The Barbican will be home to the visually kinetic performances of Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker this month. The unique outfit was cultivated by Japanese theatre director, actress, singer and choreographer Toco Nikaido. Originally formed as Banana Gakuen Junjo Otome-gumi (Banana … Read More
Taking a change of style from the SUSHI ROCK nights, GENKI BEATS is a celebration of all types of music hitting Leeds this July. DJ Yamada will be playing a wide selection of Japanese and Korean tunes with anime and … Read More
Having cultivated a fervent fanbase in Japan and around the world, the rock combo known as MAN WITH A MISSION have been hard at work extending to a global audience. As part of that plan, MAN WITH A MISSION had … Read More
Two Japanese outfits will be making their UK debut this month at MCM London Comic Con in the form of BAND-MAID and AMATSUKI. BAND-MAID is a 5-piece rock outfit from Japan who came to attention via their videos for ‘Thrill’ … Read More
Everyone’s favourite metal maids return with album No. 2… The rapid rise of BABYMETAL as a global phenomenon certainly took people by surprise. That it happened in a period of time in which other Japanese outfits have been trying their … Read More
Raw idol goodness from Ebichu… The idol scene appears to be going through a particularly active period at the moment with both new groups and old groups jostling for position. It’s a situation that’s also been accentuated by the emergent … Read More
Go go gadget Dempa… With the release of their fourth studio album Gogo Dempa, Dempagumi.inc appear to be on the path to establishing themselves as veteran idols. The real question is whether of not this suggests an evolution in their … Read More
In the continuing arms race of clever videos it’s down to idol outfit lyrical school to push the envelope with their mobile phone-friendly pv for ‘RUN and RUN’… Originally starting out as tengal6 back in 2010, the Tokyo-based group recreated … Read More
PERFUME return with an album of quality and distinction… It’s been 3 years since Perfume’s last studio album LEVEL3 – a time that’s seen J-Pop continually evolving while more and more acts enter an increasingly busy scene. Perfume have enjoyed … Read More
With the chilly winter weather still with us, London was warmed by the arrival of 4-piece rock outfit THE TOMBOYS who were making their overseas live debut as part of a Japan Underground showcase… The venue of choice was The … Read More