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BRATS unite rock from Japan, Korea, Thailand with free livestream “Ambitious Girls Rock 2”

19 March 2021

Get ready for round two as Japanese rock band BRATS returns with special guests for Ambitious Girls Rock 2, a free worldwide livestream! This second livestream in girls' rock series debuts on March 20 on BRATS ...

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

Sizergyia, afaenia, Dorian, Mazohyst_Kyo, Midnight, G Andrew White, NBT, NoMusicNoReason and edoh+

19 January 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

The year 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic take center stage, making this year feel longer than usual as we isolated indoors for months on end. On the bright side, however, releases from our favorite artists ke...

BRATS lead Japanese and Korean rock crossover livestream “Ambitious Girls Rock 1”

G Andrew White

9 January 2021

Online Concert, Releases

BRATS will headline the livestream of Ambitious Girls Rock 1 also featuring Velvet Sighs, and two Korean bands Rolling Quartz and VINCIT. The streaming event will be distributed for free on the Rolling Quartz o...

Interview: BRATS powers through COVID-19 to deliver album “Karma”

G Andrew White

30 September 2020

Interview

Sisters Rei and Aya of BRATS were kind enough to answer our questions on the eve of the release of their highly anticipated album Karma. Notably, an album title that suggests the actions they have taken up unti...

BRATS is relentless in aggressive “Forget Me Not” music video!

G Andrew White

29 August 2020

Music Video, Releases

This week, BRATS released music video Forget Me Not as the final track leading up to the release of their second album, Karma. This is the eighth consecutive song following a string of new releases each month s...

BRATS guitarist Hinako announces sudden departure

G Andrew White and afaenia

31 July 2020

News

On July 27, 2020, BRATS announced the departure of lead guitarist Hinako. According to the news posted on their official website, she was having unspecified creative issues. Yet with the band and staff trying t...

BRATS holds worldwide livestreams in August!

G Andrew White

14 July 2020

Online Concert, Tour

Punkette trio, BRATS, announces two live concerts set for August. While these concerts will have audience admission, they will also stream worldwide. Tickets available on ZAIKO have options in multiple language...

Report: BRATS’ first US performance win over fans at Animé LA 2020

G Andrew White

31 January 2020

Review

Continuing on with our Animé LA series after our interview with BRATS, we report on their debut in America which left a big impression on attendees with their heavy dose of punk, aggressive Jrock. On January...

Interview: BRATS on US debut at Animé LA 2020

G Andrew White

30 January 2020

Featured, Interview

Continuing on with our Animé LA series after our interview with FEMM, we were able to speak with the fun-loving punkettes of BRATS. Next in this series, we will have a report on their amazing first US performan...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2019

NBT

26 December 2019

Entertainment

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...

FEMM and BRATS flying in for Animé LA 2020

G Andrew White

5 December 2019

Tour

Animé LA has announced special musical guests for the 2020 expo with FEMM and BRATS, making their appearance in Los Angeles between January 9–12, 2020. This annual convention in California connects anime fans w...

BRATS vents their frustrations in “Unfair” music video

David Bolan

21 March 2019

Music Video

Fresh-faced trio BRATS has released a video to song Unfair, previously issued on their eponymous debut album last year. As the title conveys, the band sings about unfairness and vents their frustrations towards...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018

NBT

17 December 2018

Entertainment

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...

BRATS’ fast and furious live video “Kimarigoto”

David Bolan

9 October 2018

Music Video

Following up on the summer release of their eponymous debut album, punky trio BRATS have released a new fast and furious live video to track Kimarigoto on their YouTube channel giving everyone a taste of how po...

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