Electric Bloom Webzine

Sam Smith, one of England’s most successful singer-songwriters, has named kawaii metal group BABYMETAL as a recent obsession during a guest appearance at the MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Grand Ceremony, held on June 13th at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO and streamed internationally on YouTube. BABYMETAL, formed in 2010, are now one of Japan’s most successful...

Sakanaction were the biggest winners at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, leaving TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on June 13th with eight awards, while Mrs. GREEN APPLE retained Artist of the Year and Kenshi Yonezu swept every regional song category with ‘IRIS OUT’.

Visual kei band Z CLEAR call their music “Buchi ROCK”, after the Hiroshima dialect word for “extremely”. The name carries their hometown with it, and it tells you exactly how loud they intend to play.

Vocalist AKIRA and guitarist Miyako started the band in Hiroshima in 2019 as a two-piece, having already played together since their school years. Kochan (bass) and To...

FRUITS ZIPPER have been confirmed as performers for the MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Grand Ceremony, taking place on June 13th at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO. The addition follows CHANMINA’s withdrawal from the event on health grounds.

The Harajuku idol group join a line-up of distinguished artists already set to perform at the awards, organised around the concep...

Part music showcase and part history lesson, THE SUCCESSOR MAJ HIP HOP TRIBUTE rolled into Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO) on June 8th as one of the marquee dates of MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN WEEK. Across nearly three hours, the night set out to trace more than 40 years of Japanese hip-hop, from its roots through to the artists carrying the culture today, and it did so by handing th...