Interview Archives

Interview with Pentagon Japan: First concert in America

30 May 2017

Pentagon Japan is making its way to Texas this summer to play their very first live in America! We took this opportunity to chat with the guys to see what thoughts were running through their heads and naturally...

Interview: Sebastiano Serafini, Italian singer, model and actor based in Japan

NBT

26 May 2017

Featured, Interview

We were able to speak with the multitalented Sebastiano Serafini from Italy recently, also known as "Seba", and took the chance to find out how it is being an artist in so many fields. Can you please int...

Interview with Japan’s cutest young punkettes, BRATS

edoh+

2 May 2017

Featured, Interview

Eagle-eyed followers would be able to point out that Rei Kuromiya from BRATS was formerly a member of the internet sensation, LADYBABY, before cross-dressing muscle-man Ladybeard left the band. Now, as BRATS ha...

Interview: The current activities of HIZUMI, former vocalist of D’espairsRay

NBT

10 April 2017

Featured, Interview

Just hearing the name "HIZUMI" probably takes most of you back to the days when visual kei was blooming in the west, during the time when he was still active as the vocalist of D'espairsRay. Yes, those were the...

Ena Fujita talks about performing on the streets and swimwear in exclusive interview

edoh+

29 December 2016

Featured, Interview

Back in October we wrote an article about the multi-talented Ena Fujita (藤田恵名) who also goes by the name MC Bikini. She released her first EP "EVIL IDOL SONG" with JPU Records so check that out! From humble ...

Exclusive interview with Deviloof, visual kei’s most brutal band

Midnight

2 September 2016

Featured, Interview

When you hear the name Deviloof, words that follow often include brutal, violent and fastest. Theses ideas are expounded upon in their music, where the band puts on a full display of blistering fast riffs, heav...

Interview with soha: Instrumental rock band worth taking notice of

edoh+

3 August 2016

Featured, Interview

soha is a four piece instrumental-rock band from Tokyo, Japan who formed in 2015 and were formerly known as 44°+. They are composed of Masafumi Eno on drums, Tanaka Aiichiro on guitar, Okumura Hikaru on bass, a...

Interview: We talk with Psycho le Cemu about their Paris show!

Zansouki

8 July 2016

Interview

Psycho le Cemu was invited as a guest to perform at Japan Expo in Paris, and we had the chance to interview them before their big European debut! The band also recently released their newest single, Oedo Tabiga...

Interview: girugamesh shares thoughts on disbandment and final activities

Sizergyia and NBT

28 May 2016

Interview

girugamesh have just completed their final tour which took the band to a total of seven countries, consisting of twelve dates over a period of two and a half weeks. All that's left is their one-man live at Zepp...

Pre-tour interview with girugamesh and BigBear

NBT

4 May 2016

Interview

efore saying goodbye to girugamesh who has been in our lives for the past 12 years, we conducted a pre-tour interview with these four music pioneers, with the help of our good friends over at GAN-SHIN Records. ...

Interview with Indonesian visual kei band, MEA

edoh+

12 April 2016

Featured, Interview

In February we covered MEA, a Jrock band band Indonesia. We have been given the opportunity to speak with them and find out a little more about how visual kei is in their country. You may recognise them as one ...

Interview with traditional Japanese rockers, Niten-Ichiryu

edoh+

13 March 2016

Featured, Interview

Late last year we reported about Niten-Ichiryu, the traditional Japanese rock band who recruited a support bassist who is only 17 years old. They have collaborated with fashion store KINCS, who provided the gou...

Interview with Takeshi Kunimoto, the owner of KINCS

edoh+

28 February 2016

Entertainment, Featured, Interview

We have been given the opportunity to speak to Takeshi Kunimoto, the president of KINCS, an online web store which stocks famous Japanese clothing labels including h.NAOTO, gouk, Sixh, GRAMM and more. Please ...

An interview with Tomo From RHEDORIC

edoh+

17 November 2015

Featured, Interview

JROCK NEWS was lucky enough to interview Tomo from RHEDORIC at the in-store signing, greet and meet event held at Cure Magazine Store, XENON in Los Angeles. For readers who are new to RHEDORIC, the high energy ...