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#MUSIC 2024.7.30

Shibuya’s “SIDE-B” Party Heats Up with YUUKI (ex-CHAI) and Rapper TOKYO Sekai and More

NiEW 2024.7.23｜18:31

#MUSIC 2024.5.18

Former CHAI Members MANAKANA Debut at Shibuya’s ‘ambient room’ Event

NiEW 2024.3.22｜23:11

CHAI Announce Breakup in March After Japan Tour

NiEW 2024.1.19｜10:36

#MUSIC 2023.10.28

Keiichi Sokabe and CHAI’s Mana to Join Taiwan’s “Golden Indie Music Awards”

NiEW 2023.10.25｜16:46

#MUSIC 2024.1.28

CHAI to Embark on Nationwide Tour Across 16 Cities Starting January 2024

NiEW 2023.10.10｜01:39

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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 2025.4.19

MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment

NiEW 2025.4.10｜10:53

#MUSIC 2025.4.22

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

NiEW 2025.1.23｜12:15

#MUSIC 2025.4.22

FLIP SIDE PLANET Announces Guest Curator Satoko Shibata and Live Performances at FEVER

2025.4.10｜11:19

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

A24’s ‘HERETIC’: April Release Features Hugh Grant’s Spine-Chilling Role

NiEW 2024.12.10｜16:18

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Gets Japanese Official Release Date

NiEW 2025.1.15｜17:20

#MUSIC 2025.4.25

Emptei to Perform Solo Shows in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka for Latest EP Release Tour

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:30

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

Zushi Beach Film Festival Returns to Kanagawa’s Shoreline This Golden Week

NiEW 2025.4.10｜10:50

#MUSIC 2025.4.26

Ado to Kick Off “Hibana” World Tour, Anticipating 500,000 Attendees Across 33 Global Cities

NiEW 2024.10.29｜18:39

#MOVIE 2025.4.26

Leos Carax’s ‘It’s Not Me’ to Hit Japanese Theaters in April, Paying Tribute to Godard

NiEW 2025.2.12｜11:23

#MUSIC 2025.4.26

downt Announces First-Ever Solo Show “LIVE” in Shibuya WWW this April

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:41

Zushi Beach Film Festival Returns to Kanagawa’s Shoreline This Golden Week Kyoto’s STARFESTIVAL Confirms Laurent Garnier’s Japan Visit in Final Announcement Sting Announces September Japan Tour with New Trio Band and Six Shows in Five Cities ASOBISYSTEM Announces “ASOBIEXPO” with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Atarashii Gakko!, and More

MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment VANS Takes Over Kabukicho with Music and Skateboarding Event Celebrating OLD SKOOL mouse on the keys Announces European Tour in May: Six Shows Across Five Countries

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Exhibition Features Fashion and Exclusive Artifacts Starting in May YonYon x KIRINJI Drop Long-Awaited Collaboration “Moonlight Cruising” with Lyric Video Yuta Orisaka’s “Straße” EP to Drop in May, Recorded Live in Germany Korean Neo-Folk Band OBSG to Return to Japan in May

Hitsujibungaku Kicks Off Asia Tour, Headlining First Shows at Budokan and Osaka Castle Hall Shunji Iwai Celebrates Love Letter 30th Anniversary with 4K Remaster Screening SHOGUN Exhibition at Osaka Kansai Expo features Hiroyuki Sanada’s Samurai Armor JJJ Announces “the light” tour, Performances in Five Cities Starting June