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Interview with MAD JAMIE: Idol punk rock infused with visual kei essence

29 September 2024

Last year, MAD JAMIE made her international debut in Sweden, and this year she surprised fans by returning to Europe for a full-fledged tour! With her popularity rising both in Japan and abroad, we caught up wi...

Idol punk rock act MAD JAMIE embarks Europe tour 2024

NBT

15 April 2024

Tour and event

Get ready for an explosion of rebellious energy as Kanjosen Akubi, the driving force behind the idol punk rock act MAD JAMIE, storms back into Europe! It's been less than a year since MAD JAMIE's overseas debut...

SuG teases mysterious live performance after 5 years

Bri

14 January 2023

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

Visual kei band SuG returns for an upcoming concert on March 9, but the implications of it currently remains a mystery, as it turns out it is neither a "disbandment performance" nor "reunion".After SuG disb...

TAKERU collaborates with SHIN on SuG cover “Sakura Ame”

Erica

28 August 2022

Music Video, Tour and event

Celebrating TAKERU's 15th anniversary as a vocalist, TAKERU (ex-SuG, sleepyhead) released a self-cover of SuG's Sakura Ame (桜雨), and will also appear as a guest at San Japan in San Antonio, TX. A rare collabor...

sleepyhead to cease activities in early 2022

afaenia

9 December 2021

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

Takeru (former vocalist of SuG) announced that his solo project "sleepyhead" will officially conclude activities following its fourth-anniversary tour next year.Following the release of the short novel Sent...

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

Erica

3 July 2021

Online Concert, Report and review

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 ...

Takeru returns as sleepyhead, picks up vocals and guitar in “Yamikumo” music video

NoMusicNoReason

18 February 2018

Music Video, New Band, Releases

Takeru is back in action—after parting ways with SuG—with a solo project under the name sleepyhead. His upcoming debut single Yamikumo (闇雲) is now out in the form of a music video.Takeru previously teased u...

Ex-SuG Chiyu goes solo, first release to drop in April

Zansouki

31 December 2017

New Band, Releases

Bassist Chiyu, former member of the recently disbanded SuG, has revealed his plans to launch his solo career and even revealed his first CD, a mini-album that will supposedly drop in April 2018.This informa...

Most influential Jrockers of 2017

edoh+

29 December 2017

Entertainment

We've curated a shortlist of the most influential Jrockers and bands of 2017 to celebrate the work they have done in in this year. It was incredibly difficult to condense it into a small list, but we believe th...

SuG announce end of hiatus, disband altogether instead

Zansouki

21 December 2017

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

SuG announced yesterday morning that their indefinite hiatus, announced back in July, will end, for they have decided to disband altogether instead.There will be no last release or live, the disbandment tak...

SuG shock announcement of hiatus with indefinite comeback, members comment on their thoughts

edoh+

31 July 2017

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

SuG have announced today on their official website that the band will be going on an indefinite hiatus after celebrating 10 years of activity together. Due to the shocking news, a high amount of traffic was gen...

SuG’s latest hip-hop EDM laced track “AGAKU” used for John Wick 2 movie

edoh+

28 June 2017

Entertainment, Music Video, Releases

Take a look at the photo of Takeru meeting Keanu Reeves. We were surprised at first to see this unusual pair standing next to each other, but it turns out SuG has created a hip-hop and EDM track, AGAKU, for Ame...

SuG commemorates 10th anniversary with best of album “MIXTAPE” and performance at Nippon Budokan

NoMusicNoReason

15 February 2017

Releases

It sounds unbelievable, but the always young looking SuG has been around for ten years already! In order to commemorate such an event, the band has announced a best of album titled MIXTAPE, an archive collectio...

What music do Japanese people like?

NBT

1 December 2016

Entertainment, Japan, Videos

During a stroll around the street of Japan, YouTuber That Japanese Man Yuta asks Japanese people what music they like. In a nation where pop music is clearly dominating the market, it seems like rock music and ...

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