J-Entertainment

Around couple of weeks ago, Shukan Bunshun printed a story in which two women accused comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi of rape/sexual assault. The comedian’s agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo, denied the claim and …

Hello and welcome to 2024! Been a rough start to things so far, at least in Korea and Japan, with the year beginning with political stabbings and earthquakes. Yeesh. Anyway, …

Matsumoto Hitoshi, a member of the popular comedic duo Downtown that you’re most likely to recognize from Gaki No Tsukai, has been accused of sexual assault by two women* via …

While I was busy with other Japan-related news, it was announced by what was formerly Johnny & Associates that the talent agency would be renaming itself STARTO ENTERTAINMENT. In a …

Despite being about three years behind on covering J-pop stuff, I wanted to post about Ado‘s upcoming world tour, since she’s one of my favorites and she’s deservedly surged to …

YUKIKA has returned with a city pop remake album called Time-Lapse, where she provides her own take on four Korean and Japanese classics. She also simultaneously revealed on Instagram that …

While I wish I had a positive update on the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, unfortunately a member of Johnny’s Sexual Assault Victims Association (JSAVA) in his mid-40s passed away …

K-pop groups have been going to Japan for decades now, but in recent years more Japanese idols than ever before have been crossing the seas the other way. Now, NiziU …

TRiDENT is a three piece all-female rock band from Osaka, Japan, and they’ve been around since 2016 when they previously went by Girls Rock Band Kakume, changing their name to …

At their last press conference about a month ago, Johnny & Associates announced that while they would be making changes in response to the report on founder Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual …