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 …
Read More »AKB48 producer Akimoto Yasushi wrote lyrics to “Bird” for BTS, draws ire of Korean fans
AKS President Akimoto Yasushi, who recently participated in a collab with Mnet for ‘Produce 48‘, has been revealed as writer for “Bird“, a BTS song to be released in Japan. …
Read More »HKT48’s Murakawa Bibian fails to turn off broadcast, reveals salary, furthers her legend
Murakawa Bibian, HKT48 member and ‘Produce 48‘ legend, made news recently after forgetting to turn off one of her broadcasts and talking candidly about her earnings. ※閲覧注意(夢を壊したくない方は見ないで下さい)配信切り忘れ?アイドルの裏の顔が流出配信直後にタワーの数をお金に換算して歓喜する親子村川緋杏の給料は月16万円と判明#PRODUCE48 #HKT48 #村川緋杏 #무라카와비비안 …
Read More »Takeuchi Mariya announces new single in October, remastered version of debut album
Following her surprise explosion to international relevancy thanks to “Plastic Love“, Takeuchi Mariya decided to hold her first fanmeeting. Now she has also announced an October of a new single, …
Read More »Eminem producer confirms “Glassy Sky” used on “Good Guy”, releases beat sampling “Simple And Clean”
I recently noted that Illa Da Producer, who worked on Eminem‘s ‘Kamikaze‘, told Rolling Stone that for “Good Guy” he sampled ‘Kingdom Hearts‘, likely “Simple And Clean” by Utada Hikaru. …
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