May 31, 2013

MIYAVI Announces Cover Picture and Songs for Self Title Album

MIYAVI has successfully completed 3 world tours and over 200 performances in 30 different countries having many supporters around the world. At last seriously having the world in view, the cover photo and track list of 11 songs of self titled album “MIYAVI” was announced. This will be pre-released on June 19th (Wed) in Japan. For the production group, producer Dean Gillard was hired who has won the Grammy Awards and The Brit Awards by working with Janet Jackson/Rihanna/Carlos... Read More

May 30, 2013

Sekkenya’s New Album, “Hue”, Released in Approximately 120 Countries Around the Globe

Sekkenya’s 2nd major label album, “Hue”, will be distributed in approximately 120 countries around the globe on iTunes and other music distribution sites. The album will be released on May 22nd. Related videos on Sekkenya’s official websites and on YouTube have had accesses from more than 50 countries worldwide, including, the USA, South Korea, and Russia. Many loyal fans in South Korea and Russia have even come to Japan to attend their concerts. This time’s worldwide... Read More

May 29, 2013

AMO Makes Appearance at Isetan Shanghai! “E hyphen world gallery”, 1st and 2nd “E hyphen world gallery” Stores in Shanghai Open

The fashion brand, “E hyphen world gallery”, famous for its TV commercial with Reina Triendle, opened up its 1st and 2nd stores in China. The 1st stored opened on April 13th in Xintiandi Shanghai and the 2nd store opened on April 28th in Isetan Shangahai. The “Harajuku kei charisma model” AMO (artist name: AMOYAMO) who opened her concept shop, “E hyphen world gallery BonBon”, in Laforet Harajuku on February 23rd, 2013 (Sat), made a guest appearance at Isetan Shanghai... Read More

May 28, 2013

ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D to Perform Abroad: Appearance In One of North America’s Largest Anime Convention FanimeCon 2013 Confirmed

At the end of May, ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D will be performing at the large-scale anime convention, , which takes place in North America’s San Jose. The band, who have had broken away from their label and management as well as added a new member, TAKUMi(G), have been acting as a new unit of four since April of 2013. The FanimeCon that they will be performing at this time around was originally established in 1994, and has been run solely by volunteers ever since; it is the largest... Read More

May 27, 2013

Yukari Tamura Nico Live Special Show “Yukari☆Channel 2” Airing & 1st Trailer Released for “*Fall in Love*”!

In commemoration of Yukari Tamura, aka Yukarin, releasing her new live BD&DVD “Yukari Tamura LOVE♡LIVE *Fall in Love*” that came out on May 29th, it was decided that they will start airing the special Nico Live show “Yukari ☆ Channel 2”. On top of a live viewing of Yukarin, the program will feature digest footages of “Fall in Love”. Let’s enjoy the non-stop 2 hour Yukari world and fill up the screen in pink with your comments. Also, to precede the release... Read More

May 24, 2013

PASSPO☆ enjoys first oversea tour on charter flight and “acting CA (cabin attendant)”

A very unique girls rock band named PASSPO☆, formed as “sky” and “travel”-specific girls unit, uses semi airline-like vocabulary by calling themselves “crew”, live a “flight”, and their fans “passengers”. They even dress like CA (cabin attendant). Brought by a charter flight, PASSPO☆ experienced their first oversea tour in Taiwan. The tour was originally organized as part of a TV commercial, which they had appeared in, and as part of a travel package... Read More

May 23, 2013

FACT Makes a Contract with a Major Record Label, Distributes “burundanga” Worldwide

FACT made a contract with an American record label “Good Fight Music”. Their songs will be distributed worldwide. “Good Fight Music” is a major record label department that IN FLAMES, CANCER BATS, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND and others belong. FACT`s 4th album “burundanga” released in January last year, will be the first piece distributed out on May 20th in UK and other European countries, Australia, and on the 21st, in North America. FACT succeeded in their 3rd UK tour... Read More

May 23, 2013

Gen Hoshino Reveals Self-Arranged/Self-Directed Special MV for “Gag”

The short version of Gen Hoshino’s 5th single, “Gag”, has been revealed. The song is the theme song for the Anime movie, “Saint ☆ Oniisan”, which was released on May 10th. Hoshino stars in the movie as the voice actor for Buddha. The MV features clips from the movie and its making; it was arranged and directed by Hoshino himself. Hoshino’s 3rd album, “Stranger”, was released on May 1st, and is currently extending its sales; it first appeared on the Oricon Weekly... Read More

May 22, 2013

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu releases globally awaited MV : “The costume is really cute this time!”

It was no secret that Kyary Pamyu Pamyu would be releasing her 6th single, “Invader Invader” on May 15th. This time around, the MV for the single was finally released. We’d like to deliver to you some messages from her. “The costume for “Invader Invader” is really cute!! When you here invader, you’d usually imagine an inorganic creature, but since I wanted to surprise everyone, I remade old pastel-colored cloth into a sort of patchwork and made a dress out of it!... Read More

May 22, 2013

andymori’s latest Live image has been released on their official YouTube channel.

They have been releasing their Live image of LIQUIDROOM Ebisu, Tokyo Performance “andymori Live house (music club) Tour `FUN! FUN! FUN!`” every Friday on the official YouTube Channel since April 5th. This will be their last update, and we can enjoy the Live images of a total of 34 songs, such as the newly released songs, “teen`s”, “Uchu no Hate wa Kono Meno Mae ni”, “Never Land”, “Sunshine”, and “MONEY MONEY MONEY”, which will be recorded in the new... Read More