Been a while since I covered CREAM, but they took like 10 months off from even being on YouTube after dropping their last album, so there wasn’t a ton to …
Read More »Idol has lawsuit for violating dating ban dismissed by a judge with sense
In what is sadly actually a seemingly rare victory in these cases, an unnamed Japanese idol won a lawsuit against her company over a dating ban they tried to enforce. …
Read More »SMAP will continue with all 5 members under Johnny’s cause of course
SMAP made that announcement they said they were gonna make on ‘SMAPxSMAP‘ just now, and the important part is that they’re going to be remaining a group of five and …
Read More »SMAP expected to announce “reunion” on ‘SMAPxSMAP’
After all the drama and the hand-wringing and the behind-the-scenes mess, SMAP are going to be making an announcement of some sort in a few hours on their show, ‘SMAPxSMAP‘. …
Read More »Kimura Takuya’s wife is reportedly who kept him at Johnny’s
As news of SMAP disbanding comes and goes, it was always a wonder why Kimura Takuya didn’t choose to go along with his group. Turns out that Kudo Shizuka, his …
Read More »INFINITE’s L catches thrown panties in Mexico, is actually Hentai Kamen
INFINITE‘s L caught some panties down in Mexico, and then he “accidentally” took a whiff of the scent still on his hand. https://twitter.com/InfiniteUpdates/status/687516045976850432 ‘Chappelle’s Show‘ explains. Most importantly though, I …
Read More »“Fuck everyone that don’t understand.” – Jiyoung’s J-debut song, “RADIO”
Audio of Jiyoung‘s Japanese debut with “RADIO” has been released/leaked, and the most noteworthy thing is that it’s all in English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3wmj9SXnuA Why all English? I don’t know, as she …
Read More »SMAP members may return to Johnny’s after manager’s “coup d’etat” fails
The major story in Japanese entertainment recently has been about how SMAP have disbanded due to four members leaving Johnny’s Entertainment, and the recent statement by Johnny’s didn’t deny that. …
Read More »SXSW 2016’s musical guests include 28 J & K artists + AJ will provide coverage
SXSW will be covered by Asian Junkie this year as it has been the last few years, and there will be a whopping 14 artists out of Japan and 14 …
Read More »Johnny’s make ominous ‘nothing is final’ statement on SMAP disbandment
Johnny’s Entertainment released a statement on the report that legendary J-pop group SMAP would be disbanding, and it was essentially the death knell for screwed groups. “Recently, there was a …
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