Last year the 7th March saw the event Hatsune Miku Symphony 2017 which involved vocaloid songs blended with classical instruments via the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. And now coming up to the year anniversary of the event, there’s a special home release to mark the event.Read More →
*Reproduced with permission from Asian Pop Radio* Welcome to the first of a series of reviews from the Asian Pop Radio team on VIXX’s Shangri-la tour in Australia! We will be covering both the Sydney and Melbourne legs of the tour; showing you, our APR crew member’s experiences and each sharing ourRead More →
Get ready Australia, you have a new excuse to get the tissue boxes out! It has been announced that Australia will get a delayed viewing of the 2nd Live from Aqours (the idol group associated with Love Live Sunshine). Thanks to Madman Entertainment the one day only event will takeRead More →
J-Pop duo, GARNiDELiA are known for their catchy, electro releases and this latest one is no exception. The latest track, “Togen Renka” features MARiA, 217 and Miume dancing up a storm with the clip on YouTube smashing through 1.6 million views in just one week. The clip is also on ChineseRead More →
It’s very late in the day and I can’t believe I almost forgot this but today is Hatsune Miku Day! Today, March the 9th or 3/9 for US readers, is remembered at the virtual idol’s day due to the phonetic pronouncement of the date. So with no further excuse needed,Read More →
Hard to believe but that blue haired vocaloid, Hatsune Miku, has been around for ten years already. I know, where has the time gone? To commemorate the occasion, Exit Tunes will be releasing a limited edition four disc album called “Vocalohistory feat. Hatsune Miku”. The CD will come absolutely jam packed withRead More →
You might be wondering what a koto is after reading the heading to this post. A koto is a traditional string instrument from Japan that has quite a distinct sound and is recognisable as the national instrument of Japan. Koto player, Kazushi Okimasa, recently put together this clip showing his renditionRead More →
Those damn cute trio of girls that make up J-Rock/J-Pop group, BABYMETAL, have been very hard at work in 2016. They’ve had many appearances at music festivals around the world and had numerous visits to TV shows all in the name of promotion and spreading the BABYMETAL message. 2017 looksRead More →
Fans of Sword Art Online will no doubt be familiar with the OP from the first 14 episodes in the first season, “Crossing Field” by LiSA. If you somehow missed it and kept skipping past it to get to the show, I’ve included the awesome track below: What’s even better isRead More →
SIRO-A A mind-blowing futuristic theatrical experience from Japan The multi-award winning Japanese phenomenon, SIRO-A, will bring their theatrical spectacular to Australia for the first time and exclusively at The Concourse from 10th to 22nd January 2017. SIRO-A are renowned for their mind-blowing performances combining visual effects, mime, dance, comedy, puppetryRead More →