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#MUSIC 2024.10.6

“Violently Cute” Returns to Odaiba in 2024: A Celebration of Internet Culture

NiEW 2024.9.25｜14:04

#MUSIC 2024.11.3

BiKN Shibuya 2024: Asia’s Finest Artists Set to Shine This November, First 13 Acts Unveiled

NiEW 2024.9.18｜16:46

#MUSIC 2025.1.25

FUKUOKA MUSIC FES.2025 Kicks Off with Star-Studded Lineup Including [Alexandros] and Creepy Nuts

NiEW 2024.9.18｜15:27

#MUSIC 2024.10.27

Kindergarten Transformed for October’s “Black Nerd Fest”—Catch Makoto Kawamoto, NON BAND and More

NiEW 2024.9.11｜00:54

#MUSIC 2025.1.4

Tokyo’s “rockinʼon sonic” Adds St. Vincent, Jimmy Eat World, LUVCAT, and Death Cab for Cutie

NiEW 2024.9.11｜00:44

#MUSIC 2024.10.29

Shintaro Sakamoto and claire rousay Announced for FESTIVAL de FRUE 2024 Lineup

NiEW 2024.9.5｜00:12

#MUSIC 2024.10.13

Aichi’s “WIRED MUSIC FESTIVAL” Final Reveal: CHICO CARLITO, Guca Owl, and Watson

NiEW 2024.9.3｜23:21

#MUSIC 2024.9.26

Seoul’s Free Gangnam Festival to Feature ITZY, OH MY GIRL, ONEUS, and More

NiEW 2024.9.3｜22:59

#MUSIC 2024.10.19

Ambient Music Festival by this river to Showcase Leading Artists at Sagamihara Campsite

NiEW 2024.8.30｜18:32

#MUSIC 2024.8.31

RUSH BALL 2024 Cancelled: Typhoon No. 10 Forces Two-Day Event Shutdown

NiEW 2024.8.30｜18:03

#MUSIC 2024.10.19

Daikanyama’s DEFOAMAT Festival Adds Minyo Crusaders and SIDE CORE

NiEW 2024.8.28｜22:56

#MUSIC 2024.11.30

Kabukicho’s SHIN-ONSAI 2024 Reveals First 18 Acts with Takkyu Ishino, eastern youth and More

NiEW 2024.8.28｜22:42

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NiEW’S PLAYLIST

NiEW recommends alternative music🆕

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.

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#MOVIE 2026.5.29

Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Sheep in the Box Opens in Japan This May

NiEW 2026.2.12｜15:12

#MUSIC 2026.5.6

kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:20

#MUSIC 2026.5.5

Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:55

#MUSIC 2026.4.18

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins

NiEW 2026.2.27｜10:31

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026

NiEW 2025.12.25｜10:52

#STAGE 2026.4.17

Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America

NiEW 2025.12.5｜10:27

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13

Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Returns to Theaters Nationwide in New 4K Restoration TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival The Weeknd Returns to Japan Alongside Creepy Nuts and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U

Tokyo’s MoN Takanawa Named One of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums Fuji Rock 2026 Expands Bill With Loyle Carner and Toro y Moi Netflix’s Straight To Hell Brings Kazuko Hosoki Story to Screen Erykah Badu Leads SOUL CAMP 2026 Lineup at Tokyo’s Ariake

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed Two Door Cinema Club Bring Tourist History Anniversary Tour to Japan ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027