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MORRIE celebrated his "birthday of the flesh" at Tokyo Kinema Club, with faithful fans also watching worldwide via live stream.
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Visual rock met diva pop at Luv PARADE’s PANDEMONIUM tour final in Tokyo.
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Rock band SID kicked off their 20th anniversary year with their first concert in over a year.
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With their first arena performance, BE:FIRST celebrate an important milestone and prepare to take their next step forward.
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Arlequin, girugamesh, MUCC, KIZU, D’ERLANGER and DEZERT took part in a special event to show their respect to the popular Japanese subculture "visual kei", which also featured a number of star-studded session bands.
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THE LAST ROCKSTARS proved that if you bring legends of Japanese rock together, the fans will come in droves.
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Dressed all in black, LUNA SEA turned back time for only the second "Kurofuku Gentei GIG" concert in 12 years.
Interview Exclusive
Guitarist Cazqui introduces his "Brutal Orchestra" and discusses the project's future plans.
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On December 17th, 2022 session bands H.U.G and Luv PARADE gave fans an early Christmas present with the two-man live show "Luv PARADE vs H.U.G".
Special Exclusive
Feel like you missed out on lots of music last year? Catch up with some of our team's favourite songs from the Japanese music scene in 2022.
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Visual kei band Kizu welcomed four guest vocalists to "HANGEKI", a special spin-off of their cover session project "ICHIGEKI", to kick off 2023.
Special Press Release
BE:FIRST wish their fans around the world a Happy New Year and share their memories of 2022 and goals for 2023.
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What was the best-selling album of 2022 in Japan? Check out Oricon's year-end ranking to find out.
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Which releases from independent labels climbed the highest on the Oricon Chart this year? Find out in the year-end ranking.
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Which singles racked up the most sales in Japan during 2022? Check out Oricon's year-end ranking for the answer.