SEKAI NO OWARI announces one-man tour

Rock band SEKAI NO OWARI has announced that they will be holding a one-man tour called “ZEPP TOUR 2012 ‘Entertainment’“, this May!

For this tour, SEKAI NO OWARI will hold two concerts each in 3 cities: Nagoya, Tokyo, and Osaka. It will kick off on May 7th at Zepp Nagoya, and will wrap up on May 15th at Zepp Namba.

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Nakai Masahiro to host ‘CDTV Special Premier Live’ + artist line-up

TBS will live broadcast their  annual New Year’s Eve music program, ‘CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premier Live 2011→2012‘.  It was announced that SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro will host the show for the second consecutive year.

TBS also revealed the artists line-up who are expected to show their great performances on the show.  SMAP will perform “Cho Premium Dai Hit Special Medley” and AKB48 will perform …


Koda Kumi to perform at Ontama Carnival in January

Koda Kumi who has been making headlines with her recent engagement to BACK-ON’s guitarist and vocalist KENJI03 has decided to perform at Ontama Carnival next year. The music event will be held on January 28th and 29th at Yokohama Arena.

This will be the 4th time Koda Kumi has attended the event. In addition to Koda, the following artists will …


Performances from this week’s ‘Coming Soon!!’

This week’s episode of ‘Coming Soon!!‘ had quite a few artists.

Among the artists were idol groups French Kiss and Tackey & Tsubasa. Joining them were pop rock groups Ikimono Gakari and Pornograffitti. Also making an appearance was Sunya with singer AZU, and SEKAI NO OWARI.

Check out the performances below!

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< Ikimono Gakari – ‘Aruiteikou’ >

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< Tackey & Tsubasa – ‘Heartful Voice’ …


SEKAI NO OWARI reveals PV for “Starlight Parade”

SEKAI NO OWARI has just revealed the PV for their upcoming single, “Starlight Parade“!

Written by Fukase Kei (Vo, G) and composed by Nakajima Shinichi (G), the title song is described to be a catchy piece with a sparkling sound. The PV is follows the story of “A main character who goes out on his bicycle on a sleepless …


SEKAI NO OWARI to release new single, “Starlight Parade”

Rock band SEKAI NO OWARI has announced that they will be releasing a new single, “Starlight Parade“, on November 23rd.

The title song was written by Fukase Kei (Vo, G) and composed by Nakajima Shinichi (G) as the theme song for NHK’s radio campaign, “Hajimemashite, Radio Desu.“.  Meanwhile, the coupling track, “yume“, was written by Fukase and composed by Fujisaki Saori …


SEKAI NO OWARI to hold nationwide tour

Rock band SEKAI NO OWARI has announced that they will be holding a nationwide tour called, “SEKAI NO OWARI TOUR 2011“, starting November!

This will be SEKAI NO OWARI’s first tour after making their major debut on August 17th with the single, “INORI“. The tour will start right after their November 22nd concert at Nippon Budokan, stopping in 9 cities from Sapporo to …


SEKAI NO OWARI unveils PV for “INORI”!

Rock band SEKAI NO OWARI has uploaded the PV for their major debut single, “INORI“, on TOY’S FACTORY’s official YouTube channel!

The video is a compilation of the three songs, “Kachoufuugetsu“, “Fushichou“, and “Never Ending World“. This idea came from the members themselves, who explained, “‘INORI’ is three songs made into one, it is one piece of work“.

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SEKAI NO OWARI reveals details on major debut single, “INORI”

Last month, rock band SEKAI NO OWARI announced that they will be making their major debut with the single, “INORI“, and now the jacket cover has been revealed!

The cover is a simple yet profound design, displaying the word “INORI” on a blue background. This new single will contain three songs and is scheduled to be released on August …


Sekai no Owari to make their major label debut with “INORI”!

It’s been revealed that four-member band Sekai no Owari has changed their name from Sekai no Owari (written as 世界の終り) to SEKAI NO OWARI in preparation for their major debut under TOY’S FACTORY!

SEKAI NO OWARI consists of Fukase Satoshi (vocalist & guitar), Nakajima Shinichi (guitar), Fujisaki Saori (piano), and LOVE (DJ). The band gained fans with their unique band formation …


Sekai no Owari to release live DVD in June

Indie rock band Sekai no Owari has announced that they will be releasing footage of their first hall tour as a DVD this June!

“2010.12.23 SHIBUYA C.C.Lemon Hall” will be released on June 15th, and features footage of their December 23rd live at the famous performance hall. The DVD includes nine songs and behind-the-scenes clips to give fans the ultimate Sekai …


SPACE SHOWER TV announces the winners of the “SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS”!

SPACE SHOWER TV has just announced the winners of this year’s “SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS”!

Only 70 videos out of the 4,000 that were released in the year of 2010 were nominated for awards in the 14 different categories. This year, pop singer Kimura Kaela received awards for both “BEST ARTIST” and “BEST FEMALE VIDEO” for her PVs “You bet!!”, …


Sekai no Owari to perform at Nippon Budokan next fall

Sekai no Owari is scheduled to have a one man live at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan on November 22, 2011. The title of the concert will be “SEKAI NO OWARI at Budokan”.

The group received a lot of attention after releasing their debut album “EARTH” last spring. Since then, they have been taking over events and festivals and at the …


Osaka’s live event, “REQUESTAGE”, announces their artist line-up

FM802’s request program, “ROCK KIDS 802”, has announced their guest line-up for their popular live event, “REQUESTAGE”. This is the 9th “REQUESTAGE”, and it will be at Osaka-jo Hall on April 30th.

The five artists that will perform and pump up Osaka this spring are ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, UVERworld, KREVA, Sekai no Owari, and Perfume.

“ROCK KIDS 802” will be selling tickets on air …