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Interview with Daijiro Nakagawa from JYOCHO © Shoko Ishizaki

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Interview with Daijiro Nakagawa from JYOCHO

Guitarist Daijiro Nakagawa talks about the inspiration behind JYOCHO's new album "Let’s Promise to be Happy" and the band's other recent projects.

Interview with Mitsune © Shari Marks all rights reserved.

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Interview with Mitsune

World music ensemble Mitsune discuss their second album, a release event they held for it, and more.

Interview with Shin from HeavensDust and Seann Bowe © Shin (HeavensDust) and Seann Bowe

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Interview with Shin from HeavensDust and Seann Bowe

We sat down with HeavensDust frontman Shin and the Grammy-nominated producer and artist Seann Bowe to talk about their collaboration.

the GazettE "LIVE 2021 -DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT- BLINDING HOPE" at Tokyo Garden Theater © Keiko Tanabe

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the GazettE "LIVE 2021 -DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT- BLINDING HOPE" at Tokyo Garden Theater

the GazettE gave fans the best Christmas present they could have imagined with their long-awaited show at Tokyo Garden Theater.

ANCIENT MYTH - ArcheoNyx © ANCIENT MYTH. All rights reserved.

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ANCIENT MYTH - ArcheoNyx

Between Michal’s falsetto and Kohei’s guitar pick, this iteration of ANCIENT MYTH feels like a band reborn.

Angelo "CONNECTED NEW CIRCLES" © blowgrow inc.2022

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Angelo "CONNECTED NEW CIRCLES"

Before Angelo went on an indefinite hiatus, they held two final concerts at the Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium on January 15th and 16th.

EASTOKLAB at TIMM Showcase Live Series 2022 © Tokyo International Music Market. All rights reserved.

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EASTOKLAB at TIMM Showcase Live Series 2022

EASTOKLAB kicked off "TIMM Showcase Live Series 2022" with gentle, dreamy rock and a lingering sense of longing.

WurtS - Once Upon a Revival © WurtS. All rights reserved.

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WurtS - Once Upon a Revival

The man from nowhere is suddenly everywhere.

Interview with WARPs UP © WARPs UP. All rights reserved.

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Interview with WARPs UP

LANGYI and MINGJUN of Japanese-Chinese boyband WARPs UP discuss their powerful new single and their plans for 2022.

Fennel - slow down © Fennel. All rights reserved.

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Fennel - slow down

tricot's bassist goes solo.

Johnny’s Festival ‾ Thank you 2021 Hello 2022 © Johnny & Associates. All rights reserved.

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Johnny’s Festival ‾ Thank you 2021 Hello 2022

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.

SHIHORI on MUTATION © SHIHORI. All rights reserved.

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SHIHORI on MUTATION

To commemorate the release of her first full album in the US, "MUTATION", SHIHORI shares some of the stories behind its songs and discusses her continuing evolution.

Interview with TATEDUKA2000 © TATEDUKA2000

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Interview with TATEDUKA2000

JaME had a conversation with TATEDUKA2000 about his career, his goals and plans for 2022, and his ongoing project of releasing new music every month since July.

JaME's Staff Picks 2021 Playlist © .

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JaME's Staff Picks 2021 Playlist

Feel like you missed a lot of great music last year? Catch up with some of our team's favourite tracks of 2021.

Interview with Kazuko Matsumoto © Kazuko Matsumoto

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Interview with Kazuko Matsumoto

Chanson singer Kazuko Matsumoto sat with JaME to talk about her career, her concert at the Olympia and her future plans.

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