September 24, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International rock star and fashion innovator YOSHIKI lends his provocative artistic aura to the cover of Numero Tokyo for their November issue on sale...
September 11, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEGENDARY JAPANESE ROCK BAND BUCK-TICK CELEBRATES NEW ALBUM WITH “ABRACADABRA LIVE ON THE NET” LIVESTREAM ON SEPTEMBER 21 Legendary Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK will...
September 11, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE URBANGARDE’s yearly subculture music event Utsu Fes (“Depression Festival”) will be transmitted online this year.
September 3, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese dance/vocal group FAKY has released the music video for their latest song “Darling (Prod. GeG)”. The mellow love song was created in collaboration...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI STARS IN ATTACK ON TITAN-THEMED COMMERCIAL AS SUPER-POWERED DRUM TITAN Japanese rock star YOSHIKI transforms into a super-powered titan in the new “ATTACK...
August 28, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Multiple Grammy-winning artist ST. VINCENT has partnered with international rock star/composer YOSHIKI to craft a fresh version of her song “New York”, released August...
August 27, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese rock band BRATS has revealed their music video “Forget Me Not”, the final new song to emerge from their upcoming second album Karma....
AUGUST 24, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “a-nation” – JAPAN’S LARGEST SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL – ANNOUNCES 5 STAGES TO STREAM WORLDWIDE AUGUST 29 Star-Studded 2020 Lineup Includes ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura,...
AUGUST 24, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONE OK ROCK has announced the Field of Wonder virtual concert, an online concert experience with a full stadium production at ZOZO Marine Stadium...
The award-winning rock music film We Are X – the critically-acclaimed documentary about the rock group X Japan – will be presented as an Official Selection of the 2020 Beijing...
July 31, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLOW TO PERFORM “ANIME SHIBARI ONLINE” WORLDWIDE LIVESTREAM CONCERT ON AUGUST 7 ANIME-ONLY MUSIC EVENT INCLUDES THEMES FROM NARUTO, CODE GEASS, EUREKA SEVEN PLUS...
July 23, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese rock band BRATS will release their second full album titled Karma on September 30.
July 20, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summer Sonic will stream X Japan’s legendary 2011 performance on the event’s YouTube channel along with sets from Green Day (2012), Nine Inch Nails...
July 15, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group Wasuta (“The World Standard”) has premiered their new MV “Sunday! Sunshine!” on their official YouTube Channel. The “Sunday! Sunshine!” MV, with...
July 10, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese rock band BRATS has announced their return to live performances with a set of limited-audience concerts in August.
June 21, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Visual kei rock band exist†trace has announced their new mini-album The Only Garden, due for release on July 29, 2020. The Only Garden is...
June 9, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKITTY DEFEATS HELLO KITTY TO WIN NO.1 IN FRANCE, GERMANY, AND BRAZIL, NO.2 IN CHINA BELOVED CHARACTER REACHES THE TOP 10 FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT...
June 7, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Minamino Rock Festival 2020 to stream worldwide on June 10 Producer of Nitroplus soundtracks was slain in random knife attack in 2012 Performances by...
June 3, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BACK-ON TO STREAM NO-AUDIENCE CONCERT WORLDWIDE, WITH FIRST 30 MINUTES FREE ON YOUTUBE — Anime themes include Gundam Build Fighters, Eyeshield 21, Fairy Tail,...
May 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRATS have released the music video for “Jigyakusei Loop”, the band’s 5th straight new song of 2020. The behind-the-scenes footage shows BRATS members Rei...
May 29, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese rock band URBANGARDE will stream the premiere of their 2015 USA debut concert at 8:00pm JST on May 30 via their YouTube channel.
May 23, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PIKOTARO CREATES INSANE “HOPPIN’ FLAPPIN'” WORKOUT TO CURE STAY-AT-HOME BLUES Global phenomenon PIKOTARO has released his super-energetic new song “Hoppin’ Flappin'” to encourage home...
May 14, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The mid-term results of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking were announced on May 12, showing Yoshikitty in the Top 5 of the current worldwide...
APRIL 24, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI has donated 10 million yen (appx. $100,000) to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine through his 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Yoshiki Foundation...
April 13, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE URBANGARDE announces “Polkadot Autobiography – URBANGARDE Chronicle” Japanese rock band URBANGARDE will release their first-ever authorized biography on April 27.
April 10, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group Wasuta (“The World Standard”) held their 5th Anniversary concert on March 28, 2020, livestreaming the event to a worldwide audience from...
APRIL 6, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PIKOTARO, who achieved global fame for the hit “PPAP” (“Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen”) in 2016, has updated his song to encourage people around the world to stay...
March 31, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese DJ and producer Shinichi Osawa’s latest collaboration project RHYME SO combines the worlds of social media and competitive ice skating in the stylish...
March 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKI has donated $100,000 to the COVID-19 Relief Fund established by the Recording Academy and its charitable foundation MusiCares to help music creators and...
March 25, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE will.i.am has released the uplifting track “#SING4LIFE” on his YouTube channel, created with fellow musicians Bono, Jennifer Hudson, and YOSHIKI. #SING4LIFE” is based on...