In what can only be described as shocking given how the unit ended, former Morning Musume members Kago Ai and Tsuji Nozomi reunited at Hello! Project‘s 20th anniversary concert on …
Read More »Deep Reviews: YonYon & Hitomitoi blend Japanese and Korean pop in “Overflow”
“Overflow” is produced by Moon Yirang for the third release in YonYon‘s project ‘The Link‘. From what I gather, this is a project that brings together three artists (including YonYon) …
Read More »NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho says apology for assault was forced by management, speaks out against investigation findings
About a week ago, NGT48 shared the results of a third-party investigation in regards to the assault of Yamaguchi Maho, and they basically said they’ll change some stuff but clarified …
Read More »Investigation into Yamaguchi Maho assault scandal concludes no NGT48 members involved
After the Yamaguchi Maho assault scandal didn’t see much action being taken aside from rearranging of chairs — also two people were fired not directly due to the scandal but …
Read More »Jin Akanishi diagnosed with spondylosis, makes “But I Miss You” cover his MRI cause of course
Jin Akanishi dropped a unique cover for his upcoming single “But I Miss You” on his Instagram account recently. The reason an MRI is on the cover is because it’s …
Read More »Lee Hongki tells fan begging him not to give up on Choi Jong Hoon that he’s already given up
In the comments of his recent Instagram post, a Japanese fan left a comment urging Lee Hongki to not give up on Choi Jong Hoon, who recently left the group …
Read More »AKB48 announce it will not hold annual Senbatsu Election in 2019
In an announcement posted today on the group’s official blog, it was revealed that AKB48 will not hold their annual Senbatsu Election in 2019. Thank you for supporting the AKB48 …
Read More »Dreamcatcher’s “Piri” sounds quite good in Japanese as music video is released
Dreamcatcher have released the Japanese music video for their most recent comeback in “Piri“, and in particular it stood out that they kept ‘pirireul buleora‘ around. Honestly, there’s not a …
Read More »Imamura Etsuro (ex-NGT48 manager involved in Yamaguchi Maho scandal) & AKB48 manager fired by AKS after controversial tweet
Though the tangible Yamaguchi Maho updates have been few and far between, there’s been some good news to emerge recently. Imamura Etsuro — the former NGT48 theater manager involved in …
Read More »Takeuchi Miyu (ex-AKB48) signs with Mystic Entertainment
Following news of Takahashi Juri signing with Woollim Entertainment, former AKB48 member and ‘Produce 48‘ contestant Takeuchi Miyu has signed with Korean company Mystic Entertainment. On March 8, Mystic Entertainment …
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