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#MUSIC 2025.11.11

TYLA Welcomes BE:FIRST as Special Guests for Her First Solo Japan Show

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:26

SKY-HI’s BMSG Celebrates 5th Anniversary with “BMSG STREET GALLERY” Across Shibuya

NiEW 2025.9.19｜12:22

BE:FIRST Teams Up with FamilyMart for Holiday Cake

NiEW 2025.9.11｜11:56

SIRUP x SKY-HI: Charting the Next Chapter of the Music Scene

Daniel Takeda 2025.2.28｜15:28

#MUSIC 2025.4.22

BE:FIRST Reveals 15-City World Tour in North America, Europe, and Asia

NiEW 2025.1.23｜12:15

“INSPIRE TOKYO 2024”: A Cultural Melting Pot Attracts Music Lovers and Market Goers

Hideo Miyamoto 2024.7.26｜13:59

Event review: INSPIRE TOKYO 2023. Urban culture festival resonates with the World

Fumiaki Amano 2023.7.26｜09:42

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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

#MUSIC 2025.12.8

never young beach to Mark Budokan Debut in 10th Anniversary Finale

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:31

#MUSIC 2025.12.8

Haruomi Hosono to Close 2025 with Year-End Tokyo & Osaka Shows

NiEW 2025.10.22｜14:17

#MUSIC 2025.12.9

Franz Ferdinand Returns to Japan This December

NiEW 2025.3.13｜17:36

#MUSIC 2025.12.12

Chanmina, HANA, Hitsujibungaku Headline “Spotify On Stage Tokyo 2025 – Year-End Special”

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:34

#MOVIE 2025.12.12

Celebrate 40 Years of “Back to the Future” with IMAX & 4DX Screening

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:07

#MOVIE 2025.12.12

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in Tokyo 2025 Comes to Shibuya with Kokuho and More

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:18

#ART 2025.12.12

Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai

NiEW 2025.11.13｜12:30

#MUSIC 2025.12.13

Tele Announces Solo Concert at Makuhari Messe in December

NiEW 2025.4.24｜14:42

#MUSIC 2025.12.13

Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities

NiEW 2025.6.26｜15:38

#MOVIE 2025.12.5

Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed

NiEW 2025.11.6｜12:26

Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178 Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed

“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 Hellraiser Marathon Takes Over Shinjuku All Night Long

YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Universal Studios Japan Unveils Limited-Time “CLUB ZEDD REMIX” Coaster SNIDEL HOME Launches Official Harry Potter Loungewear Collection

BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 “Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Tokyo’s Indie & Asian Roots Artists Unite at BiKN shibuya 2025 Festival