You'll notice that it's actually titled "SCANDAL WORLD TOUR 2020 'Kiss from the darkness'," and that's not a joke. This was supposed to happen two years ago.  Fingers crossed, it'll actually happen this year.

This is just a quick one with a bit of info that are relevant for those of you who love Japanese rock: Band-Maid and Nemophila have been announced for Aftershock Festival 2022 in Sacramento.

Band-Maid's long awaited return to the United States has finally been announced!

Popular seiyuu and singer Maaya Sakamoto announced today on her birthday that she will be releasing a double A-side single containing the theme songs (“Sumire" and "Kotoba ni Dekinai”) of two anime starting in April in Japan on May 25th and will be available physically and digitally across major streaming platforms. 

Japanese girl group, NiziU released a video of their newest song "Chopstick" today. Check out this super catchy song in Japanese with awesome K-pop visuals. Chopstick also appears to be the title song of their upcoming first album, U.

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We're only a few weeks away from something I've been waiting for: a live-streamed Macross Frontier concert. As we rapidly approach the Macross franchise's 40th anniversary, this seems like a fitting event to have.  I expect even bigger and better things the closer we get to that milestone.  

The Tokyo International Music Market will again be held online for 2021. This year's event is scheduled for November 1 through November 3.