ZOC Brings PvP to Fans With Upcoming Major Label Album!

Five-member alt-idol group ZOC announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, PvP, June 9. This will be the group’s latest release since their double-A side single “AGE OF ZOC/DON’T TRUST TEENAGER” earlier in January, and will be their first major label album since joining Avex last year. The album is set to feature two CDs, with Disc 1 containing songs off the first single and the new songs shown during their NEVER TRUST ZOC TOUR. Disc 2 contains the solo tracks for each member and songs from their indie era that were re-sung and rearranged by the current members. It will also drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two limited editions, one with a bonus DVD and the other with a bonus Blu-ray. Both the DVD and Blu-ray will include footage from their NEVER TRUST ZOC FINAL concert performance that took place at the famed NIPPON BUDOKAN. The Blu-ray includes the Zepp Tokyo live performance, a 72-page photo booklet of the performances, and the music video for “DON’T TRUST TEENAGER”. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video for “AGE OF ZOC” with former member Kashii Katei, along with the pre-order link for PvP below!

Standard edition

Limited DVD edition

Limited Blu-ray edition

ZOC「PvP」

CD

DISC 1

・AGE OF ZOC

・DON'T TRUST TEENAGER

・FLY IN THE DEEP RIVER

・REPEAT THE END

・family name -AGE OF ZOC Ver.-

DISC 2

・紅のクオリア

・それな！人生PARTY

・まろまろ浄土

Blu-ray

・NEVER TRUST ZOC FINAL at NIPPON BUDOKAN

・NEVER TRUST ZOC at Zepp Tokyo

・DON'T TRUST TEENAGER Music Video

DVD

・NEVER TRUST ZOC FINAL at NIPPON BUDOKAN

TENDRE Brings a Brand New PIECE with Latest Major Debut Single!

“PIECE” Jacket Cover

Vocalist TENDRE announced that he will be signing with Universal Music Japan’s sub-label EMI Records and dropped his major label debut single, “PIECE” across all digital music streaming platforms. This will be his latest release since the album LIFE LESS LONELY back in September of last year and will also be his first release in 2021. “PIECE" is a song that depicts "beginning" and a "decision". TENDRE commented on this work, "It's a track that expresses how I want to continue to connect with everyone, and to do so by using various ‘pieces’ of feelings." Margt, the creative unit who has worked on his work, was in charge of the jacket cover of "PIECE". Along with the major debut single, TENDRE had also dropped the music video for the song as well on his official YouTube channel. Toko Miura, who provided the song "Ochitsuke" by TENDRE last year, will appear in the music video, it was also directed by videographer Yohei Haga.

Be sure to check out the music video for “PIECE” below, along with the digital streaming link for the track here!

Homecomings Moves to a New Home with Upcoming Major Debut Album!

Four-member rock band Homecomings announced that they will be releasing brand new album Moving Days on May 12. This will be the latest physical release done by the band since Cakes back in April of 2019 and will be their major label debut with Pony Canyon IRORI records. Moving Days includes the album version of the theme song "Cakes" from the movie “Just Only Love" and "Pedal", which was used as the CM song for "Sukiya" last year. It will release with eleven songs total, including the ending theme "Herge" of the TV Tokyo drama Solo Live Girls' Recommendations. The album will drop with two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The Blu-ray will feature footage from the band’s BLANKET TOWN BLUES live event that took place back in December of last year. The jacket cover of the album is designed with the image of “Packing and moving”, which is the theme of this work, and the illustration was done by Sanuki Naoya, who is familiar with Homkami's work. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the music video from “Songbirds”, along with the pre-order links for Moving Days below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

Moving Days Standard Edition Jacket Cover

Moving Days Limited Edition Jacket Cover

Homecomings「Moving Days」

CD

01. Here

02. Cakes（Album Version）

03. Pedal

04. Good Word For The Weekend

05. Moving Day Pt. 2

06. Continue

07. Summer Reading

08. Tiny Kitchen

09. Pet Milk

10. Blanket Town Blues

11. Herge

Limited Edition Blu-ray

"BLANKET TOWN BLUES" December 25, 2020

01. Corridor（to blue hour）

02. Blue Hour

03. Hull Down

04. Lighthouse Melodies

05. Smoke

06. ANOTHER NEW YEAR

07. LEMON SOUNDS

08. HURTS

09. Special Today

10. Moving Day Part1

11. Continue

12. PLAY YARD SYMPHONY

13. Cakes

14. Songbirds

15. Whale Living

16. I Want You Back

iScream Announces Major Debut In June

iScream is a three-member girls’ unit that has signed with LDH Records and will make their major debut in June. The members of the unit are RUI who won the LDH PRESENTS THE GIRLS AUDITION that was held in 2018 and the other members are YUNA and HINATA who were both finalists at the same event. The group came together in 2019 and was the opening act for the E-girls national tour that was in 2020. The members released a statement that said, "All three had dreamed of becoming artists from an early age." "With our singing ability, which is our weapon, in the foreground, the theme of" screaming love "was also applied to the group name. I want to deliver songs that will make you feel the love of the song!" iScream will debut with their song “Maybe … YES” which is the ending theme for the slice of life drama お茶にごす。 (Ocha Nigosu.) On March 12 the group dropped a limited-size version on their Tik Tok, they have also already opened their official site, Twitter, Instagram, and of course, their Tik Tok. Stay tuned for more information about “Maybe … YES” when it is announced at a later date.

Tempalay Shows Fans a Piece of EDEN with there Major Label Debut!

Three-member rock band Tempalay announced that they will be making their major label debut with their track “EDEN” on December 9. Releasing across all digital music streaming platforms and under Warner Music’s sub-label, unBORDE, the band looks to shock the masses with their unique sound and style. To tease the upcoming release, Tempalay dropped a teaser video that allows you to listen to a part of "EDEN.” The jacket cover photo of "EDEN" was also revealed, which was done by YOSHIROTTEN. The artwork incorporates the magical eye technique and if you look closely, you can see another picture that you couldn't see at all, or the picture itself becomes three-dimensional image.

As we look forward to the upcoming release, check out the teaser below!