August 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FAKY TO PERFORM AT OTAKUTHON ON AUGUST 16 CANADA PERFORMANCE FOLLOWS J-POP DANCE GROUP’S WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW SONG AT ANIME FRIENDS IN BRAZIL FAKY’s anime themes include Black Clover (ED4), Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate-Hen, and Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue. FAKY premiered their new song “GIRLS GOTTA LIVE” at […]
August 1, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese Rock Star Deeply Moved by His Connection to Anime Creators and Fans YOSHIKI Hopes “Circle of Support Will Expand” For Victims of Tragic Fire YOSHIKI has donated 10 million yen to in support of the victims and survivors of the Kyoto Animation fire which occurred on July 18. […]
@home cafe to Appear at Saboten Con 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona Akihabara’s Top-Level Maids Will Present Kawaii Maid Cafe Service and Live Music Performances Aug. 30-Sep. 2 July 26, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World-famous @home cafe (“at-home cafe”) will return to the United States for a special appearance at Saboten Con 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. […]
July 19, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese punk rock band KiLLKiLLS has released their first new music in nearly 7 years with this week’s hard-driving single “Crucify”, now available on streaming services worldwide. Led by music producer and ex-Ketchup Mania guitarist Dai, KiLLKiLLS have kept fans waiting as the members pursued solo projects after their […]
Gacharic Spin rocked Houston as the headliners for Anime Matsuri 2019 in their only international appearance for their 10th anniversary tour. It was the band’s third appearance as a musical guest at this event, however the lineup was quite different from when they last played in 2017. After Performer #1, Mai, left the band at […]
July 12, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fans of Japanese girls rock band BRATS powered through heavy rain to support the band’s first-ever outdoor concert appearance at Wake Up Festival 2019 in Taiwan on July 6. The 3-day event is Taiwan’s largest outdoor festival, hosting 169 artists in 3 days. Just as BRATS was scheduled to […]
We spend everyday playing together, and do a lot of other things together too, so we share all of our hardships. Everyone is saying “let’s do our best”, “let’s be great together and bring our best everyday”, but naturally sometimes one of us may be going through a hard time, so we use this to […]
With props to last year’s event, OTAQUEST 2019 at the Novo upped the bar significantly from 2018, largely in part to the venue’s open area giving people the room to get up on their feet and jam freely with the music. Loaded with star power, perfectly paced, this was a landmark event for J-Pop in […]
July 5, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE URBANGARDE lead vocalist Yoko Hamasaki has released a remastered version of her first album Film noir (2010), now titled Film noir ultime. The album contains 3 new tracks, including the new song “FORGIVE ME”, which returns Hamasaki to the smooth synth-pop style of her 2016 album Blue Forest.
Singer-songwriter to perform the song live for the first time at Japan Expo in Paris, France Digital single available July 5 worldwide July 5, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Celebrating the 15th anniversary of her debut, J-Pop singer-songwriter Ai Otsuka’s new song “Chime” has been chosen as the new opening theme for the 2019 TV anime […]
“Kawaii is universal, and the definition of kawaii lies on each individual, so find your kawaii, take photos or wear anything kawaii! The moment when you interact with kawaii is your kawaii moment!!” Full Interview: https://www.kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/2019/07/02/interview-wasuta/
Yoshiki Talks Music as Therapy at University of Miami Master Class Story and video: https://extratv.com/2019/07/02/yoshiki-talks-music-as-therapy-at-university-of-miami-master-class/
“Wasuta has always been about promoting what we call Japanese ‘kawaii’ style. That’s one of the reasons we’ve always worn cat ears, to promote that. We want to be able to create a song that really communicates the things that we want to show the world about Japan – showing all of the parts of […]
“Wow, where did all these visual kei kids come from?” I wondered as I watched a near-endless line of people head into the Wiltern Theatre for the GazettE’s THE NINTH world tour kick-off show. It’s been nearly three years since the visual kei juggernauts’ last show in L.A. and it was clearly the visual kei […]
Composer of Attack on Titan and Saint Seiya theme songs to perform in Paris July 5 July 2, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI — composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer, and leader of the rock group X Japan — will return to Japan Expo in Paris on July 5, 2019, for a special performance in celebration […]
Ririka: The most important thing for us is talking with the people who put in so much time and effort to come to see Wasuta. It’s the same whether we’re in Japan or overseas, but since we have fewer chances to meet up with fans overseas, the time where we can interact with them is […]
Hazuki: Aku merasa untuk menjadi pandai dalam bahasa yang berbeda adalah tugas terbesar kami saat ini! Saat melakukan MC di konser, aku ingin membuat para pengunjung lebih bersemangat lagi, namun ada beberapa saat aku tidak bisa mengekspresikannya dengan baik, atau pengucapan ejaan bahasanya kurang tepat karena belum terbiasa. Namun kami tidak akan menyerah dan akan […]
June 26, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese rock band URBANGARDE has announced their inaugural tour of the Reiwa era, the band’s first major outing since the departure of their founding guitarist Zeze Shin in March of this year. “11 years after our debut, URBANGARDE has entered a new adventure following the withdrawal of our guitarist,” […]
Japanese rock star Yoshiki will conduct a masterclass at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami Thursday, June 27. Yoshiki was invited to make his first-ever academic presentation in the United States by the music school’s dean, Shelton G. Berg, with whom he has collaborated on many notable projects including the “Golden […]
Wasuta Announces New EP The Legend of Wasuta Idol Group Battles to “Save Kawaii” in New RPG-Themed Music Video “Mera Nyaizer!!!!!” June 17, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group Wasuta (“The World Standard”) has released their latest music video, the RPG-themed “Mera Nyaizer!!!!!~kimi ni a ge u~”. Hazuki, Nanase, Miri, Ririka, and Ruka display […]
Taku Takahashi (m-flo) English interview about his return to L.A. for Otaquest Live 2019. “Every day is a learning experience for me. Both m-flo and I are unique in the sense that we’re always embracing new styles. We like to experience different things, and as a result, our audience is very diverse. While this does […]
Idol group Wasuta performs songs from anime series Kiratto Pri☆chan and Idol Time PriPara in North American debut June 3, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group Wasuta (“The World Standard”) made their North American performance debut at Anime North 2019 in Toronto, Canada, with a live concert for over 1000 fans on Saturday, May […]
May 23, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sarah Brightman has invited internationally acclaimed composer YOSHIKI to perform on the stage of London’s famed Royal Albert Hall on November 11, 2019, for the final concert of her HYMN World Tour. YOSHIKI accompanied the world famous soprano in guest appearances at Radio City Music Hall (New York), The […]
Yoshiki feat. Hyde win Best Japanese Artist in Hong Kong’s 30th International Pop Poll Attack on Titan theme “Red Swan” also named Top Japanese Gold Song May 20, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI feat. Hyde won two awards at the 30th International Pop Poll in Hong Kong on May 10th, 2019. YOSHIKI feat. Hyde’s single […]
BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE English interview before the release of their first album and new music video. “We’re thinking about how to deliver entertainment not just to Japan, but to the world.” Full interview: http://nekopop.com/2019/05/ballistik-boyz-interview-2019/
May 7, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nagoya’s new wave rock band Budo Grape has released their 9th album, Koubito wa Koushite Kieta, now available on digital services worldwide. The band announced the 10-track collection at their special April 21 concert, “Another Side of Grape”, which featured guest singers in addition to frontwoman Quminco Grape.
Japanese heavy metal band ASTERISM made their first-ever stop in Los Angeles on March 24, 2019, at Club Los Globos, the final show in their first U.S. tour which began at SXSW the week before. Live Report and Photos: http://jrock247.com/2019/05/asterism-blazes-through-l-a-on-first-u-s-tour-live-report/
BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE English interview before the release of their first album and new music video. “The shooting schedule in L.A. was really tight, but our feelings were much stronger than our fatigue, so I think that we were really able to capture something amazing.” Full interview: https://aramajapan.com/news/arama-japan-interviews-ballistik-boyz/97807/
BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE English interview before the release of their first album and new music video. “We’re working towards our dream of bringing our music from Japan to the world, and we’re always trying to create something new and deliver the kind of performances that are unique to us. We’re striving to make […]
– YOSHIKI dedicates performance with orchestra to memories of band members and Japan’s historic transition from Heisei to Reiwa – Premiere episode of NHK World program now streaming to 300 million viewers worldwide in English/Japanese April 25, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI gave special performances of “Endless Rain” and “Anniversary” on NHK World’s premiere episode […]