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DEZERT reveal their 1st major-label double A-side single ‘[Hibana] / [Musyusei]’, featuring the drama insert song ‘Hibana’.

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DEZERT reveal 1st major double A-side single, '[Hibana] / [Musyusei]' | Electric Bloom Webzine
Visual kei alternative rock band DEZERT have revealed their upcoming double A-side single '[Hibana] / [Musyusei]'. It will contain 3...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Versailles, Moi dix Mois, MUCC, D’ESPAIRSRAY, LM.C, An Cafe, and more confirmed for B7KLAN J-ROCK FEST, Europe’s first visual kei festival, with one final Japanese slot heading to a fan vote.

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#B7Klan #visualkei #V系
B7KLAN J-ROCK FEST reveals nine bands as final Japanese slot heads to fan vote | Electric Bloom Webzine
B7KLAN J-ROCK FEST confirms nine Japanese visual kei artists for its 2026 Paris event, with the final act chosen by fan vote.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Fujii Kaze returns to No.1 on Japan’s album charts as 'Prema' passes 350,000 in total sales.

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#FujiiKaze #藤井風
Fujii Kaze’s 'Prema' returns to No.1 as sales pass 350,000 | Electric Bloom Webzine
Fujii Kaze’s 'Prema' returns to No.1 on Billboard Japan and Oricon, with total sales passing 350,000 ahead of his 2026 domestic tour.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Junnosuke Watanabe declares “defeat” as he says WACK’s core groups will disband or depart by the end of 2026, closing “Chapter One” and setting up an overseas reset.

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#WACK #渡辺淳之介
Junnosuke Watanabe declares "defeat" as he confirms WACK groups will disband or depart in 2026 | Electric Bloom Webzine
Junnosuke Watanabe says WACK’s core groups will disband by 2026 as he outlines plans for a new, overseas-focused phase.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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LIVE REPORT: DEVILOOF’s long-delayed London arrival came via a brute-force deathcore set as part of their wider European headline debut.

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#DEVILOOF #VisualKei #Deathcore
DEVILOOF live in London: A brutal European debut finally realised | Electric Bloom Webzine
LIVE REPORT: DEVILOOF finally hit London with a brutal, full-collision deathcore set as part of a long-delayed European tour.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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OZworld to front the Apex Legends Global Series Year 5 Championship opening ceremony in Sapporo this January.

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#ALGS #Rap #Hiphop
OZworld to headline Apex Legends Global Series Year 5 opening ceremony | Electric Bloom Webzine
OZworld is set to perform at the Apex Legends Global Series Year 5 opening ceremony in Sapporo ahead of the championship finals.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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D’ESPAIRSRAY have been added to the line-up for B7KLAN J-ROCK FEST 2026 in Paris, their first European appearance in 16 years.

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#DESPAIRSRAY #VisualKei #V系
D’ESPAIRSRAY join line-up for B7KLAN J-ROCK FEST in France | Electric Bloom Webzine
D’ESPAIRSRAY join the line-up for B7KLAN J-ROCK FEST 2026 in Paris, returning to a European stage after over a decade.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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DIR EN GREY confirm their new album ‘MORTAL DOWNER’ for 2026, announced hours after their final show of the year.

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#DIRENGREY #MORTALDOWNER
DIR EN GREY confirm new album 'MORTAL DOWNER' for 2026 and announce nationwide tour | Electric Bloom Webzine
DIR EN GREY confirm new album 'MORTAL DOWNER' for 2026, alongside 12-date Japan tour and Tokyo Garden Theater shows.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Ayumi Hamasaki’s Asia Tour 2025 ends early after Macau finale is cancelled. In a new statement, she reassures fans following the Shanghai shutdown, promising she won’t “give up on the future”.

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#AyumiHamasaki #浜崎あゆみ #ayuasiatour2025
Ayumi Hamasaki ends Asia Tour early after Macau show cancellation, issues update to fans | Electric Bloom Webzine
Ayumi Hamasaki cancels the final date of her Asia Tour 2025, addressing fans with updates, apologies and plans for future performances.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Vaundy teams up with 1,000 members of Japan’s 18-year-old generation for this year’s 18Fes, debuting new track 'Yobigoe' on NHK December 23rd.

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#Vaundy #Vaundy18祭
Vaundy leads new 18Fes edition with 1,000 teenagers and new track 'Yobigoe' | Electric Bloom Webzine
Vaundy joins 1,000 members of Japan’s 18-year-old generation for NHK’s 18Fes, debuting new song 'Yobigoe' on its December 23rd broadcast.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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B7Klan announces Europe’s first Visual Kei festival for 2026 in Paris, with Azavana and JILUKA confirmed in the ongoing line-up reveal.

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#B7Klan #visualkei #V系
B7Klan launches Europe’s first Visual Kei festival for 2026: Azavana and JILUKA announced as first acts | Electric Bloom Webzine
B7Klan announces Europe’s first Visual Kei festival for 2026 in Paris. Azavana and JILUKA confirmed in the ongoing line-up reveal.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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“There’s nothing wrong with who I am inside.”
Cocona of XG comes out as transmasculine non-binary in a personal statement shared on their 20th birthday.

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#XG #XG_COCONA
Cocona of XG comes out as transmasculine non-binary: "There’s nothing wrong with who I am inside" | Electric Bloom Webzine
XG’s Cocona comes out as transmasculine non-binary at 20, sharing a personal statement about identity, top surgery, and the team's support.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has announced multi-year government support to expand Japanese music overseas as part of a new 20 trillion-yen cultural export strategy.

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Takaichi pledges multi-year government support for Japanese music overseas | Electric Bloom Webzine
Takaichi announces multi-year government support to expand Japanese music overseas as part of a wider cultural export strategy.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Fujii Kaze announces the 2026 Prema World Tour, featuring dome and stadium dates across Asia, plus a Pre: Prema arena run in Sapporo, Hiroshima and Fukui.

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#FujiiKaze #藤井風
Fujii Kaze announces 2026 Prema Asia Tour and arena warm-up shows | Electric Bloom Webzine
Fujii Kaze announces the 2026 Prema World Tour with dome shows across Asia, plus a three-city Pre: Prema arena run in Japan.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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INTERVIEW: Hitsujibungaku talk touring Europe and the personal thinking behind ‘D o n’ t L a u g h I t O f f’ on their sold-out London headline return.

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#Hitsujibungaku #羊文学
Hitsujibungaku interview: On their first European tour and the making of 'D o n’ t L a u g h I t O f f' | Electric Bloom Webzine
Hitsujibungaku talk touring Europe, finding calm in the UK, and the ideas that shaped their latest album ‘D o n’ t L a u g h I t O f f’.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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HYDE will release his new single ‘THE ABYSS’ on his 57th birthday, ahead of his upcoming album ‘JEKYLL’ and orchestra tour.

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#HYDE #THEABYSS #JEKYLL
HYDE to release new single 'THE ABYSS' on his 57th birthday | Electric Bloom Webzine
HYDE announces new single ‘THE ABYSS’, releasing on his 57th birthday, ahead of his 2026 JEKYLL orchestra tour and upcoming album.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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YOASOBI release live video of their RADWIMPS cover ‘Kaishin no Ichigeki’, filmed during their appearance at Yokohama Arena.

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#YOASOBI #RADWIMPS
YOASOBI release live video of RADWIMPS tribute 'Kaishin no Ichigeki' from anniversary tour | Electric Bloom Webzine
YOASOBI release the live video of their RADWIMPS cover 'Kaishin no Ichigeki', filmed during their guest appearance on 20th anniversary tour.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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LIVE REPORT: HYDE [INSIDE] reaches Europe as Utrecht is turned inside out by a frontman in the most physical phase of his three-decade career.

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#HYDE #HYDEINSIDELIVE2025WORLDTOUR
HYDE [INSIDE] live in Utrecht: A J-rock figurehead in his most ferocious era | Electric Bloom Webzine
LIVE REPORT: HYDE brings his ferocious [INSIDE] tour to Utrecht for two hours of pits, blood and cardio from a frontman refusing to slow.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Ayumi Hamasaki performs full concert inside empty Shanghai arena following sudden cancellation, sharing the moment in support of fans and the crew.

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#AyumiHamasaki #浜崎あゆみ #ayuasiatour2025
Ayumi Hamasaki performs full show inside empty Shanghai arena following shutdown | Electric Bloom Webzine
Ayumi Hamasaki performs her full set inside an empty Shanghai arena following sudden cancellation, thanking her fans and the crew.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Fujii Kaze rewinds to the 70s in his new video for 'Casket Girl', the opener of his 3rd album 'Prema'.

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#FujiiKaze #藤井風
Fujii Kaze rewinds to the 70s in new 'Casket Girl' video | Electric Bloom Webzine
Fujii Kaze releases another retro-styled video with ‘Casket Girl’, recreating a 70s TV performance for the opening track of 'Prema'.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Ayumi Hamasaki speaks out after the last-minute shutdown of her Shanghai arena show, as more Japanese artists face sudden cancellations across mainland China.

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#AyumiHamasaki #浜崎あゆみ #ayuasiatour2025
Ayumi Hamasaki Shanghai concert cancelled amid tightening restrictions on Japanese artists in China | Electric Bloom Webzine
Ayumi Hamasaki’s Shanghai show was cancelled last minute as China halts Japanese concerts and film releases amid rising political tensions.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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LIVE REPORT: coldrain return to London after six years, bringing the OPTIMIZE era to a packed Electric Ballroom alongside NOISEMAKER’s London debut.

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#coldrain #NOISEMAKER #OPTIMIZETOUR
coldrain live in London: OPTIMIZE era lands with full force in Camden | Electric Bloom Webzine
LIVE REPORT: coldrain return to London with their OPTIMIZE tour, joined by NOISEMAKER and Revnoir, for a fierce UK comeback.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Crystal Lake to tour the UK/EU with Miss May I in spring 2026, just weeks after dropping new album 'The Weight of Sound'.

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#CrystalLake #MissMayI #Metalcore
Crystal Lake to tour UK and Europe with Miss May I following new album release | Electric Bloom Webzine
Crystal Lake and Miss May I will co-headline a 21-date UK/EU tour in spring 2026, following the release of 'The Weight of Sound'.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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AiNA THE END to release her first anime vinyl compilation via Black Screen Records, featuring 8 anime tie-in tracks including DAN DA DAN hit ‘On The Way’. Pre-sale exclusives available at Manga Barcelona.

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#AiNATHEEND #アイナジエンド
AiNA THE END brings her anime tracks to vinyl internationally for the first time | Electric Bloom Webzine
AiNA THE END to release her first international vinyl, ‘My Collection of Anime Songs’, collecting eight anime tie-in tracks.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Anna Tsuchiya announces her first solo show in Paris, plus a guest appearance at Mang’Azur in Toulon.

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#AnnaTsuchiya #土屋アンナ
ANNA TSUCHIYA World Tour 2026 “BLVCKPHOENIX” | Tour Dates, Tickets, and Info | Electric Bloom Webzine
Find tour dates, tickets, and more for ANNA TSUCHIYA World Tour 2026 “BLVCKPHOENIX”. Stay updated with the latest on venues, dates, and more.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM