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#MUSIC 2024.4.21

Hitsujibungaku to Release First Live Album from 2023 Tour “if i were an angel”

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#OTHER 2023.11.28

Hitsujibungaku and SEIBU SHIBUYA’s Festive Christmas Collaboration Project: By Your Side

NiEW 2023.11.21｜21:10

Hitsujibungaku’s new music video for “more than words” where Moeka Shiotsuka runs through the streets of Shibuya

NiEW 2023.9.8｜18:18

Hitsujibungaku to release a new single “more than words” on September 1 ahead of their tour

NiEW 2023.8.29｜14:46

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#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

New Multi-Venue Event ”UNDERCITY” Takes Over Ebisu LIQUIDROOM Complex This March

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#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Tokyo’s New Music Event UNDERCITY Reveals Second Lineup in Ebisu

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#MUSIC 2026.3.19

Spotify Japan Reveals Early Noise 2026 Lineup, Live Event Also Confirmed

NiEW 2026.1.15｜14:18

#MUSIC 2026.3.5

STUTS to Hit Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on 2026 Tour

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Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

#MUSIC 2026.2.7

Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:37

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