by VMJ | Jun 23, 2026 | Headline
As the 2026 biopic Michael breaks box office records, the history of Western media hostility faces a major wave of revisionism. But the real story lies in the corporate and cultural divide between the West and Japan. There is a distinct fatigue in watching internet...
by VMJ | May 9, 2026 | Headline
D’ESPAIRSRAY’s new single, RAPTURE, set to be released on May 13th (2026) D’ESPAIRSRAY will release their new single RAPTURE on May 13, 2026 — their first new music in approximately 16 years, following LOVE IS DEAD in April 2010. If you need to catch up on how...
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by VMJ | May 9, 2026 | Report
While HIZUMI often jokes that he only ever brings the rain, something he even joked about that night, what he actually did was bring the lights back to that home. On a day Japan celebrated new growth and the return of light, Zepp DiverCity felt like exactly that: a...
by VMJ | Apr 22, 2026 | Interview
Every person I’ve met, everything that’s happened, every encounter — I feel now that all of it has led me here. And all of it connects back to love. –– kyo (D’ERLANGER) kyo will be turning 60 next year. More than half of his life has been spent as the vocalist...
by VMJ | Apr 17, 2026 | Headline
The title will surprise no one who was paying attention at Ariake. Shinya’s final instruction to his bandmates — “No matter what happens, do NOT stop LUNA SEA” — set the terms. When we covered LUNA SEA’s return to the stage at Ariake Arena last March, we closed by...
