Hip-Hop Magazine THE CROWD Features Japanese Rap With BADSAIKUSH Interview
The issue consolidates the early 2020s Japanese rap scene through interviews and curated song and album selections, offering a snapshot of the decade's rapid changes.
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Music
FREELY TOMORROW Celebrates 15 Years Since Its Nico Nico Douga Posting
The anniversary points to how the song's vocal tuning, flagged by the self-praising title, drew both praise and criticism and helped drive the commercial demand that followed.
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AKLO and ZORN Reunite for A2Z 2026 at Tokyo Garden Theater
The show marks the pair's first joint performance in six years, moving to a larger venue after the pandemic scuttled their previous attempt.
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Puyo Puyo 35th Anniversary CD Album and Live Event Announced
The album and live mark the 20th chain of the DAIRENSA! anniversary project, bringing series music and character songs together in one commemorative release.
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Aya Hirano's 25th Anniversary Live Lands at Tokyo's COTTON CLUB
The live is Hirano's first COTTON CLUB performance and her only solo live of 2026, framed as a celebration spanning her voice acting, singing, and stage acting careers.
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GEZAN Suspends Activities After Mahito The People Admits Sexual Assault
The hiatus follows a July 14 cancellation of all scheduled performances and festival appearances, which the band had attributed to 'various circumstances' before Mahito The People's admission.
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Sonsi and STUTS Release New Version of BBA Spice
The release turns a standout RAPSTAR 2025 performance into a finished studio track, with STUTS's rearrangement adding a new layer to Sonsi's personal lyrics about his grandmother.
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ME:I's TSUZUMI Breaks Down in Tears at Moana Premiere Surprise
The surprise appearance of MOMONA, a fellow ME:I member and Disney voice actor, highlighted the group's support network as TSUZUMI takes on her first major film role.
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The Weeknd Shows Off Persona 5's Tae Takemi Tattoo, Fans React
The post continues The Weeknd's public engagement with the Persona series, including a visit to Atlus and early previews of upcoming titles, signaling a notable crossover between a major pop artist and the franchise.
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Fishmans' Long Season Gets OSAJI Fragrance Collab for 30th Anniversary
The collaboration marks the 30th anniversary of Long Season, translating the album's music into scent through four named fragrance stages, with OSAJI brand director Shigeta and Fishmans drummer Kinichi Motegi directly involved.
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BE:FIRST to Release 'BRUCE WAYNE' With Flo Milli and ATL Jacob
The collaboration with ATL Jacob and Flo Milli marks BE:FIRST's continued push into the global hip-hop scene, following their Recording Academy membership and scheduled overseas festival appearances.
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JAMBORIDE Returns After 3 Years With Clubasia Event and Makuhari Fest Slot
The unit's limited restart pairs a return to clubasia, where they last reunited in 2023, with a slot at NIGHT HIKE's first Makuhari Messe edition.
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PyunA. Releases Music Video and Debut Song Still Me
The release marks PyunA.'s first step as an artist, moving beyond fashion and lifestyle content into music under the BELLA creative production.
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Snow Man Makes First Appearance on THE FIRST TAKE
The appearance marks Snow Man's entry into THE FIRST TAKE's roster of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT groups, following SixTONES, WEST., DOMOTO, and SUPER EIGHT.
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THE FIRST TAKE MDR-CD900ST Collab Box Limited to 500 Units
The MDR-CD900ST is the headphone artists actually wear on THE FIRST TAKE, so the box turns the channel's signature sound into a product.
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Nobuo Uematsu Breaks Down FF7 Soundtrack Across Three Live Nights
The event puts Uematsu's technical decisions for FF7's audio on the record, from the 24-voice polyphony split to the deliberate choice against CD-DA streaming, explained through Square Enix para instrument tracks.
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SaGa Series Band DESTINY 8 Announces First One-Man Live
The first solo concert by the SaGa series' official band gives fans a rare chance to hear classic game music performed live by the original composer's ensemble.
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Blue Vintage Joins BON BON BON 2026 as Fifth Artist
Blue Vintage's booking connects the festival's port-town identity to the sea-themed sound of the duo, reinforcing the event's stated goal of relighting summer festival traditions in a coastal setting.
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Hatsune Miku Night Sky Program 2026 Adds AR Fireworks, MR Experiences
The event's expansion into AR and MR experiences, powered by XREAL's latest hardware, signals a growing integration of consumer AR glasses into official anime character events, moving beyond traditional stage performances.
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IWSF2026 Day 2 Pits Vocalists Against Live Band and Strings
The day's staging placed the band on the lower stage and the strings on the upper tier, letting the physical sound pressure of the instruments carry the sense of the idols' presence, a different route to realism than Day 1's dancers.
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Maaya Sakamoto Reflects on 30 Years and Fate/Grand Order in New Interview
Sakamoto's account reveals that her lyrics for "Shikisai" directly influenced the ending of Fate/Grand Order's Part 2, a rare case of a theme song shaping a game's narrative rather than merely accompanying it.
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Undertale Concert on 3 Pianos Reveals Dates, Tickets
The concert's two-format structure, including a family-friendly Short Program, expands the franchise's live music offerings beyond the earlier symphonic concert, reaching a broader audience.
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X VORDER RUNWAY Theme Song MV Released With 14 Performers
The song's composition by Kohei Tanaka, a veteran of anime and game music, signals the event's ambition to bridge virtual and real performers, a crossover that the composer himself called a probable world first.
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Awich to Perform at Red Bull Symphonic With Tokyo Secret Orchestra
The Japan debut of Red Bull Symphonic signals the series' expansion into the Japanese market, with Awich selected as the representative of the local hip-hop scene, a choice that positions her as a leading figure in that space.
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