MIYAVI and Kyoto’s oldest brewery team up to release sake
Joining the lineup of the Jrock liquor shelf alongside "Y" by Yoshiki, a red wine from Napa Valley, is a collaboration between MIYAVI and Kyoto's olde...
Underground drain that saves lives from typhoons doubles as rock music video hotspot
Typhoons in Japan has always been a serious issue, in the past, being trapped in a flooded city was just part of life. But after 13 years and 3 billio...
Highlights from Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2019
The annual event Magical Mirai honors the digital characters from the software company Crypton Future Media, such as Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kaga...
Buying music at Comiket, Japan’s biggest fan convention
Earlier this summer, the JROCK NEWS team headed over to Japan's largest fan convention, Comiket, a biannual event focused on doujin (self-published) g...
RADWIMPS features Toko Miura in magical “Shukusai” from “Weathering with you” OST
Falling from space, the magical fairy in a simple white flowing gown Toko Miura leaves a trail of spring shoots and flowers with every step she takes ...
Jrock word-search level 3
A big hand to everyone who completed the Level 2—Tora Mode word-search last week! Here is the leaderboard of the fastest submissions, you have all hel...
Summer Sonic 2019 Tokyo to live-stream on YouTube
Very soon Summer Sonic 2019 Tokyo will be live-streamed on YouTube and will cover the four main stages titled MARINE, MOUNTAIN, SONIC, and RAINBOW at ...
Jrock word-search level 2
Congratulations to everyone who completed the Level 1—Usagi Mode word-search last week! Here is the leaderboard of the fastest submissions, you have a...
KAMIJO to launch trilogy of singles illustrated by Castlevania artist
KAMIJO will release a trilogy of singles from October to 2020. So far there isn't any more information on the dates they will come out nor what will b...
Jrock word-search level 1
Those who have been following us on Instagram stories will have seen our call for readers to submit the hardest to remember Jrock and visual kei band ...
GACKT’s iconic song “Vanilla” turns 20
It's the 20th anniversary for one of GACKT's most famous tunes, which means the singer, actor, and frequent gym-goer was only in his mid-twenties at t...
CHOKE made a sick cover of “Matrix” by Crystal Lake!
Stop what you're doing, CHOKE has uploaded a sick cover of Crystal Lake's neck-breaking track, Matrix. That Sunday roast can wait. Homework can wait. ...
LED lights taught me how to play “Filth in the Beauty” on guitar!
As music listeners and as fans, we're on a constant and never-ending mission to find even better music to enjoy. Since our music playlists are filled ...
MIYAVI remains hidden in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” teaser
We first reported the hint MIYAVI posted on Instagram amongst the Maleficent crew in 2018, alongside a mention on IMDb that he would be playing a char...