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Kirby is one of the well-known characters from Nintendo. Created by HAL Laboratory, the character has been going strong since it first appeared on the Nintendo Game Boy back in 1992 for “Kirby’s Dream Land”. And one of the well-known abilities of Kirby is inhaling Read More …
Aimer’s performance in Fukuoka and Hiroshima on November 4th was postponed as announced on her official website. The Fukuoka performance will now be on December 29th and the Hiroshima performance will be on December 30th. 大切な時間を割いて福岡・広島公演を楽しみにして下さっていた皆さんへ、申し訳ない気持ちでいっぱいです。一刻も早く歌えるよう全力を尽くして、どうか振替公演でお会いできたらと祈っています。 ご心配おかけして本当にごめんなさい。 皆さんに支えていただいています。ありがとうございます。Aimer — Aimer&staff (@Aimer_and_staff) November 2, 2018
IZ*ONE performed on KBS “Music Bank” despite a ridiculous attempt by anti’s trying to derail the group from performing by false stories of its Japanese members being right-wing and a few netizens upset that huge anime fan, Kang Hyewon, promoted the third season of “Attack Read More …
Japanese trauma techno pop band URBANGARDE has revealed the jacket art from their next album, Ai to Gensou no URBANGARDE (“URBANGARDE of Love and Fantasy”). The regular edition is illustrated by Japanese subculture artist Suehiro Maruo, and the limited edition features a quietly eerie pose of vocalist Read More …
The latest “Au no Santaro” CM (for KDDI’s au mobile phone service) was released on November 1st and it featured Urashima “Ura-chan” Taro (portrayed by Kiritani Kenta) and Momo-chan (portrayed by Matsuda Shota) admiring kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) operated by Oto chan (portrayed by Nanao). Read More …
It has been a year and ten months since the trio Ikimono-gakari went on an indefinite hiatus. And on J-WAVE’s “AVALON” it was announced that Ikimono-gakari will be resuming activity on November 3rd. The group which consists of Yoshioka Kiyoe, Yamashita Hotaka and Mizuno Yoshiki Read More …