edoh+, Author at JROCK NEWS

Sono (Matenrou Opera) beautifully covers L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “winter fall”

20 January 2021

Originally released in 1998, winter fall was L'Arc~en~Ciel's first-ever number-one single on Oricon charts, as well as being the first single with drummer yukihiro officially in the band. 23 years later after i...

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

Sizergyia, afaenia, Dorian, Mazohyst_Kyo, Midnight, G Andrew White, NBT, NoMusicNoReason and edoh+

19 January 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

The year 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic take center stage, making this year feel longer than usual as we isolated indoors for months on end. On the bright side, however, releases from our favorite artists ke...

Taste MIYAVI’s sake at the Mercedes-Benz restaurant in Tokyo

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5 January 2021

Entertainment

You read that correctly. The famous car company owns a restaurant, and from January 6, MIYAVI's sake will be served at their Mercedes me Tokyo "UPSTAIRS" restaurant in Roppongi. Tentatively, the announcement...

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...

KenCove’s (ex-Several Calamities) “Youth of Gold” sings out for future generations

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23 December 2020

Music Video, Releases

Rock artist KenCove drops a new single titled Youth of Gold today on December 23, accompanied by a music video. Singing out for the youth today to speak out for our future and break out of the darkness, this t...

LUNA SEA performs for “GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA” opening ceremony

edoh+, Dorian and afaenia

21 December 2020

Anime, News

LUNA SEA performed for the opening ceremony of GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA at the Yokohama Yamashita Pier as part of the "Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Project". On December 18, the band played the project th...

Aldious launches album “Evoke II 2010-2020” international edition

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19 December 2020

Releases

Calling all Aldious fans outside of Japan! We have an international edition of Evoke II 2010-2020 coming to our shores, courtesy of JPU Records. Dropping on January 29, this version of the album features Eng...

LUNA SEA to “RELOAD” 2020 with first-ever livestream concerts

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14 December 2020

Online Concert, Tour

After selling out the limited number of physical tickets for -RELOAD- Saitama Super Arena 2DAYS, LUNA SEA announced performances will be live-streamed worldwide simultaneously. Due to the pandemic, the shows...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from CHOKE

edoh+, Dorian and afaenia

5 December 2020

Entertainment, Site News

What's rocking, boys and girls? Today, we have a special treat for you coming from the band CHOKE! Vocalist REON, bassist B5, and guitarist KVYA NONO gathered outdoors for a special message for us. After con...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from nano

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4 December 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Donning a super chunky bang hairstyle, and wrapped up in an oversized hoodie and leather jacket, we have a special message from bilingual singer nano! They took a moment out of their busy schedule to send us a ...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from fox capture plan

edoh+ and Dorian

30 November 2020

Entertainment, Online Concert, Site News

Instrumental jazz-rock trio fox capture plan dropped their wonderful album DISCOVERY earlier this month and have been busy bees performing in an amazing temple. Sitting in front of traditional shoji (translucen...

Comme des Garçons’ tribute to Sakanaction’s Ichiro is now available

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29 November 2020

Entertainment

The collaboration project by fashion company Comme des Garçons and SWITCH magazine "People of the Year" has just dropped their collection on November 28. Featuring front-man Ichiro Yamaguchi from Sakanaction am...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from taama (ROACH)

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25 November 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Hot and fresh from Okinawa, vocalist taama from ROACH is here to drop a comment for our anniversary. We'll give him a solid 10/10 for his happy face which brightened up our day, so let's have a listen! https...

SUGIZO pursues peace and calmness in “LOVE & TRANQUILITY” solo album

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24 November 2020

Online Concert, Releases, Tour

On December 23, renowned guitarist SUGIZO will release his first original solo album in three years titled LOVE & TRANQUILITY (愛と調和). Feeling the impact of the ongoing pandemic, SUGIZO sought inspiration...

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