It’s all change for electronic outfit CAPSULE with a record label change and new album on the way. The most notable change for producer and songwriter Yasutaka Nakata’s original creative force is the switch from the stylised lowercase rendition of … Read More
Keep your calendar clear for Saturday 31st August as CAMCON returns – and J-Pop Go will be guesting at the event. CamCon is a multi-genre convention based in Cambridge which caters for all genres of fandom from Anime to Sci-Fi … Read More
HYPER JAPAN returns once again from this Friday. Combining both traditional and modern aspects of Japanese culture, HYPER JAPAN presents a weekend of exhibits, food, music, performances, culture, games and displays celebrating the best of Japan. Here’s some of the … Read More
BiS make a noise… Keeping themselves busy, Brand-New Idol Society have embarked on a collaboration with Japanese noise outfit Hijokaidan. Noise outfit Hijokaidan emerged at the end of the 1970s coordinated by founder-member Jojo Hiroshige. The line-up frequently changed, although … Read More
5TH DIMENSION marks the long-awaited follow-up album to Momoiro Clover Z’s 2011 album release Battle And Romance. As their first album is largely considered a classic of the J-Pop genre, how does their sophomore album shape up? As expected, 5TH … Read More
Former Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka’s new band LoVendoЯ is due to perform at the 2013 J-POP Summit Festival in San Francisco this month. The JPopAsia news site interviewed the band ahead of their US debut. The band consists of … Read More
With HYPER JAPAN taking place next weekend comes news of a special live event this Friday evening. Taking place on Friday 26th July from 8pm in the heart of East London, the Tokyo Pop Party will showcase 2 of the … Read More
New Asobi artist debuts… It’s a good time for J-Pop with both classic bands and artists releasing new material as well as an emerging breed of the next generation of musical talents. Once again, outlets such as ASOBISYSTEM appear to … Read More
Popular Heavy Metal outfit MORNING MUSUME have put out a request to their fans to help them as part of an upcoming TV appearance. The outfit will soon be making their 400th appearance on NHK TV show J-MELO and to … Read More
A reminder that J-Pop Go will be making at appearance at the LONDON ANIME CON this weekend with more J-Pop goodness. The weekend will have plenty of anime, cosplay and Japanese pop culture-themed events. If you’re interested in the musical … Read More