HYDE on Music Station
HYDE announced an appearance on Music Station for April 17 to perform “THE ABYSS” from his new album JEKYLL, and the post has already attracted strong engagement (about 4.3K likes, 1.4K reposts and 125K views). (x.com) That kind of TV promo can spike streaming and merch sales in the week after broadcast, so it’s a good moment to queue his tracks or look for surprise performances.
HYDE is heading to Music Station on Friday, April 17, and that matters because Music Station is one of Japan’s longest-running live music shows, on air since October 24, 1986, with a 9:00 p.m. slot on TV Asahi that still works like a national storefront for new songs. (tv-asahi.co.jp 1) (tv-asahi.co.jp 2) The song attached to this appearance is “THE ABYSS,” which HYDE released as a physical single on January 29, 2026, his birthday, with a standard CD and a limited edition that also bundled a music video card. (universal-music.co.jp) (hyde.com) Universal Music Japan describes “THE ABYSS” as a ballad built around a large orchestra and HYDE’s romantic vocal, which puts it in a different lane from the harder material many casual listeners associate with his solo work. (universal-music.co.jp) That single was also positioned as the bridge into the next release, because Universal said in January that a new album called JEKYLL was planned for spring 2026, and HYDE’s official site now lists JEKYLL as a current release on the front page. (universal-music.co.jp) (hyde.com) HYDE has spent the past year building exactly the kind of runway a television spot can use, including the HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR across 10 countries and 17 cities, followed by the HYDE Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL that ran Japanese arena and hall dates from January 17 through April 1. (universal-music.co.jp) (hyde.com) That orchestra tour matters here because “THE ABYSS” is already arranged like a stage piece, and Music Station is one of the few weekly television shows in Japan where a song with strings, formal staging, and a slower pace can still land in front of a mass audience in one shot. (universal-music.co.jp) (tv-asahi.co.jp) HYDE’s January single campaign also tied CDs to fan incentives, including rehearsal-visit lottery entries for the Orchestra Tour and a second serial-number campaign linked to the upcoming album, which shows this release cycle has been built to connect broadcast exposure to physical sales and fan-club style participation. (hyde.com) As of April 10, TV Asahi’s own lineup page still says the April 17 artist list is “coming soon,” so HYDE’s announcement is moving ahead of the program’s official full reveal and giving his fans a week to organize attention around one performance instead of waiting for a last-minute drop. (tv-asahi.co.jp) The short version is that this is not a random guest spot in the middle of a quiet month: it lands after a January single, after a national orchestra tour, and during the JEKYLL album push, with “THE ABYSS” serving as the soft-focus centerpiece of that campaign. (hyde.com) (universal-music.co.jp)
