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...
“The theme and imagery of Beltane felt like the perfect balance to our concept of Halloween.” Full Interview: https://jrocknews.com/2020/05/leetspeak-monsters-interview-beltane.html
“Heavy rock is the true heart of our music.” Full Interview: https://j-generation.com/2020/04/leetspeak-monsters-stage-a-scary-celebration-for-beltane-interview/
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.
“We’re not shiny, innocent girls. We want to express real experiences through our music, things that are really happening. I was always the type of person who was drawn toward...
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...
Vocalist Yui has never embodied her role as “Empress” of the evil Fairy Empire as fully as she does in the age of villains. Her “Dictator for Life” persona was...
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...
March 22, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese dance/vocal group FAKY has released the music video for their new song “half-moon”, shot on the streets of Madrid. The emotional ballad features...
While most artists would approach their 20th anniversary in a serious and heartfelt way, GACKT chose to kick off his celebration of 20 years as a solo artist in a...
March 10, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRATS has released their new music video “No more No more”, the second of the band’s seven straight singles planned for 2020. Shot on...
March 6, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASUTA RELEASES VISUAL MOVIE COLLABORATION “KOISURU NYAKOTAN” WITH FASHION BRAND 17kg WASUTA MEMBER RIRIKA KODAMA TAKES THE LEAD BEHIND-THE-SCENES IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO “WASUTA...
February 21, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOSHIKIMONO – the cutting-edge fashion brand created by Japanese rock star YOSHIKI – has been chosen to be displayed at the prestigious V&A Museum...
BRATS Interview on MyAnimeList from Anime Los Angeles: “Even if we aspired to be like someone else, we know we could never be like them. I never had that kind...
February 14, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group Wasuta (“The World Standard”) has revealed the music video for “Grapefruit Moon”, the new song from their upcoming Wasuta BEST album...
February 13, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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...
7 singles in 7 months — “You’re going to hear things from BRATS that you’ve never heard before!” Full interview: http://www.saetori.nl/2020/02/11/interview-brats/
BRATS Interview on JaME from Anime Los Angeles: “I realized it’s OK to be free, to not be restrained at all, and when I looked at the American people around...
January 31, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HITMAKER YOSHIKI STRIKES PLATINUM WITH 1.3 MILLION FIRST-WEEK CD SALES OF SIXTONES’ DEBUT SINGLE “IMITATION RAIN” GROUP SHOCKS INDUSTRY TO ACCOMPLISH NEAR-IMPOSSIBLE CD SALES...
BRATS Interview on JRock News from Anime Los Angeles: “With BRATS songs, we are known to not be traditional J-Pop, glittery kind of music. That’s not who we are. We...
BRATS Interview on Anime News Network from Anime Los Angeles: “…’More’ means we can always do better, we can always go higher.” Full interview: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2020-01-29/up-and-coming-j-rock-group-brats/.155901
