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Interview: ZAQ Breaks the Anisong Mold
ZAQ began playing the piano at three years old. Her passion and talent for music would lead to the pursuit of a College of Music degree, where she studied classical music in the Piano Department. After graduation, ZAQ would then leave the refined rooms of Beethoven and Mozart to...
6 years ago
Interview: Guilty Kiss Rocks Lantis Matsuri at Anime NYC
When the Love Live! Sunshine!! multimedia project launched in April 2015, Love Live! fans eagerly awaited the next step for the franchise's newest school idol group, Aqours—the introduction of subunits. In October 2015, fan voting opened for a variety of subunit configurations,...
6 years ago
Interview: nano Reflects on her Career and Identity as an Artist
Singer/songwriter nano began her career posting covers of Vocaloid and anime songs online, before being signed by major label Flying Dog in 2012. Thanks in part to her fluency in English and Japanese, nano has built a reputation for her bilingual blends of high-energy rock and r...
7 years ago
Interview: Aqours Return to Los Angeles for 'Brand New Wave' Concert
Love Live! Sunshine!! is the second multimedia project from the Love Live! School Idol Project franchise, jointly developed by Dengeki G Magazine, animation studio Sunrise, and record company Lantis. Its television anime debut in Summer 2016 garnered an international following f...
7 years ago
Interview: TRUE Reflects on Five Years as Anisong Artist
Last November, anisong singer TRUE joined the line-up of the Anisong World Matsuri concert tour for the first time in New York City. The performance on the sidelines of the Anime NYC convention included collaboration duets with Konomi Suzuki (performing "Sparkling Daydream" from...
7 years ago
Anisong Label Lantis Celebrates 20th Anniversary with 3-Day Concert
Anisong music label Lantis has announced plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a three-day Lantis Matsuri 2019 concert, to be held June 21–23 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Tokyo. In a press conference streamed on Niconico Live, YouTube Live, and LINE Live, La...
7 years ago
Interview: Luna Haruna to Showcase Best Album at New York Anisong World Matsuri
Since making her international debut at Sakura-Con in Seattle five years ago, model-turned-singer Luna Haruna has performed at more than 30 anime conventions and concerts around the world. Her frequent overseas performances make her one of the most recognizable anisong singers t...
8 years ago
Interview: Konomi Suzuki to Perform at First Anisong World Matsuri in New York
Konomi Suzuki has been singing and dancing since she was little, but singing for anime was not always her objective. That changed when a friend introduced her to Macross F and performances by May'n for the anime. By middle school, Suzuki was determined to become a singer for wor...
8 years ago
SPYAIR Announce First World Tour
Japanese rock band SPYAIR announced their first world tour on July 28, with tickets going on sale the same day. The tour is scheduled to begin in Atlanta in the United States on September 23. The group will be joined by fellow Japanese rock band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D for the North a...
8 years ago
Japan Anime Music Lab. Aims to Connect Anisong Artists with Overseas Distributors
PROMIC, the foundation for promotion of Japan's music industry and culture, has launched a new service called Japan Anime Music Lab., which aims to support the overseas expansion of anime music (anisong). Also known by the abbreviation JAMLAB., the service provides a free portal...
8 years ago
