Hello Asian Junkie readers! I know it’s been a while, but I needed to take a little hiatus to deal with some health stuff. But I’m back with some high …
Read More »Miyavi performs songs & does anthem at Dodger Stadium + world tour & “Under The Same Sky”
It was recently Japan Night at Dodger Stadium, and in honor of that MIYAVI was in attendance to perform the anthem. Before the game he was treating Dodger Stadium to …
Read More »Recap of netizen fabricating right-wing scandals against Japanese ‘PD48’ contestants + apology (sorta)
It always seemed likely that drama would emerge from ‘Produce 48‘, what with Japan and Korea in collaboration and all. Of course, it wouldn’t be the contestants as much as …
Read More »Koda Kumi covers Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” for … reasons
In what seems like quite a ‘Cool Japan‘ move, Koda Kumi has released a cover of “Livin’ La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin about 20 years after the fact. Why? …
Read More »Jang Won Young captured with Shiroma Miru’s ‘LOVE RUSH’ photobook, a good excuse to post pics from it
On ‘Produce 48‘, Jang Won Young and NMB48‘s Shiroma Miru seemed to develop a bond between them, and recently the IZ*ONE member was captured in Haneda Airport holding a copy …
Read More »Ex-idol Tomita Mayu, who was stabbed ~60 times by a “fan”, files lawsuit against government/police, agency, attacker
Former idol Tomita Mayu, who was stabbed over 60 times by a disgruntled fan back in 2016, is suing the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, her agency, and the attacker. In the …
Read More »Asterisk East (ex-)member Onodera Popuko dramatically quits on stage with middle fingers blazing
A few days ago a video went viral for rather obvious reasons, as a member (now former) of indie idol group Asterisk East dramatically resigned from her position by storming …
Read More »Dreamcatcher’s Siyeon & Yoohyeon on tvN’s girl group vocal competition ‘V-1’, so go vote for them + Dreamcatcher Japanese album
tvN‘s ‘V-1‘ will feature girl group members competing for the title of vocal queen, and it mainly consists of a bunch of vocalists from girl groups who eat out of …
Read More »Jin Akanishi releases deeply weird tribute song “Johnny” for Johnny Kitagawa
Following the death of Johnny Kitagawa, many awkward tributes have been posted, primarily awkward because of the credible accounts of sexual abuse against him. But nothing is weirder than Jin …
Read More »Johnny Kitagawa of Johnny & Associates is dead at 87, which is cool as hell
Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa is dead at 87 after suffering a stroke. This comes following a widely-reported hospital stay about three weeks ago that indicated his health was …
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