- Ryoma Quartet
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Ryoma Quartet Performs at Opening Ceremony of MLB Tokyo Series
Blending the sounds of traditional Japanese instruments—Tsugaru shamisen, shinobue flute, and traditional drums—with the classical Western violin, the genre-defying Ryoma Quartet took the stage at the Tokyo Dome on March 19 for the Opening Ceremony of the MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim, featuring the Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers season opener. The quartet performed two signature pieces: “YAMATO,” which embodies their samurai spirit with bold instrumentation, and “FUJIN,” a dynamic composition that balances grandeur with speed. Their unique cross-cultural sound set the tone for the event, captivating the crowd just before the first pitch. Joining Ryoma Quartet were over 20 performers including shamisen, shakuhachi, Japanese dance, koto, and traditional hayashi percussion artists—forming a powerful ensemble that delivered a new kind of oriental sound performance and electrified the stadium. On the previous day, March 18, Ryoma Quartet’s cover renditions of iconic Pokémon tracks—“Battle! Champion” and “Opening - Red & Green”—were featured as entrance music for the players, adding excitement to both days of the event with their stirring sounds and performance. Photography by Ryoshi Fukuoka Comment from Ryoma (Violinist, Ryoma Quartet):"I’ve loved baseball since I was a child and even once seriously pursued the dream of playing at Koshien....
- Band-Maid
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BAND-MAID Guitarist KANAMI Makes History! Announcing the Release of the First-Ever PRS Signature Model Guitar by a Japanese Artist!
The globally renowned all-girl hard rock band BAND-MAID has been topping charts worldwide with their latest album, Epic Narratives. Adding to the buzz, the band’s lead guitarist KANAMI (Gt), who composed all the tracks on the new album, is set to release her first-ever signature model guitar in collaboration with the American guitar manufacturer PRS. This marks the first signature model by PRS for a Japanese artist. Named the “PRS KANAMI Limited Edition”, this exclusive model will be limited to just 200 units worldwide. Packed with KANAMI’s unique preferences and attention to detail, this guitar is sure to excite fans and guitar enthusiasts alike. For full details on this special release, visit the official PRS page. Along with the announcement, KANAMI has shared her thoughts: KANAMI’s Comment: "Discovering PRS was a pivotal moment for me; I was instantly drawn to it, and it quickly became an essential part of BAND-MAID. It’s an absolute honor to see my dream of having my own signature model come true. Since I started playing the PRS Custom 24, it has consistently been at the core of BAND-MAID’s sound. For this model, I chose the Custom 24-08’s control layout because our songs often...
- 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...
- aiko
- Press
“Detective Conan: The Million dollar Pentagram” and aiko’s “mutual love” special collaboration movie is released!
On May 8,“Detective Conan: The Million dollar Pentagram” and aiko's "mutual love" special collaboration movie was released on YOUTUBE's TOHO MOVIE channel. The day before the release of the movie, a notice letter was sent by Phantom Thief Kid, who also appears in the movie, hinting at the release of the special collaboration movie, and it became a big topic of conversation even before the movie was released. We hope you will watch it again and again, as it's an emotional movie interwoven with the theater version of "Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram" and "mutual love". [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxoxR5KnqUk[/embed] aiko “mutual love” https://aiko.lnk.to/soushisouai58
- Kroi
- Press
Kroi releases the making of the music video shot in California for the new song “Water Carrier”!
Kroi has released a making-of video for the music video for "Water Carrier," the opening theme for "SAND LAND: THE SERIES," the star original series based on Akira Toriyama, which was released on March 20. The video shows the behind-the-scenes of the music video for "Water Carrier," which was shot in California, and includes interviews with the members. In addition, Kroi will release their third album "Unspoiled" on June 19. [Behind the Scenes] Kroi – Water Carrier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcxiKRHlLCk Kroi – Water Carrier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KcWcd3wAzQ Kroi 3rd Album『Unspoiled』 CD pre-order link：https://lnk.to/Unspoiled_AL
