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NEWS #MUSIC

YOHLU Drops New Single “mokuren” and Announces Thailand Show with KIKI

NiEW 2024.7.4｜10:30
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.8.3

DONGURIZU Brings Free Two-Day Fest to Kiryū Yagibushi Festival This August

NiEW 2024.7.4｜10:25
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.9.28

Ringo Music Fes Adds 16 New Acts: Keiichi Sokabe, Tabito Nanao, Yurufuwa Gang, Roman Kakumei, and More

NiEW 2024.7.2｜21:18
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.6.1

Atarashii Gakko! Wrap Up Their Dazzling 13-Stop Tour Across Europe and Asia

NiEW 2024.7.2｜21:12
NEWS #MUSIC

Kenshi Yonezu Reveals Details for 6th Album “LOST CORNER” 

NiEW 2024.7.1｜20:52
NEWS #MOVIE 2024.9.6

‘Desert of Namibia’ Poster Revealed: Yuumi Kawai Stuns with Nose Piercing and Haunting Gaze

NiEW 2024.7.1｜20:43
SPECIAL #OTHER

Uki, who presides over the “Kurashi no Schole,” thinks about how to live and be happy through tidying up.

NiEW 2024.7.1｜10:11
SPECIAL #ART

Artist Iichiro Tanaka Expands the World with “Nonsense”

NiEW 2024.7.1｜09:46
SPECIAL #MUSIC

Filmmaker/director Kosaku Shimamoto’s monozukuri is to “somehow bring the one back to zero”.

NiEW 2024.6.29｜15:53
SPECIAL #MUSIC

Masashi Yoshida crosses over from the underground hip-hop scene to “Critique Rebirth School”

NiEW 2024.6.29｜15:13
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.8.3

NEWFOLK Celebrates 5th Anniversary with a Three-Month Extravaganza Featuring Typhoon Club, Yanushi, and TV Tairiku Ondo

NiEW 2024.6.29｜00:23
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.8.6

Waseda University’s UBC Event to Spotlight DYGL, Mega Shinnosuke, and yonige

NiEW 2024.6.28｜10:53

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Shimanuki Taisuke 2025.6.20｜15:33
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists

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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone

Shoichi Yamamoto 2025.6.6｜12:43
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Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director

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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 2025.7.4

Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves to Return for a Limited 3-Week Nationwide Screening in July

NiEW 2025.3.25｜11:04
#ART 2025.7.4

Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Film ‘The Image Book’ Reimagined in Shinjuku Exhibition

NiEW 2025.5.14｜17:34
#MUSIC 2025.7.5

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

NiEW 2025.1.30｜14:32
#MUSIC 2025.7.5

Takanawa Gateway Features Hudson Mohawke, ¥OU$UKE ¥UK1MAT$U, & More

NiEW 2025.5.30｜19:12
#MUSIC 2025.7.5

valknee Adds REIRIE, who28, and More to Crash Summer 2 Lineup

NiEW 2025.6.13｜11:34
#MUSIC 2025.7.5

Music and Relaxation Combine at Zao Onsen’s “Onsen Sound” Event

NiEW 2025.6.20｜16:04
#MUSIC 2025.7.6

SAGOSAID’s “itsumademo shinu noha kowai ?” Gets CD Release, Tour Guests Announced

NiEW 2025.6.19｜15:10
#MUSIC 2025.7.6

Shibuya’s “City Connection” Welcomes MFS, TRIPPYHOUSING, Plus Rachel’s DJ Set

NiEW 2025.6.20｜16:14
#MUSIC 2025.7.10

TENDRE, Yuuga Join Lineup for Free Outdoor “INSPIRE TOKYO” Concert in Yoyogi Park

NiEW 2025.6.12｜11:23
#MUSIC 2025.7.11

DO MAKE SAY THINK Headline HELLO INDIE Pre-Event in Shinjuku

NiEW 2025.4.17｜15:53
Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup Lady Gaga Confirms Japan Tour with Dome Shows for New Album MAYHEM A24’s Upcoming Film I Saw the TV Glow to Release in Japan This September South Korea’s yomm to Make Japan Live Debut This July in Ebisu
i-dle Pop-Up Opens in Shibuya Featuring New “minini” Collaboration with LINE FRIENDS Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition Opens in Roppongi Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho
LE SSERAFIM Unveils Gen Hoshino-Produced Track for Netflix Anime My Melody & Kuromi Grammy-Winning Laufey Announces Upcoming Japan Tour Ai Yazawa’s NANA to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with First-Ever Digital Re-Release Shunji Iwai Soundtrack Concert Coming in July, Kyoko Koizumi Among Guest Singers
LE SSERAFIM Tokyo Dome Concert Details Revealed, Premium Seats Exclusive to FC Members Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming Peterparker69 Announces Debut Album for July and Solo Live Show with Special Guest