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Support Jrock artists this Friday as Bandcamp pass all funds to musicians

29 April 2025

This Friday on May 2, from midnight to midnight (PST), the music store Bandcamp will waive all its revenue share and pass all funds directly to artists and labels! It’s the perfect time to purchase music and sh...

Farewell to littleHEARTS Shinjuku store, as staff shares top visual kei band picks

NBT

4 March 2025

Entertainment, Music Video, New Band

“littleHEARTS.”, a well-known chain in Japan catering to the visual kei scene, is a haven for fans, offering CDs, exclusive releases, and merchandise. It is truly a gem, as many other similar stores in Japan ha...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2024

NBT

26 January 2025

Anime, Entertainment

We’re a bit late this time, but let’s just say there were way too many contenders to sift through (and there definitely were)! We’ve compiled the best opening and ending anime theme songs of 2024 based on our s...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2024

Erica, NBT, Nori and Jack

2 January 2025

Entertainment

Our 2024 top list honors the visual kei and Japanese rock artists who defined the year with groundbreaking achievements and boundary-pushing creativity. These musicians didn’t just transcend borders—they redefi...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2023

Erica, Nori, Astrid and Kayla

1 January 2024

Entertainment

With pandemic restrictions easing, Japanese bands are now boldly crossing borders once again. Our 2023 top list celebrates exceptional visual kei and Japanese rock artists who not only transcended geogr...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2023

NBT

30 December 2023

Anime, Entertainment

In 2023, we witnessed long-awaited anime continuations, such as the six-year-awaited Masamune-kun no Revenge R, alongside impactful conclusions, i.e., Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan). As a spoiler though, ...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2022

NBT

21 January 2023

Anime, Entertainment, Music Video

The year of 2022 in anime music really ended on a high note, thanks to a particular anime that not only delivered in terms of visuals, but also in the auditory department.If you weren't able to guess which ...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad.Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2021

NBT

31 December 2021

Entertainment

It was an amazing year of anime with many new adaptations like "Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi" and the awaited returning ones such as "Re:zero"! We also saw original anime like "Sonny Boy", showing how a seemingl...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year!To end this unprece...

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...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2020

NBT

24 December 2020

Anime, Entertainment, Music Video

This year hasn't been too stable for the anime industry with the COVID-19 pandemic taking place, causing massive delays and uncertainties for many of the studios. If you like the music we featured on this list,...

The decade of Jrock girl bands

G Andrew White

29 December 2019

Entertainment

In the decade of 2010, there has been a noticeable "girls band boom" where Japanese female musicians have stepped onto the international stage to rock as hard as the boys do. This fascinating phenomenon of musi...

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