The Japan-Korea Music Exchange Festival 'Rising Connection' Successfully Concludes

Bands EHJM, D82, ASH DA HERO, and BACK-ON participatedThe '2026 Rising Connection in Japan,' featuring bands EHJM, D82, ASH DA HERO, and BACK-ON, concluded successfully. /Rockin' Korea[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Hyun-jung] The music exchange event 'Rising Connection in Japan,' which brought together artists from Korea and Japan, concluded with great success.Content production company Rockin' Korea announced on the 1st, "The '2026 Rising Connection in Japan' concert, featuring top artists from Korea and Japan, was held on September 25th at Shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE in Tokyo, Japan."'Rising Connection' is a small-scale international exchange festival planned by Rockin' Korea, which received positive responses from music fans when held in Korea in February and June of this year.For this '2026 Rising Connection in Japan,' the first overseas performance of the 'Rising Connection' project, Japanese bands ASH DA HERO and BACK-ON performed, while Korean bands EHJM and D82 joined.At the concert, the unique stages created by artists from both Korea and Japan, along with the natural flow of both languages on stage and among the audience, created a deep impression by showcasing communication through music beyond language.ASH DA HERO conveyed the message, "The differences between Korea and Japan can become one through music," through their stage ments, eliciting enthusiastic responses from the audience.Furthermore, after all performances concluded, Japanese music industry officials discussed the follow-up activities of EHJM and D82 in Japan, leaving a meaningful achievement.Rockin' Korea stated, "We will continue the 'Rising Connection' series based on international exchange with various Asian countries that have high interest in Korean music, not just Japan," adding, "We will do our best to make it a successful case of privately-led cultural exchange."laugardagr@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]