December 2020 — release schedule
Whether you like to buy music year round or hold orders for year end deals, you're in luck; CDJapan is offering a crisp virtual coupon to customers with orders worth 12,000 yen or more. If you would like to get...
Japanese livestreams to check out in December
We apologize for running late with this month's roundup of livestreams. As a note, you can still watch past-streams thanks to the playback feature which allows you to view "dead" streams days after a concert ha...
Rock out to these Japanese livestream shows in July
With venues closed around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several artists are using livestreams to deliver performances for the fans. By jumping to online streaming services they can perform in place of...
How Japanese concerts and events are affected by COVID-19 – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 19
Well, here we are, stuck at home like everyone else. Won't stop us from getting in this sanitized bath though. This week we aim to tackle how to handle a canceled show. Have you had any shows canceled? I mean p...
Fans of all ages explain why they like BABYMETAL
The unique concept of "kawaii metal" is something that started spreading with the inception of BABYMETAL. Combining the cute with the contrasting metal has proven to be quite a successful idea, enough so to sel...
Review: LOVEBITES’ album “Electric Pentagram”, a power trip to the gates of hell!
Get the year started with an electric bang on January 29, when LOVEBITES release their third full album Electric Pentagram. It delivers 12 electrifying tracks of guitar shredding, face-melting power metal. Also...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019
With our end-of-the-year artist ranking, we've always tried to stay somewhat objective in which bands we include. However, this year we decided to reach out to you, the people reading this right now! We asked y...
December 2019 — release schedule
Welcome to December! Whether you're in the mood for giving gifts or receiving them this holiday season, you can be sure to find the perfect present on the list below.
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Report: Celebrating 20 years of anime music at “Lantis Matsuri 2019 ~ARIGATO ANISONG~”
It was an overcast Sunday in Chiba and the station area was busy just as one would expect on a weekend. But not just with the usual crowd of shoppers—anime fans in their thousands, clad in bright shirts emblazo...
Mary’s Blood announce first show aboard in UK and international version of “CONFESSiONS”
The UK gets tonnes of love when it comes to Japanese rock bands, and it's no different this round as Mary's Blood will be gracing London’s O2 Academy Islington on October 4–5 this year headlining METAL MATSURI ...
Blu-BiLLioN gives their best for “Best-BiLLioN” album
Blu-BiLLioN released compilation album Best-BiLLioN on July 30, and also a music video for a new song titled HOME. The band members are wearing matching outfits in blue, and white tones accompanied by their res...
January 2019 — release schedule
Welcome to 2019! CDJapan is offering up to 90 percent off of some of the items at their store. The items range from visual kei, clothes, action figures and more! The offer is on-going but ends after January 3. ...
Top 20 anime opening and ending songs 2018
Just like last year, it was incredibly hard to narrow down the best anime opening and ending songs of the year. This time around, we wanted to include a broader spectrum in terms of genre, while of course selec...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018
It is the time of the year where we once again take a look at all the great music contributions. This time around we have done it slightly differently. Instead of solely using sales numbers to determine the ord...