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Formed in 2004. The three members are Shohei Takagi, Yu Arauchi, and Tsubasa Hashimoto. Each of the three composes, arranges, and produces their own music, and they also conduct live performances and music production with supporting members. The band is a Tokyo band that combines musical pleasure and storytelling skill, and their future releases and live performances are always in the spotlight.

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NEWS

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cero releases analog version of 5th album “e o” & instrumental version also available

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NiEW 2023.5.26｜14:10

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Tokyo-based band cero’s Shohei Takagi looks back on their five years

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cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”

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All-Night Art Event “BENTEN 2” Kicks Off in Kabukicho, Curated by Chim↑Pom

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Pixies Returns to Tokyo and Osaka After Three-Year Hiatus

NiEW 2025.1.17｜10:28

Ichiko Aoba’s “Luminescent Creatures” World Premiere Hits Global Streams Marty McFly’s Style Hits the Streets: “BTTF” x Converse Collab Launches City Hunter Marks 40th Anniversary with Special Exhibition

Hadouken Hits the Menu: Street Fighter Meets McDonald’s Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 From Drive My Car to the Studio: Toko Miura Unveils “condominium” Tokyo Nomino Ichi ’25 Autumn Set for Showa Kinen Park with Live Music Performances

The fin. Returns After Four Years with New Album Somewhere Between “Naomi Watanabe’s “(20) in Tokyo Dome” Pop-up Launches at Shibuya MIYASHITA PARK KAF Makes Major Label Debut, Announces First Solo Shows in Shanghai and Japan ONE OK ROCK Steps Up for MUFG Stadium Music Blowout

Hiromu Arakawa’s “Yomi no Tsugai” Anime to Premiere in April 2026 KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi “Oasis Film & Posters 1994/2025” Brings Remastered Live Concerts and Posters to Japan Hitsujibungaku’s Moeka Shiotsuka’s Signature Guitar Debuts from Fender

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cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”

cero’s Summer Event Traffic Returns to Shibuya this August

How cero Transforms Music Through Live Shows: A Dive into “Live O Rec”

EPISTROPH Presents Debut Collaboration: WONK × cero for August

cero releases analog version of 5th album “e o” & instrumental version also available

Eisuke Shirota, the director of Chainsaw Man’s manga-esque trailer that saw a global buzz, shares his thoughts on ads

Tokyo-based band cero’s Shohei Takagi looks back on their five years

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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage

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

Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release

maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad

10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms

NiEW’S PLAYLIST

EVENTS

Rikon Densetsu Announces Nationwide Solo Live Tour for November

Mariah Carey Returns to Japan After Seven Years to Kick Off Christmas in Kobe and Yokohama

cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”

Bruno Mars’ Music to Light Up Japanese Fireworks in Bruno Mars Fireworks 2025

Tokyo Nomino Ichi ’25 Autumn Set for Showa Kinen Park with Live Music Performances

“Sai Sei Sei 2025” Urban Environmental Music Event Set for Tokyo’s GREEN WISE Botanical Greenhouse

All-Night Art Event “BENTEN 2” Kicks Off in Kabukicho, Curated by Chim↑Pom

Arata Isozaki Retrospective Architecture as Archipelago Debuts at Mito Art Tower

Record Day 2025 Brings Iconic Albums by Ayumi Hamasaki, TRF, and Every Little Thing to Vinyl

Pixies Returns to Tokyo and Osaka After Three-Year Hiatus