The tour news just keeps getting better and better, as Miyavi is hitting the road and coming back with a massive North American tour at the end of 2021! Miyavi …
Read More »Woo!ah!’s Lucy, Sora, Minseo display exquisite taste, cover BABYMETAL’s “Gimme Chocolate”
Woo!ah! members Lucy, Sora, and Minseo do what I’ve been wanting many other K-pop groups to do and have covered the BABYMETAL classic “Gimme Chocolate“. This was unexpected from Woo!ah! …
Read More »Miyawaki Sakura set to graduate from HKT48, according to interview in July issue of fashion mag ViVi
Following IZ*ONE’s disbandment, it was rumored that Miyawaki Sakura would be signing up with Big Hit Entertainment. There was a vague non-statement made about that report at the time, likely …
Read More »Amaki Sally teaches weebs practical Japanese, gives dating advice, does streamer audition
Well, it’s about damn time I catch up on Amaki Sally shit, since unfortunately for her* I have not stopped paying attention to her but have simply been lazy about …
Read More »[Review] BTS’s “Film Out” is a sentimental, meandering ballad
Taking BTS’s success out of the equation, it’s fascinating to trace how much their music has changed since their 2013 debut. As happens with many world-conquering pop groups, their sound …
Read More »[Review] Sexy Zone registers another standout with “Let’s Music”
For a brief, shining moment last fall, Sexy Zone were five again. However, they’ve been knocked back to four as member Marius takes a break from the industry to focus …
Read More »[Review] Utada Hikaru conveys deeper meaning within springy pop on superb “One Last Kiss”
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by Patrick St. Michel (@mbmelodies). I’ve whined for years now about how hard it is to find quality writing that give honest …
Read More »[Review] Daichi Miura continues his synth excellence on “Backwards”
A couple years ago, dance icon Daichi Miura released the incredible Be Myself. If you haven’t heard that song before, make it your most urgent mission to do so. Since …
Read More »Miyawaki Sakura will reportedly join Big Hit Entertainment after IZ*ONE disbands, BHE responds
HKT48 and IZ*ONE member Miyawaki Sakura will reportedly join Big Hit Entertainment after IZ*ONE disbands in April. According to an exclusive report from Hankyung, Miyawaki Sakura has decided to join …
Read More »Otsuka Ai’s “Sakuranbo” is relevant to me again thanks to 2 buff Korean dudes dancing in one pair of pants
Otsuka Ai’s 2004 hit single “Sakuranbo” has recently seen a bit of a revival of popularity in certain (degenerate) circles recently. Apparently like six months ago, a TikTok social media …
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