Chiba Erii fans are excited to see her in the upcoming South Korean reality TV show, UHSN

There is no doubt that Chiba Erii has attracted many fans when she was on the Mnet audition show “Produce48” (which brought us the global pop group, IZ*ONE). The cute and blunt AKB48 member was among the popular AKB48 members despite being ranked Team F Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (The 2000s): YMCK – Family Genesis (January 2008)

YMCK’s goal is to make 8bit music popular and the use of combining the music with beautiful vocals is unique and fun. I happen to find chiptune and most importantly YMCK’s music rather enjoyable. But again, it all comes down to your preference. GROUP: YMCK Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (The ’90s): THE YELLOW MONKEY – SPARK (July 1996)

“SPARK” is a catchy, addictive and  fantastic rock single from The Yellow Monkey! BAND: The Yellow Monkey CD SINGLE: SPARK LABEL: TRIAD CATALOG #: CODA-970 DURATION: 12:56 RELEASE DATE: July 10, 1996 SPARK MOONLIGHT DRIVE SPARK (TV-Mix) The following CD Single was reviewed back in Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (2010-2019): AKB48 – Green Flash (Type-S) (March 2015)

“Green Flash” Type-S is a good single but having been spoiled by many other AKB48 CD+DVD releases, I was hoping for more. Overall, if you can find this CD+DVD cheap, then “Green Flash (Type-S) is worth checking out! Otherwise, if all you want is the Read More …

Manga Reviews (2010-2019): The Delinquent Housewife! vol. 4 by Nemu Yoko (a Neo-Tokyo 2099 Manga Review)

If you are looking for a refreshing yet entertaining and fun manga, especially one that doesn’t last a long time and is only four volumes long, definitely give Nemu Yoko’s “The Delinquent Housewife!” a try! I highly recommend it! Image courtesy of © 2016 Nemu Read More …

Koki and Jackson Yee are featured together on the Chinese edition of “Harper’s Bazaar”

Fashion model, talented musician/songwriter and daughter of Kimura Takuya and Kudo Shizuka, Koki, is featured on the Chinese edition of “Harper’s Bazaar” with Jackson Yee.   View this post on Instagram   #BazaarJuneCover #bazaarcn @bulgariofficial A post shared by Kōki, (@koki) on May 9, 2019 Read More …

10th Anniversary of the “Sengoku BASARA” anime series to be celebrated via two screening events

With the 10th anniversary of the TV anime series “Sengoku BASARA”,  two works will be shown in commeoration. “Sengoku BASARA Feast Edition (Party Edition”) and the “Theatrical Edition Sengoku BASARA – The Last Party-” will be shown. The first will be on May 14th at Read More …

Former JKT48/AKB48 member Nakagawa Haruka revealed that her older sister passed away

Former JKT48/AKB48 member Nakagawa Haruka (27) posted a message of crying emoticons on Twitter, which made people wonder what happened? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 — Haruka Nakagawa 仲川遥香 (@Haruka_NKGW10) May 4, 2019 Nakagawa would reveal the sad news… 大切な家族….. pic.twitter.com/N2MzP0Kc3y — Haruka Nakagawa 仲川遥香 (@Haruka_NKGW10) May 11, 2019 Read More …