ARTISTS
#Super Climbing Club
Formed in 2023, the five-member band “Super Climbing Club” is active primarily in Aichi Prefecture. True to their name, they simultaneously pursue mountaineering and band activities, performing at mountain lodges near 3000m elevations and live houses while vigorously training their legs and stamina. Band artwork and merchandise design are handled by Ishihama Yuu. Composer Oda Tomoyuki blends diverse genres with a free musicality that sparks listeners' imaginations, offering stories evoking nature and scenery. Combined with Hina's emotionally rich, transparent, and expansive “wind-like vocals,” they pursue a unique concept of ‘Mountains × Music’. They continue their traverse (long-distance traverse) aiming for the summit.
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NiEW’S PLAYLIST
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NiEW Best Music is a playlist featuring artists leading the music scene and offering alternative styles in our rapidly evolving society. Hailing from Tokyo, the NiEW editorial team proudly curates outstanding music that transcends size, genre, and nationality.
EVENTS
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.16
ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan
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2026.2.17
Lucy Dacus Announces Tokyo Talk & Signing Ahead of First Japan Show
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2026.2.18
Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow
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2026.2.18
Hitsujibungaku Join wet leg’s Tokyo Show as Special Guests
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2026.2.20
Cannes Winner “Sentimental Value” to Hit Japanese Theaters Joachim Trier’s Latest Film
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2026.2.21
Evangelion Marks 30 Years with Special Event at Yokohama Arena
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2026.2.23
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May
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LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour