opportunity for fans to experience KAMIJO li...

Interview with Japanese Visual Metal part 2: Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D, Matenrou Opera

Peertje, Rin and afaenia

26 December 2023

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 Japanese Visual Metal part 1: Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D, Matenrou Opera

Peertje, Rin and afaenia

22 December 2023

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 ...

Versailles’ single “VOGUE” marks first release in over a decade

Astrid

20 May 2023

Releases, Tour and event

Amidst the start of Versailles' summer tour Varoque, the band will release the single VOGUE on June 21.The single contains VOGUE and Wrath of Thunder, along with instrumental versions. Vocalist KAMIJO worke...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad.Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

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 ...

Versailles celebrates 15th anniversary with free full concert and more

Erica

6 January 2022

Music Video

Fans of philharmonic metal group Versailles rejoice! In honor of the band's 15th anniversary, Warner Music Japan released an enviable collection of Versailles content to stream on YouTube for free.Offerings...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year!To end this unprece...

KAMIJO streams free concert with Versailles, LAREINE, NEW SODMY

Erica and Rin

1 July 2021

Online Concert

Prince of all things gothic KAMIJO has yet another spell to cast on us. On July 3, he will rewind the clock to a time when all of KAMIJO's bands made a miraculous return, to premiere on YouTube!On July 3 at...

KAMIJO puts all his strength into single “Behind The Mask”

Rin

30 April 2021

Releases

KAMIJO (from the band Versailles) has spent at least a year putting all his strength into the compositions of the 12th single, "Behind The Mask". The single includes the songs "Behind The Mask" and "Vampire Roc...

KAMIJO streams online world tour “Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-“

Nexus

4 February 2021

Online Concert

KAMIJO reveals the date and time of the live broadcasts constituting his online world tour "Queen of Versailles -LAREINE-". The performances will happen on March 26 and March 27 across various time zones.Th...

Rummaging for gold in CDJapan’s Black Friday sale

edoh+

21 November 2020

Entertainment

It's that time of year we've all been waiting for to bag a bargain, so what does CDJapan have in store for us? They've started their Black Friday sale already, so we rummaged the pile of discounted goodies in t...