2020 – The Year In Review

The year in J-pop… 2020 has proved to be a grim year for many reasons, but chiefly because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also meant that many live shows and events (including Hyper Japan) were either cancelled … Read More

2016 – The Year In Review

2016 has been an eventful year for J-Pop, particularly here in the UK which hosted both some big names and small names for live performances. Along the way we saw the return of old favourites and also some shocks for … Read More

SCANDAL Live at 02 Islington

SCANDAL return to rock the socks off London’s O2 Islington… When they first emerged into Japan’s busy music scene back in 2006, rock outfit SCANDAL certainly caught everyone’s attention. Haruna Ono (vocals, guitar), Mami Sasazaki (guitar), Tomoni Ogawa (bass, vocals) … Read More

SCANDAL live in London tonight

SCANDAL make a welcome return to London for a live show tonight. The 4-piece rock outfit, who celebrate their 10th Anniversary this year, will be promoting their latest album release Yellow as well as a selection of tunes from their … Read More

THE TOMBOYS Live in London

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

SCANDAL Rock London This Weekend

This weekend sees the UK debut of rock outfit SCANDAL as they fly in to perform at the O2 Islington Academy this Sunday. The 4-piece band have chalked up an impressive resume since their formation back in 2006 by Haruna … Read More

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