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2025.4.29
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2025.3.22
ROTH BART BARON’s Tour Finale to Feature Shunji Iwai’s Visual Direction, Granting Masaya Mifune’s Longtime Wish
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2025.3.1
Kaori Oda’s ‘Underground’ Trailer Released, Set for Berlinale Debut
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Kenshi Yonezu Unveils “Plazma” Music Video, Gundam’s Latest Theme Song
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2025.5.24
POP YOURS Set for May in Makuhari; First Round of Performers Revealed on YouTube
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Shure Partners with TaiTan to Launch Groundbreaking Sneaker for Podcasters, Offering High-Quality Audio on the Go
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ONE OK ROCK’s New Track “Puppets Can’t Control You” Chosen as Theme for “Mikami Sensei”
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2025.1.25
Kafu’s Alternate Persona Kaika to Hold First Livestream Concert on YouTube
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2025.3.9
Kaho Nakamura and Yuta Orisaka Announce March Show at Misono Universe in Osaka
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2025.5.31
FUJI & SUN ’25’ Announces First Lineup: Naotaro Moriyama, Satoko Shibata, Yuta Orisaka and More
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Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Broken Rage’ Release Date Announced with New Trailer Starring Tadanobu Asano
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2025.2.8
Saitama Cultural Promotion Project to Showcase Digital Art Inspired by “Bonsai”
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2025.5.3
VIVA LA ROCK 2025: Third Lineup Revealed, Featuring SKY-HI, Creepy Nuts, Tele, and WurtS
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Leslie Cheung’s PARCO Spring Campaign Brings 1990s Shanghai to Life
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2025.1.17
Kenshi Yonezu Reveals Original Cover Jacket for Gundam’s Latest Theme Song “Plazma”
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2025.1.26
Ginza Sony Park Reopens with Interactive Programs Featuring Vaundy and YOASOBI
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‘Zootopia 2’ Japan Release Announced, Exclusive Visual Introduces New Snake Character
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2025.2.7
Helsinki Lambda Club Announces First Asia Tour, with Stops in Thailand and Taiwan in February
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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
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2025.8.15
SONICMANIA Reveals First Lineup: The Prodigy, Gesaffelstein, Floating Points, Tohji
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2025.8.15
SONICMANIA Announces Second Wave of Artists: Perfume, KIKUO, MFS, and Minna-no-Kimochi
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2025.8.15
Denki Groove Joins the 3rd Lineup for SONICMANIA
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2025.8.15
RISING SUN Festival Expands 2025 Lineup with Suchmos, Satoko Shibata, Ohzora Kimishima and More
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2025.8.15
beabadoobee’s Pop-Up Shop Debuts at Shibuya 109 to Mark Summer Sonic Visit
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2025.8.16
SUMMER SONIC 2025: Official Dates Confirmed Following 2024 Milestone
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2025.8.16
ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan
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2025.8.16
SUMMER SONIC 2025 Reveals First Lineup: Official Hige Dandism & FALL OUT BOY
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2025.8.16
SUMMER SONIC 2025 Adds The Prodigy, Camila Cabello, LANA, BABYMETAL, and More
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2025.8.16
Summer Sonic 2025 Adds Gesaffelstein, YUNGBLUD, FRUITS ZIPPER, and More
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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
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”