- HEY-SMITH
- Live/Event
HEY-SMITH will tour Australia for the first time.
HEY-SMITH will tour Australia for the first time. The band will tour Australia in November with Voodoo Glow Skulls, with whom they performed together on the "Rest In Punk Tour" in 2023, as well as The Resignators. The tour will start in Adelaide on November 27, followed by appearances in Brisbane and Sydney, and the SKA Nation Festival in Colac on November 30. HEY-SMITH will perform with Mexico's Out Of Control Army at SKAramble Japan at Toyosu PIT on July 18, tour with The Suicide Machines in the US in September, and perform at the Supernova Ska In September, the band will tour with The Suicide Machines in the U.S. and perform at the Supernova Ska Festival on October 26 and 27. In addition, HEY-SMITH will perform at the "OSAKA HAZIKETEMAZARE FESTIVAL 2024," an outdoor festival hosted by HEY-SMITH to be held on October 26 and 27 at the Izumiotsu Phoenix in Osaka, welcoming The Sucide Machines and others from the United States. The "Rest In Punk Tour," which sold out all 55 shows in Japan, has come to an end. Keep an eye out for HEY-SMITH as they continue to gain momentum on the global stage. HEY-SMITH tour in...
- For International Customers
【PONY CANYON INC.】 Begins Overseas Sales of Select Music Works from PCI MUSIC INC.
【PONY CANYON INC.】 (Headquarters: Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Takashi Yoshimura) has commenced overseas sales of selected indie artist CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and other products handled by PCI MUSIC INC. (Headquarters: Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Takaaki Tanaka) through its official international e-commerce site, "PONYCANYON SHOP" (https://shop.ponycan.com/), which is jointly operated with GOOD SMILE Logistics & Solutions Inc. PCI MUSIC has created a solid brand and increased its presence in Japan's diverse indie scene with its unique line of music. This time, more than 30 artists and over 100 titles were deployed at once on “PONYCANYON SHOP”, the official e-commerce site of Pony Canyon for overseas customers, for the independent products of PCI MUSIC. This initiative is also expected to create and lead to new customers in the “PONYCANYON SHOP”. We will continue to increase the number of titles we handle and deliver to music fans around the world a wide range of works that are at the forefront of the Japanese music scene, further expanding its potential. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ About PONY CANYON INC. Headquarters: Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Founded: October 1, 1966 President & CEO: Takashi Yoshimura Business Activities: Planning, production, and sales of various audio-visual...
- New Release
BTS will release the analog version of the album “WAKE UP” on December 25 as a Christmas present for the 10th anniversary of their debut in Japan, and a listening party on June 20!
BTS has now transcended the K-pop genre and become a big international artist. Their Japanese debut album "WAKE UP," released on December 24, 2014, will be released in analog format on December 25 in a 2 LP set and color vinyl (clear). This album includes "NO MORE DREAM-Japanese Ver.", "BOY IN LUV-Japanese Ver.", "Danger-Japanese Ver.", original Japanese songs, different versions of Japanese songs, and many other songs are only available on this album. The album will be available in clear color (transparent vinyl), which is also expected to be a hot topic. In celebration of the analog release, a "WAKE UP" Listening Party on YouTube 2024 is scheduled to be held on June 20 at 20:00 (Japan time) on the BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL YouTube channel, so please be sure to listen to the newly reborn analog version of "WAKE UP. WAKE UP" on YouTube 2024 (Japan time), so please listen to it. The analog version of "FOR YOU" will be released on June 19, and the music video for "FOR YOU" has been viewed nearly 100 million times on YouTube. It will be a year to keep an eye on BTS as they celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut...
- Band-Maid
- Live/Event
Special performance by BAND-MAID x The Warning, two girl rock bands active worldwide! They performed a surprise collaboration song for the first time!
BAND-MAID, the world's most popular girls' band, performed at “Lollapalooza” in the U.S. in 2023 as the first Japanese band in about 13 years. On June 12, BAND-MAID held a special performance at EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo with a very popular Mexican band, The Warning. The Warning is a three-sister band from Monterrey, Mexico's third largest city, that has attracted hard rock fans since the release of their “Mayday EP” in 2021, and has garnered attention with over 86 million views on YouTube. This special performance was made happen after the band members, who were originally fans of BAND-MAID, met backstage at the “AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL” to be held in the United States in 2022. A collaboration song, BAND-MAID with The Warning “SHOW THEM,” was also produced for this performance. And at the end of the performance, they made a surprise performance together for the first time. It was a very special night for fans of both bands. Photo by Misaki Ito Photo by Misaki Ito Photo by Misaki Ito Photo by Misaki Ito
- Ako
- New Release
Ako will release first album “GENE” on July 10, and artwork will be released!
Ako's first album “GENE” will be released on July 10, and the artwork has been revealed. This is the long-awaited release of Ako's first full album. The Blu-ray “MACHINE” will include a newly filmed acoustic live performance and a behind-the-scenes making-of video from the “SXSW” stage held in Texas, U.S.A. in March 2024. For more details, check the “GENE” special site, the official website, and SNS, and be sure not to miss Ako's vigorous development. Ako 1st Album 『GENE』 Released on July 10, 2024 ako “GENE” special site https://akolondog.net/GENE
- Linked Horizon
- New Release
Linked Horizon released new artist photos from their long-awaited best album “Memories of Attack on Titan”!
Linked Horizon has released a new artist photo from the best album "Memories of "Attack on Titan" which has announced will be released on August 7. The photos recall memorable scenes from "Attack on Titan" and are perfect for the final collaboration between Linked Horizon and "Attack on Titan". Linked Horizon has been a part of the "Attack on Titan" TV anime series for almost 10 years. This best-of album will feature Linked Horizon's "Attack on Titan" related songs, following the series' journey and reliving the epic story through their music. The "Special Edition" (limited to PCSC order production) will include a new song themed on a certain character as a bonus track, and will be packaged in a special analog-sized box with a lyric card. Only the "special edition" will be released on UHQCD. In addition, the newly recorded bonus track "Watashi ga Honto ni Hoshikatta Mono" will be included only in the special edition, which will be available only on the limited-order production version of the album. Orders for the special edition will be taken until June 7, so don't forget to pre-order your CD now! ▼▼Click here for reservation(For oversea customer）▼▼ https://shop.ponycan.com/products/list?name=LinkedHorizonDeluxe (Order...
- Chogakusei
- New Release
- Press
Singer Chogakusei chosen to sing the opening theme song for the TV anime “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells”
A mysterious singer, Chogakusei's new song "Hazure" will be the opening theme song for the TV anime “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells” which will start airing in July. The TV anime “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells” is an anime adaptation of a popular light novel written by Yoshi Shinozaki and illustrated by KWKM, which has been published by Overlap Bunko since 2018. The story is popular for its expression of the dark emotions of the main character, Touka Mimori, who is summoned to another world with his classmates, only to be abandoned by a goddess, and survives by using only “abnormal skills” to seek revenge, as well as the duality of the story in which he deepens his bonds with his friends while harboring a desire for vengeance. The first PV has been newly released, and the opening theme song, "Hazure" by Chogakusei, has also been partially released in the PV. Chogakusei says of the work, "My name is Chogakusei, and I will be in charge of the opening theme song for this anime. I have had the opportunity to read from Naro novels on...
- Hakubi
- New Release
Hakubi’s new song will be the ED theme song for the TV anime “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells”
Hakubi, a three-piece band from Kyoto, has announced that their new song “pray” will be the ending theme song for the TV anime “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells” which will start airing from July 2024. The TV anime “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells” is an anime adaptation of a popular light novel written by Yoshi Shinozaki and illustrated by KWKM, which has been published by Overlap Bunko since 2018. The story is popular for its expression of the dark emotions of the main character, Touka Mimori, who is summoned to another world with his classmates, only to be abandoned by a goddess, and survives by using only “abnormal skills” to seek revenge, as well as the duality of the story in which he deepens his bonds with his friends while harboring a desire for vengeance. Hakubi's new song “pray,” the ending theme song for the film, was written by Vo/Gt. Katagiri in the motif of “Seras,” the heroine of the film, to accompany the film. The song was inspired by the heroine “Selous,” who tries to be strong while thinking of someone else, and Hakubi's...
