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REITA, the bassist of the visual kei rock band, the GazettE, has passed away on April 15th. The official website reports that “REITA, the bassist of the GazettE, who belongs to our company, passed away on April 15, 2020. We would like to express our Read More …
It was announced on the 15th that singer Nakamori Akina (58) will hold a concert for members of her fan club “ALDEA” on July 13th, her 59th birthday. Her agency disclosed to Sankei Sports, “At this stage, we are planning an event for the fan Read More …
The yen’s depreciation against the dollar is at historic levels. It has surpassed the 154 yen level and it’s not getting any better. With prices increasing in Japan and wages not increasing at all, Japan has had to increasing pricing. One well known steak restaurant Read More …
Actor/Singer Kimura Takuya took to Instagram stories to wish his wife, singer Kudo Shizuka a happy 54th birthday. Daughters KOKI and Cocomi also shared their happy birthday photos and wishes for their mother. Kimura shared a photo of Kudo sitting behind a table smiling with Read More …
Singer GACKT (50) appeared as a guest on Nippon Television’s “Meshidora ~Kanechika & Shinnosuke’s Gourmet Drive~” broadcast on the 13th and talked about the eating habits he has continued for 25 years. GACKT said on the program, “Carbohydrates…I don’t eat much in general, but I Read More …
LE SSERAFIM has performed in their first Saturday at Coachella with thousands of people in attendance and a performance with a few surprises. The group performed with a live band and for “UNFORGIVEN”, Nile Rodgers showed up to play electric guitar. But the biggest surprise Read More …
Voice actress Ikuta Teru’s first photo book will be released! It was unveiled at the “Ikuta Teru Birthday Event 2024″ held today, April 14th (Sunday). Ikuta Teru has appeared in many anime and games, including the role of Natalia in “The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls” and Read More …
NIJISANJI Ent. announced the start of a new project “NIJI ENcounter” presented by the VTuber project “NIJISANJI EN” which mainly uses English. This project is based on the concept of meeting various “NIJISANJI EN Livers” and “Music Creators” and is a measure to continuously digitally Read More …
An official dinner party was held at the White House in the US to welcome Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting the United States, and two members of the music unit “YOASOBI” entered the venue earlier. Two members of YOASOBI appeared at the White House Read More …
NewJeans member Hyein will be taking a break from activities due to a microfracture on her foot. Her agency ADOR made the announcement on April 10th on Phoning, a community app for their fans. Hyein was injured during practice and fractured the top of her Read More …
Singer Kobayashi Sachiko (70) will appear at the “Cho Odote Mita” booth at “Nico Nico Chokaigi 2024,” which will be held on the 28th. At that time, she will be dressed in gyaru fashion and perform live singing as well as a DJ performance focusing Read More …
SHUEISHA took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to post two messages from the Naruto Boruto X account and the NARUTO Official X account that the twitter account @kishimotomasshi is not an official account, despite it showing an X verification mark. Kishimoto Masashi is the Read More …
LE SSERAFIM landed in Los Angeles yesterday in preparation for their performance at COACHELLA. Meanwhile, LE SSERAFIM’s Miyawaki Sakura has a “MOLAK” Ad Photo Shoot Sketch that was posted on the LE SSERAFIM YouTube channel: Sakura also appeared on Amazing Saturday: Also, HJ Evelyn posted Read More …
KONAMI has announced that their highly anticipated “Powerful Professional Baseball 2024-2025” will be released on July 18th for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch and that pre-orders begun today. In addition, if you pre-order, you will receive a Ohtani Shoheni x PowerPro 2024 Packaging Sleeve. 📢速報📢 Read More …
It was revealed on the 10th that the popular pop group Arashi has launched a new company. STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (which represented ARASHI, TOKIO, 20th Century, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP, Kis-my-ft2, WEST., King & Prince, to name a few), a new company that started full-scale operations Read More …