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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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BABYMETAL have had a bit of a mixed run since the departure of YUIMETAL in my estimation. “Starlight“ didn’t manage to connect with me, but the relatively anonymous “Elevator Girl“ …
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As popular as BTS are around the world, I’m surprised that their Japanese-language material hasn’t felt more essential. For me, the best thing to come out of their J-pop discography …
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BABYMETAL recently held a solo concert on June 28, though the main news that came out of that was SUMETAL and MOAMETAL were joined on stage by a guest in …
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In what is hilarious but correct wording, major entertainment agency Yoshimoto Kogyo has announced the suspension of 11 comedians for participating in a party held by ‘anti-social forces (organized crime).’ …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.