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X JAPAN and CLAMP's 1993 animated 'X' video returns to You Tube for a limited time
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (209+ words) X JAPAN have made the long-elusive animated music video for "X, their 1993 collaboration with manga collective CLAMP, available on You Tube for a limited time. The clip comes from the video work X2 (Double X), and streams until 11: 59pm on Friday July 31st before…...
ONE OK ROCK, Paledusk, Awich, and CHICO CARLITO unite as YAO for Red Bull's new series Red Bull IN-YO!
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (248+ words) Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk have come together as YAO for the first installment of Red Bull IN-YO! , a new video series on Red Bull's Japanese hip-hop You Tube channel Red Bull Mic. The series creates new music…...
Masayoshi Takanaka's sold-out London debut arrives on Blu-ray this August
6+ day, 55+ min ago (266+ words) Masayoshi Takanaka will release a Blu-ray of the second of his two sold-out London concerts as part of his "SUPER TAKANAKA WORLD LIVE 2026" on August 12th via Lagoon Records. The release captures the guitarist's full April 1st headline show at O2 Academy Brixton,…...
What the Grammys' new Asian pop award means for J-pop
1+ week, 5+ day ago (565+ words) A new Grammy category explicitly names J-pop alongside K-pop and C-pop, the first time the genre has been written into the awards by name. The Recording Academy confirmed Best Asian Pop Music Performance as one of five new categories for…...
Gyaru group LOALO MODELS back Japan with unofficial World Cup song 'BLUE DREAM"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Gyaru magazine model group LOALO MODELS have released "BLUE DREAM, an unofficial support song for Japan at the FIFA World Cup 2026. The music video dropped on June 11th, the opening day of the tournament, and it hits streaming platforms on June…...
Sam Smith calls BABYMETAL a recent obsession at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026
2+ week, 2+ day ago (161+ words) Sam Smith, one of England's most successful singer-songwriters, has named kawaii metal group BABYMETAL as a recent obsession during a guest appearance at the MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Grand Ceremony, held on June 13th at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO and streamed internationally on…...
Z CLEAR interview: The band bringing Hiroshima spirit to Tokyo's visual kei scene
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1783+ words) Visual kei band Z CLEAR call their music "Buchi ROCK, after the Hiroshima dialect word for "extremely. The name carries their hometown with it, and it tells you exactly how loud they intend to play. On May 6th 2026 they released their…...
FRUITS ZIPPER added to MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 line-up following CHANMINA withdrawal
2+ week, 6+ day ago (338+ words) FRUITS ZIPPER have been confirmed as performers for the MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Grand Ceremony, taking place on June 13th at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO. The addition follows CHANMINA's withdrawal from the event on health grounds. The Harajuku idol group join a line-up…...
Ayase of YOASOBI shares first solo EP 'dialogue' and debut self-starring music video for 'Urusa"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (374+ words) Ayase, one half of Japan's biggest pop duo YOASOBI, has released his first EP as a singer-songwriter, "dialogue', and premiered his first live-action music video to feature himself on screen under his solo name. The five-track EP arrived digitally on…...
DAMNED channel Dark Souls on haunting new track 'Yuragu"
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (347+ words) Visual kei metalcore band DAMNED have dropped their latest music video, "Yuragu, a track whose lyrics draw directly from the punishing world of From Softwares Dark Souls. The video arrived on 1st June and is the bands 7th official music video. The…...