JROCK ONSEN - by JROCKNEWS.com

We all know legends never die. Can we also say genres never die? Some of us have major doubts, while others are a bit more optimistic. Details of all our main stories: https://jrock.news/157332 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Girugamesh is gone, but not forgotten 10:52 Is DIR EN GREY's music heavy? 13:15 The age factor 18:40 The effect of brainrot 27:30 Sadie comes...

We wanted to talk about our own dream lineup. visual kei heavy, idol heavy, or just good old Japanese rock. Find out our dream lineups and drop off yours if you feel so inclined. Details of all our main stories: https://jrock.news/155408 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:05 The European visual kei festival 06:32 Fantasy lineup 1 14:36 What makes a headliner? 19:34 Fantasy li...

Leading up to JROCK NEWS' concert “PULSE vol.1 – 10th Anniversary”, we caught up with the key members who handled the event’s heavy lifting. Details of all our main stories: https://jrock.news/154040 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:26 JROCK NEWS' 10th-anniversary event "PULSE vol.1" 07:47 How Seiichi Hoshiko inspired our event, the man who coined "v...

MAN WITH A MISSION marks their incredible 15-year anniversary, celebrating with the recent release of "XV EP Across the Globe", Japan tour, and also a long-awaited upcoming European tour. From unforgettable live shows in North America last year to reconnecting with fans overseas, JROCK NEWS spoke with guitarist and vocalist Jean-Ken Johnny to reflect on the band’s journey, iconic wolf im...

This time around check in on our music choices for listening on loop, so feel free and let us know about yours. We also got some awesome tales from Japan, and some food commentary. Details of all our main stories: https://jrock.news/152233 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Why Nexus? 01:28 The algorithm is making you fall out of love 03:34 DIR EN SONGS are long 07:15 All...

JROCK NEWS interviews NANO, a deep conversation with the bilingual rock singer on the digital age of global artists, and Japanese identity. NANO’s journey is marked by the pain once carried, which has now transformed into strength and growth with the music we hear from NANO today. Read the interview: https://jrock.news/152069 Visit: https://JROCKNEWS.com

We explore the Japanese underground and visual kei scene: The live house venues, the impact of the pandemic, East vs. West, and more. Details of all our main stories: https://jrock.news/150704 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 How NBT's time in Japan has changed 03:55 The MAD JAMIE experience and the idol route 11:10 The venue experience before during and after the p...

Join us for an exclusive interview with Jean-Ken Johnny from MAN WITH A MISSION as he talks about their hit "Kizuna no Kiseki" from Demon Slayer .

It’s no secret that the world is in quite a sorry state, since we are recovering from an otherwise unprecedented shutdown. There are a multitude of global issues here to make things worse. The real question, though, is how is this impacting your hobbies? Details of all our main stories: https://jrocknews.com/?p=147367 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:04 How global chaos af...

Anime and music are so closely linked that anime songs are their own category in Japan. It's impossible to ignore anime's staying power. 00:00 Intro 01:22 BanG Dream! - Ave Mujica 12:17 Nodame Cantabile, and everybody loves GACKT?! 20:43 Under Ninja/Bucchigiri?! - Kroi 22:26 Bocchi the Rock in real life! 28:05 K-ON is... meh 32:43 Visual Prison 33:45 Hypnosis Mic 36:42 Detroit Metal City (...

A lot more female ensembles have been popping up in the world of rock and metal. But why are we seeing this trend?

JROCK NEWS catches up with MAN WITH A MISSION's vocalist and guitarist Jean-Ken Johnny, looking back at their "WOLVES ON PARADE" tour. Full article: https://jrocknews.com/2023/09/interview-man-with-a-missions-jean-ken-johnny-talks-world-tour-wolves-on-parade.html

This time around, we are tackling the topic of how we go about discovering new music. Things have really changed since some of us first got involved with the scene. From friends’ and video recommendations to whatever Spotify throws at you. We all have our ways of finding new bands. Although there are often similarities, there are also some interesting quirks we all have.

This time we want to tackle how people transition from the more widely accepted western music into Japanese rock and more.

This time we are tackling the format wars. For this one, we'll be discussing and highlighting our opinions on digital and physical music media.

When is it that a band hits a point of consistency and finds its identity in the world of music. When does a band reach maturity? Details of all our main stories: https://jrocknews.com/?p=125298

The world is opening up. We're gonna talk about VIP so you can decide if it will be worth it now that you know everything can be ripped away. Details of all our main stories: https://jrocknews.com/?p=123828

We were lucky enough to snag an interview with BABYBEARD before the release of the debut single "Nippon Kara Konnichiwa". Full article: https://jrocknews.com/?p=122499

In conjunction with NANO's self-produced album "ANTHESIS", JROCK NEWS got together with NANO to speak about their past as an utaite, pre-debut, and the mysterious side of NANO. Full article: https://jrocknews.com/?p=122346

How can you get your friends, who usually aren't much into Japanese music, to become devout followers of Japanese music.

This time around we focused in on the relationship between anime and Jrock. Specifically, we looked at how anime has made you look into more or new Jrock bands.

Bands are putting on livestream performances now more than ever. What are the experiences like though? We each have some experience with them and we even have some experience with post-lockdown-in-person-lives.

Before any event nay, before leaving your domain, you always have to gear up and do some battle preparations. What do you wear to a show? Why do you feel this is necessary?

What kills a band? This isn't disbandment or anything like that, just a loss of interest.

We’re 20 years into the year 2000, we’re 20 episodes in and we are looking at how the scene has changed.