Takahashi Minami’s concert at Ebisu Garden Hall on November 9th

Former AKB48 member Takahashi Minami performed in Tokyo at Ebisu Garden Hall on November 9th. During her live, Takahashi performed covers of many songs that she grew up with, including Nakamori Akina’s “Kita Wing” (North Wing) and Hamasaki Ayumi’s “is this LOVE?””. Takahashi also performed Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (The ’90s): ZARD – ZARD BLEND ~SUN & STONE~ (April 1997)

ZARD /Sakai Izumi never had to rely on being on television or have nationwide tours to promote themselves. The quality of Sakai’s music speaks for itself. BAND: ZARD ALBUM TITLE: ZARD BLEND ~SUN & STONE~ LABEL: B-Gram Records CATALOG #: JBCJ-1013 Duration: 58:35 RELEASE DATE: Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (The 2000s): EU*PHORIA – Yakusoku (August 2007)

I find so much potential with EU*PHORIA but times have changed. I see a lot of potential with the band because they write their music, they play their own music and they are talented. BAND: EU*PHORIA MAXI-CD SINGLE: yakusoku LABEL: Sonic Groove DURATION: 11:29 CATALOG Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (2010-2019): AKB48 – Suzukake no Ki no Michi de ‘Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru’ to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono (Type-S) (December 2013)

AKB48’s 34th single is a janken taikai single and one of the longest title for a single track.  But you get two solid AKB48 songs, an awesome upbeat SKE48 dance track but most importantly, if you want to see the behind-the-scenes footage of the Janken Read More …

IZ*ONE NEWS: Sakura gets glomped for QT Show teaser, teaser for the final “IZ*ONE Chu” episode 4, IZ*ONE is in the top 3 for girl group brands in Korea and more!

IZ*ONE is featured in a teaser for a QT show coming to YouTube and Facebook. According to a translation by 시몬: Yena: This is the last question. Yena: What is the name of the show that revealed the most TMI (too much information) of IZ*ONE’s Read More …