Author 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...

January 2021 — release schedule

1 January 2021

Welcome to 2021! CDJapan is running a special offer from January 1 to 3 that could net you a discount up to 1,000 yen. If you like that sound of that, head over to this page for all the details. Happy shopping....

D livestreams “Vampire Chronicle 2020” from historic Lockheart Castle

25 December 2020

Online Concert, Videos

D will stream its live performance Vampire Chronicle 2020 from the enchanting Lockheart Castle on December 26. Regular viewing tickets start at 2,500 yen and are now on sale via ZAIKO. The Lockheart Castle o...

LM.C streams live performance “LM.C Club Circuit ’20 -Halloween-” on Christmas Eve

17 December 2020

Music Video, Online Concert, Tour and event

LM.C will stream its spectacular live performance LM.C Club Circuit '20 -Halloween- on December 24 via ZAIKO. This year, the rock duo was forced to cancel much of its tour schedule when the pandemic hit. Ho...

Matenrou Opera’s guitarist JaY departs with final livestream concert

Midnight and Dorian

12 December 2020

Lineup change, Online Concert

It has been announced that guitarist JaY will withdraw from Matenrou Opera on December 14. On the same date one last live titled MATENROU OPERA CHRONICLE 2016-2020 will be held, commemorating his four years in ...

December 2020 — release schedule

12 December 2020

Whether you like to buy music year round or hold orders for year end deals, you're in luck; CDJapan is offering a crisp virtual coupon to customers with orders worth 12,000 yen or more. If you would like to get...

Japanese livestreams to check out in December

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...

Sick² exits hiatus with album ”Esquivalience” and new member

16 November 2020

New Look, Releases, Tour and event

In a short but packed tweet, Sick² announced its plans to return from hiatus with an album, a new member, and even hold a couple of celebratory gigs. The band sent a jolt of excitement to fans everywhere wit...

Interview: Why XaaXaa members chose to become visual kei musicians

Midnight, afaenia and Dorian

4 November 2020

Interview

For more than five years XaaXaa has enthralled Japanese and foreign fans alike with its unique worldview, which is driven by pain and sadness. In its sixth year of activity, the band delivered three releases an...

November 2020 — release schedule

1 November 2020

Welcome to November! As usual, we're back with another musical harvest for you to browse through. There's quite a bit too, thanks to the several reissues of works from LUNA SEA and the late great hide. You can ...

Immerse in these Japanese livestreams this November

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...

October 2020 — release schedule

10 October 2020

It's the season for all things spooky, but we apologize if the delay with the release schedule gave a fright! Please enjoy the list, and have a happy and safe Halloween! Date Artist Release Title Rele...

ASAGI livestreams from prestigious Kanze Noh Theater, ‘Epidemic Extinction Prayer ”Amabie”‘

8 October 2020