Japan Underground, an event hosted by JPU Records to celebrate great music from Japan, will return on Saturday 31 January 2026 for a very special, extremely intimate session featuring mikina of EDM-fuelled idol group ExWHYZ at The Kings Arms in Hanwell, West London.

Previous guests at Japan Underground have included Otoboke Beaver, [Alexandros] and FACT, all before they became massive names, and January’s event is set to be another milestone with the addition of mikina from ExWHYZ. Her group’s latest single ‘DON’T CRY’ features Japanese EDM unit DONGROSSO and its music video has already been played over one million times within a month of its release. Additionally, mikina has gone viral on TikTok and other platforms several times with a video of her whimsically working the tills at Tower Records in Japan, with messages such as “Is this a dream?”, “Every time I see this I’m a little more stunned”, and “this is so cute”.

ExWHYZ’s core message is to “dance your dance”, and with its origins firmly in electronic dance music, it’s only natural for its members to be avid DJs too. This will be the first time mikina has performed a DJ set outside of Japan, and although she yet to tell us what she has planned, we fully expect it to get you dancing, your own way. Additionally, other members from ExWHYZ will also be present, possibly dancing their own dance too.

Additional to mikina, JPU Records staff will be DJing, like with every event, playing a large selection of rock, metal, visual-kei and anime favourites from Japan, along with requests from the audience to make sure the vibes hit hard.

Ticket:£10