An end-of-year extravaganza providing both a look at what the future holds for Johnny’s and a loving 25th anniversary tribute to KinKi Kids.
2022/01/17
On December 30th, Johnny’s held a year-end extravaganza at Tokyo Dome titled Johnny’s Festival ‾ Thank you 2021 Hello 2022, and the show was made available for viewing worldwide on-demand from January 2nd to 4th. While the event was not broadcast live, this allowed for the show to be neatly edited and for English subtitles to be provided for the spoken intermission portions. This article covers th…… more
Hikaru Utada will stream a special studio concert to commemorate the digital release of her new album “BAD MODE” on January 19th.
2022/01/11
As previously reported, singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada will be releasing a new album in early 2022.
Her eighth full-length studio release, BAD MODE will be out digitally on her birthday, January 19th, and on CD on February 23rd.
The album will feature previously-released tie-up tracks such as Kimi ni muchuu, the main theme for TBS Friday night drama "Saiai", as well as One Last Kiss, the the…… more
Jin Akanishi presented his first online live experience on Christmas Day!!
2021/12/28
Jin Akanishi presented his first online live experience on Christmas Day. The artist, who tends to mix pop, hip hop and other styles in his music, included several new songs in the set list – making global fans rather happy as he hasn't released new solo material in a while, the latest release being a best-of album titled OUR BEST that came out in Spring 2020. Viewers got a taste of Akanishi's cur…… more
543 songs from across the “Macross” series are now available for download and streaming worldwide!!
2021/12/22
The "Macross" series, which is known for its mecha action, its love triangle subplots, and its use of music as a key story element, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2022.
To commemorate this milestone, it was recently announced that 543 songs from across the series, from 1992’s "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II" OVA to the latest "Macross Delta" movie released in Japan, are now avail…… more
MUCC vocalist Tatsuro will release two solo albums, both featuring contributions from a number of J-rock and visual kei musicians, simultaneously on February 2nd!!
2021/12/08
After over 20 years as a member of rock band MUCC, vocalist Tatsuro recently announced that he has launched a solo project.
Tatsuro explained that due to the combination of various circumstances, such as extra time he had due to the coronavirus pandemic and the recent departure of MUCC's drummer SATOchi, he decided it was a good time to strengthen his individuality through solo work. He stated …… more