The ROOTLESS release PV for “Kawaritai to, Tsuyoku Nozome. Sore Igai wa, Iranai.”

Rock band The ROOTLESS are gearing up to release their second single on August 24th titled “Kawaritai to, Tsuyoku Nozome. Sore Igai wa, Iranai.” THE ROOTLESS gained a lot of attention in the past for their debut single, “One day“, which was used as a theme song for popular anime series, “ONE PIECE“.

The lead song for their second single has …


EXILE’s MATSU & Fukuda Mayuko to star in The ROOTLESS’ music video

It was confirmed on May 31st that EXILE’s MATSU (Matsumoto Toshio) and actress Fukuda Mayuko will appear in a new music video by The ROOTLESS.

The two stars are part of the Bee TV drama, “3-mai-me no bodyguard ~Boku wa kimi dake o mamorinuku~“, and The ROOTLESS song “Elephant” is the show’s theme song.

The show revolves around the character ‘Mishio Nobuo‘, or …


ken, INORAN, MIYAVI and more to attend “TOKYO GUITAR SHOW 2011″

Guitar enthusiasts in Japan will get to share the love through the “TOKYO GUITAR SHOW 2011“, which will be held on June 25th and 26th at Ariake TFT Hall.

This event was organized under the concept, “Sharing the joy of a more enriched life through guitars/basses“. Visitors will not only get to purchase guitars and related items for special …


ONE PIECE will hold a national dome tour!

Oda Eiichiro’s popular pirate manga, ONE PIECE, will have a national dome tour starting in the spring!

The tour will be in the form of a theme park held at dome stadiums all over Japan. Places in the ONE PIECE world (East Blue, Little Garden, Water 7, etc.) will each have a separate section adorned with …


FLYING POSTMEN PRESS LIVE TOUR 2011 – Part 1

Free entertainment paper FLYING POSTMEN PRESS is hosting a two part tour with different artists.

The first tour is titled “FPP LIVE TOUR 2011 PART1 Rock Limited” and will have only rock artists.  The scheduled guests are: DASEIN, Rockstar Steady, The ROOTLESS, SCANDAL, and more.

The tour will only be in three cities: Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.

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Choshinsei on the cover of MUSIQ? SPECIAL

Every December, guitar/bass/drum magazine GiGs, releases a special on various artists.  While this is the December issue, the magazine is on stands this month for ¥838 ($10.23 USD) and music fans can order it from CDJ.

Pop group, Choshinsei, will grace the cover and have a feature in the December extra issue of GiGs’ “MUSIQ? SPECIAL ‘OUT of MUSIC’ Vol.11″.  Other …


The ROOTLESS unveil “ONE PIECE” theme song “One day” PV + release info

Back in July, we reported that newbie band, The ROOTLESS will have their debut single “One day” used as the opening theme song for popular anime “ONE PIECE“.

Well, they’ve just released the debut single on October 20th, and it’s already achieved the #3 position on the Oricon daily chart! Check out the full PV below!

We’ve also got the …


THE ROOTLESS to debut with new theme song for “ONE PIECE”

Popular anime “ONE PIECE“, will start a new chapter “Marineford” on the 18th, and new band “THE ROOTLESS“, will sing the new theme song called “One day“.

“THE ROOTLESS” was formed in 2009 under the agency of  EXILE, “LDH” and have released two albums as well as two national tours as an indie band.

The theme song for “ONE PIECE” has been …