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NEWS A Flood of Circle Bursts Onto Stage The rawest performances are the most basic. There may be only three members in the rock outfit, a flood of circle, but... Features Live Report XY9 AFLOAT Launch Party Soundtracked by CTS, bird and MINMI It was a full house at Act Square in Ebisu for the launch of new hair product line XY9, by top hair-stylist Hiroki Miyamura and ... September 11, 2014 Live Report Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid All-stars Bring Osaka to its Knees, Literally Who knew that a CG singer could bring out so much passion in a human audience? Everyone in the massive Room 5 of the sprawling ... September 9, 2014 List 6 Utterly Unique (and Somewhat Sexual) Traditional Japanese Festivals We’ve given you the intro to the matsuri, Japan’s traditional festivals, so now for something a little more, extraordinary. Japan may be famous for the ... September 4, 2014 Live Report New Beginnings for Idol Unit 9nine at Nippon Budokan The journey idol-pop unit 9nine went on culminating in their first headlining show at Tokyo’s famous Nippon Budokan on Aug. 21 can be described as ... September 1, 2014 Interview Super Idols Morning Musume。 ’14 on NY and New Beginnings So, what does it take to become a member of Morning Musume。 ‘14? O: Being able to sing and dance doesn’t guarantee you a spot. ... August 29, 2014 Live Report ZUSHI FES ‘14 Still Shines Despite Being Rained Out It’s the peak of summer in Japan, which means it’s time for MTV Japan’s annual beachfront festival, ZUSHI FES. Taking place on Aug. 8 to ... August 28, 2014 News New! News A Flood of Circle Bursts Onto Stage The rawest performances are the most basic. There may be only three members in the rock outfit, a flood of circle, but their crunchy sound ... September 12, 2014 News Immi Goes to Europe to Remix “Joe le Taxi” Electro-pop singer and pianist immi is best known for “Sign of Love,” the dreamy dance opening for the 2010 anime “House of Five Leaves.” But ... September 11, 2014 News Mediate to a Live Set by Zazen Boys The complex rhythms of Zazen Boys aren’t the kind of math rock you can add up in your head. You need to sit down and ... September 10, 2014 News DISH// Strut Their Stuff in Colorado Did you know that everyone’s favorite band of little sisters, Momoiro Clover Z, had little brothers of their own? Meet DISH//, a four-member act of ... September 9, 2014 News A-Nation Brings Biggest Names in J-Pop to Asia A-Nation is one of Japan’s biggest summer music festivals–and now it’s headed for Singapore and Taiwan! W-inds headline the Sept. 13 Taiwan show while Ayumi ... September 8, 2014 News Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Asks the Burning Question “Nanda kore” is Japanese for “what’s the deal?,” a question that fashion monster Kyary Pamyu Pamyu gets on a daily basis. Now she has the ... September 5, 2014 Videos New! Artist to watch Nogizaka46 Brings Tokyo Pop to Japan Expo 2014 What better act is there than idol unit Nogizaka46, who incorporate elements of French pop into their music, to appear at Paris-based Japan Expo? And ... September 12, 2014 New! Artist to watch Shoko Nakagawa’s Dreams Come True at Japan Expo 2014 Shoko Nakagawa – aka Shokotan aka self-proclaimed cat fanatic and otaku – has sung her heart out at Japan Expo in Paris, fulfilling her long-time ... September 12, 2014 New! Artist to watch Wagakki Band Blends New and Old at Japan Expo 2014 Blend Japanese traditional with rock music and what do you get? Meet the truly unique Wagakki Band. Find out how this extremely charismatic collective got ... September 12, 2014 The Buzz BEATLESS × 2.5D “LIVE for the Outsourcers” “The best thing about digital illustration is that you can click undo.” Words of illustrator redjuice – he almost refuses to draw on paper. With ... September 10, 2014 JapON! FUTURE BOYZ They’ve got the looks, the style and the music – and they come from the future. Meet FUTURE BOYZ. Well, actually they’re from New York… ... September 8, 2014 JapON! RUKI (the GazettE) We talk to RUKI of the GazettE about his new line VITAL MATERIAL. Fully immerse yourself in RUKI’s world – art, fashion and music are ... September 5, 2014 Partners TOP Home News Features Videos Artists Photos MTV Japan mtviggy.com mtvk.com mtvdesi.com MTV Hive Watch Us on TV About MTV 81 Terms of Use Privacy Policy © 2014 MTV Networks Japan, a Viacom International Media Networks Company. All Rights Reserved.