COVID-19 - JROCK NEWS

mafumafu takes “Hiki Fes 2021” to global livestream audience

6 July 2021

mafumafu has revealed more details to the second part of the global livestreaming event "~Hikikomori Tachi Demo Fes ga Shitai! World Domination II @ Tokyo Dome~ Online", or "Hiki Fes Online 2021" for short. ...

Yoshikitty voted 1st place by four countries in “2021 Sanrio Character Ranking”

Erica

15 June 2021

Entertainment

The results of the 2021 Sanrio Character Ranking Contest are in, and Yoshikitty conquered over the competition in four countries: Italy, Germany, France, and Thailand! Yoshikitty scored a top 10 ranking in t...

Interview with Aoi (the GazettE): Breaking the silence

Peertje and Rin

14 June 2021

Interview

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

Peertje and Rin

12 June 2021

Interview

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 ...

Get ready for free online show MIKU EXPO 2021!

NBT

2 June 2021

Online Concert

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MIKU EXPO 2021 is taking place this year at Hatsune Miku's hometown, the internet! After a successful crowdfunding campaign, reaching 245% of its initial goal of 25 million yen, MI...

NANO holds online concert and invites you to “Freedom Is Yours Project 2021”

NBT

31 May 2021

Online Concert

Continuing the endeavors of NANO's self-produced mini-album, ANTHESIS, the bilingual singer is keeping its momentum with an online live concert also titled ANTHESIS. It is scheduled to take place on June 13 and...

MONO sets sight on “European Tour 2022”

NBT

17 May 2021

Tour

The instrumental post-rock band MONO has like many artists dealt with unforeseen circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the European tour that initially was planned for March 2021 has instead b...

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

NBT, Dorian, afaenia, Rin and Peertje

23 April 2021

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...

SHOW-YA assembles Jrock’s leading ladies for livestream festival

G Andrew White

12 April 2021

Online Concert

Japan's all-female heavy metal band, SHOW-YA, returns with their rock festival on April 29 with an attending audience but also available to livestream worldwide! The annual event SHOW-YA PRODUCE NAON NO YAON...

Interview with Kiryu: Moving forward from a difficult year

Rin and Peertje

9 April 2021

Interview

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...

ClearVeil’s one-day revival concert is approaching!

NBT

19 March 2021

Tour

The relatively short-lived yet prominent visual kei band ClearVeil is back from the grave, about 11 years since its dissolution! They will be performing a one-day revival concert titled "Kaigou" (邂逅) on March 2...

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

afaenia and Dorian

12 March 2021

Interview

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 ...

the GazettE delivers thrilling music video “BLINDING HOPE”, hypes up for album “MASS”

NoMusicNoReason

10 March 2021

Music Video, Releases

The day has finally arrived for the release of the GazettE's long-awaited song and music video BLINDING HOPE, now available on streaming platforms and for download. The thrilling and obscure music video was mad...

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