Congratulations to ONE OK ROCK for winning Artist of the Year at this year’s MTV Japan Video Music Awards!
JulenPhoto released his photo diary book Tour Dreams last week and boy do I have something special for you guys– A book review and an interview with JulenPhoto himself!!! The interview includes lots of interesting insights into JulenPhoto’s photography that were not touched upon in the book, and also some funny tidbits about our favorite band. Check out the (quite lengthy) feature here!
If you haven’t already, make sure you pick up a copy of Tour Dreams at either Amazon Japan or HMV. Both shops will ship internationally. This is truly a must-have for any ONE OK ROCK fan!
My reports for Warped Tour and Ventura are up! PCD is real and it hits hard.
I’m back from my trip to California! My friends and I followed ONE OK ROCK around for three days. Check out the first of my reports, Sacramento, here!
Lots of things going on today. Additional tour dates have been announced for the Eye of the Storm Japan Tour!
The following have been added:
- 2019/10/28-29 Okinawa @ Okinawa Convention Center Tenjitou
- 2020/01/29-30 Tokyo @ Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Also, the official YouTube channel has uploaded teaser trailers for the upcoming releases of Ambitions Japan Dome Tour and with Orchestra Japan Tour! Both will be available August 21. Don’t forget to pre-order your copy!
You can order from Amazon Japan here…
Dome: Blu-ray, DVD
Orchestra: Blu-ray, DVD
Julen’s photobook has also been released in Japan. Get your copy here if you haven’t already!
Happy birthday, Tomoya!!
The bestest drummer who ever drummed turns 32 today! Congratulations!
Calling all drummers!
Tomoya is currently holding a giveaway for his old SJC drum set. To enter, you must post a video of you drumming to your Instagram feed. It doesn’t matter what song you play or whether you play solo or with an ensemble, or if you play with the original audio as a guide in the background. You must tag Tomoya (@tomo_10969) and the official ONE OK ROCK account (@oneokrockofficial), and use the hashtag #tomoyaドラムセットプレゼント企画. Entry deadline is July 31 at 11:59PM JST. Limit 1 entry per person. Tomoya will choose one winner from the entries and the winner will be notified via DM from the official ONE OK ROCK account. Reselling the prize is prohibited. Snare drum, cymbals, stands, and pedals are not included.
Entries don’t seem to be restricted to residents of Japan but considering the rules are only written in Japanese and that overseas shipping would cost an arm and a leg, I think it’s pretty safe to say that people outside Japan are not likely to be chosen. It’s a cool chance to possibly have Tomoya see your drumming though so good luck to anyone who decides to enter!
Full details can be found on Tomoya’s Instagram post here.
Mark your calendars! Both “AMBITIONS JAPAN DOME TOUR” and “with Orchestra Japan Tour” will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 21! They will each come with a booklet that includes 100 pages of photos, commentary, live reports, and staff interviews. There is no mention of documentary footage so it’s probably safe to say that there will unfortunately be little to none included with these releases.
Pre-order your copy from Amazon Japan here!
Dome: Blu-ray, DVD
Orchestra: Blu-ray, DVD
Tomoya announced via his Instagram account on the 28th that he and his wife welcomed another son to their family. Congratulations!
ONE OK ROCK announced a new tour the other day: Eye of the Storm World Tour 2019 -US & Mexico-. While it says U.S., it’s more like West Coast since there are five performances in California, including Warped Tour in Mountain View, and Portland. I will be attending the concerts in Sacramento and Ventura in addition to the previously planned Warped Tour for a 3-day weekend with ONE OK ROCK! My friends and I got VIP tickets for both newly announced shows so that should be a lot of fun.
My report for ONE OK ROCK’s opening act for Ed Sheeran in Osaka is up! Check it out here.
My next time seeing the band will be at Warped Tour in July.