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#MUSIC 2025.7.10

TENDRE, Yuuga Join Lineup for Free Outdoor “INSPIRE TOKYO” Concert in Yoyogi Park

NiEW 2025.6.12｜11:23

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

Hideo Miyamoto 2024.7.26｜13:59

#MUSIC 2024.7.13

First Wave of ‘INSPIRE TOKYO’ Announced UVERworld, BE:FIRST, and More

NiEW 2024.5.1｜14:38

#OTHER 2024.7.13

Urban Cultural Festival INSPIRE TOKYO Set for July

NiEW 2024.2.9｜17:36

#MUSIC 2023.12.2

J-WAVE Unveils Market Details for Urban Festival “INSPIRE TOKYO 2023 WINTER”

NiEW 2023.11.30｜10:58

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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

#MOVIE 2025.11.7

“Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles

NiEW 2025.10.31｜18:51

#MUSIC 2025.11.8

Travis Scott to Bring His $200 Million Tour to Japan with Belluna Dome Show in Saitama

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:18

#MUSIC 2025.11.8

Beer and Music Come Together at the “Brewin’ Groove Festival” in Tachikawa

NiEW 2025.5.14｜17:50

EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Art Fair Returns to Tokyo with an Asia-Focused Vision

NiEW 2025.9.19｜11:07

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

NiEW’s Monthly Event “exPoP!!!!!” Expands into First-Ever Festival in Shibuya

NiEW 2025.5.30｜19:07

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Announces First Wave of Lineup: WONK, Satoko Shibata, Dongurizu, and More

NiEW 2025.6.23｜21:48

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More

2025.7.24｜10:50

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Reveals 3rd Lineup with 12 Artists, Including Dos Monos and More

NiEW 2025.8.21｜13:06

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Adds Yasuyuki Horikomi, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Summer Eye, No Buses, and Maika Loubté

NiEW 2025.9.19｜11:22

#MUSIC 2025.11.9

NiEW’s “exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds GEZAN, Fuyumi Abe, and Texas 3000, Reveals Timetable

NiEW 2025.10.10｜14:51

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