Haku Stands Strong In New Music Video

Four-member girl rock band Haku released their latest single, “Watashi”, on all digital platforms. Haku is a band that won the Grand Prix in the Teen White Paper 2021 project which is designed to discover teenage talent. “Watashi” is the group’s third song overall, with “Blue Girl” being their first song and “Honmono” being their second. All of their songs have been released on Apple Music. Be sure to check out the music video for “Watashi” in the video below.

Tokyo Jihen Brings the Music to Rock Day in Upcoming Album!

Popular rock band Tokyo Jihen announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, 音楽 (Ongaku), June 9, the unofficial “Rock Day”. This will be the latest album release by the infamous band since 大発見 (Daihakken) back in June 2011 and will be their first album since coming back from their hiatus in 2020. The album is set to drop with thirteen tracks and will include "赤の同盟" (“Aka no Domei”), “命の帳" (“Inoch no Tobari”), and “緑酒” (“Ryokushu”). It will also drop with two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a two-disc limited edition. The second disc will include the single for the track “Aka no Domei” which will be released with three songs. Lovingly called the Maki Single, it will also include a postcard and oversized packaging for the release—a must-get for fans. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for their track “OSCA” along with the pre-order links for Ongaku below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

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Ongaku Jacket Cover

Tokyo Jihen「Ongaku」

CD

01. 孔雀

02. 毒味

03. 紫電

04. 命の帳

05. 黄金比

06. 青のID

07. 闇なる白

08. 赤の同盟

09. 銀河民

10. 獣の理

11. 緑酒

12. 薬漬

13. 一服

Maki Single CD「Aka no Domei」（Limited Edition Only）

01. 赤の同盟

02. 名実共に

03. 玉座の罠

The dresscodes Drops New Piano Album

Four-member rock band The dresscodes has announced they will be dropping a brand new album titled Beyer which is set to be released June 16. The new album consists entirely of instrumental songs by piano. The lead vocalist, Ryohei Shima, explained that the new album would be a “growth” album. Beyer is being released in two editions: a standard edition which will come with a CD plus Blu-ray and a limited edition which will come with two extra CDs. Pre-orders are up and posted below along with their song “Comic Generation” which everyone should check out.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

Yu Tokiwa Stands With the Wind With Upcoming Solo Album!

Vocalist Yu Tokiwa announced that she will be releasing a brand new album, 風のガーランド (Kaze no Garland), June 2. She is famously known from the band risotte. The news comes on the heels of her latest digital track “むげんの夏” (“Mugen no Natsu”). This album will be the vocalist’s first solo album which will be released with eleven tracks total. It will include previously released digital singles “江ノ島-鎌倉” (“Enoshima- Kamakura”) and “往復書簡” (”Ofuku Shokan”) and will feature a bevy of support members: Za Ninngenn’s Rio Shimokaw, Sota Natsume, and Abemakoto; Hidaka Toru of THE STARBEMS; Arishima Koleske from arko lemming; Shinozaki Okawa of THE Dakishimeruzu; Matsuishi Gel from The Syrup; Hiraima Saya of Margaret Drawers fame; and Hatch Hatchell. The album will only come with a CD-only standard release and looks to kick off Tokiwa’s amazing career even more.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to pre-order Kaze no Garland below!

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Kaze to Garland Jacket Cover

Yu Tokiwa「Kaze to Garland」

01. むげんの夏

02. 僕らのリアル

03. ツバキ・フィーバー・ラブ

04. 江ノ島-鎌倉

05. IIKO IIKOにご用心

06. 成長痛

07. 卒業せんちめーとる

08. Smile & Sigh

09. out of orbit

10. 往復書簡

11. 道

SCANDAL Ivory: 15th Anniversary Celebrations Continue with International Limited-Edition Cassette!

Four-member pop-rock queens SCANDAL will release “Ivory” on 16 June, the second single of their 15th anniversary year! The band have reached legendary status in Japan where all nine of their studio albums have ranked in the charts at position five or higher. This latest single has been written and composed by SCANDAL's powerful guitarist MAMI, and co-arranged by the musician Kohei Munemoto (KAT-TUN, KinKi Kids, Mika Nakashima), and also features an acoustic version of the track. The cover sees art director Junya Handa return, who also worked on prior single 'eternal'.

To celebrate the release, our friends at London's JPU Records will be releasing a special edition tape cassette featuring both versions of the track, as well as a translation and transliteration of the lyrics. This edition will be limited strictly to 100 copies and will not be re-pressed. It’s available to pre-order today. It’s best to order quick as the previous single sold out fast.

SCANDAL's latest album Kiss from the darkness is also available from JPU Records on CD with English lyric translations and Romaji. It’s limited edition bundle with an English printed copy of SCANDAL's magazine 'her' is also available while stocks last.

SCANDAL's postponed world tour is still planned to go ahead later this year, which dates and locations are located below!

SCANDAL's rescheduled world tour dates:

23 October 2021 – O2 Academy Islington, London. UK 🇬🇧

26 October 2021 – YoYo (Palais de Tokyo), Paris. France 🇫🇷

28 October 2021 – Lido, Berlin. Germany 🇩🇪

11 November 2021 – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Toronto. Canada 🇨🇦

13 November 2021 – Sony Hall, New York. USA 🇺🇸

17 November 2021 – House of Blues, Anaheim. USA 🇺🇸

19 November 2021 – Canton Hall, Dallas. USA 🇺🇸

21 November 2021 – The Masquerade, Atlanta. USA 🇺🇸