BABYMETAL Premieres Concert Video for YouTube Music Week With 50 J-Pop Acts

Japanese band HOWL BE QUIET's catchy pop song from three years ago called "Love Fetish" ("RABUFECHI") has reached 10 million views on TikTok.After the hashtag for the song took off around early February, total views for the number sailed past a million in March and shot up to 5 million in April, then proceeded to double up to the 10 million milestone this month.The song depicts the honest feelings of uncertainty and jealousy of a heterosexual relationship from a man's point of view, and

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The Japanese pop artist Hiroshi Nagai, who painted the cover art for Light In The Attic’s new city pop compilation Pacific Breeze 2, once told Kaput that he was heavily influenced by an ad for a swimming pool cleaner in an old copy of House & Garden. He was gripped by American pop artists after a trip to the United States in 1973, and despite living and working in Tokyo, the arching palm trees and deep block-blue skies that he painted came from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Japanese artist MIYAVI dropped the animated music video accompanying the title track from his latest album, Holy Nights.

Japanese comedian Pikotaro has released a fun new video, this time geared toward self-isolating netizens in need of some exercise."Hoppin' Flappin'" follows the viral star's recent self-cover of "PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" with new lyrics encouraging kids to wash their hands, viewed over 9.5 million times since its release in early April."Many of you could probably use some exercise because you've been staying indoors," Pikotaro said.

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Japanese rapper Mega Shinnosuke shared some behind-the-scenes footage from his music video for "Sports," his latest single released in April.Mega Shinnosuke is a self-produced 19-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-talented artist who handles everything from arranging his own music to creating his artwork and videos.The making-of video was edited remotely with his friends who are all self-isolating at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese rapper SKY-HI live-streamed a concert from his home Wednesday (May 6) to reach out to fans self-isolating at home on the final day of Japan's Golden Week of holidays.

Japanese rapper SKY-HI live-streamed a concert from his home Wednesday (May 6) to reach out to fans self-isolating at home on the final day of Japan's Golden Week of holidays.The J-pop artist, whose real name is Mitsuhiro Hidaka, performed a whopping 46 songs during the three-hour event that started at 2 p.m., streamed live via his official YouTube channel, his SKY-HI STAFF Twitter, and skyhidaka Instagram accounts. The segment between 3 to 4 p.m.

fans were forced to bid farewell to two of the show's beloved characters. At first, they watched Berlin sacrifice himself in order to save the gang. The second season ended with the criminal standing in front of the Spanish police and taking a bullet to his chest while Tokyo, Rio, Nairobi, Denver, Stockholm, and Helsinki climbed through the tunnel and made an escape with the loot. Thankfully, the character returns time-to-time via flashbacks and helps propel the story ahead. 

If there were two characters we hated the most in Money Heist Season 4, it was Arturo and Gandia. The two characters ignite anger and disgust on several occasions through the third and fourth season of La Casa De Papel. The fourth season finale watched the Rio, Tokyo, Professor and others use Gandia as a tool to bring Raquel Murillo aka Lisbon into the Bank of Spain. However, it seems like the robbers spared Gandia's life after their edge-of-the-seat stunt. 

In the midst of their 30th anniversary celebration, Japanese rockers THE YELLOW MONKEY are sharing some memorable moments with fans by dropping numerous throwback videos of footage from their PUNCH DRUNKARD TOUR 1998/99 on their official YouTube channel.

No concerts, no problem.After guiding the Music From The Home Front special onto screens across Australia and beyond, Michael Gudinski is immersed in a new project, which should connect folks with artists they already love or don’t yet know it.Starting this Sunday (May 3), the six-part series The State Of Music will be livestreamed on YouTube, Facebook and Victoria Together, the just-launched platform of the Victoria Government, which is underwriting the project.Birds Of Tokyo, Diesel, G Flip

Billboard Japan has launched a project asking artists and the music community to curate "stay home" playlists for people self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic."With the spread of the novel coronavirus and Japan declaring state of emergency, many people are being urged to work from home and refrain from going outside. The music industry has also cancelled many concerts and events since March," Billboard Japan said in a statement."But music won't stop playing, not now or in the future.

Billboard Japan has launched a project asking artists and the music community to curate "stay home" playlists for people self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic."With the spread of the novel coronavirus and Japan declaring state of emergency, many people are being urged to work from home and refrain from going outside. The music industry has also cancelled many concerts and events since March," Billboard Japan said in a statement."But music won't stop playing, not now or in the future.

J-pop band Official HIGE DANdism shared the new music video accompanying "Parabola," the follow-up to their Billboard Japan Hot 100 No. 1 hit "I LOVE…""Parabola" is currently being aired nationwide in Japan as the 2020 commercial song for Calpis Water.

TOKYO — Call it lockdown lite. After weeks of downplaying the coronavirus pandemic, Japan is now under a nationwide state of emergency. The nu

Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” which will play out over 10 days and be available for free on YouTube.

J-pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu shared the new music video accompanying her latest single, "Kamaitachi," which dropped digitally Friday (April 24).In the video, the Harajuku icon plays two characters: a Buddhist monk with a shaved head who experiences a strange dream, and a cute mischievous monster that tries unsuccessfully to sever their fated connection while also apparently being drawn to the monk.The pop songstress also released a making-of video that follows the popular Japanese comedy duo

Japanese guitarist MIYAVI shared the new music video accompanying "Bang!" from his latest album, Holy Nights, that dropped Wednesday (April 22).