News — JROCK NEWS

Guitarist Shiro revives Chanty in “Hakkou” video

20 July 2019

Chanty demonstrates once again they are still in the game by presenting us their exciting music video for Hakkou, in which we can see former Fixer guitarist Shiro in action for the first time. Hakkou is the sec...

[ALEXANDROS] shares pop-driven melody for single “Tsukiiro Horizon”

Esme

12 July 2019

News, Releases

Last week, released their latest single Tsukiiro Horizon—which debuted at No.1 on iTunes Japan. As expected from their vocalist Yoohei Kawakami, the song balances effortless transitions from Japanese to Englis...

Sakanaction delivers album after 6 years with 2 music videos

edoh

1 July 2019

Music Video, News, Releases

Sakanaction released their double-full-length album 834.194 on June 19. It's been six years. Six ridiculously long years since they have released an album and I prayed that it was going to be breathtaking. E...

July 2019 — release schedule

Midnight

30 June 2019

Monthly Release Schedule, News

We're heading into July and it's no exaggeration when we say the month is packed with releases from some of our favorite artists. From classic acts like MIYAVI, Psycho le Cemu, Kiyoharu, D and KAMIJO, to newer ...

Why Yoshiki apologized for a photo with Jackie Chan

NBT

14 June 2019

News

Earlier today, Yoshiki sent out a message on Facebook and Twitter where he asked his fans for forgiveness in case any of his previous posts were insensitive and "not considering any situation". Without explicit...

Winners: the GazettE accessories by J-Rock Chibis

edoh

4 June 2019

News

Your response for the GazettE Chibi giveaway avalanched our notifications and it was difficult to pick winners from the mountain, however, our strong and reliable partner J-Rock Chibis has taken up the challeng...

THE MUSMUS’ vocalist CHIO pauses activities due to miscarriage

NBT

16 May 2019

News

THE MUSMUS' shared a piece of highly important news to fans on May 15. On the official website, vocalist CHIO revealed the heartbreaking story of her unfortunate miscarriage and addressed how this was the reaso...

Kiryu’s Takemasa Kujou reveals he’s been married since 2017

Sizergyia

12 May 2019

News

Its been revealed on B.P Records' YouTube channel that guitarist Takemasa Kujou of Kiryu has been married since January 2017! After rumors spreading between the fans, Takemasa decided to make this video and con...

Mao from SID promises relaxing acoustic tour “Hashiyasume Night”

Jennie

4 May 2019

News, Tour

Even with all of the exciting news coming from SID lately, the band's vocalist Mao keeps the momentum with an announcement of his own. His solo project, known for producing mellow, jazz-inspired tracks, kicks o...

Yoshiki donates 100 million won to aid victims of forest fire in South Korea

NBT

11 April 2019

News

X JAPAN's drummer Yoshiki has donated 100 million won (about $90,000) to ChildFund Korea, to aid the victims of the devastating forest fire in South Korea. This was through Yoshiki Foundation America, a non-pro...

Wataru is back after leaving LIPHLICH—gorgeous as ever

Nexus

25 March 2019

New Look, News

Wataru, the eccentric musician known for his gorgeous tattoos and a very liberal take on gender has left LIPHLICH, a band he helped found, in January 2019. When he was departing from the band, it really looked ...

JPU Records signs all-female rock band “ELFRIEDE”

NBT

22 March 2019

News

JPU Records, a label who brings Japanese rock to the western market, has finally released their new and improved website. Along with this news, they surprisingly also revealed a new band that would join the ran...

New clothing shop “SHIBUYA Zy.” aspires to elevate visual kei in the heart of Shibuya, at the reborn “MAGNET by SHIBUYA109”

NBT

8 March 2019

News

JVK Co., Ltd., the company behind the largest visual kei website “club Zy.”, is opening a visual kei retail shop on March 20 together with their partner “Powered By Parsons Co., Ltd.”. The store will be called ...

Bassist Qs removed from Vivarush after breach of contract

NBT

2 March 2019

News

Bassist Qs of Vivarush has been dismissed from the band after violating the terms of his contract. The announcement was made earlier today on the KERBEROS ENTERTAINMENT's twitter, the band's record label, along...