Interview Archives

Interview with The Brow Beat: Conquering the world of visual kei

10 September 2021

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Interview: NEMOPHILA on making metal and performing in the rain

G Andrew White

17 August 2021

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With the recent release of OIRAN - EXTENDED EDITION, we got to interview NEMOPHILA about the journey to this point in their career and what they hope for next. So far they have ranked up millions of view counts...

Interview with Aiji (LM.C): Mental resilience and surviving a pandemic

echo

29 July 2021

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This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Interview with Reita (the GazettE): A never fading passion

echo and Rin

23 July 2021

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This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Interview with Aoi (the GazettE): Breaking the silence

Peertje and Rin

14 June 2021

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This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Interview: Tricot shares feelings on humanity, curses and silence

edoh+ and afaenia

13 June 2021

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On June 2, math rock band tricot dropped a chaotic new single titled INAI (いない) and was the featured track for new TV series, Curse of Spring (春の呪い). We gathered around the digital table to speak to the ladies ...

Interview with Sena and bo_ya (the Raid.): Resilient ambition in a year of uncertainty

Peertje and Rin

12 June 2021

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This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

Video interview: BABYBEARD lifts global spirits with adorableness and heavy metal

afaenia

27 April 2021

Interview, JROCK ONSEN

Since it was announced in the summer of 2020 that Ladybeard was recruiting members for a new project, we have been waiting with bated breath to see what exactly would be born. Finally, BABYBEARD has revealed th...

Interview: Unraveling the dark and mysterious NANO

NBT and Narine

25 April 2021

Interview, JROCK ONSEN, Vocaloid

NANO has just released the self-produced mini-album ANTHESIS so we took the opportunity to not only speak about the album, but also NANO's mysterious past. Being bilingual, born and raised in New York, to la...

Interview with Sennzai: Emotions that fueled 10 years of beautiful music

NBT, Dorian, afaenia, Rin and Peertje

23 April 2021

Doujin, Interview

🎌 ここをクリックすると日本語版が表示されます。(View in Japanese)オペラからEDMまで、ジャンルに問わず声を変化させられることができるSennzaiは間違いなく今注目のボーカリストだ。同人だけではなく、DEEMO、Arcaea、CHUNITHMなどの音楽ゲームシーンでも活躍している。クラウドファンディングが成功し、当初の目標金額100万円の236％を達成し、待望のアルバム「Redemptio...

Interview with Kiryu: Moving forward from a difficult year

Rin and Peertje

9 April 2021

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This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

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Interview: Cö shu Nie reflects on decade of success and anime tie-ins

edoh+ and NoMusicNoReason

3 April 2021

Featured, Interview

Cö shu Nie recently released their single give it back, an emotional ballad selected as the ending theme to the popular anime TV show Jujutsu Kaisen. Since its digital release on January 22, give it back has al...

Interview with HAKUEI and Dancho (NoGoD): Two sides of visual kei

afaenia and Dorian

12 March 2021

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This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. and Vijuttoke with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership ...

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Interview: BACK-ON reflects on 15 years of music and anime

edoh+

10 March 2021

Featured, Interview

Can you believe it? Fifteen years. That's how long it's been since BACK-ON released their first ever single which was heard internationally thanks to its anime tie-in with Air Gear. The opening theme Chain was ...