Entertainment

When Golden Bomber released the single Memeshikute in 2009, the four-man visual kei "air band" never expected the grand success they are living off today. It became such a major turning point that it put them o...

Announcing J-Rock Chibis giveaway winners

14 October 2020

In celebration of our 5th anniversary, J-Rock Chibi kindly sponsored five amazing prizes, and today we're ready to announce the five lucky winners! Our phones exploded with notifications when we first announced...

Crystal Lake launches “DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition” coffee blend

edoh+ and afaenia

12 October 2020

Crystal Lake has announced a coffee collaboration with CHOP COFFEE. This blend named DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition that ties back to their Disobey release this July, uses carefully selected Mandheling ...

Yoshiki publishes photobook “XY”, captured by award-winning photographer

11 October 2020

Entertainment, Releases

Japan's biggest publisher Kodansha will release a Yoshiki photobook titled XY on his birthday on November 20, 2020. XY is a photobook that puts Yoshiki in the center of attention with fabulous portraits in a...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from THE MUSMUS

edoh+ and Dorian

9 October 2020

Although THE MUSMUS is currently on a break, they have amazingly taken the time to record a lovely message for our anniversary. Guitarist YOOKEY has been hilariously edited into the video so he attended in spir...

Yoshiki’s “Endless Rain” piano rendition at Carnegie Hall airs on US TV

8 October 2020

Playing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall alongside the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017, Yoshiki performs the classic Endless Rain in a piano rendition. The segment with Yoshiki's sparkling performance can ...

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

NBT

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

Around September 27, GACKT's Facebook page was hijacked, and as of writing, the page is currently still in control of an unknown third-party, leaving fans confused as to what is going on. GACKT's official we...

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

27 September 2020

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!

21 September 2020

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

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

10 September 2020

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

5 September 2020