Japanese Entertainment News & Pop Culture since 1993
It was a “Produce48” or IZ*ONE reunion as LE SSERAFIM and Jo Yuri collaborated on TikTok. LE SSERAFIM’s Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chaewon were IZ*ONE members alongside Jo Yuri. Prior to IZ*ONE, the three including LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yunjin were on “Produce48” (the talent show Read More …
While we may never know if Shitao Miu or Miyazaki Miho would be in the true top 12 of the “Produce48” finale, it’s good to see both coming together to dance “1000%” two years after their “Produce48” performance. The original performance:
South Korea’s Broadcast Communication Committee decides that all four Mnet “PRODUCE 101” series (“PRODUCE 101” season 1 and 2, “PRODUCE 48” and “PRODUCE X 101”) manipulated voting and must pay a fine for viewing voting manipulation. This is the highest level of sanction under the Read More …
There is no doubt that some of the IZ*ONE members are still close with ther fellow “Produce48” trainees, NMB48 member Shiroma Miru. Shiroma recently released a new photobook titled “LOVE RUSH” on June 19th and when the group arrived at Haneda Airport, Yabuki Nako was Read More …
We have wrote about how Nakanishi Chiyori bonded with many of her “Produce48” South Korean counterparts not long after the show completed. And she continues to have a connection with her friends to this day as she traveled to South Korea to hang out with Read More …
In the latest video posted by former K-Pop rapper Grazy Grace (who participated in “Unpretty Rapstar” in 2016), Alex Christine, Grand Prize winner of “Rising Legends: Season 2” and a trainee on “Produce48” discussed how things were behind-the-scenes on the popular Mnet. “Produce48” featured 96 Read More …
With IZ*ONE having performed on FNS, a few members of AKB48G have shared a few things on social media. 昨日は、#FNS歌謡祭！ ありがとうございました！ 豪華過ぎる幸せな一日でした☺️ IZ*ONEのメンバーに会えて、本当に嬉しかったです😢カンちゃんとは、、爆笑話が、、🙊笑 ウォニョンに会えた😢センターでかっこ良く歌って踊っていて、泣けました😢ずっと、ギューして、頭ポンポンしました☺️ 幸せ❤️ pic.twitter.com/jaCNpWtCzV — 白間 美瑠 (@shiromiru36) December 6, 2018 Shiroma Miru who was among the Top 20 finalists of “Produce48” and Read More …
Let’s hope that one day IZ*ONE’s Kang Hyewon (Mom) and AKB48’s Sato Minami (daughter) will reunite. Sato posted on her 755 while IZ*ONE was in Japan for their FNS performance yesterday: Right now we are under the same sky, in the same country, breathing the Read More …
As we are a few weeks away for the music debut of global pop group, IZ*ONE (pronounced as “Eyes One”, IZ=12 and 12 members make One), we have been spotlighting each member. IZ*ONE is comprised of 12 trainees who competed among 96 trainees from South Read More …
We have received e-mail from our readers wanting to know if there any IZ*ONE members or Produce48 trainees that have official accounts on TikTok. The answer is yes! But here is our list… It’s incomplete, so we’ll need your help! If you know of other Read More …
If there is one thing people learned from “Produce 101”, fan movements can become a reality. As a few members who didn’t make I.O.I. for “Produce 101” Season 1 became the group, I.B.I. (I Believe It) thanks to their fan movement. And members from “Produce Read More …
There is no doubt that being part of “Produce48” was a big life experience for members of the AKB48G (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48) and many have posted on Instagram or social media missing the friends they made in Korea. Motomura Aoi posted today, of Read More …
If there was a friendship that developed (but was not as focused as much) on “Produce48”, it was NMB48’s Lee Gaeun and Pledis trainee and After School member, Lee Gaeun. For those who did not watch “Produce48”, Lee Gaeun was a member of the K-Pop Read More …
As we are a little over a month away for the music debut of global pop group, IZ*ONE (pronounced as “Eyes One”, IZ=12 and 12 members make One), we will spotlight each member. IZ*ONE is comprised of 12 trainees who competed among 96 trainees from Read More …
Mnet’s “Produce48” ended over two weeks ago but fans are still learning the choreography and dancing to the songs and are posting them on YouTube. While we wait for IZ*ONE’s reality show and music debut, let’s take a look at a lot of the cool Read More …