rockin'on group

rockin'on group is a Japanese music media company. According to its official site, it publishes music magazines, culture magazines, art magazines and general magazines as well as books, and operates music information websites. It also plans and produces large-scale music festivals, sells merchandise and produces and sells apparel brand products, and manages affiliated artists, operates labels and plans and produces auditions. The group's common profile lists its location as Shibuya Scramble Square 27F, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, with 76 employees as of April 2026. Its group companies include 株式会社ロッキング・オン・ホールディングス, 株式会社ロッキング・オン and 株式会社ロッキング・オン・ジャパン.

According to the official history page, rockin'on was founded in August 1972 as Yoichi Shibuya's sole proprietorship, publishing the Western rock criticism and reader-contribution magazine 'rockin'on'. It became monthly in September 1977 and was reorganized into a stock company in December 1982. In October 1986 it launched the Japanese rock criticism magazine 'ROCKIN'ON JAPAN'; in September 1988 it established 株式会社スワン・ソング; in December 1989 it launched the film criticism and interview magazine 'CUT'; in January 1994 it launched 'BRIDGE' as '季刊渋谷陽一'; in April 1994 it launched the subculture magazine 'H'; and in February 1997 it launched the Western and Japanese rock criticism magazine 'BUZZ'. In May 1997 it moved its office to Shibuya Infoss Tower. In October 1999 it launched the general magazine 'SIGHT'. In August 2000 it held the first 'ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL' at Kokuei Hitachi Seaside Park, held annually thereafter. In December 2003 it held the first 'COUNTDOWN JAPAN' at Makuhari Messe, held annually thereafter. In December 2006 it held the first 'COUNTDOWN JAPAN -WEST-' at Intex Osaka. In June 2007 it opened the music information site 'rockinon.com (formerly RO69)'. In December 2008 it started the band/artist audition 'COUNTDOWN JACK', held from the following year as 'RO69 JACK' (from 2017 'RO JACK'), paused once in 2020 and restarted in 2025. In May 2010 it held the first 'JAPAN JAM', held annually thereafter. In October 2011 it held the first food festival 'まんパク'. In February 2013 it established 株式会社ロッキング・オン・ジャパン. In August 2013 it started the apparel brand 'rockin'star★'. In October 2013 it established 株式会社RO ジャパン エージェンシー. In September 2014 it launched the art magazine 'SIGHT ART'. In August 2018 it launched the festival official app 'Jフェス'. In September 2019 it moved its office to Shibuya Scramble Square. In November 2020 it held the first online festival 'JAPAN ONLINE FESTIVAL'. In March 2022 it started the IP (video/character development) business 'ラプソディ'. In August 2022 'ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL' moved to Soga Sports Park in Chiba City, held annually thereafter. In March 2023 株式会社ロッキング・オン・ジャパン absorbed and merged 株式会社RO ジャパン エージェンシー and 株式会社スワン・ソング. In September 2024, commemorating the 25th anniversary of 'ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL' and the 30th anniversary of Hitachinaka City's incorporation, it held 'ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024 in HITACHINAKA' at Kokuei Hitachi Seaside Park. In January 2025 it held the first 'rockin'on sonic' at Makuhari Messe. In March 2025 it restarted the artist audition project 'RO JACK'. In October 2025 it held the first 'rockin'star Carnival', a new-style music fireworks event, at Kokuei Hitachi Seaside Park.

ロッキング・オンは世界に類例のない音楽メディア企業を目指し、挑戦と変化を続けている。

• rockin'on

• ROCKIN'ON JAPAN

• CUT

• BRIDGE

• H

• BUZZ

• SIGHT

• SIGHT ART

• rockinon.com

• Jフェス

• rockin'star★

1. 1音楽を核に多様な事業を展開する音楽メディア企業 | ロッキング・オン・グループ（rockin'on group）rockinon.co.jp
2. 2rockin’onの歩み | ロッキング・オン・グループ (rockin’on group)rockinon.co.jp
3. 3会社概要 | ロッキング・オン・グループ (rockin’on group)rockinon.co.jp