Star-Studded 2020 Lineup Includes ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, SUPER JUNIOR, BACK-ON, SuperM, The World Standard (Wasuta), FAKY, And Many More “a-nation online 2020” will celebrate its 19th year by broadcasting worldwide…

YOUNG GUITAR brings you omnibus live show streaming, Shred RACERS featuring Japanese technical guitarists with outstanding skills! Guests include a “Driving Rock” instrumental band, D_Drive, a cyborg guitarist who’s traveled…

Japanese rock band BRATS will release their second full album titled Karma on September 30. Karma will include 8 new tracks (including recent singles “Ms. Downer“, “No more No more“, and “Excuser“) along with 3 remastered songs from their…

Japanese rock band BRATS has announced their return to live performances with a set of limited-audience concerts in August. The “BRATS Continue” events will employ strict safety measures for the protection of performers, staff, and audience…

The final results of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking were announced on June 8, and Yoshikitty defeated Hello Kitty to win no.1 in France, Germany, and Brazil, and no.2 in China. https://ranking.sanrio.co.jp/en/result/world The Sanrio…

The Japan Anime Music Lab. (JAMLAB.http://www.japan-animemusic.com;) is an official online information hub connecting the global entertainment and music industries with the top level of Japanese music and “ani-song” (anime song) artists and…

BRATS BREAK FREE WITH NEW SINGLE NO MORE NO MORE ALL-GIRL ROCK BAND HOLDS NOTHING BACK IN COMMENT ON TODAY’S INSTA-FAME CULTURE Japanese girls rock band BRATS has released the second single of their 7-month streak of new tracks, the…

WAGAKKIBAND will perform a one-night-only special show titled the “Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2” on Sunday, February 16th at the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. Not only will the show see WAGAKKIBAND performing with a full live orchestra,…

HYDE will be releasing his new single ‘BELIEVING IN MYSELF’ digitally on February 26, which was announced on January 21 as commissioned by Tokyo Marathon 2020. The physical release will follow in Japan on March 18. Also, a special movie is…

Yes, yes, yes. We are all aware of how the guitarist Jean-Ken Johnny could occasionally spill the beans about their dubious half-wolf identities on stage (“You can take pictures now that we have towels around our mouths so you can’t see…

Worldwide famous Japanese rock band LUNA SEA will perform for the first time since 2013 outside of Japan. The long awaited show will be held in Hong Kong this Friday, June 7th, 2019. It is the first opportunity for fans in Hong Kong to see…

HYDE, former lead singer of L’Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS, also one of the best known Japanese rock artists has come to the United States, this time performing as a solo act. We got a chance to chat with him through email about his great…

“’Mad Qualia’ the latest [single from HYDE], will be a knockout on tour: black fuzz guitars and stuttering drums, HYDE racing out of that fury with rousing sing-along effect in a mixed rush of English and Japanese that suggests Metallica,…

On February 23, 2019, MIYAVI will celebrate the release of his new album, “SAMURAI SESSIONS vol.3 – World’s Collide”, with a special star-studded show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. “This project is all about chemistry; even in one…

Japanese rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION recently released the artwork and tracklist of their upcoming new album “Hometown”, which is due December 5th this year. The album artwork is again done by famous art illustrator,…