X JAPAN’s First “JAPAN TOUR” in Two Decades! The Details of the Seven Shows Announced!
Yoshiki Announced X JAPAN’s “JAPAN TOUR” at the last minute press conference on August 19th. X JAPAN hasn’t toured for 20 years since “DAHLIA TOUR” in 1995 and 1996. The press conference revealed the promotion video of “#XDAY”, to be held at SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY in UK, and a trailer of the documentary film which is to be aired for the first time at “#XDAY”. Moreover, it was announced that on October 23th, a new song from the new album will be released... Read More
SEKAI NO OWARI confirmed as the first Japanese artist to perform at “MTV World Stage Malaysia”
SEKAI NO OWARI will the first Japanese artist to ever perform at “MTV World Stage Malaysia”, which will be held at Sunway Lagoon in Malaysia on September 12. “MTV World Stage Malaysia” is Southeast Asia’s largest music event that showcases artists of varying genres. Global artists such as Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Thirty Seconds-to-Mars have performed in the past. This will be the seven-year anniversary of the event and also the first time that a Japanese artist... Read More
Ayumi Hamasaki and SpeXial’s collaboration is the weekly #1 in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia
Ayumi Hamasaki and SpeXial’s collaboration, “Sayonara feat. SpeXial”, was released on KK BOX, Asia’s largest digital distribution site, on July 20. The song took the number one spot in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. SpeXial took part in the video, a portrait love story that is shot in black and white. Yahoo Taiwan and sports newspapers reported on the sexy interaction between ayu and the members of SpeXial. Ayu’s #1 Asia ranking follows her April release... Read More
X JAPAN urgent press conference confirmed! Live-streamed exclusively via Nico Nico!
X JAPAN has announced to hold urgent press conference from 2PM (JST) today, on August 19th. On behalf of the band, YOSHIKI will unveil their important announcement. This conference will be also live-streamed via Nico Nico. Furthermore, after the conference, an exclusive live interview with YOSHIKI will be live-streamed exclusively for the Nico Nico premium members or YOSHIKI channel members. He will answer to questions from fans in the program. Nico Nico Live “X JAPAN... Read More
Nico Live streams Dempagumi.inc and Hello Kitty’s collaboration concert in its entirety
Niconico will be streaming a broadcast of “POKEMUHI Presents: The One and Only Special Summer Concert from Dempagumi.inc and Hello Kitty ~the Secret of the Premonition?!~” in its entirety, live from Tokyo’s Akasaka Blitz on August 20th. The concert takes place in the same setting as the commercial where the girls co-starred with Hello Kitty. A Premium subscription to Niconico is required to view the performance in its entirety. Niconico Exclusive Live Broadcast Dempagumi.inc’s... Read More
Yogee New Waves & never young beach: First overseas concert in Taiwan in September
Yogee New Waves and never young beach will play their first overseas concert at APA Mini in Taiwan on September 12. They will perform at “SUMMER! SUNRISE! SUNSET!”, hosted by Taipei Moon Romantic, 2manyminds record shop, and Taiwanese indie label Airhead Records. Up-and-coming Taiwanese bands, Hitch Hiking and Glue, will perform as well. The “SUMMER! SUNRISE! SUNSET!” after party, hosted by Taipei Moon Romantic, will be held on the 13th (the day after the concert). Kengo... Read More
MICHI to participate at AFA Indonesia 2015
Nineteen-year-old anime-song singer MICHI will perform at (AFAID2015), which takes place from September 24 to 26 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Voice actress Yurika Endo and Yumiri Hanamori, among others, will appear as special guests. It will be her debut performance for anime and manga fans of Asia. Official website: http://swallow-p.com/michi Twitter: https://twitter.com/Michi_Stbe Related posts:MiChiMICHI First US Show at “Anime Expo 2016” Read More
Angela excite a crowd of 2000 at “OTAKUTHON 2015” in Montreal, Canada
Angela took part in an anime convention in Montreal, Canada called “OTAKUTHON 2015”. They performed on the evening of August 7 (local time). This was angela’s second time in Canada. They also participated in the opening ceremony of “OTAKUTHON”. Vocalist atsuko said in English, “We are angela from Japan! We’re going to play on this stage tonight, so everybody please take part!” Angela performed “BOKUJANAI” to open their set. They followed with popular anime... Read More
FLOW’s new single “Niji no Sora” available in 37 countries worldwide!
Ending theme for popular TV anime series “Naruto Shippuden” After releasing “FLOW ANIME BEST KIWAMI“ in February of this year, FLOW continues to add to their streak of NARUTO super hit tie-up songs such as “GO!!!”, “Re:member”, and “Sign, now releasing a brand new tie-up single! “Niji no Sora” is their latest single showcasing the band’s power, the tune’s synchronization with the anime and total raw emotion! Niji no Sora iTunes link: http://hyperurl.co/flownijinosora FLOW... Read More
MONOEYES confirmed for 3-country Asia circuit event
MONOEYES are confirmed for a three-country Asia circuit event, titled . MONOEYES’ Takeshi Hosomi (vocals, guitar) and Sam of Fire EX came up with the idea for the event. THORNAPPLE from Korea and Fire EX from Taiwan will be involved. The goal of this event that spans several countries in Asia is to convey that music has no borders. Details should be announced on the MONOEYES official website at some time soon. Official website: http://www.monoeyes.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monoeyes.jp Twitter:... Read More