PENICILLIN - JROCK NEWS

Report: PENICILLIN pulls off adrenaline-fueled show for “Atarashii Yado” tour final

3 July 2021

PENICILLIN held their final live concert for their "Atarashii Yado 2021"-tour at Shinjuku ReNY on May 22, 2021. Due to social distancing measures, the live performance was limited to 200 attendees and was also ...

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 ...

Crack6 teases extremely exclusive “Break The Darkness” single

Yaya28

21 January 2021

New Look, Releases, Videos

Crack6, a project of PENICILLIN's guitarist Chisato, recently shared a video teasing song previews off of their newest single, Break The Darkness. The video is divided into three parts, each giving the spotligh...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Undergoing surgery

Dorian and afaenia

2 September 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. We're b...

JROCK NEWS 5th Anniversary: Special message from HAKUEI (PENICILLIN)

edoh+ and Dorian

1 September 2020

Entertainment, Site News

Our first guest to celebrate JROCK NEWS' 5th anniversary is HAKUEI, the vocalist of the legendary band, PENICILLIN. With over 25 years of experience in music, he joined club Zy. as the honorary editor-in-chief,...

Interview with HAKUEI and Kiryuin Shou (Golden Bomber): Eccentric encounter

Dorian and afaenia

25 August 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. In this...

Interview with HAKUEI and Aoi (the GazettE): Drinking habits and visual kei rivalry

Dorian and afaenia

30 March 2020

Interview

This interview was originally published by “club Zy.” in Japanese. JROCK NEWS is partnering with club Zy. with the aim to popularize Japanese visual kei globally. Learn more about our partnership here. At Izak...

New clothing shop “SHIBUYA Zy.” aspires to elevate visual kei in the heart of Shibuya, at the reborn “MAGNET by SHIBUYA109”

NBT

8 March 2019

News

JVK Co., Ltd., the company behind the largest visual kei website “club Zy.”, is opening a visual kei retail shop on March 20 together with their partner "Powered By Parsons Co., Ltd.". The store will be called ...

HAKUEI (PENICILLIN), now editor-in-chief at Japan’s biggest visual kei website, club Zy.

NBT

3 December 2018

News

HAKUEI has always been an active forefront in the visual kei scene since the formation of PENICILLIN in 1992. To create a new paradigm within the visual kei scene, today on December 3, HAKUEI has taken the role...

17 yummy Jrockers’ birthday cakes that make us drool

edoh+

29 January 2018

Entertainment

When we think of Japanese cakes and patisseries, we are thrown into a literal candy shop of choice. From bouncy cloud-like cheesecakes to melt-in-the-mouth matcha mousse cake, the king of the celebration is the...

The legendary Visual Kei Oyaji, Seiichi Hoshiko

edoh+

22 January 2018

Entertainment

Simply dressed in thermal sweats or sometimes a plain t-shirt on warmer days, you'd be forgiven if you overlooked this casually dressed gentleman named Seiichi Hoshiko (星子誠一). Throwing his classic two thumbs up...

PENICILLIN reveals “Senritsu meikyuu” video for their latest album “Lunatic Lover”

edoh+

15 November 2016

Music Video, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8qENZGFujI PENCILLIN have uploaded a preview for "Senritsu meikyuu"music video. This is the second track on their recently released seven track album "LUNATIC LOVER" which cam...

HAKUEI’s 20th anniversary album “Virgin Vibration” featuring outstanding composers

xLIZ4

26 June 2016

Releases

It's been 20 years since HAKUEI debuted as a solo artist and he will celebrate this with a special album in three limited types. The album is titled as Virgin Vibration and will be released on July 27! HAKUE...

PENICILLIN’s guitarist solo project, Crack6 to release “Bara no Pistol”

edoh+

8 May 2016

Releases, Videos

Crack6 will be releasing a new album titled "Bara no Pistol" on June 1 in two editions, both containing 12 tracks. The limited edition will contain the making of the music video. Crack 6 is a solo project by...

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