THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS – Interview: Selective Hearing (2018)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Shoko Nakagawa: There’s a bit of a story behind when I first heard about Sorairo Days. I was really happy because I always wanted to sing an anime song, but...
Yuki Kajiura: The interesting thing is that, recently, anisong has developed commercial value, so it’s a different situation now. When it comes to the difference between anime music and modern,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2018 On Saturday, July 28, YOSHIKI made a surprise appearance on stage with internationally famous DJ and producer Skrillex at one of Japan’s biggest outdoor...
Many of URBANGARDE’s songs talk about the city (“Tokyo Kid”, “Shinjuku Mon Amour”,”Tokai no Alice”). Is city life the source of Japan’s mental sickness? Hamasaki: I’m not from a “tokai”...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2018 Japanese electronic performance unit BESPA KUMAMERO has released a set of illustrated stickers for the popular LINE messaging app, featuring composer/programmer Monkichi and the...
Akihabara-based maid cafe chain maidreamin thanks their international fans for achieving 300,000 likes on Facebook! Thank you 🎉🎉 to our Masters and Princesses from all over the world! ありがとう ございます!!...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2018 YOSHIKI gave fans a special preview of his new theme song for the anime series Attack on Titan on his official Instagram page, revealing...
X JAPAN leader performs 7 concerts in 4 days YOSHIKI continues to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity International athletes, artists, and politicians attend YOSHIKI’s intimate concert series...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2018 “Japan Kawaii Live”, the final night of Anisong World Matsuri’s three-day concert event at Anime Expo, was held on July 7, 2018 at the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2018 On July 6, 2018, anisong fans packed the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles for “Japan Super Live” — the second night of Anisong World...