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IZ*ONE announced their global fan club and first generaton WIZ*ONE members will have benefits for joining. But the window to join is from February 22nd through March 17th. IZ*ONE appeared on TNCTV’s Momochihama Store in Fukuoka: IZ*ONE finished their first weekend of High-Touch events in Read More …
Since September of 2018, talent Buruzon Chiemi has been catching the attention of fans. With each Instagram post, fans are noticing how much weight she has lost in the past year. Many people have commented how she looks great, while others prefer the way she Read More …
Nogizaka46’s Ikuta Erika (22) released her second photobook “Intermission” and on February 22nd, it was announced that strong sales has led to an emergency reprint and over 300,000 copies are now being circulated. According to Kodansha, in its 110-year history, Ikuta’s photobook was the first Read More …
Back in 1974, Okada Nana made her debut as an idol singer and making her debut with the song “Hitorigoto” in 1975. Okada’s music career would last from 1975-1980 before focusing primarily on her acting career. Okada was the Pocky CM girl from 1975-1980 and Read More …
Aoi Eir returned last February after being on hiatus for nearly two years. The singer will be returning with her first original album in three years titled “FRAGMENT” on April 17th. It was also announced that Aoi Eir will kick off a nationwide tour on Read More …
For fans of Japanese baseball, the podcast to listen to is the Japanese Baseball Weekly Podcast hosted by John E. Gibson and Jim Allen. This podcast is in English! Vol. 9.02, Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss Okinawa camp interviews with Steven Moya of Read More …
Featuring a collaboration between TOKYO FM x Yelp comes the “Real Tokyo” podcast. The podcast is in English and his hosted by Alex and Emily. Sakura: A Look at Tokyo’s Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots: Shinjuku Gyoen, Inokashira Park and More There are plenty of Read More …
The following originally was featured on travel blogger, Dennis A. Amith’s website. You can view his website here. As a special for neo-tokyo2099.com, the following travel guide on “How to Get tickets for the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka” will be featured: One of the biggest Read More …
For those who want a quality Shirow or Rikudou series, I just don’t feel “Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn” matches the level and intensity of their previous work but excels in cuteness. But cuteness can only go so far and the anime series Read More …
Keyakizaka46’s 8th single “Kuroi Hitsuji” (Black Sheep) will be released on February 27th. And with their music video for the coupling song “Nobody” released last week, their music video for their other coupling song “Hiru no Takasa” (Heel Height) was released today on the group’s Read More …
Recently graduated from NMB48, Yamamoto Sayaka will continue to pursue her career in music as a solo artist. Yamamoto will be releasing her first single on April 17th titled “Ichirinsou” which will be released by her new label Universal Music (Universal Sigma) with a goal Read More …
“Oide Shampoo” is a solid single. Each of the music tracks are upbeat, fun and the music video DVD’s are packed with a good number of videos and are great for fans who want to see more of their favorite members of the group. Of Read More …
Another cool release from J-FRIENDS and proceeds go to charity to the earthquake victims in the Kansai area. GROUP: J-FRIENDS (TOKIO, V6 & KinKi Kids) CD SINGLE: People of the World LABEL: Sony Music Recorfds CATALOG #: SRCL-4500 DURATION: 24 minutes RELEASE DATE: January 1999 Read More …
“A wonderful, well-produced and well-performed CD single celebrating the group’s 9th Anniversary.” GROUP: EXILE CD SINGLE: The Birthday ~Ti Amo~ LABEL: rhythm zone CATALOG #: AVCD-46035/B DURATION: 40:24 RELEASE DATE: September 24, 2008 Ti Amo SUPER SHINE feat. VERBAL 24karats feat. J. Soul Brothers and Read More …
“Twin Star Exorcists” finale turned out to be much better than I expected. A lot of drama, action and if anything, the buildup to this finale was well-done. If you want to watch an anime series that is not too long (50 episodes total) that Read More …