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2023.6.21
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JU!iE and others to appear in Netflix’s “Wolf Girl Can’t Fool You,” for which BTS will sing the theme song.
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2023.9.21
ZUTOMAYO announces national tour starting in September
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Perfume held “Perfume LIVE 2023 “CODE OF PERFUME” in London. About 2,000 people attended.
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2023.6.3
Cwondo, Somewhere and 10 other groups in the final announcement of “SHIBUYA SOUND RIVERSE 2023”.
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2023.8.5
YOASOBI to perform at “Head In The Clouds Los Angeles” music festival in Los Angeles
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Noel Gallagher, 12 years into his solo career, releases 4th album.
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Angelo De Augustine releases 4th album with 27 different instruments.
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2023.5.27
BAD HOP, Awich, and others to perform “POP YOURS 2023” live on YouTube
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2023.5.26
Free admission “exPoP!!!!!” Yutaicommunications, Wuinguin, SWALLOW, Deep Sea Diving Club, and Tengokukunyang perform at
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Fender’s first flagship store “FENDER FLAGSHIP TOKYO” to open in Harajuku at the end of June.
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Joint Japan-China audition organized by the Horipro Group and a Chinese music platform.
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2023.5.19
Musical “Fashion Freak Show” to be performed in Japan
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Kaze Fujii to tour 6 cities in Asia including Seoul & re-release analog vinyl
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“GREENROOM BEACH” Final Announcement of 7 Groups to Perform, Including KREVA, Awich, and yonawo
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12 groups including STUTS and GLIM SPANKY in the final announcement of “THE CAMP BOOK 2023”.
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31 groups including Kaneko Ayano, CreepHyp and STUTS announced for the first edition of “SPACE SHOWER SWEET LOVE SHOWER”
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Exhibition by Itaru Hirama with more than 200 photos and other items from “NO MUSIC, NO LIFE.”.
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
Atsutake Kaneko
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
Ryohei Matsunaga
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Yuji Shibasaki
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
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EVENTS
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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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2026.2.24
Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show
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2026.2.27
NiEW’s Monthly exPoP!!!!! Returns This February to Spotlight Emerging Artists
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2026.2.19
PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up
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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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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour
FUJI ROCK 2026 Announces 66 Artists Including Fujii Kaze and XG Plus Complete Ticket Breakdown