Twelve artists from around Japan were selected as winners with music ranging from techno to indie-pop to rap.

[1] The competition soon expanded to the live arena, with 2 live "finals" in Osaka and Tokyo in autumn 2009, featuring over 8 bands such as Fukuoka outfit, Nanbanjin; Tokyo-based Kev Gray & The Gravy Train - both who had won the award twice[2] - and the former Matsuyama indie rock band The Watanabes, also based in Tokyo.

[3][4] The competition returned in 2010, where winners included Andy Tyrone Rogers[1] and The Mootekkis, who featured on the cover.

[4] Publications on Japanzine stopped, and Carter Witt and Doug Breath moved on to develop Nagoya Buzz.

[7] The magazine provided a regular gig guide for music lovers in Tokyo with a mix of international and up and coming local artists.