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AiNA THE END joins ATARASHII GAKKO! eight years after becoming a fan in ‘Sweet Memories’ video

September 15th 2026

Eight years after first seeing ATARASHII GAKKO! at a Shibuya live house and becoming a fan, AiNA THE...

ATARASHII GAKKO! drop fourth album ‘From Tokyo with Love’ following 11th anniversary celebration in London

July 25th 2026

ATARASHII GAKKO! have released their fourth full-length album, ‘From Tokyo with Love’, via 88rising, alongside the premiere of...

ATARASHII GAKKO!, Awich, Hitsujibungaku and LANA to perform at Women In Music – EQUAL STAGE show during MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN WEEK

May 13th 2026

Spotify and Billboard Japan have announced Women In Music – EQUAL STAGE, a one-night concert spotlighting rising women...

Stage times announced for Cloud Nine’s Zipangu 2026 Los Angeles event

March 6th 2026

Organisers have announced stage times for CLOUD NINE presents “Zipangu” Japanese Music Event 2026, taking place at Brookside...

ATARASHII GAKKO! return to London with 11th anniversary show at the Roundhouse

March 4th 2026

ATARASHII GAKKO! make their UK return this summer with “LONDON 降臨” AG! 11th Anniversary Show, a headline performance...

Creepy Nuts performing live at ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto during MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 Premiere Ceremony Award 02

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 day 1 winners: Creepy Nuts sweep, Hitsujibungaku and YOASOBI among big winners

May 22nd 2025

The MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 day 1 winners have been revealed. Held at ROHM Theatre Kyoto, the premiere...

ATARASHII GAKKO! deliver uplifting gospel track ‘One Heart’

March 12th 2025

ATARASHII GAKKO! return with their latest track, ‘One Heart’, written for Bourbon’s new Fettuccine Gummi commercial. Out today...

matsuri ’25 global stream announced with Ado, YOASOBI & ATARASHII GAKKO!

matsuri ’25 global stream announced – Ado, YOASOBI & ATARASHII GAKKO!

February 17th 2025

International streaming has been announced for matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES, the one-night music showcase featuring...

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

January 28th 2025

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! are set to perform at matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience on March 16th...

Maximum the Hormone teams with ATARASHII GAKKO! for fierce 'SHIMI' music video

Maximum the Hormone team with ATARASHII GAKKO! for fierce ‘SHIMI’ music video

September 30th 2024

Maximum the Hormone have released the music video for ‘SHIMI’ featuring ATARASHII GAKKO!, providing fans a fresh take...

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Features

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Live Reports

LiSA signs off her first Europe tour with a sold-out London finale

Masayoshi Takanaka live at City Pop Waves: Japan’s golden era claims its biggest UK stage yet

Yuki Chiba live in London: Giving a hit-hungry crowd more than they came for

Interviews

EMNW interview: Meet the Japanese nu-metal duo already selling out London and Tokyo

picco interview: The virtual and human halves of ‘Kaleidoscope’

TOKYO DEN-NOU interview: The anime high-school DJ club from a future Tokyo

Japanese acts lead public campaigns for the Grammys’ first Asian pop award

Ado appears on camera in first live-action music video for ‘Vivarium’

Fujii Kaze expands Prema World Tour to Europe and North America in summer 2027

News

AiNA THE END joins ATARASHII GAKKO! eight years after becoming a fan in ‘Sweet Memories’ video

ATARASHII GAKKO! drop fourth album ‘From Tokyo with Love’ following 11th anniversary celebration in London

ATARASHII GAKKO!, Awich, Hitsujibungaku and LANA to perform at Women In Music – EQUAL STAGE show during MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN WEEK

Stage times announced for Cloud Nine’s Zipangu 2026 Los Angeles event

ATARASHII GAKKO! return to London with 11th anniversary show at the Roundhouse

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 day 1 winners: Creepy Nuts sweep, Hitsujibungaku and YOASOBI among big winners

ATARASHII GAKKO! deliver uplifting gospel track ‘One Heart’

matsuri ’25 global stream announced – Ado, YOASOBI & ATARASHII GAKKO!

Ado, YOASOBI, and ATARASHII GAKKO! unite for matsuri ’25 in Los Angeles

Maximum the Hormone team with ATARASHII GAKKO! for fierce ‘SHIMI’ music video