Hyde booked on Music Station
Japanese rock artist Hyde will appear on Music Station on April 17 to perform 'THE ABYSS' from his new album JEKYLL, and fans are buzzing about the TV spot. (x.com) That appearance is being treated as a key promotion for his current record cycle. (x.com)
HYDE is taking a ballad built for concert halls onto one of Japan’s biggest Friday-night music shows on April 17, with “THE ABYSS” set for a live performance on TV Asahi’s Music Station at 9:00 p.m. Japan time. The slot was confirmed by HYDE’s official site and the program’s lineup page on April 10. (hyde.com) (tv-asahi.co.jp) That matters in Japan because Music Station has been on the air since October 24, 1986, and its weekly guest list still works like a national shop window for new songs. The show’s official archive lists that 1986 start date and keeps a running back catalog of performers and songs. (tv-asahi.co.jp) “The Abyss” did not start as a television single. HYDE first announced it on January 29, 2026, as a standalone release described on his official site as a ballad with a grand orchestra and romantic vocals. (hyde.com) Then the song became part of a larger album rollout. HYDE’s official news page says JEKYLL was released digitally on March 11, 2026, with a CD edition scheduled for May 13, 2026, and “THE ABYSS” sits in the middle of the 10-track album. (hyde.com 1) (hyde.com 2) JEKYLL is being framed as the quiet-side counterpart to HYDE’s earlier work, not a hard-rock detour. HYDE’s official album announcement calls it a sequel to his first album ROENTGEN and says it represents the “quiet” world he had already been building with “NOSTALGIC” and “FINAL PIECE.” (hyde.com) The live setup around this album has matched that mood. HYDE has spent early 2026 on the HYDE Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL, with official tour pages listing dates from January and even a May 25 stop in Vienna. (hyde.com 1) (hyde.com 2) That makes the April 17 television booking a pivot from theater audiences to a broad broadcast audience. HYDE’s official announcement also says fan-club members can apply from April 11 for a lottery to watch the Music Station taping in person, which is the kind of step usually saved for a high-priority appearance. (hyde.com) The show itself is not a HYDE special. Music Natalie’s April 10 report says the same episode will also feature ano, Chemistry, Nogizaka46, Hitsujibungaku, M!LK, and Ryokuoushoku Shakai, putting HYDE in a mixed lineup aimed at mainstream television viewers rather than only existing fans. (natalie.mu) So the April 17 performance lands in the middle of the album cycle, after the digital release on March 11 and before the CD release on May 13. For an artist pushing an orchestral album with a song first issued in January, that is exactly the kind of timing you use when you want one TV stage to pull the whole campaign together. (hyde.com) (universal-music.co.jp)
