Japanese girls rock band BRATS performed their first live American concert at Anime Los Angeles on January 10, 2020, the same day that their new digital single "Excuser" was released on streaming platforms internationally.
Akihabara-based maid cafe @home cafe ("at-home cafe") will present a special Hello Kitty collaboration cafe from January 21 – March 29, 2020.
KCON announced has the dates and locations for its 2020 festivities. For KCON USA, KCON New York will return to the Javits Center for the second year in a row from June 12 to 14. KCON Los Angeles will return to its home at the LA Convention Center from August 27 until August 30.
C9 ENTERTAINMENT / WARNER MUSIC KOREA / SUBKULTURE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT “CIX 1st Fan Meeting HELLO, FIX” in USA.
Japanese idol group Wasuta ("The World Standard") announced the release of their first "Best" album at their annual "Wa-Ship Kanshasai" event at Shinjuku ReNY on December 26, 2019.
URBANGARDE's new music video "Kotoba Uri" ("Word Seller") touches base on 80s technopop to bring in the new year, with a VHS-style reflection on past moments as they prepare for their 2020 tour and new album TOKYOPOP, released January 1, 2020 and now streaming worldwide.
Jewel☆Ciel announced their long awaited first full album at their one-man concert "Ashitamirai", held December 21 at Shibuya Stream Hall.
The Year of Discovery ends with Steve recommending Tokyo Jihen's Variety album.
Year End Recap: The More Things Stay The Same…
Selective Hearing's admin goes over the year that was 2019.