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NEWS #MUSIC 2025.7.5

Helsinki Lambda Club Announces Debut Billboard Live Show for July on Tour Finale

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:32
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.3.9

Ohzora Kimishima Announces March Tour in Band Set, EP to Drop Ahead of Otaru, Fukuoka, and Major City Stops

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:27
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.3.9

STAP Sigh Boys, Magic, Drums & Love to Perform at VIVID SOUND’s BEST PLAY Event

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:18
NEWS #MOVIE

‘Blue Period’ Available on Prime Video

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:15
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.4.16

TENDRE, KIRINJI, and Keiichi Sokabe to Perform Solo Acoustic Sets at in Yurakucho

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:07
NEWS #OTHER 2025.2.2

Yōkai Expo 2025 Set to Take Place in Shodoshima with Yōkai BIG3 Talk Show and Fashion Show

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:03
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.10

Full Lineup for Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute Festival Unveiled, Featuring Balming Tiger and More

NiEW 2025.1.28｜18:06
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.5.30

MONO NO AWARE Announces Solo Show in May, Featuring Direction by GROUPN

NiEW 2025.1.28｜17:58
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.16

4s4ki Unveils Star-Studded ‘Friend Guests’ for March Tour Finale

NiEW 2025.1.28｜17:54
NEWS #MUSIC

ENHYPEN Announces Additional Shows at Japanese Stadiums for 2025 World Tour

NiEW 2025.1.28｜17:48
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.15

Hikaru Utada’s “Electricity” Gets a Remix by Karen Nyame KG with Live Event at Osaka’s Expo Memorial Park

NiEW 2025.1.28｜16:40
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.11

Shibuya WWW to Host Solo Performances by All Four GEZAN Members This February

NiEW 2025.1.28｜16:33

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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists

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Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director

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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

#MUSIC 2025.8.22

maya ongaku and Minami Deutsch to Share Stage for the First Time at Shibuya WWW X

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:30
#MOVIE 2025.8.22

Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu

NiEW 2025.6.27｜14:28
#MUSIC 2025.8.22

Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set

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#MUSIC 2025.8.23

Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”

NiEW 2024.8.23｜11:45
#ART 2025.8.23

Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

NiEW 2024.12.4｜17:19
#MUSIC 2025.8.23

ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu

NiEW 2025.5.29｜13:23
#MUSIC 2025.8.27

FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE Embark on Japan Debut This August

NiEW 2025.7.3｜12:36
#MUSIC 2025.8.27

Yaeji Announces August Tokyo Show Following Debut Album Release

NiEW 2025.7.4｜14:28
#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Maximum10 Compilation Released on HOLIDAY! RECORDS with POP DISASTER, sfpr and More

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:37
#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide

2025.5.2｜20:11
Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup maya ongaku Sets Off on Nationwide Five-City Tour
King Gnu Announces Largest Asian Tour from February 2026 UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Björk’s Live Album “cornucopia: live” Gets Six Physical Release Formats
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026 Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”
beabadoobee’s Pop-Up Shop Debuts at Shibuya 109 to Mark Summer Sonic Visit Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition MIYASHITA PARK Marks 5th Anniversary with Pop-Up Shops and Night Market Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates