Japanese rock band, SCANDAL, has announced their 6 city U.S. and Mexico tour dates in cities including San Francisco, New York City, and Mexico City. On this tour, they will be promoting their latest album “HONEY” released this…

Is there any event out there more exciting for a Vocaloid fan than an entire concert filled with some of the best and most exciting Vocaloid songs? HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2018 was just that—and it was more exciting than one could even imagine.…

Santa Ana, Calif. (July 10, 2018) – 110,000 fans of Japanese pop-culture descended upon the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week to experience Anime Expo (AX), the largest celebration of anime pop culture in North America. Produced…

Photo by: Masahiro Saito Although I have a weird infatuation with everything that comes out of an analog compressor, I still felt intimidated upon listening to the first track of the latest album by Tokyo trio Walkings. Of course, I had…

The Japanese entertainment giant LDH USA produces its first North American Event: OTAQUEST LIVE, featuring eight stars from Japan’s pop and electronic scene at the MICROSOFT THEATER, three of which will be performing in the US for the first…

On the evening of June 29, Hatsune Miku performed at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, one of the many cities part of MIKU EXPO Summer 2018 US/Mexico tour. Before the show started, a crowd of ecstatic fans lined up and could not wait…

Although I’m no stranger to a Miyavi show, whether in the US or in Japan, I nevertheless was stoked by the infectious enthusiasm and prodigious stage presence Miyavi brought to the stage last night in Irving Plaza. As the last stop of…

You wouldn’t think just by listening to their music that domico is merely a duo and not a full four-piece band. I know I didn’t. This Japanese indie-rock duo featuring Hikaru Sakashita on vocals/guitar and Keita Hasegawa on drums is full of…

May 8, 2018. MIYAVI played at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles to kick of his U.S. portion of the “DAY2” World Tour 2018. 日本語版はこちらから！ Even though it was a weeknight, a long line had formed outside the venue. It had been over a year since…

5月8日。El Rey Theatre にて、MIYAVIの”DAY2” World Tour 2018のLA公演が行われた。 Read the English version here! 開場前。平日の夜にもかかわらず、会場の外には長蛇の列ができていた。前回のLA公演から約1年。今回はどんなショーを魅せてくれるのか、ファンたちは期待で胸がいっぱいのようだ。…

On April 11, Kamen Joshi member Tomoka Igari was hospitalized following an accident where a sudden gust of wind blew over a signboard which collapsed on top of her, causing injuries to her head, legs, and spine. After several weeks of…

Legendary guitarist, solo artist, human rights activist MIYAVI has released a new music video for his latest song – “Long Nights.” The video is a musical/vocal duet between guitarist MIYAVI and Afghan phenom rapper, Sonita, who has drawn…

TAWINGS is like a volcano. No one knew about them until last year, when from out of nowhere they erupted onto the Japanese music scene, after which there was simply no escaping them. I hate name-dropping but they just opened for Japanese…

Featuring Kenji Asano and Naohiko Morita on vocals/guitars, Takamasa Yoshida on bass and Naoyuki Oi on drums, surfpop quartet TENDOUJI is one of the most thriving bands in Japan. Though formed no more than two years ago, the band seems to…

My interview with CHAI was nothing like I expected it to be. Before meeting these girls, I envisioned thousands of scenarios where the interview would go wrong, either due to my lack of Japanese skills or simply because the band and I were…