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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Music
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.
GAME Watch (Impress)
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.
GAME Watch (Impress)
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.
ASCII.jp
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.
PANORA
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.
MoguLive, PANORA
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.
Inside, Anime Anime
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.
GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer
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.
KAI-YOU, PANORA
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.
KAI-YOU
CEDEC 2026 Panel Dissects Game Music Copyright Buyouts
The panel framed the buyout issue as a structural imbalance where game companies avoid JASRAC payments while freelance composers lose royalty income, a problem that grows as game music gains global reach through concerts and streaming.
Inside, Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp
Beatnation Records Artist Page Opens With New Official MVs
The Artist page and MVs mark the first substantial content drop since the label revived its online presence in March, giving fans a centralized look at the roster behind beatmania IIDX's music.
Denfaminicogamer
MAZZEL's RYUKI Makes Acting Debut in Yagira Yuya Film 'RYUJI'
This marks the first film role for a MAZZEL member, expanding the group's presence into acting alongside their music career.
Cinema Today
Ganbare Goemon 40th Anniversary CD-Boxes Red and White Launch October 14
The release marks the first CD appearance for five Ganbare Goemon titles, addressing a long-standing gap for collectors of the series' soundtrack history.
4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress)
Desktop Mate Hatsune Miku 'Magical Mirai 2026 Ver.' DLC Launches on Steam
The DLC ties a desktop mascot platform directly to a major annual live event franchise, giving Magical Mirai attendees a persistent digital souvenir that extends the event's visual theme into daily PC use.
GIGAZINE, PANORA
Night Hike 2026 in Makuhari Adds 10 Acts, Total Reaches 47
The festival's move from Shibuya clubs to a 10,000-person venue at Makuhari Messe signals the growing commercial scale of internet-culture events that blend VTubers, Vocaloid, and club music under one roof.
KAI-YOU, PANORA
Fruits Zipper's Suzuka Chinzei Cries at Stage Greeting for Horror Film Lead Role
The film marks Chinzei's first solo lead role and a deliberate attempt to discard her idol image, a transition that director Shimizu said she executed successfully by internalizing the character.
Cinema Today
Undertale 10th Anniversary Concert Live CD Tracklist Revealed
The inclusion of encore tracks, which were popular at the live shows, adds value to the CD beyond a simple recording of the concert's main setlist.
Denfaminicogamer
K-Pop Group Cosmosy Talks Anime, Dance, and Debut Plans
The interview offers a direct look at the group's personalities and creative process as they prepare for their debut album and engage with international fans.
Anime Herald
Pierre Nakano's First Wireless Speaker WS-Q1PNK Launches July 31
The WS-Q1PNK marks the PNK brand's and AVIOT's first wireless speaker, supervised by Pierre Nakano of Ling tosite Sigure, and has already received a VGP2026 SUMMER award.
ASCII.jp
Yoshii So Launches Music Career as Ivory With October Event
The event marks the formal start of ivory as a music act, expanding Yoshii So's career from modeling and illustration into a new creative direction.
ASCII.jp
ATEEZ Special Voice Card Goes on Sale August 4
The card uses CoDaMa's mimi/Le NFC voice technology to deliver exclusive original audio, timed to the group's first Japanese fan meeting in two years.
ASCII.jp
Flumpool Song Inspires Vertical Short Drama 'Ring' That Surpasses 1.5 Million Views
The drama's viewership milestone shows the continued viability of music-inspired vertical short dramas as a marketing and storytelling format in Japan.
ASCII.jp
Akiko Higashimura's Live-Action Vacance No Hōsoku Series Reveals Trailer, Opening Song
This is Higashimura's first time directing and scripting a live-action series, expanding her role beyond manga creation.
Anime News Network