Entertainment

Trip to Taiwan, a Peek Into Japanese Culture

Nov 11, 2015

You may have noticed I have been away for a while. A week ago, I was on a tour around Taiwan's capital, Taipei, and learned something about the country which I would love to share with you. It is a little stran...

Support YOSHIKI at a London Red Carpet Event

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Nov 10, 2015

Entertainment

YOSHIKI will be attending The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour event this coming Wednesday at the The Roundhouse in Camden, London. The red carpet event will happen at 17:30 and will be hosted by Chris Jericho. For ...

Discover Japanese Instrumental Rock

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Oct 30, 2015

Entertainment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFoetd0sD6Y&list=PLaKpb2nPa2NJk1lrZBCZJTP5RPAAZGnppFrom time to time, I enjoy listening to tracks without vocals which allow the instruments to sing. You'll notice that some of...

School Themed JRock Music Videos

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Oct 15, 2015

Entertainment

Ahhh, the Japanese classroom. The chime of the school bell, the one man desks with the flip top, the female students wearing sailor outfits—those are just some of the things we typically think of when it comes ...

Jrockers Covering Jrock Songs

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Oct 10, 2015

Entertainment

Edohsama cruising on the internet to bring you an interesting topic once again. Today I came across a video of GACKT covering L'arc~En~Ciel's STAY AWAY and Ready Steady Go. They even reproduce the dance from th...

KAMIJO’s New Fan Membership for Fans in France

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Oct 9, 2015

Entertainment

Announced via his Facebook page, KAMIJO launched a new fan-site and membership for his fans in France, on October 1. Here is a look at what the privileges, and types of memberships there are.A standard one ...

Winners of the JROCK NEWS Grand Give-Away

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Oct 7, 2015

Entertainment, Featured

Thank you to everyone who took part in JROCK NEWS' Grand Opening competition sponsored by JPU Records. We've had over 300 entries with many Jrock fans messages of why they should win and we have spent a long ti...

Top 10 Longest JRock Release Names?

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Oct 4, 2015

Entertainment

Here at the JRockNews.com HQ, the writers were talking about "what could be the longest J-rock release name there ever was. We came up with a couple, including: "Boku no Kotoba Dewa Nai Kore wa Bokutachi no Kot...

Tobias Kwan, the Artist Behind the GazettE’s DOGMA Cover

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Oct 3, 2015

Entertainment

Gracefully posed, the ghostly figures stand on muted backdrops of bellowing smoke and slender silhouette of trees. The chill of the scene can creep over your skin as you watch these statuesque and emotionless f...

GRANRODEO Presents Original Jokey Animations “Gras P & Rodeotto”

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Oct 2, 2015

Entertainment

I was casually cruising YouTube as usual and came across "Gras P & Rodeotto" (ぐらＰ＆ろで夫) by GRANRODEO uploaded on Lantis Channel. Checking back, these gag animations go back 10 months ago, with the first vide...

How much money did Golden Bomber’s vocalist make from “Memeshikute”?

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Oct 2, 2015

Entertainment

Memeshikute, a silly song followed by a silly dance, composed by the visual kei air band Golden Bomber has been taking Japan by storm for years! Even today, six years after the release, it is still a heavy infl...

cinema staff’s New Single “Waypoint E.P.” to Feature in Upcoming Drama

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Sep 21, 2015

Entertainment, Releases

cinema staff unleashes a new single including YOUR SONG, the main theme song for upcoming TV series Gattan Gattan Soredemo Go (ガッタンガッタンそれでもゴー). This drama follows city worker Kana on a trip to her home town d...

YUI Now a Proud Mother of Two

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Sep 14, 2015

Entertainment

After checking the progress of YUI from a FLOWER FLOWER status I made on Facebook, I wondered how she was doing and came across some wonderful news on a fansite of hers. I was able to deliver healthy babies. I...

Our JRock Fashion wishlist

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Sep 7, 2015

Entertainment

So with the new promotion with CDJapan, I began to look out for some JRock fashion clothing lines they have on offer for my own wishlist! There is so much on there I would like for myself and thought I'd show y...