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You can now preorder Vladimir Putin action figure on CDJapan, Donald Trump already sold out

Mar 18, 2017

When browsing CDJapan's deals you would expect all kind Japanese nerdy goods. Coming by western related products such as Star Wars, Avengers etc. is a surprise to no one (seeing that Japanese toy maker Bandai n...

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is visiting Latin America for five shows! “LATIN AMERICA TOUR 2017”

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Mar 10, 2017

Tour and event

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's music speaks to a wide range of audience, and even overseas they've made themselves widely known through popular media such as mainstream anime. One of the instances being the Naruto ...

Unveil Raze’s new music video “Red Jade” kicks ass!

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Mar 7, 2017

Music Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4owq2MciyPQBy now we're able to count down with only our fingers to Unveil Raze's album release! What better way to hype up the band's debut album with an ass-kicking new music...

Mysterious band “Kami-sama, I have noticed” finally debuts single

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Mar 6, 2017

Anime, Music Video, Releases

The mysterious four-man band recently formed called "Kami-sama, I have noticed" (Kamisama, boku wa kidzuite shimatta) is finally revealing information on their very first upcoming single after keeping silent fo...

A promising sounding metal album “Nine” from Unveil Raze to arrive!

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Mar 5, 2017

Music Video, Releases

Unveil Raze who has been mostly active with live performances in Japan the past year, is finally delivering something metal fans overseas are able to digest! Their first debut album called Nine will join the ba...

The Norwegian vocalist INGER will sadly depart from SALTY DOG

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Mar 1, 2017

Lineup change

Our great friends at SALTY DOG have some unfortunate news to share with the world today. We're reluctant and heartbroken to let you know that vocalist INGER is sadly leaving SALTY DOG at the end of this month. ...

Shiena Nishizawa’s music video “break your fate” features school girls in anime-like fighting scenes

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Feb 18, 2017

Anime, Music Video, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKwExw3c_oYThe 19 year old Shiena Nishizawa continues with the adoption of a rocking style in her latest music video Break your fate, featuring a school girl who gets lost in h...

A9’s “MEMENTO” music video takes us for a trip down memory lane

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Feb 11, 2017

Music Video, New Look, Releases

In our previous report, A9 promised us a new single MEMENTO that would be out on February 28, and here they are with a new music video preview, ready to deliver!Musically, the title track MEMENTO reminds us...

amazarashi collaborates with NieR:Automata to bring a fantastically creepy doll music video “Deserving of Life”

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Feb 9, 2017

Game, Music Video, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEf7p_7MjkMamazarashi announced back in January that the next single release would be a collaboration with the game NieR:Automata. A game that takes place in a dark and distant...

WagakkiBand takes you through the four seasons in “Okinotayuu”, a gentle and sweet song from album “Shikisai”

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Feb 1, 2017

Music Video, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUGASFlypYTo promote the upcoming release of album Shikisai, WagakkiBand revealed their gentle and sweet music video Okinotayuu. In the music video, the band takes you through...

Azlina is making their music much more accessible to international fans!

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Dec 25, 2016

New Band, Releases

Azlina prepared a generous Christmas present to us this year by acknowledging and embracing the international fans! In an effort to make their music more accessible globally, the band worked together with V STA...

Review: Crystal Lake’s album “True North” surprises us in many different ways

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Dec 3, 2016

Report and review

Almost exactly a year ago we reviewed Crystal Lake's album THE SIGN, without a doubt one of our favorite albums of the year. Ever since then, we've been craving for more heavy music from this band. Now, the lon...

What music do Japanese people like?

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Dec 1, 2016

Entertainment, Japan, Videos

During a stroll around the street of Japan, YouTuber That Japanese Man Yuta asks Japanese people what music they like. In a nation where pop music is clearly dominating the market, it seems like rock music and ...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2016

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Nov 30, 2016

Entertainment

We're back again to greet the upcoming year by looking back at this year's top Japanese acts! We have two lists prepared for you this time around, one consisting of the top 10 visual kei acts and another list w...

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