With Amuro Namie now being officially retired, it was emerged that Ginowan in Okinawa (the site of her final concert) is now planning to erect a bronze statue of her. …
Read More »Takeuchi Miyu performs her own arrangement of “See You Again” from ‘PD48’
Takeuchi Miyu is graduating from AKB48 and missed out on making IZ*ONE, but she offered fans a glimpse of her future with a solo cover of “See You Again” from …
Read More »[Review] “Breaking Down” provides Japan with a taste of DAY6 at their best
Despite not having a monthly release schedule like they did last year, DAY6 has still been plenty busy in 2018. They may have only made one Korean comeback, but “Breaking …
Read More »iKON’s Junhoe apologizes for post about Kitano Takeshi’s gift and comments to fans
Junhoe of iKON apologized on Instagram recently after posting about a gift from director Kitano Takeshi/Beat Takeshi and also for comments he made to fans. —— On the Kitano Takeshi …
Read More »Miyawaki Sakura, Yabuki Nako, Honda Hitomi leave messages about IZ*ONE exclusive contracts
Following the announcement that Miyawaki Sakura, Yabuki Nako, and Honda Hitomi would be exclusive to IZ*ONE from ‘Produce 48‘, not returning to their HKT48 and AKB48 groups until 2021, the …
Read More »Miyawaki Sakura, Yabuki Nako, Honda Hitomi exclusively with IZ*ONE for 2.5 years
HKT48 members Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako and AKB48 member Honda Hitomi will be members of IZ*ONE from ‘Produce 48‘ exclusively for the next 2.5 years until April 2021, according …
Read More »Mano Erina styled as Kudo Shizuka, Goto Maki, AKB48, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, more in Prostyle CF
In terms of cool commercials, this one for Kracie‘s Prostyle was an interesting one, as Mano Erina takes on looks of iconic Japanese female stars throughout history, including Matsuda Seiko, …
Read More »[Review] GFriend are a perfect fit in Japan with “Memoria” and its uplifting chorus
GFriend debuting in Japan always just made sense, as their concept and sound always seemed to an ideal fit. Well, it took a while for an original release, but they’ve …
Read More »IZ*ONE official profile pictures released, plus other official stuff
The official profile picture for IZ*ONE (I can’t believe I have to put that asterisk there just to prevent the name from looking ridiculous) from ‘Produce 48‘ have been released. …
Read More »Big Hit reveal that “Bird”, BTS’s Akimoto Yasushi collab, has been replaced on Japanese single
After the Korean fandom of BTS protested against their collaboration with Akimoto Yasushi on “Bird” off their upcoming Japanese single, Big Hit Entertainment has revealed that the song has been …
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