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Band life in Japan vs Hong Kong, with Ivan (Survive Said The Prophet) and Anton (tfvsjs)

27 April 2020

YouTube channel "anthology.space" shared an insightful discussion between guitarist Ivan Kwong from the Japanese rock band Survive Said The Prophet, and drummer Anton Fung from the Hong Kong math-rock band tfvs...

Sawano Hiroyuki makes us emotional with anime piano medley

NBT

15 April 2020

Anime, Entertainment, Music Video

Another treasure that popped up from the almost worldwide quarantine—due to COVID-19—is the beautiful medley played on the piano by composer Sawano Hiroyuki, responsible for soundtracks in hit anime like Gundam...

Alice Nine’s vocalist Shou becomes Cloud from “Final Fantasy VII”!

Midnight and afaenia

11 April 2020

Entertainment, Videos

Who needs to play the game Final Fantasy VII Remake when you can become the protagonist Cloud Strife himself? Well, sadly, many of us, considering we could never pull the look off as well as Alice Nine's very o...

GACKT and Hiro (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST) create fitness program to get you ripped!

Midnight

1 April 2020

Entertainment

In an unforeseen yet interesting turn of events, GACKT and Hiro of NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST have joined forces to bring forth an innovative online fitness program that guarantees to get you ripped in just six months...

Our top 5 Japanese rock interviews

edoh+

28 March 2020

Entertainment

Many of us have picked up reading to pass time, so to help some of us ease our way back into it we've put together a list of the most intriguing Japanese rock-related interviews we've had over the last couple o...

Toshl of X Japan tries new vegan pudding while dressed as pudding!

NBT and afaenia

19 March 2020

Entertainment

After starting a new band called Y!BAND, Toshl is switching over to something even more serious! Have you ever wanted to see Toshl dress up as a pudding while eating pudding? If yes, then you're in for a treat ...

Report: Yoshikimono at the V&A Museum

edoh+

17 March 2020

Entertainment, Featured, Review

The three UK musketeers of JROCK NEWS made a special pilgrimage to visit London's famous V&A Museum for the Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition. Featuring designs by Yoshiki of X-Japan, the Yoshikimono piec...

JROCK NEWS predicts Tokyo Olympic ceremony performers

edoh+

9 March 2020

Entertainment

If you've been hiding under a rock and so completely unaware, the 2020 Summer Olympics will be taking place in Tokyo this year! Currently scheduled to kick off on July 24 and ending on August 9, there is curren...

Studio Ghibli’s Joe Hisaishi to conduct 2 shows in London

edoh+

1 March 2020

Entertainment, Tour

The much-loved and world acclaimed composer, conductor and pianist Joe Hisashi will be conducting two shows at SSE Wembley Arena, London on September 18–19. He will be conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra accom...

YOSHIKI to exhibit kimono designs at V&A museum in London

edoh+

27 February 2020

Entertainment, News

YOSHIKI's kimono project, YOSHIKIMONO, will be featured at London's prestigious V&A museum for the Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition. The show will open to the public from this weekend on February 29 till...

Fans of all ages explain why they like BABYMETAL

NBT

13 February 2020

Entertainment, Interview

The unique concept of "kawaii metal" is something that started spreading with the inception of BABYMETAL. Combining the cute with the contrasting metal has proven to be quite a successful idea, enough so to sel...

Hello Kitty brings peace to Gundam universe through power of friendship

NBT

31 January 2020

Anime, Entertainment

The trailer of the Gundam vs Hello Kitty crossover which many people first assumed was an early April fool's joke back in 2019, has slowly become a much bigger deal than initially anticipated. The collaboration...

Report: The cozy anime and Jrock oasis at Animé LA 2020

G Andrew White

28 January 2020

Anime, Entertainment

In this series, we will be reporting our experience at Animé Los Angeles. Running between January 9–12, 2020 at the Ontario Convention Center in California, we flew out to the west coast for the 16th fan-ope...

The decade of Jrock girl bands

G Andrew White

29 December 2019

Entertainment

In the decade of 2010, there has been a noticeable "girls band boom" where Japanese female musicians have stepped onto the international stage to rock as hard as the boys do. This fascinating phenomenon of musi...