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Yoshiki stars in new Disney documentary, awakens old memories of hide

1 October 2020

Yoshiki is starring in the original documentary "Disney – My Music Story: Yoshiki", currently premiering exclusively on the Disney+ Japan streaming service but will later receive an international release as wel...

GACKT’s social media page hacked, leaves fans confused

NBT

29 September 2020

Entertainment

Update 2020-11-21: The account is still under the custody of the hackers. Since November 20, they're are no longer just posting clickbait videos, but are posing as if it is GACKT sharing his regular social medi...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from Vkei Oyaji, Seiichi Hoshiko

edoh+

27 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

We have been blessed today with a couple of words from the uncle figure of visual kei, endearingly known to us as "Vkei Oyaji", Seiichi Hoshiko. If you're a hardcore fan for this Japanese rock subculture, he...

Giveaway: Chance to win 5 Jrock Chibis prizes!

edoh+

21 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Since it's our fifth year anniversary, Jrock Chibis has kindly gifted us a range of their wonderfully adorable accessories for five winners! The first winner will win the grand mystery box prize worth $50 of...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from INORAN

edoh+ and Dorian

14 September 2020

Entertainment, Featured

Living legend INORAN, the talented guitarist and co-founder LUNA SEA doesn't need much more of an introduction in this household. He's turning 50 this year and launching a new album Libertine Dreams which co...

Giveaway: Win The;Cutlery’s latest album

edoh+

10 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Shoegaze and post-rock band The;Cutlery played their first-ever live-streamed show a few weeks ago and now they're back with something sweet for our international readers! They've have given us two physical ...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from MAN WITH A MISSION

edoh+

5 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Who's next to leave us a special anniversary message? It's MAN WITH A MISSION! A few days before their live stream performance at Zepp Tokyo, our furry wolf rockers have kindly recorded a message for us. Let's ...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from Vorchaos

edoh+ and afaenia

4 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Ready for the third anniversary message from our next guest? Today we have the metal rockers Vorchaos who left us a special comment after their interview regarding their 10th anniversary and the journey to get ...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from Ladybeard

edoh+

3 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Super muscle matched with splendid kawaii frills Ladybeard is here to make your day much better with a lovely anniversary message to our staff and readers! Take a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHFUKhd9...

Yoshiki turns into titan in “Attack on Titan”-themed commercial

NBT

2 September 2020

Entertainment, Videos

X Japan's leader and drummer Yoshiki is once again the star of the show in Asahi's Wonda Coffee commercial, this time, transforming into a titan in the 3D-animated Attack on Titan-themed commercial. The excitin...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from HAKUEI (PENICILLIN)

edoh+ and Dorian

1 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Our first guest to celebrate JROCK NEWS' 5th anniversary is HAKUEI, the vocalist of the legendary band, PENICILLIN. With over 25 years of experience in music, he joined club Zy. as the honorary editor-in-chief,...

Sena (JILUKA) will help you improve your guitar skills in just 1 week!

Dorian

12 August 2020

Entertainment, Videos

Desperately struggling with your guitar during lockdown? No problem, Sena from JILUKA heard your scream of pain and recently shared a video on his YouTube channel, dubbing the video "The basic guitar practice r...

Weird Japanese YouTube channels to kerb your boredom in 2020

edoh+

8 July 2020

Entertainment

Looking for new channels to follow? We've got your back. Below we have our list of the most obscure yet highly entertaining Japanese YouTubers we can lay our filthy mitts on. Filthy because we've learned to cut...

Top 10 angriest Japanese rock and metal songs of all time

edoh+

28 June 2020

Entertainment

We should have titled this piece, "The angriest Japanese rock and metal songs of all time so far as voted by our readers", but that's not as catchy. If you're in the need of a bit of music therapy, you're in t...