It’s time to practice the fan calls and break out the penlights, because the first alternative Idol live event for 2023 has been secured!
PLANCKSTARS – an seven member idol group from Hiroshima, Japan – will be descending upon the UK this January 22nd, 2023, as a part of their first One-man Live World Tour, which has been creatively titled the BUTTER DOG SUMMIT.
Continue reading PLANCKSTARS Set to Overtake London for their BUTTER DOG SUMMIT TourThe creativeness of music takes many forms, from the audible to the visual. And the artwork presented to us on our favourite record sleeves tell just as much of the musical story as the songs themselves.
Illustrator Yu-ki Iwata, known as Carnage Society, is one of the creative souls who works alongside bands and musicians to bring to life those album artworks.
Working as a freelance illustrator since high school, Yu-ki has worked on artworks for many prominent metal and visual kei artists. And more recently, with influences from death metal and grind core, Yu-ki has developed their style further, fusing kawaii and gore to create the original character GORE-GIRL.
Yu-ki joined Beyond Senpai to tell us more about the creativity involved in being an illustrator.
Continue reading Carnage Society: The artwork that makes the music. An interview with Yu-ki Iwata.As November draws to a close in the coming days, so does the final chapter in DEARDEVIL’s journey. With a final performance set for November 22nd, AKANE, ARARA and RISA will take their final bow together, before walking backstage and into a void of the unknown.
Of course, this does not mean that this is the end of the members and their individual journeys as performers, but is instead the beginning of a new chapter in their lives and careers, and wherever that path may take them, the fans will be there to cheer them on.
Continue reading With DEARDEVIL: The Final InterviewAll images included in this post are owned by Devil Margin Inc.
It was October 30th, 2022, and some new information had come to light: A new member had joined Satanic Punish, and one of Beyond Senpai’s contributor’s needed answers. What are their thoughts on joining this musically driven group, what music do they enjoy outside of what they are set to perform, and finally, just Who are they?
With their anonymity however, there is a strange kind of beauty. It adds to the anticipation of their unveiling – whenever that may be – and allows for speculation, because while we want to know more, we also crave to figure things out for ourselves, like a puzzle. So with this in mind, one of Beyond Senpai’s writer’s challenged themselves to something a little different.
An Interview with the ‘TRUE’ member of Satanic Punish, one that would not compromise their identity whatsoever.
Continue reading From Behind the Curtain: A Veiled Introduction to the ‘True’ Member of Satanic Punish
It’s been a busy year for Saki Chitose, better known as 2&, with new music releases and a trip across the planet to perform at Hyper Japan Festival in London to name but a few.
Saki-chan joined Just Panda for a chat about all the comings and goings in 2& land, and what fans can look forward too.
Continue reading double and: an interview with Saki Chitose
After a 3 year break from Hyper Japan Festival, they are back featuring an all new dedicated weekend of live Japanese pop and alternative music.
This is Hyper Live.
Continue reading Hyper Live at Hyper JapanBack on August 24th, Esprit D’Air announced new tour dates for 2023, after the award-winning band re-entered the Official charts just a month ago following the success of their self-promoted tour, which saw them perform in London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester.
With the first date of the tour set to kick-start on February 17th 2023 in Cardiff, this tour will lead the band onto a 7-date journey across the UK, where they will end with a private party in London on February 25th, exclusive only to their Patreon members.
Continue reading Esprit D’Air To Headline 2023 UK TourNEW EUROPEAN TOUR DATES ADDED
LONDON SHOW TO BE RECORDED FOR DEBUT LIVE ALBUM
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BRAND NEW GUITARIST JOINS BRIDEAR
In preparation for their up-coming September tour of the UK, the revered Japanese metal band BRIDEAR have just announced the addition of shows in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Continue reading BRIDEAR DECIDE TO SURVIVE TOUR 2022As the weekends since July 22nd pass us by, Hyper Japan continues to stand as more than just a memory to us all. The experience allowed us to reunite with friends old and new, and despite the stress that may have come with the bustling venue and the heatwave that pursued us all like the evil sun from Super Mario Bro’s, there has also been some undeniably incredible moments that we shall never forget.
One such memory comes in the form of MION, a singer-songwriter who hails all the way from Aichi, Japan, who currently resides in the UK in order to improver herself as a performer. With a sweet voice and powerful music that transcends the language barrier between us all, MION has been working hard since the beginning of 2022 to make a name for herself in the UK convention scene, and is only growing stronger the more she performs here.
With the memories of her music and personal interactions still fresh in our mind, Beyond Senpai’s Tom and Kelly are ready to reminisce about the heat of the Festival Stage at Hyper Japan Festival 2022, and talk about the impact that MION has had on them both.
Continue reading MION: A Little Gem Amongst The ChaosJ-pop legends Far East Mention Mannequins, known to their agents as FEMM, made a welcomed return to the city of London for an explosive headline show.
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