Rock events for a cause · Tokyo · Since 2024
playing loud for climate action.
Too Hot to Be Cool is where music and rebellion meet climate action. Tokyo’s rock scene takes the stage to raise funds for frontline youth activists fighting for a livable future in Southeast Asia.
What is Too Hot to Be Cool?
Introduction text. Why we’re doing this, what we have achieved so far.
Our achievements so far
Nap time in sunbeam, tail wag in sleep—dreaming of chasing squirrels. Ball thrown? Best day ever! Ball not thrown? Still best day ever, because hooman home.
5
editions
50
performers on our stage
878,500
yen raised
400
tickets sold
Our past editions
Too Hot to Be Cool 5
6th September 2025
¥230,000 donated to Klima Action Malaysia
Bands: Black Leech | FUQA | Vampire Bats | YUMI | The French Toast
Solo Acts: Yass Body | Moanzy | VJ: fab_lowang | DJ: Egide
MC: Kaomi & Lisa | Photos: Emma, Stefania, Marie
Projects supported: grassroots climate advocacy, supporting Indigenous and youth-led climate justice initiatives across Malaysia.
Too Hot to Be Cool 4
26th April 2025 | Earth Day Edition
¥180,000 donated to Green Youth Thailand
Bands: FUQA | Just Reboot | Koumori | Kid Chameleon | Red Chotto Chili Peppers
Solo Acts: Ichi | olivia imamura
VJ: Copper Cross | DJ: Kotatsu | MC: Kaomi & Lisa | Photos: Yoshiki
Projects supported: climate education tools for schools and a youth climate hackathon in Bangkok, Thailand.
Too Hot to Be Cool 3
31st January 2025
¥152,000 donated to For The Future (Philippines)
Bands: Soreizenni | Just Reboot | Nevermind | FUQA
VJ: Copper Cross | MC: Kaomi & Lisa | Photos: Yoshiki
Project supported: helped build a water system in Sitio Yangil (The Philippines), a remote Indigenous village hit by climate-driven drought.
Too Hot to Be Cool 2
23rd August 2024
¥183,000 donated to Youth Climate Action Network Vietnam
Bands: New Babylon | Konnichiwa Typhoon | The Moonlight Mafia | FUQA
DJ: Kotatsu | MC: Kaomi & Lisa | Photos: Yoshiki
Project supported: a climate conference reaching over 400 young participants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Too Hot to Be Cool
19th April 2024
¥130,000 donated to WWF Japan
Bands: The Hafu | Kid Chameleon | Aztec Brides | FUQA | Sadboi
MC: Kaomi & Lisa
Photos: Yoshiki
Project supported: forest protection and nature restoration in Southeast Asia and South America.
Hall of Fame
Meet the artists who have volunteered to perform on our stage.
FUQA
Garage Rock
Black Leech
Funk / Pop Punk
Vampire Bats
Garage Psychobilly
Just Reboot
Alternative Rock
Koumori
Glam Rock
The French Toast
French Rock
Kid Chameleon
Rockified Pop
New Babylon
Rap-Rock Fusion
Aztec Brides
Alternative Rock
Konnichiwa Typhoon
Funk Rock
The Hafu
Psychedelic Rock
Sadboi
Emo Rock
The Moonlight Mafia
Glam Rock
Soreizenni
Progressive Rock
Nevermind
Grunge
Red Chotto Chili Peppers
Funk Rock
Ichi
Opera Rock
olivia imamura
Violin Loops
Moanzy
Emo Rock
Yass Body
Folk & Funk Rock
Copper Cross
VJ
Kotatsu
DJ
fab_lowang
VJ
Egide
DJ
They are fighting for climate justice and environmental protection in Southeast Asia.
These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far.
These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far. These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far.
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These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far. These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far.
More info:
These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far. These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far.
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These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far. These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far.
More info:
These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far. These are the climate heroes that we have supported so far.
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Meet the Team
The volunteers running Too Hot to Be Cool.
Stéfan
Founder & Organizer
Kaomi
MC & Co-organizer
Lisa
MC
Charles
Support Crew
Yoshiki
Photographer