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Chat with other Jrock enthusiasts in our Discord chat room!

Jun 5, 2017

JROCK NEWS has always been about spreading great Japanese rock to music lovers all around the globe, alongside this, we have continuously searched for ways to bring the whole community closer! Today we want to ...

Pentagon Japan’s minpha to kickstart his modelling debut for ATELIER PIERROT at A-kon 28, US

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May 29, 2017

Entertainment, Tour and event

The quiet mannered bassist of Pentagon Japan, minpha, will be making his debut in modeling for gothic lolita designer ATELIER PIERROT on the runway at A-kon 28. The fashion show for ATELIER PIERROT will be on S...

Where to buy Japanese snacks online

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May 8, 2017

Entertainment

Buying interesting Japanese snacks and food is no easy task when you live outside of Asia, and so we've decided to put a list together for different websites you can buy or subscribe to. Hopefully, you will fin...

Aimer’s music featured on two TV commercials just this month!

NBT

Apr 28, 2017

Entertainment, Releases, Videos

Aimer second TV commercial feature for this month started airing earlier today on Japanese television! The commercial is for Toyota Home (yes, the automotive company also builds stationary homes) which spotligh...

May the best Jrock artist win #JROCKFIGHT

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Apr 24, 2017

Entertainment

Have you followed us on Facebook or Twitter lately? If not, you may have missed the #JROCKFIGHT posts we started a few months ago. Users will vote to decide who would win in a fight in different areas; from cut...

The ring that won the hearts of Jrockers celebrates it’s 30th anniversary

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Apr 14, 2017

Entertainment

Thirty years ago, downtown NYC silversmith Alex Streeter was asked to create jewelry for the 1987 psychological thriller Angel Heart, directed by Alan Parker starring Robert DeNiro, Mickey Rourke, Charlotte Ram...

L’Arc~en~Ciel parties with Rilakkuma in “L’Arkkuma” collaboration

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Apr 3, 2017

Entertainment, Tour and event

L’Arc~en~Ciel have collaborated with Rilakkuma (リラックマ) to produce L'Arkkuma series to celebrate their 25th anniversary. The soft plush, towel and plastic folder will be sold at their anniversary show at the Tok...

FLYING GET! Finally, a place for all your KAWAII idol needs on JPOP NEWS! More JPOP, less JROCK!

Midnight and NBT

Apr 1, 2017

Entertainment

STRIP OFF THE ROCK, IN WITH THE POP!Wouldn't it be awesome if there was an exciting place on the internet where you could read and learn all about your favorite Jpop idols? We know it would be, so now there...

Netflix teases new Death Note original film and it looks underwhelming, as expected

NBT

Mar 23, 2017

Anime, Entertainment, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9UW2xjdqENetflix gave their first teaser to their upcoming Death Note original film yesterday, by the time you're reading this, a hellish load of criticism will already have ...

X Japan causes road block at London’s signing event

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Mar 19, 2017

Entertainment

On March 12, JROCK NEWS attended X Japan's signing event at HMV for their recently released soundtrack We are X, which served as an opening event to their highly anticipated performance at The SSE Arena Wembley...

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

NBT

Mar 18, 2017

Entertainment

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...

Samuel L. Jackson and Gackt pose for what could be the most epic selfie ever

Zansouki

Mar 17, 2017

Entertainment

The newest iteration of the King Kong movies, Kong: Skull Island, premiered this week in Japan with a ravishing red carpet event, but that probably has you guys wondering what that has to do with this humble jr...

Vocalist MAH of SiM has gotten married!

Zansouki

Mar 13, 2017

Entertainment

When ONE OK ROCK's Ryota got married, we all wondered which OOR member would be the next one to get married. However, in a totally surprising turn of events, it turned out that vocalist MAH of reggae punk band ...

ONE OK ROCK’s Ryota announces marriage to Avril Lavigne’s sister

Zansouki

Feb 20, 2017

Entertainment

In what seems a bolt out of the blue, Ryota, ONE OK ROCK'S bassist, announced today through his Instagram account that he has married Michelle, Avril Lavigne's sister! The bassist shared a picture of him and hi...