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TESTSET Returns with Full Album “ALL HAZE” in October

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The Unlikely Union of TESTSET: Revisiting LEO Imai & Seiichi Nagai’s 2010s

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TESTSET Drops Digital EP “EP2 TSTST” and Unveils Captivating MV for “Sing City”

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Sakanaction, Denki Groove, and TESTSET Join LIQUIDROOM’s 20th Anniversary Concert Lineup

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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.

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#MUSIC 2025.10.2

MAN WITH A MISSION Announces UK & EU Tour Across 13 Cities

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tofubeats Sets Out on Japan Tour with Special 10th Anniversary Concert Including TOWA TEI

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#MUSIC 2025.10.4

MASHUP FESTIVAL kobe Unites 7 Kobe Fests; PUFFY, Satoko Shibata Among First 15 Acts Announced

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#MUSIC 2025.10.4

Jacob Bro and The Vernon Spring Join EACH STORY Festival in Nagano’s Nobeyama Highlands

NiEW 2025.6.19｜10:58

#MUSIC 2025.10.4

Beppu’s small circle ’25 to Host Ichiko Aoba with Keigo Oyamada & U-zhaan and More

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#MUSIC 2025.10.4

Summer Eye Announces New Tour “Fresh” with Full Band

NiEW 2025.7.10｜10:55

#MUSIC 2025.10.5

Ty Dolla $ign Joins Aichi “WIRED MUSIC FESTIVAL”; First Lineup Revealed

NiEW 2025.6.26｜15:27

#MUSIC 2025.10.6

ONE OK ROCK Announces European Arena Tour This Fall

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#MUSIC 2025.9.27

kurayamisaka Announces First Solo Tour This September Following “NME 100” Recognition

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#MUSIC 2025.9.25

LE SSERAFIM Pop-Up Café Opens with Special Live Photo Displays

NiEW 2025.9.11｜12:26

‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST “Jack & Music” Festival Featuring Denzel Curry Announced 4K Remastered GHOST IN THE SHELL Set for Limited Two-Week Revival Screening Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup

Nagano’s EACH STORY Hits Tokyo with Jakob Bro × Midori Takada, Gia Margaret, and Felbm Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo Sanrio’s KUROMI Debuts First Song by lilbesh ramko

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