Love Live! Superstar!! Liella! Live Lottery Sales Start August 1
The lottery combines program collaboration goods with a live event, including an online purchase option and after-sales for fans who cannot attend.
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Mugen Shou Record Opens Reservations for First Full Album 'Dreamerise'
The album is the label's first full-length release after its rebranding, featuring new material and remixes that reflect the current lineup.
PANORA
AI Artist Ichiki Releases Debut Album Love Singularity
The album reframes the concept of 'singularity' from technological AI surpassing humans to a personal, emotional moment of an AI learning about itself through love.
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Tsumi Juubatsu Returns to GOLD DISC After Eight-Month Hiatus
The appearance marks Tsumi Juubatsu's first live performance in over half a year, signaling a return to the event circuit for the Shoujo Kakumei Keikaku member.
PANORA
YAO Project Drops First MV '777,' Selected as Red Bull CM Song
YAO brings together four leading acts from Japan's hip-hop and rock scenes for a Red Bull-backed cross-genre project, with their first release already securing a major commercial tie-in.
KAI-YOU
Ghostella 1st Album 'Firstella' to Release on October 16
The album marks the first anniversary of Ghostella's formation and is the group's debut full-length release, bundling 13 songs including the lead track 'Ghostella'.
Nijimen
SEEDA's NEET Tokyo YouTube Channel Restored After Unauthorized Access
The restoration ends a nine-day disruption for a channel that has become a notable platform for uncut interviews with figures across hip-hop and adjacent scenes.
KAI-YOU
Uta No Prince-Sama Idol Group HE★VENS Gets Five Major Announcements on Anniversary
The five-item slate, spanning a visual exhibition, a blog book, a temporary blog revival, a new mini album, and a themed pop-up shop, shows Broccoli is maintaining a steady stream of HE★VENS content from summer through autumn 2026.
Nijimen
Guiano Split Tour 2026 Full Lineup Announced With Kanzaki Iori
The tour lineup connects Guiano's early Vocaloid-P network with his current solo career, with Kanzaki Iori as a longtime collaborator.
KAI-YOU
Sana Horiki Makes DVD Debut After Graduating from Idol Group SEIEN
The DVD is a conventional but deliberate step for a former idol transitioning to solo work, with Horiki framing it as a launch point rather than a conclusion.
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Bandai Releases IVE Sticker Collection In Flat Gashapon Format
Bandai brings IVE's branding to the Flat Gashapon capsule toy format with a sticker collection.
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Rapper 7 Continues Rise With EP '7Star' and Wakayama Crew Momentum
'7Star' shifts 7's profile from viral singles to a cohesive project, reinforcing her position as the Wakayama crew's most visible figure.
KAI-YOU
SBI MUSIC CIRCUS HOKKAIDO Announces KSHMR, Showtek, TJR for AFTER DARK Festival
The festival brings three internationally recognized electronic dance music acts to Hokkaido for a single-night event, expanding the region's large-scale music festival offerings.
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Hatsune Miku Meme Shifts From Brazil To Norway After World Cup Upset
A niche fan art trend has gained unexpected momentum by latching onto World Cup results, showing how user-generated content can repurpose a character as a live tournament narrative.
KAI-YOU
SUSHIBOYS Release 'Laundry' MV About Their Coin Laundry Studio
The release ties the crew's 10th anniversary live at their original coin laundry to a new single, using documentary footage to bridge past and present.
KAI-YOU
SKRYU to Host All Night Nippon 0 for Second Time
SKRYU's second All Night Nippon 0 appearance, following his major debut and tour, shows his growing presence in Japanese media.
KAI-YOU
Studio Ghibli Tribute Jazz Album Prescription for Sleep Announced
The album marks the series' first all-Ghibli collection, arriving on the 25th anniversary of Spirited Away and the 35th of Only Yesterday.
Anime News Network
(G)I-DLE Returns With 9th Mini Album 'We Made' and Title Track 'Gimme Dat Love'
The album signals (G)I-DLE's return to global promotion with a Latin-pop-influenced summer single and a scheduled major festival appearance.
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Hatsune Miku Creator Hiroyuki Ito to Appear on NHK Program About Generative AI
The creator of Hatsune Miku, a figure born from user-generated content, will speak on a national public broadcaster about how generative AI relates to creative work.
KAI-YOU
Dwango and Grimes Launch Japan-US Vocaloid Project Beyond Borders
The project marks a structured push to bring Vocaloid culture into the US mainstream by pairing Japanese Vocaloid producers with American pop songwriters and artists, backed by Japanese government funding.
KAI-YOU
RK Music Fes. 2026 Daytime Show Packs 40 Songs Across 8 Years of Virtual Singers
The festival condensed the full breadth of RK Music's roster into a single day, making visible how the label has evolved from early VTuber-style singers toward a wider range of genres including metal, K-pop, and club music.
PANORA
STPR Group True&Lip Announces First Tour Across Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo
The tour marks True&Lip's first live performances outside the Kanto region and comes four months after the group's debut, the shortest gap from debut to first one-man live in STPR history.
KAI-YOU
Horror Writer Uke Joins Sony Label Echoes as Artist
Uke's move from viral horror writer to a major label artist signals Echoes' continued expansion beyond conventional pop acts into internet-born creators with strong visual and narrative identities.
KAI-YOU
Sabae JAM Festival 2026 Adds Third Wave of Performers and Day Schedule
The lineup and schedule reveal the festival's pivot from a jazz-only event to a genre-crossing independent music festival rooted in local culture.
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