Hello!Project in Mexico for the first time. ºC-ute solo concert
ºC-ute, who will celebrate their 10-year anniversary on June 11, announced their third ever overseas, solo concert. ºC-ute played in Paris on July 5, 2013 and in Taipei on May 24, 2014. This upcoming overseas show will be in Mexico and will be their first time there. There have been offers for a Mexico show before, but they never materialized. This time, they worked with local promoters to settle on a September concert for their 10-year anniversary. ºC-ute Cutie Circuit... Read More
Keiichiro Shibuya + Hatsune Miku Vocaloid opera in Amsterdam
“THE END” is the world’s first Vocaloid opera project that has no human singers or orchestra and is completely generated by computer and is integrated into multi-dimensional video. Only Hatsune Miku, an animal character, and musician Keiichiro Shibuya are the only ones to appear on stage. They will incorporate video directed by YKBX to convey the theme of the end of the world and the reality of “life and death” after March 11 (East-Japan earthquake). “THE END”... Read More
Salyu to play in Taiwan on June 27
Salyu will hold “Salyu LIVE 2015 in Taiwan” at ATT SHOW BOX in Taipei, Taiwan on June 27 (Saturday). Salyu is planning a Japan tour and the release of her fifth original album this spring. Salyu LIVE 2015 in Taiwan Date: June 27, 2015 (Saturday) Venue: Taiwan · ATT SHOW BOX Doors / start: 18:30 / 19:30 Seating: all seats designation (chair seats) Salyu Official Website: http://www.salyu.jp TOY’S FACTORY: http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/salyu Official Facebook:... Read More
JAPAN NIGHT in Taipei Proved the Popularity of Japanese bands!
JAPAN NIGHT in Taipei was held at National Taiwan University Sports Center on May 23rd 2015 (Sat). This marks the second international show for JAPAN NIGHT project and the bands entertained 3500 audience gathered at the venue despite the poring rain. VAMPS and The BONEZ led by JESSE have performed in Taiwan before, but this was the first stage in Taiwan for GazettE. The show went on as long as three and a half hours and each band’s enthusiastic performance was welcomed... Read More
AAA’s trailer for new song projects the energy from their Asia tour
AAA release a trailer video for “ASHITA NO HIKARI” on YouTube. The trailer is for a documentary for , their first Asia tour that was held in April. The trailer includes concert footage, airport scenes, backstage footage, their interactions with the press, and the energy of the overseas fans. Official website: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/aaa/index.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AAA/161346937220997 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/aaach Blog: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/aaa/blog/ iTunes:... Read More
LITE Free download of studio session
4-piece instrumental, LITE, recorded and streamed audio from a studio session for “Redbull Studio Tokyo” in March of this year. The audio will be available for free download for a limited time. Six songs, including the previously unreleased “Balloon”, will be available for free download under the title “APPROACHES 4” at the “Redbull Studio Tokyo” website. Kaoru Miura recorded and mixed the studio session, and M&E Design, a Swedish company that handles the... Read More
RADWIMPS’ overseas tour in October
RADWIMPS will go on a “RADWIMPS 2015 Asia-Europe Live Tour” overseas tour in October. The tour will start in Seoul, Korea on October 9 and hit two Asian shows and four European shows. Check the band’s official website for ticket details. RADWIMPS 2015 Asia-Europe Live Tour October 9, 2015 (Friday), South Korea Seoul AX-KOREA October 13, 2015 (Tuesday), Paris, France Le Trabendo October 15, 2015 (Thursday) Cologne, Germany Stollwerck October 17, 2015 (Saturday) in Berlin,... Read More
HKT48 reveal a portion of their exciting Taiwan & Hong Kong concerts
A digest video for HKT48’s “HKT48 ZENKOKU Tour ~ZENKOKU TOITSU OWATTORANKEN~ BANGAIHEN in Taipei & Hong Kong” DVD/Blu-ray was released on YouTube. The release consists of footage from the group’s ATT SHOW BOX show in Taiwan and Macpherson Stadium show in Hong Kong that took place from December to January. The digest video shows the group members with Japanese umbrellas and folding fans singing “Flying Get ~WA ver.~”. Viewers can see candid shots of the group... Read More
BABYMETAL nominated for British metal magazine award and will attend ceremony
BABYMETAL was nominated for the “Breakthrough” category of the ”METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS 2015” awards, hosted by British metal magazine “METAL HAMMER”. The girls will attend the awards ceremony at indigo at The O2 in England on June 15. The “Breakthrough” category recognizes artists that made great contributions this year. BABYMETAL are nominated along with In This Moment and Halestorm. BABYMETAL will also perform at the ceremony that will be hosted by Anthrax’... Read More
Wagakki Band’s first solo overseas show is a success! 2400 fans in Taiwan over 2 days
Wagakki Band played their first solo overseas show at Taipei, Taiwan’s ATT SHOW BOX on May 9 and 10. Tickets to the concert sold out on the same day, and several fans came to the airport to greet them. Taiwan fans had been waiting for this concert for a long time. The band played a variety of songs to 2400 people over the course of two days. The eight band members all tweeted their gratitude after the show. Kurona (wadaiko) celebrated a surprise birthday during the concert... Read More