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Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018

Dec 17, 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...

BRATS’ fast and furious live video “Kimarigoto”

David Bolan

Oct 9, 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...

Review: BRATS issues powerful and punky debut album

David Bolan

Aug 1, 2018

Releases, Report and review

Albums used to come with a sticker admonishment to "play it loud," and this might be good advice for BRATS, the impressive eponymous debut released July 25 by a trio composed of sisters Rei and Aya Kuromiya and...

Interview with Japan’s cutest young punkettes, BRATS

edoh+

May 2, 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...

Weightlifting idols, punk bands, and more take the place of disbanded LADYBABY

Mazohyst_Kyo

Apr 5, 2017

Disband/Hiatus/Revive, New Band

I can get the association between idols and lolitas; they're cute. But, what do bodybuilders have to do with either of them? As a matter of fact, what does any of this have to do with Jrock? In the genre-meldin...

BRATS crafts new song “Nounai Shoukyo Game” for live action film “Slaveman”

edoh+

Dec 15, 2016

Releases, Videos

Japanese girls band BRATS which is one of Rei Kuromiya's (The Idol Formerly Known as LADYBABY) other band, will have their song “Nounai Shoukyo Game” on the soundtrack of the upcoming Japanese film Slaveman. Th...

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