Way back in January, former soloist Matsushita Yuya announced he was creating a group on his own label called X4, and they recently made their debut with “KILLING ME“. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jblijks2aE …
Read More »Super Junior’s “Devil” performance vid mashes up perfectly with Sailor Moon’s theme song
A genius individual’s mashup went viral in Japan after the Twitter user laid the theme song to ‘Sailor Moon‘ over the performance version of Super Junior‘s “Devil“. https://twitter.com/0106Satoan/status/630769328552415232 Perfect. You’re …
Read More »FEMM performing at J-Pop Summit, as filmed by an Asian Junkie reader
A little over a week ago, I encouraged Asian Junkie readers to go see FEMM live at one of their American stops and report back to me because I had …
Read More »Hashimoto Kanna is the devil in Lip Baby CF; group must worship her for their employment
Hashimoto Kanna, who continues to get CF money, got even more bank from Lip Baby, and continues to put Rev. From DVL on her back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky2w7bkMw3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLU6bVVTxpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD_EPhwyd2I Cute and …
Read More »AKB48 combine Halloween with “Roly Poly” retro for “Halloween Night” PV
AKB48 serve disco realness in a “Halloween Night” music video that reminded me of T-ara‘s “Roly Poly” merged with cosplay. I understand the hate for AKB48’s music, as they generally …
Read More »FEMM are performing in Los Angeles & San Francisco this month, go see them for me
Remember FEMM? I hope so. But if not, here’s a chance to jog your memory, as they’ll be performing in both Los Angeles and San Francisco this month. In Los …
Read More »Wagakki Band’s “Akatsuki No Ito” MV has a dragon and swords and fighting, oh my~!
Wagakki Band somehow never disappoints even if they do, and “Akatsuki No Ito” is a solid example of that. Hard to go wrong with flying dragons and samurai swords and …
Read More »WORLD ORDER drop typically odd/beautiful music video for “Multipolarity”
WORLD ORDER is so Japanese in a lot of ways, despite the overall message their group sends, and “Multipolarity” is no exception. I always love how they clearly just go …
Read More »Ask Asian Junkie: How many idols are forced to follow group members on social media?
Ask Asian Junkie answers only the most relevant and pressing questions, giving concrete facts as responses … or complete speculation. How many idols do you think are forced to follow …
Read More »Atarashii Gakkou No Leaders put 360 tech to work in “Kamu To Funyan” remix MV
J-pop girl group Atarashii Gakkou No Leaders not only have a name that’s way too goddamn long, but for their “Kamu To Funyan” remix music video, they’re the first group …
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