October 13, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group Wasuta (The World Standard) performed their first-ever concerts in Spain at Japan Weekend Madrid with back to back shows September 29 and 30. The yearly Japanese animation and pop culture event had its biggest year ever with attendance of 97,000, and Wasuta drew a crowd of […]
— New “Live Cut” MV from (ex. Ladybaby) Rei Kuromiya’s rock band BRATS — BRATS have performed theme songs for To Be Hero (anime) and Slavemen (film) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2018 Japanese girls rock band BRATS have released their new music video for “Kimarigoto”, featuring a montage of live performance clips cut to […]
Released October 3, the Attack on Titan theme song “Red Swan” by YOSHIKI feat. HYDE debuted at #1 on iTunes Rock Charts in 10 countries (Japan, Finland, Greece, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Hong Kong). The single has also reached the Top 10 on mainstream iTunes Charts in 16 countries and is climbing the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2018 X JAPAN’s third-straight night of sold-out concerts — X JAPAN LIVE IN JAPAN 2018 THREE DEEP RED NIGHTS AT MAKUHARI MESSE — was suddenly cancelled on September 30th due to the impending weather effects of Typhoon Trami. With concern for the safety of fans as their top priority, X […]
(French) Le monde merveilleux de maidreamin est à l’intérieur du coeur de chacun. Quelle que soit son humeur, chaque personne sera heureuse ici. Lorsque vous avez eu une journée difficile à l’école ou au travail, vous pouvez venir à maidreamin pour vous ressourcer et vous amuser. (English) maidreamin’s dreamland is inside of everybody’s heart. Anyone […]
September 22, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI and HYDE unveiled the long-awaited full version of the new Attack on Titan theme song, “Red Swan”, on Music Station Ultra Fes 2018, broadcast September 17 on TV Asahi in Japan. On the roof of the TV Asahi building at night, where it had been raining up until […]
September 19, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE X JAPAN played a special concert as the headliner of TV Asahi Dream Festival 2018 at Makuhari Messe on September 15 in Chiba, Japan. The band gave the audience of 15,000 an advance look at the band’s energetic performance just two weeks before they kick off their three-day series […]
September 19, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI — composer, classically trained pianist, rock drummer, and leader of rock group X JAPAN — accepted an invitation to meet with the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo on September 13, 2018, conducting the 90-minute conference entirely in English for the room filled to capacity by foreign […]
September 18, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese trauma techno pop band URBANGARDE presented the 5th annual UTSU FES (Depression Festival) on September 8, 2018 at Tsutaya O-East. The eight-hour, all-day music festival featured performances by URBANGARDE and an exciting list of guest stars from a wide variety of alternative genres, including SPANK HAPPY, PASSPO☆, Eren-chan, […]
September 12, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI has donated 10 million yen to the areas affected by the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake. Upon receiving the news of the large scale damage caused by the Hokkaido earthquake on September 6, which brought more destruction to Japan following Typhoon Jebi two days earlier on September 4, YOSHIKI […]
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS is all about the fans – that is, the Producer, and going out as the characters to meet these Producers in real life. We want to be able to create something together with their team that the various Producers all over the world want to see, and evolve towards that goal […]
September 9, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI completed his 5th Anniversary solo concert series on September 1st at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, bringing the total to 10 sold-out performances over 6 days. “EVENING WITH YOSHIKI 2018 IN TOKYO JAPAN 6 DAYS 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL” ran from July 13th to 16th, with additional shows August […]
Second Compilation Album Continues 10th Anniversary Celebration Full-length Concert DVD from Nakano Sun Plaza “Kekkon Shiki” Event UTSU FES 2018 Concert features guests PASSPO☆, Eren-chan, R-Shitei, Maison book girl, Kinoco Hotel, Shiina Pikarin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2018 Japanese trauma techno pop band URBANGARDE has announced the release date of the their next album, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2018 YOSHIKI made his first appearance on 24 Hour Television’s “Love Saves the Earth” on Sunday, August 26th, with a moving performance on the stage of Nippon Budokan alongside a blind 11-year old boy.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2018 YOSHIKI stunned an invitation-only audience at Hollywood & Highland with an emotional musical performance at the Japan House Los Angeles grand opening ceremony on August 24th. The event opened with a greeting from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti while George Takei acted as the master of ceremonies with numerous […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2018 Japan’s top maid cafe chain maidreamin gives Canadian fans a double dose of Akihabara culture this month, returning to North America to perform at the four-day Fan Expo Canada event at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, August 30 – September 2. maidreamin’s upcoming appearance at Fan Expo Canada will be […]
Tickets for New York’s largest Japanese pop concert start sales August 27. Two-night concert series features performers from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero, and more. New video message from Morning Musume 。’18. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2018 ANIME NYC 2018 REVEALS FINAL ARTIST LINEUP AND TICKET DATES FOR ANISONG WORLD […]
Surprise Three-Day Concert Announced! Largest X JAPAN Concert Since 2010! YOSHIKI comments on the future of X JAPAN! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2018 YOSHIKI announced X JAPAN’s new tour “X JAPAN Live in Japan 2018 Three Deep Red Nights at Makuhari Messe” on his Yoshiki Channel broadcast on August 19th, with ticket pre-sales for […]
Sayuri: “If weakness is something that is unnecessary, then I feel that’s very sad. I have always been working to give hope to people who are carrying similar pain, so that they can find beauty in their search and in their loneliness.” Link: http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-131154-interview-with-sanketsu-girl-sayuri.html
May’n: This is my tenth year performing professionally as May’n, and I’ve been performing mostly high-pitched songs in connection with various anime. Those are all precious to me, but when I began singing I used my lower pitch more, and I wanted to get back in touch with that. I wanted to challenge myself to […]
Nanase: I really want more songs like “47 no Suteki na Machi e!” Our fans go all out with the calls, and seem to shout it as if their lives depend on it – it looks like they’re having so much fun. The energy turns into something so powerful that we’re able to enjoy performing […]
Sayuri: I’ve never felt confident and always struggled to find a place among other people. But I also thought it was sad that those emotions are considered useless. I knew that wasn’t right. I wanted to make something out of the parts that were missing inside of me. The people who carry that same kind […]
Listening to many anisongs in my teenage days became an asset to me being a performer these days. I’m personally not really good at killing time; I can’t really sit still. I’m that kind of person, and whenever I have a lot of time, I try to analyze, listen to new anisongs or anisongs I […]
May’n: My career started as Sheryl Nome, and I didn’t try to act like Sheryl on purpose, but I always wanted the audience to think that there’s Sheryl when I sing. So I wanted to be a cool and sexy galactic fairy like her while hiding my teenager-ness. But finally I came to accept my […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2018 YOSHIKI will create a special musical performance to celebrate the Grand Opening of Japan House Los Angeles at Hollywood & Highland on Friday, August 24th. Japan House Los Angeles is a premiere venue designed to showcase Japan’s art, culture, business, technology, and entertainment to help strengthen cultural ties between […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2018 The music video for Japanese idol group Wasuta (The World Standard)’s surprise collaboration with hit Spanish duo Adexe & Nau was released today on YouTube. In the multi-language remix of “Yo Quiero Vivir” (“I want to live”), Wasuta members sing verses in Japanese while dancing through Akihabara, Shibuya, Odaiba, […]
Tomoyo Kurosawa: I feel like the setlist we brought to LA this time around is more focused on individual characters and each character’s personality. Last time we were here, we only had group songs; no solos or duets. This time, we have three songs that are more tailored and focused for each individual character. I’m […]
Azuki: When we release our next album, I want each song to have a different genre of music! I’m sure it will be very challenging! I think one of the best things about i☆Ris is each member can sing and perform in any style, so we want to keep singing despite of the music genre! […]
Music equals America and America equals music. We are expecting the fans to be really energetic and full of passion! Among all those Japanese idols, we recognize ourselves as powerful, loud, energetic idols so we want to give our absolute best performance in order to lead us to the next performance here again! That’s our […]
Yuki Kajiura: Japanese animation has a really wide reach, and is accepted throughout the world, which is something I can truly see occurring. It’s part of my job so it’s really interesting to see. Also, I’m really happy that our culture and music is enjoyed by people all over the world. It’s amazing that that […]