Gackt – Sakura, Chiru (MV)
This video features a glimpse into Gackt’s play, MOON SAGA – Mysteries of Yoshitsune, which also stars Yamato Yuuga of the recent Sailor Moon musiContinue reading…
Category: J-Rock
The pulse of Japan’s rock and visual kei scenes. From the legendary longevity of arena-filling icons to the worldwide tours of modern rock innovators, we provide in-depth news and first-hand reports on the genre’s most influential and enduring performers.
Babymetal, 2NE1, and EXO dominate Billboard World Chart 2014
Japanese pop metal powerhouse Babymetal will wrap up their historic rise to stardom in 2014 ranking at 5th place on Billboard’s World Album Artist’s CContinue reading…
Lantis Festival in Las Vegas – Venue and Artist Announcement
Lantis Records, the world’s largest label for anime song artists, presents “ANISONG WORLD TOUR ~ LANTIS FESTIVAL” on January 16 and 17th , 2015 Continue reading…
AKIRA – Aoki Tsuki Michite (review)
AKIRA Aoki Tsuki Michite Review by Jen Wang Model and vocalist AKIRA is known for her androgynous punk rock style, and her band, DISACODE, haContinue reading…
exist†trace – WORLD MAKER (Review)
exist†trace WORLD MAKER Review by David Cirone Title track “WORLD MAKER” launches exist†trace’s latest album with a confident call to actContinue reading…
FLOW Interview (2014)
FLOW Interview by Jen Wang September 11, 2014 In 2006, FLOW made their overseas debut at AnimeFEST. Their return to the Dallas convention brContinue reading…
Yoko Yazawa – Lady No. 5 (Review)
Yoko Yazawa Lady No. 5 Review by David Cirone Lady No. 5 is another great vocal showcase for Yoko Yazawa, who continues to come into her own Continue reading…
BABYMETAL announces return to USA for New York concert
BABYMETAL will return to America for a concert at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom on November 4. (BABYMETAL fans got a pretty strong hint wiContinue reading…
GLAY announces new song for Ace of Diamond anime
Japanese rock band GLAY will release “Hashire! Mirai” (Run Ahead to the Future!) as the third opening theme song for the baseball anime Ace of DiaContinue reading…
FLOW – AnimeFEST 2014 (Live Report)
FLOW Live report by Jen Wang September 1, 2014 “Shake the house” is usually a figurative phrase. At AnimeFest’s concert, the room literally Continue reading…