Tomoyasu Hotei　

Guns N' Roses　

At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N’ Roses brought raw, ugly rock ＆ roll crashing back into the charts. They were not nice boys; nice boys don’t play rock ＆ roll. ..more

Creepy Nuts　

Mai Kuraki　

Ayumi Hamasaki　

Ayumi Hamasaki is enjoying a string of Japan chart-toppers that help establish her as one of the most successful female solo singers of ’00s, along with Misia and Hikaru Utada. In addition to being a ..more

BLACKPINK　

RADWIMPS　

Haruomi Hosono　

ILLIT　

Neil Young　

After Neil Young left the California folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and idiosyncratic singer/songwriters of his generati ..more

BAND-MAID　

Humbert Humbert　

Ed Sheeran　

Flame-haired singer/songwriter, beatboxer, and guitarist Ed Sheeran’s eclectic blend of acoustic pop, folk, and hip-hop has been championed by everyone from the underground grime scene to American ..more

Sting　

Fleetwood Mac　

While most bands undergo a number of changes over the course of their careers, few groups experienced such radical stylistic changes as Fleetwood Mac. Initially conceived as a hard-edged British bl ..more

Hitsujibungaku　

Togenashitogeari　

Lady Gaga　

Glamorously gaudy, a self-made postmodern diva stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. Mastering th ..more

Yorushika　

Gen Hoshino