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ZAQ began playing the piano at three years old. Her passion and talent for music would lead to the pursuit of a College of Music degree, where she studied classical music in the Piano Department. After graduation, ZAQ would then leave the refined rooms of Beethoven and Mozart to...

Jan 19, 2020 8:31 AM by ImperfectBlue 2 Comments

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Interview: Guilty Kiss Rocks Lantis Matsuri at Anime NYC

When the Love Live! Sunshine!! multimedia project launched in April 2015, Love Live! fans eagerly awaited the next step for the franchise's newest school idol group, Aqours—the introduction of subunits. In October 2015, fan voting opened for a variety of subunit configurations,...

Jan 18, 2020 10:49 AM by ImperfectBlue 7 Comments

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Interview: nano Reflects on her Career and Identity as an Artist

Singer/songwriter nano began her career posting covers of Vocaloid and anime songs online, before being signed by major label Flying Dog in 2012. Thanks in part to her fluency in English and Japanese, nano has built a reputation for her bilingual blends of high-energy rock and r...

Sep 16, 2019 5:27 AM by Shymander 7 Comments

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Interview: Aqours Return to Los Angeles for 'Brand New Wave' Concert

Love Live! Sunshine!! is the second multimedia project from the Love Live! School Idol Project franchise, jointly developed by Dengeki G Magazine, animation studio Sunrise, and record company Lantis. Its television anime debut in Summer 2016 garnered an international following f...

Aug 31, 2019 1:27 PM by ImperfectBlue 5 Comments

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Interview: TRUE Reflects on Five Years as Anisong Artist

Last November, anisong singer TRUE joined the line-up of the Anisong World Matsuri concert tour for the first time in New York City. The performance on the sidelines of the Anime NYC convention included collaboration duets with Konomi Suzuki (performing "Sparkling Daydream" from...

Feb 17, 2019 12:15 AM by arsonal 14 Comments

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Anisong Label Lantis Celebrates 20th Anniversary with 3-Day Concert

Anisong music label Lantis has announced plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a three-day Lantis Matsuri 2019 concert, to be held June 21–23 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Tokyo. In a press conference streamed on Niconico Live, YouTube Live, and LINE Live, La...

Nov 26, 2018 3:01 AM by arsonal 5 Comments

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Interview: Luna Haruna to Showcase Best Album at New York Anisong World Matsuri

Since making her international debut at Sakura-Con in Seattle five years ago, model-turned-singer Luna Haruna has performed at more than 30 anime conventions and concerts around the world. Her frequent overseas performances make her one of the most recognizable anisong singers t...

Oct 31, 2018 8:00 PM by arsonal 5 Comments

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Interview: Konomi Suzuki to Perform at First Anisong World Matsuri in New York

Konomi Suzuki has been singing and dancing since she was little, but singing for anime was not always her objective. That changed when a friend introduced her to Macross F and performances by May'n for the anime. By middle school, Suzuki was determined to become a singer for wor...

Oct 29, 2018 8:01 PM by arsonal 1 Comment

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SPYAIR Announce First World Tour

Japanese rock band SPYAIR announced their first world tour on July 28, with tickets going on sale the same day. The tour is scheduled to begin in Atlanta in the United States on September 23. The group will be joined by fellow Japanese rock band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D for the North a...

Aug 4, 2018 5:31 PM by ImperfectBlue 8 Comments

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Japan Anime Music Lab. Aims to Connect Anisong Artists with Overseas Distributors

PROMIC, the foundation for promotion of Japan's music industry and culture, has launched a new service called Japan Anime Music Lab., which aims to support the overseas expansion of anime music (anisong). Also known by the abbreviation JAMLAB., the service provides a free portal...

Mar 11, 2018 11:00 PM by arsonal 6 Comments

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Interview: JAM Project Brings the Anisong Spirit to the U.S. at Otakon 2017

JAM Project was conceived in 2000 by legendary singer Ichirou Mizuki to introduce the "old spirit of anisong" into the twenty-first century. Its members have been active in the industry since the 1980s and 1990s and have seen its many transformations, including taking part in th...

Aug 4, 2017 6:59 AM by arsonal 5 Comments

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Interview: Wake Up, Girls! Returns to the U.S. for Concert at Anime Expo 2017

When the seiyuu unit Wake Up, Girls! first visited the United States in 2014, the seven-person idol group had just finished the broadcast run of their debut anime series in Japan. They were gaining popularity among fans around the world, but their activities were still limited a...

Jun 20, 2017 5:00 AM by arsonal 6 Comments

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Surge of Live Entertainment Fuels Zepp's Concert Hall Expansion in Asia

Japan is the world's second largest music market, and live music entertainment forms an important segment of that market. In 2015, the domestic market for live music entertainment grew 25 percent over the previous year to a new high of 340.5 billion yen, according to data from t...

May 30, 2017 11:00 PM by arsonal 1 Comment

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Anime Expo 2016 Announces Anisong World Matsuri Concerts

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) has announced that it will bring the Lantis Festival series of anime events and anisong concerts to Anime Expo 2016, which will be held July 1–4 in Los Angeles. The Anime Expo edition of the concerts, billed as Anisong Wo...

May 17, 2016 8:30 PM by Naruleach 19 Comments

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Seiyuu Houko Kuwashima Plans 20th Anniversary Album and Concert

Record company flying Dog has announced the upcoming release of a three-disc music album to commemorate the 20th anniversary of seiyuu Houko Kuwashima's debut. The album, titled HouKo ChroniCle, will be released on October 21, 2015, in two versions, with and without DVD. Kuwashim...

Aug 24, 2015 6:10 AM by arsonal 3 Comments

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Seiyuu Unit YuiKaori Announces Third CD Album and Live Tour

The staff of the seiyuu unit YuiKaori announced that the duo will release its third CD album on November 4, 2015. The album, titled Bright Canary, will contain 12 songs, including the 11th single "Ring Ring Rainbow!!" (pictured), which is the opening theme song of the Summer 2015...

Aug 23, 2015 8:35 PM by arsonal 2 Comments

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