MIKU EXPO 2024 New Zealand & Australia, John Cain Arena, Melbourne, November 22nd 2024 – Live Review
Hatsune Miku is as much a character, a J-Pop idol, and a cultural icon, as she is…
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HANABIE.: 2024 Australian Tour, 170 Russell, Melbourne, November 12th 2024 – Live Review
HANABIE. are no strangers to Australia. Having previously visited our shores last year as part of the…
Radwimps (ラッドウインプス): Australian Tour 2023, Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, October 13th 2023 – J-Rock Live Review
It’s crazy to think that Radwimps didn’t realise their power in Australia until their arrival. Yojiro Noda,…
Perfume: Time Warp – J-Pop Single Review
Perfume have been pushing the boundaries for 20 years. In an industry that is obsessed with age,…
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, February 29, 2020 – Live Review
It is phenomenal, the number of lives that have been impacted by Hayao Miyazaki’s work, but Miyazaki’s…
Mai Fujisawa: Melody of Japan: Animation, Film and Classics with MAI FUJISAWA at Melbourne Recital Centre, November 14, 2019 – Live Review
Growing up, I remember falling in love with Studio Ghibli films and the score compositions by composer…
Hikaru Utada – Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 – Film Review
For as long as I can remember, J-Pop has always been wonderful to listen to, but extremely…