COVID-19 - JROCK NEWS

Interview with Chihara Minori: How anime sparked a 17-year singing career

18 October 2021

With a career of 17 years under her belt, Chihara Minori is one of the most well-known and well-loved figures in voice acting and anisong. Though you may know her best as the voice of Yuki Nagato from Kyoto Ani...

Audio interview with Reita (the GazettE): Happiness in daily life

Peertje and echo

14 October 2021

Interview, Videos

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 ...

Audio interview with Aoi (the GazettE): Happiness in daily life

Peertje, echo and Dorian

7 October 2021

Interview, Videos

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 ...

DEVILOOF needs your help to crowdfund live DVD and Blu-ray

Mazohyst_Kyo

12 September 2021

Releases

DEVILOOF is launching a campaign on Indiegogo to crowdfund the release of a DVD and Blu-ray live performance for global audiences. DEVILOOF is framing the campaign as a response to last year's canceled European...

LOVEBITES on hiatus with departure of bassist Miho

G Andrew White

17 August 2021

News

Unfortunate news from LOVEBITES as the band will go into hiatus following the exit of bassist Miho. In the statement made on the band's official website, Miho mentioned how it was a really hard decision to m...

mafumafu takes “Hiki Fes 2021” to global livestream audience

NBT

6 July 2021

Online Concert

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...

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