Meet Japanese four-member girl band CHAI, whose vibrant personalities and their affinity for millennial pink have helped them redefine what it means to be kawaii. The quartet, comprised of twins …
Read More »BananaLemon declare they’re here to slay in “Girls Gone Wild” … and they do
BananaLemon may have come out with the music video for “Girls Gone Wild” a month and a half ago, but they’ve just popped up on my radar. I probably missed …
Read More »BAND-MAID become BAND-MAIKO for April Fool’s & drop a gud-ass “Secret Maiko Lips” PV
BAND-MAID has ditched the maid outfits to become BAND-MAIKO for an April Fool’s Day release of “Secret Maiko Lips” and its music video. A maiko is an apprentice geisha, which …
Read More »GFRIEND’s Umji named as exclusive model for Japanese magazine Popteen
Popteen is a monthly Japanese fashion magazine aimed at … well, teens, and their newest exclusive model will be Umji from GFRIEND. Popteen絆フェスでのGFRIENDステージが無事終了いたしました! そして、何とオムジのPopteen専属モデルデビューが発表されました! オムジ、おめでとう!ファイティン!#GFRIEND #オムジ #Popteen絆フェス #専属モデルデビュー決定 pic.twitter.com/9nCiStJRUg — …
Read More »[Review] Sexy Zone benefit from knockout production on addictive “Wasurerarenai Hana”
Every year around this time, I plunge back into the world of J-pop and catch up on some of the things I’ve missed. March tends to be pretty sparse when …
Read More »Tokyo Girls’ Style’s Miyu subjected to a pair of creepy pictures with fan
For reasons unknown, staff did not bother to stop a fan from taking these two creepy pictures with Miyu of Tokyo Girls’ Style. Apparently fans were paying about $20 a …
Read More »Honey Popcorn’s dance version of “Bibidi Babidi Boo”, as well as MV making-of
While I’m having a nice relaxing start to the weekend, I figure the least I could do was post about the dance version of Honey Popcorn‘s “Bibidi Babidi Boo“… …and …
Read More »SXSW 2018: Everybody was feeling the love at the Kollaboration showcase
Before diving into this year’s Kollaboration showcase, I would like to preface by mentioning the atmosphere I felt at SXSW leading up to it. This year, there was a lot …
Read More »Honey Popcorn’s existence has led to a pearl-clutching Blue House petition
Honey Popcorn recently made their Korean debut with “Bibidi Babidi Boo” (which turned out quite well), but they were predictably met with resistance, which hilariously included a Blue House petition …
Read More »[Review] Honey Popcorn’s “Bibidi Babidi Boo” is an undeniably fun & catchy debut
The JAV trio of Mikami Yua, Sakura Moko, and Matsuda Miko have debuted as Honey Popcorn in Korea with “Bibidi Babidi Boo“. Their concept is cute and innocent, which is …
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