Japanese Entertainment News & Pop Culture since 1993
Eleven Japanese cosplayers went to Malaysia to perform appear at an anime event, and now Malaysia immigration authorities have detained five of them. The Japan embassy in Malaysia says the five are being held for allegedly not having the proper visas for attending the cosplay Read More …
IZ*ONE’s new group photo for their second K-Pop album “HEART*IZ” was released and it follows the last album’s use of the black/white theme. Meanwhile, new individual photos were released: IZ*ONE (#아이즈원) – 2nd Mini Album [HEART*IZ] OFFICIAL PHOTO Sapphire ver.#KWONEUNBI #MIYAWAKISAKURA#CHOIYENA #LEECHAEYEON#IZONE #アイズワン #HEARTIZ #20190401_6PM Read More …
There are many Japanese artists that are making music that is of world standard. TOKYO FM’s Japan Music Showcase will introduce such artists with short interviews and will dig into what actually makes up their music and the deep messages that they are trying to Read More …
This TOKYO FM program (in ENGLISH and Japanese) is hosted by Furukawa Mirin and Fujisaki Ayane, the members of the hottest Japanese pop idol group “DEMPA-GUMI, Inc”, and the supporter Matthew Masaru Baron. Matthew helps Mirin and Ayane learn English. PLEASE NOTE: TuneIn is now Read More …
IZ*ONE’s second mini-album “HEART *IZ” will be released on April 1st and similar to the first album, there will be two versions. A sapphire and violeta version. Tracklistings were released and a few songs from the Japan release were rewritten by members in Korean. And Read More …
AnimeJapan 2019 day 1 is officially over and as people prepare for day 2, needless to say it was huge event. We covered AnimeJapan before, but this has to be the biggest event we have seen so far! And there was a lot of cosplay, Read More …
Nogizaka46 1st gen member Ito Karin has announced that she will be graduating from the group. Ito said she thought she would be with Nogizaka46 for life until she’s a grandmother because she loves the group, she loves the staff and she loves the fans. Read More …
Yonezu Kenshi’s “Lemon” continues to be a hit in Japan since its release back in February 27, 2018. A few weeks ago, Yonezu’s “Lemon” surpassed 300 million views on YouTube. Now, Yonezu has broken Golden Bomber’s karaoke record, which “Lemon” has been #1 on the Read More …
If AKS wanted to make things good with NG48’s fans, Yamaguchi Maho spoke her mind about the third party report that was discussed yesterday which found no connection of AKS members to the assault. AKS held a press conference on television and while this was Read More …
The premiere episode 1 of IZ*ONE’s “IZ*ONE Chu” season two has aired. Here are videos from this episode. Expect English subtitled versions of the episode to show up on YouTube: Next week’s episode appears to be an eating episode:
Suzuki Ichiro has retired. After the Mariners vs. A’s game at Tokyo Dome, Suzuki released the following statement: I achieved so many of my dreams in baseball, both in my career in Japan and, since 2001, in Major League Baseball. I am honored to end Read More …
A third party commission hired to investigate the Yamaguchi Maho assault has determined that no NGT48 members were involved in the assault. The singer who was assaulted by two male fans at her home back in December, posted a tweet in January which inspired many Read More …
YOSHIKI gave a special performance of his composition “Anniversary” at the “Principal Gala 2019″ presented by the Asami Maki Ballet on March 16 and 17 in Tokyo. “Anniversary” was composed in 1999 by YOSHIKI at the Emperor of Japan’s request to celebrate the 10th Anniversary Read More …
Singer/actress Hori Chiemi (52) announced on her blog earlier in February that she was diagnosed with stage 4 oral cancer and she is concentrating on cancer treatment and that she is fighting cancer. According to the blog, Chiemi went for a examination on February 4th Read More …
Eto Misa (26) performed at her graduation solo concert in Tokyo. Eto joined Nogizaka46 as part of the 1st generation back in August 2011 and was a member for 7.5 years. Having a solo concert was one of her dreams and while member Ikuta Erika Read More …