sukekiyo announce new single 'possess' on Kyo’s 50th birthday, debuting the track live in Osaka ahead of its February 26th digital release. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/suke... #sukekiyo #possess #Visualkei

THE DEVIL INSIDE and tzkwym will unite for the 'BESIDE ME IN HELL' European co-headline tour this May, spanning seven cities across seven countries. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/the-... #THEDEVILINSIDE #tzkwym #Visualkei

Creepy Nuts become the first Japanese act to earn RIAA Gold for two Japanese-language songs, with 'Bling-Bang-Bang-Born' and 'Otonoke' both certified in the U.S. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/cree... #CreepyNuts #Hiphop

Ado reveals her first photographic, non-illustrated cover artwork for new single 'Vivarium'. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/ado-... #Ado #Vivarium #ビバリウム #Jpop

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION record new EP inside 130-year-old storehouse-turned-studio MUSIC inn Fujieda, established by Gotoh’s APPLE VINEGAR -Music Support- nonprofit. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/asia... #MUSICinnFujieda #ASIANKUNGFUGENERATION #フジエダEP #Jrock

Visual kei band Lyrica have announced their disbandment following vocalist Usagi’s disappearance. Germany shows cancelled. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/lyri... #Lyrica #リリカ #Visualkei

BAND-MAID WORLD TOUR 2026 Europe tickets go on sale this Friday. The band return to Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris and London for their first dates on the continent since before the pandemic. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/band... #BANDMAID #Jrock #Metal #Hardrock

Teen J-pop star tuki. lands Guinness World Record with sold-out Budokan performance, her first-ever live show in front of an audience. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/tuki... #tuki #承認欲求爆発 #Jpop

Rapper Yuki Chiba announces June U.S. Blue Note tour, with two sets nightly in New York, Los Angeles and Hawaii, following his 2025 improvised blues project 'Indigo Blue'. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/yuki... #YukiChiba #千葉雄喜 #BlueNoteUSTour #Hiphop #Blues

KAMIJO opens his U.S. era with SANCTUS OF THE DAMNED, a one-night performance at The United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/kami... #KAMIJO #VisualKei #Metal

Idol music collective Hello! Project will add the remainder of its catalogue to streaming services this Friday (Feb 13), releasing 1,378 tracks at once. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/hell... #HelloProject #ハロプロ #Jpop #IdolMusic

INTERVIEW: Raised on French electro and inspired by 2010s J-pop, Moe Shop looks back on building a life inside Japan’s electronic scene, from clubs and collaborators to hardware-driven experimentation in their Tokyo home studio. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/moe-... #MoeShop #Producer #Jpop

Members of BE:FIRST, THE RAMPAGE, FANTASTICS, BALLISTIK BOYZ, M!LK and Ryugujo will take on former World Cup players at THE GAME CENTER – FOOTBALL DREAM MATCH – this April. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/japa... #BEFIRST #THERAMPAGE #FANTASTICS #BALLISTIKBOYZ #MILK #龍宮城 #Jpop

Crossfaith frontman Kenta Koie launches solo project AFTERVOID following his appearance at BLARE FEST. 2026 alongside ONE OK ROCK. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/cros... #AFTERVOID #Crossfaith #ONEOKROCK #metalcore

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi publicly backs MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 and reiterates government support for taking Japanese music overseas at a CEIPA New Year gathering. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/japa... #MUSICAWARDSJAPAN #MAJ2026 #CEIPA #JapaneseMusic

NETH PRIERE CAIN release ‘Igen no Aria’ video and introduce new members Daichi (guitar) and Maya (bass). 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/neth... #NETHPRIERECAIN #ネスプリエールカイン #V系 #visualkei

J-pop group Number_i have joined the WME roster in a worldwide agency deal. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/numb... #Number_i #Jpop #Boybands

JILUKA return to the US this May with their biggest US headline tour as part of the 2026 WORLD TOUR “DeViLs”. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/jilu... #JILUKA #V系 #visualkei

ZUTOMAYO and ATLUS team up for a surprise mashup of 'Hippocampal Pain' and Persona 3 Reload battle theme 'Mass Destruction'. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/zuto... #ZUTOMAYO #Persona3Reload #RPG #Persona

FRUITS ZIPPER take to the air at Tokyo Dome, performing from hot air balloons at their largest show to date. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/frui... #FRUITSZIPPER #フルーツジッパー #ふるっぱーと東京ドーム #jpop #idol

With visual kei gaining new momentum in 2025, Electric Bloom Webzine looks back at the year’s 10 best songs, featuring DAMNED, Fukuro, cali≠gari, 0.1g no Gosan, and more. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/the-... #visualkei #V系

Tokyo rapper Tee Shyne hijacks Shibuya Scramble livestream to announce his debut album. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/02/rapp... #TeeShyne #hiphop #rap

DIR EN GREY reveal the release date for 12th album 'MORTAL DOWNER', including limited editions with live recordings from the band’s 2025 US tour. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/dir-... #DIRENGREY #MORTALDOWNER #VisualKei #Metal

Creepy Nuts announce first North American tour around their Coachella debuts, with headline shows in New York, Chicago and Mexico City. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/cree... #CreepyNuts #HipHop #Anime

Number_i release new digital single '3XL', a Sho Hirano–produced love song, alongside a surreal Wonka–esque music video. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/numb... #Ni_3XL #Number_i #jpop

HYDE releases Salzburg-shot music video for new single 'THE ABYSS' on his 57th birthday. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/hyde... #HYDE #THEABYSS #JEKYLL

QUEEN BEE to play first European headline dates this July alongside appearance at HYPER JAPAN Festival 2026. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/quee... #女王蜂 #QUEENBEE #HYPERJAPAN #Jpop

LiSA will bring her “LiVE is Smile Always～15～” tour to Europe and the UK this September, her first headline tour on the continent as part of her 15th anniversary celebrations. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/lisa... #LiSA #LiSA15th #Jpop #Anime

Visual kei supergroup DRUGS unveil second music video ‘Baku’, combining ritual visuals, fire breathing, and an outfit that sparked fan concern. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/visu... #DRUGSJAPAN #V系 #VisualKei

JILUKA unleash "Fiery Violet Violence" with 6th EGM single 'DeViLs'. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/jilu... #JILUKA #DeViLs #visualkei

HARU NEMURI shares new demo addressing political anger and urging Japanese voters to turn out ahead of upcoming snap election. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/haru... #HARUNEMURI #春ねむり #もううんざりだよ

Metalcore meets idol fandom as coldrain get Sakurazaka46 fans spinning penlights during one of their heaviest tracks at FUKUOKA MUSIC FES.2026. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/cold... #coldrain #櫻坂46 #福フェス #metalcore #jpop

Ado to release live Blu-ray and DVD from her 2025 “Hibana” world tour, the largest global tour ever held by a Japanese artist, featuring performances from Saitama Super Arena and Orlando. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/ado-... #Ado #Hibana #Jpop

XG’s debut album 'THE CORE - 核' is out now, arriving with the aquatic 'HYPNOTIZE' video ahead of the group’s second world tour. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/xg-d... #XG #XG_HYPNOTIZE #XG_THECORE_核 #PopMusic

New supergroup GUMMY, featuring members of Merry, deadman, Pierrot and Fukuro, release first music video ‘Kōri no ketsumatsu’ following a surprise debut on January 21st at Battle Chimera vol.6 in Tokyo. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/supe... #GUMMY #visualkei

INTERVIEW: “A side of me that I’ve honestly been fighting to show you my whole career.” Crystal Lake's John Robert Centorrino on writing more freely than ever as part of Japan’s metalcore veterans on 'The Weight of Sound'. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/crys... #CrystalLake #metalcore

MIYACHI releases hand-drawn anime video for 'AI CHAN', telling a story of AI romance through frame-by-frame animation influenced by early-2000s Japanese anime. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/miya... #MIYACHI #Rap #Hiphop #Anime

INTERVIEW: “I honestly don’t appreciate it when we are judged solely through a lens of nostalgia.” YD on Crystal Lake’s new era and 'The Weight of Sound'. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/crys... #CrystalLake #metalcore

Tokyo alt-pop artist Hoshikuma Minami releases 'NIRVANA', her third single since the disbandment of WAGAMAMA RAKIA, ahead of her first one-man live show. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/hosh... #星熊南巫 #HoshikumaMinami #altpop #jpop

Fujii Kaze strips off at sea in newly released 'It Ain’t Over' music video. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/fuji... #FujiiKaze #藤井風 #Jpop

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s 'lulu.' sets a new first-day streaming record for a Japanese artist ahead of its Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End season 2 debut. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/mrs-... #MrsGREENAPPLE #lulu #Frieren

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE’s 2007 album 'Bu-ikikaesu' goes Double Platinum, 19 years after its release. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/maxi... #MAXIMUMTHEHORMONE #マキシマムザホルモン #Metal #Jrock

NIGHTMARE announce their 33rd single ‘Reach for’, a new Budokan live release, and a nationwide Japan tour starting this April. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/nigh... #NIGHTMARE #Visualkei #Jrock

XG announce a change in the meaning of their group name on Japan’s Coming-of-Age Day, moving from Xtraordinary Girls to Xtraordinary Genes. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/xg-c... #XG #XtraordinaryGenes #Pop

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra reveal AiNA THE END as the latest VS. Series guest on new single ‘Gakeppuchi Ruby’. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/aina... #TokyoSkaParadiseOrchestra #AiNATHEEND #スカパラ #崖っぷちルビー #アイナジエンド

Singer-songwriter Ako confirms digital release of new single 'Turn It Up', ending theme for TV anime The Darwin Incident. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/ako-... @mjgptw___ad @darwins_anime #a子 #TurnItUp #DARWIN_INCIDENT

LiSA reveals new album LACE UP, Japan arena tour and Asia dates as her 15th anniversary year gets underway. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/lisa... #LiSA #LiSA15th #Jpop

BABYMETAL premiere the video for 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! 15th Night Ver.', a newly recorded take on their 2012 classic for the band’s 15th anniversary. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/baby... #BABYMETAL #ヘドバンギャー15th

Anonymous J-pop star Ado makes her debut on THE FIRST TAKE in silhouette alongside Phantom Siita. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/ado-... #THEFIRSTTAKE #Ado #PhantomSiita #ファントムシータ

FACT documentary FACT THE END is now on YouTube, following the band from their 2024 return to their final performance at ROCK-O-RAMA-THE END. 🔗 electricbloomwebzine.com/2026/01/fact... #FACT #FACTTHEEND #PostHardcore