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CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song

2026.3.12｜14:37

GEZAN Share “BEST DAY EVER” Video Featuring Ichiko Aoba

2026.3.12｜14:25

#MUSIC 2026.7.2

Ichiko Aoba Marks 15 Years With Live Album, Film, and 2026 NHK Hall Show

NiEW 2026.1.22｜10:38

Ichiko Aoba’s “Luminescent Creatures” World Premiere Hits Global Streams

NiEW 2025.10.23｜11:00

#MUSIC 2025.9.17

Ichiko Aoba to Perform Solo on Ishigaki Island, Honoring the Yaeyama Region That Influenced Her

NiEW 2025.9.19｜11:53

Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma

Hajime Oishi 2025.9.11｜15:57

#MUSIC 2025.9.17

Ichiko Aoba Adds Japan Dates to Ongoing World Tour

NiEW 2025.7.10｜12:20

#MUSIC 2025.7.12

GEZAN and Ichiko Aoba Set for Joint Live Show in Shibuya This July

NiEW 2025.5.23｜13:24

#MUSIC 2025.8.13

Ichiko Aoba Announces Band Set Shows and 2026 Spring Show at London’s Royal Albert Hall

NiEW 2025.2.28｜15:55

#MUSIC 2025.1.23

Ichiko Aoba to Add Extra Show at Tokyo Opera City After 15th Anniversary Concert Sells Out

NiEW 2024.12.4｜17:23

Ichiko Aoba Announces Her Biggest World Tour and Album Release Date, with New Single Available for Streaming

NiEW 2024.11.14｜15:53

#MUSIC 2024.10.31

Ichiko Aoba Announces New Single “Lullaby” & Her First Japan Tour in Five Years

NiEW 2024.8.8｜13:17

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