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2025.9.14
‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST
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2026.2.16
ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan
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Daiki Tsuneta Drops New Track Honoring Bottega Veneta and Legendary Comedian Tamori
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Neo Sora × Sakura Ando’s ‘A Very Straight Neck’ Wins Best Short Film at Locarno International Film Festival
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2025.8.15
Berlin Speaker Brand Hosts Daikanyama Event Exploring “New Ways of Living with Music”
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2025.9.27
Blue Note JAZZ FESTIVAL in JAPAN 2025: TAKE6, Tower of Power, and More Join the Lineup
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Taifu Club Announces 7-Inch Vinyl “Kyoto-shi Minami-ku” and Releases Documentary Teaser
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Reveals 3rd Lineup with 12 Artists, Including Dos Monos and More
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2025.11.15
Quruli Announce Nationwide Tour and First of Four Monthly Singles, “Wandering”
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Sanrio’s KUROMI Debuts First Song by lilbesh ramko
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Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending
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2026.1.4
rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return
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NiEW recommends alternative music🆕
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.
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2025.9.21
SUSHIBOYS Announce Solo Tour with Four Shows
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2025.9.21
Yasuyuki Horigome’s “Uma no Hone” Marks 20th Anniversary with First Best-of Album
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2025.9.23
STUTS Adds Guests for Arena Show: BIM, DJ FUMIYA, RYO-Z, and Schadaraparr
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2025.9.23
Hokkaido’s “FAHDAY” Unveils Second Wave of Acts Including Quruli and Saho Terao
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2025.9.23
Tomakomai’s FAHDAY Reveals Third Lineup Featuring Ohzora Kimijima, CAR10, and More
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2025.9.23
Tomakomai’s FAHDAY Expands Lineup with Odottebakari no Kuni and Yuransen
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2025.9.24
ODD Foot Works Drops New Single “NO NAME DANCE,” Solo Show Planned at Shibuya WWW
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2025.9.25
Shibuya’s WWW Marks 15th Anniversary with First Project “Suchmos × LEX”
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2025.9.25
LE SSERAFIM Pop-Up Café Opens with Special Live Photo Displays
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2025.9.26
‘BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN’ Japan Release Date Announced: Band’s First Official Documentary
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