Kiryu

20 February 2021

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...

Start the new year with these Japanese livestreams in January

Midnight

1 January 2021

If your new year's resolution is to watch more live music events, you're in the right place. We've rounded up as many Japanese livestreams as we could currently find; however, like last month, more streams will...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

Kiryu’s single “Nue” and tour leads to prestigious Nippon Budokan performance

25 December 2020

New Look, Releases

Kiryu will release its 25th single Nue on February 17, 2021, and embark on a short tour before performing at the prestigious Nippon Budokan on April 10. As for the single, it will come in three variations to...

Japanese livestreams to check out in December

Midnight

5 December 2020

We apologize for running late with this month's roundup of livestreams. As a note, you can still watch past-streams thanks to the playback feature which allows you to view "dead" streams days after a concert ha...

Immerse in these Japanese livestreams this November

Midnight

30 October 2020

While countries around the world have eased covid related restrictions, the days of safely attending musical events in person are still far away. As frustrating as this situation continues to be, we are fortuna...

Rock out to these Japanese livestream shows in July

G Andrew White

30 June 2020

With venues closed around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several artists are using livestreams to deliver performances for the fans. By jumping to online streaming services they can perform in place of...

Kiryu displays dual personality battle in “Watashi Mamire” music video

25 February 2020

Kiryu's next single, Watashi Mamire, will release on March 4 and in advance, the band has released the title track's music video. Performing on the same set shown in their purple artist photo, and mirrored room...

Kiryu’s “Watashi Mamire” single has band shrouded in ominous purple lighting

27 December 2019

New Look, Releases, Tour

Kiryu will release their 23rd single Watashi Mamire (私塗レ) on March 4, 2020, in three editions. To celebrate and promote the single release, Kiryu will kick off their one-man tour Ju Nuri Doki (殊塗同帰) that beg...

Kiryu’s “Kachou Fugetsu” music video is a blustery and eerie experience

5 November 2019

Kiryu is well and truly set for the release of single Kachou Fugetsu, out on November 13, and leading on from their initial announcement the band has now uploaded the music video for it! https://www.youtube....

Kiryu adorns themes of natural beauty for “Kachou Fugetsu” single

6 October 2019

New Look, Releases

Kiryu will release their 22nd single Kachou Fugetsu on November 13 in three types! Type A will have two tracks in total including the title track Kachou Fugetsu (Beauties of Nature) and a DVD containing its mus...

Kiryu express despair in “Tamaki no Hashi ga Gotoshi” music video

23 June 2019