Sheet music magazine launched in 1979, initially dealing with the then-popular kayoukyoku (歌謡曲) genre. Expanded its focus to jpop in 1990s, and began including rock and visual kei in the late 1990s. Renamed to Gekkayo (ゲッカヨ) around 2010, then ceased publication in 2011, but re-launched as Shinsei Gekkayo (新生Gekkayo) in 2012. After 5 issues of the re-launch, it ceased publication permanently.