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NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.6

Sam Gendel and HAPPY Join Third Round of Performers for FESTIVAL FRUEZINHO in Tachikawa

NiEW 2024.5.23｜12:59
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.9.7

CreativeDrugStore Marks Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall Debut in September

NiEW 2024.5.22｜11:35
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.6

aespa Releases Japan Debut Single “Hot Mess” in July

NiEW 2024.5.22｜11:31
NEWS #ART 2024.7.12

Snow Man’s Ryohei Abe Named Ambassador for Immersive Exhibition “Monet & Friends Alive”

NiEW 2024.5.22｜11:29
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.13

Sakanaction, Denki Groove, and TESTSET Join LIQUIDROOM’s 20th Anniversary Concert Lineup

NiEW 2024.5.22｜11:25
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Summer Eye Releases “Daikichi Deluxe Edition” with Remixes by Torei, Cwondo, and More

NiEW 2024.5.22｜11:03
NEWS #MOVIE 2024.6.28

Kikukawa’s Theater “Stranger” Announces Special Screenings of Hong Sang-soo and John Huston Films

NiEW 2024.5.22｜10:55
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.2

Tohji Announces Arena Show for February 2025 at “POP YOURS”

NiEW 2024.5.22｜10:38
NEWS #STAGE 2024.6.9

TeXi’s one-year project “Fuzzy” held, aims to dismantle gender dualism through three works.

NiEW 2024.5.21｜12:11
NEWS #STAGE 2024.5.30

Kenichi Nagai’s personal unit “Bao Bao”; first performance is a one-man show about boys living together

NiEW 2024.5.21｜11:48
NEWS #STAGE 2024.5.25

A short story about trying to do “get a bit angry”, Mochi Mochi’s stage play “Nannnan Zutto Kono Kaze”.

NiEW 2024.5.21｜10:58
NEWS #STAGE 2024.5.24

KakiKuuKyaku’s newest work, “Koroshi Monku” a black office mystery that begins with a mysterious fall.

NiEW 2024.5.21｜10:47

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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

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

A24’s ‘HERETIC’: April Release Features Hugh Grant’s Spine-Chilling Role

NiEW 2024.12.10｜16:18
#MOVIE 2025.4.25

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Gets Japanese Official Release Date

NiEW 2025.1.15｜17:20
#MUSIC 2025.4.25

Emptei to Perform Solo Shows in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka for Latest EP Release Tour

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:30
#MOVIE 2025.4.25

Zushi Beach Film Festival Returns to Kanagawa’s Shoreline This Golden Week

NiEW 2025.4.10｜10:50
#ART 2025.4.25

Hibiya Park to Host Free Art Festival with Pop-Up Food Market

NiEW 2025.4.22｜00:02
#MUSIC 2025.4.26

Ado to Kick Off “Hibana” World Tour, Anticipating 500,000 Attendees Across 33 Global Cities

NiEW 2024.10.29｜18:39
#MOVIE 2025.4.26

Leos Carax’s ‘It’s Not Me’ to Hit Japanese Theaters in April, Paying Tribute to Godard

NiEW 2025.2.12｜11:23
#MUSIC 2025.4.26

downt Announces First-Ever Solo Show “LIVE” in Shibuya WWW this April

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:41
#MUSIC 2025.4.26

Namba Parks Hosts Free Music Festival with Shohei Araya, Soji Saki, and More

NiEW 2025.3.18｜00:29
#MUSIC 2025.4.26

Patti Smith and Soundwalk Collective Announce Extra Tokyo Show

NiEW 2025.4.1｜13:38
Zushi Beach Film Festival Returns to Kanagawa’s Shoreline This Golden Week Kyoto’s STARFESTIVAL Confirms Laurent Garnier’s Japan Visit in Final Announcement Sting Announces September Japan Tour with New Trio Band and Six Shows in Five Cities ASOBISYSTEM Announces “ASOBIEXPO” with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Atarashii Gakko!, and More
MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment VANS Takes Over Kabukicho with Music and Skateboarding Event Celebrating OLD SKOOL mouse on the keys Announces European Tour in May: Six Shows Across Five Countries
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Exhibition Features Fashion and Exclusive Artifacts Starting in May YonYon x KIRINJI Drop Long-Awaited Collaboration “Moonlight Cruising” with Lyric Video Yuta Orisaka’s “Straße” EP to Drop in May, Recorded Live in Germany Korean Neo-Folk Band OBSG to Return to Japan in May
Hitsujibungaku Kicks Off Asia Tour, Headlining First Shows at Budokan and Osaka Castle Hall Shunji Iwai Celebrates Love Letter 30th Anniversary with 4K Remaster Screening SHOGUN Exhibition at Osaka Kansai Expo features Hiroyuki Sanada’s Samurai Armor JJJ Announces “the light” tour, Performances in Five Cities Starting June