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MIYAVI adds Europe dates for “DAY2” World Tour 2018

Feb 7, 2018

After bringing the news of the Japanese tour dates and the rest of Asia, MIYAVI is now embracing his European fans with five new dates that are taking place in April! Fans in Paris, London, Berlin, Warsaw, and ...

ONE OK ROCK’s best tour happened in Europe…probably?

NBT

Feb 1, 2018

Entertainment, Videos

ONE OK ROCK recently finished their Europe tour late last year with 16 stops across the continent, starting in Switzerland and finishing it off with a gig in France. To keep memories even more vivid, the band r...

Interview: How Seiichi Hoshiko was impacted by hide of X Japan

NBT

Jan 31, 2018

Interview

Last week Hoshiko-san told us the story how he came to coin the term "Visual kei". He also shared his mid-life crisis which resulted in him creating the magazine SHOXX. This week we'll dig deeper into this topi...

Interviewing the man who coined the term “visual kei”, Seiichi Hoshiko

NBT

Jan 24, 2018

Interview

We set out on a journey with the help of our friends at V STAR PROMOTION to speak with the man who coined the term "Visual kei". That man is no other than Seiichi Hoshiko (星子誠一), who is also broadly known as Vi...

Ling tosite sigure’s “Chocolate Passion” delivers fierce sound and magnificent light show

NBT

Jan 21, 2018

Music Video, Releases

At last, Ling tosite sigure is bringing a full studio album after not having released one in five years! The upcoming sixth album, out on February 14, is ironically titled "#5", although, the name makes more se...

Reol back as solo act with mini-album “Kyokou shuu”!

NBT

Jan 19, 2018

Doujin, Releases

Reol has found her way back into the spotlight and is storming the stage with a new song called Heimenkyo (平面鏡)! The best part is, you can digitally and metaphorically pick up Heimenkyo today! But it doesn't st...

Details on Aimer’s tender single “Ref:rain/Mabayui bakari” emerges

NBT

Jan 12, 2018

Anime, Music Video, Releases

With the anime Koi wa Ameagari no You ni now airing on Japanese television, we are finally able to hear more—a TV-sized (90 seconds) version—of the upcoming song Ref:rain through the ending sequence. Consequent...

Kami-sama, I have noticed conquers famous Shibuya Crossing in “TOKIO LIAR”

NBT

Dec 26, 2017

Music Video

Kami-sama, I have noticed continues their mysterious concept and reveals a new song, TOKIO LIAR, after having their first mini-album released back in July.TOKIO LIAR brings a funky and silly sound which by ...

Top 20 anime opening and ending songs 2017

NBT

Dec 24, 2017

Anime, Doujin, Music Video

There was a huge amount of superb anime music to choose from this year! Although it was really hard to narrow it down to a somewhat small list, we still think we did a good job getting the top 20 best Jrock ani...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2017

NBT

Dec 4, 2017

Entertainment

The year of 2017 is no exception when it comes to our tradition of looking back on all the greatest visual kei and Japanese acts of the year! What we have for you today are two lists compiling the best acts we ...

amazarashi’s song “Philosophy” is not only philosophical, but depressing?

NBT

Nov 30, 2017

Music Video, Releases

amazarashi continues the theme of expressing societal problem using modern technological methods with the latest music video Philosophy, a song from the upcoming album Chiho Toshi no Memento Mori (地方都市のメメント・モリ)...

Ohayo Gozaimasu’s powerful song “Maeda” from upcoming EP is paired with chaotic visuals!

NBT

Nov 26, 2017

Doujin, Music Video, Releases

Ohayo Gozaimasu continues to deliver powerful and heavy songs! To charge forward, the band announced a new EP called Maeda EP, coming out next month on December 6.The title track with the same name, Maeda, ...

THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S joins the European label Gan-Shin Records

NBT

Nov 21, 2017

Band status, Releases

With just a brief notice, it was revealed today that THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S (pronounced "THE MICRO HEADPHONES") is now a part of the Gan-Shin Record family, a record label primarily focused on the European crowd. ...

Koeda (supercell) delivers heartfelt music video “Heath no kakera” from upcoming album “Monshirocho”

NBT

Nov 7, 2017

Music Video, Releases

It's been more than two years since Koeda, vocalist of supercell, released her solo debut album, but it looks like it's about time we reached the point where her new mini-album is getting finalized! On November...

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