The use of avatars for musicians has come back into the news recently after comedian/host Kim Shin Young and fans of PLAVE clashed over her characterization of them, resulting in …
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Legendary STARTO ENTERTAINMENT boy band KAT-TUN is disbanding on March 31 after a whopping ~25 years since being formed. Once a six-member outfit, departures from 2010-15 have reduced them to …
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In mask-off news, SMILE-UP (formerly part of Johnny & Associates) have sued four victims of Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual abuse due to them not taking the proposed settlement from the company. …
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Covered, because I needed a place to talk about the covers I enjoyed without having to make a whole post for each one. ====== Jay Chang (ONE PACT & B.D.U) …
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Fuji TV have become deeply involved in the fallout of the Nakai Masahiro (ex-SMAP) sexual misconduct scandal, with the broadcaster losing dozens of advertisers after their reported involvement, having stockholders …
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Former SMAP member Nakai Masahiro recently announced on his official fanclub site that he’ll be retiring from the entertainment industry, this following being exposed for settling a “sexual misconduct” incident. …
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Former SMAP member Nakai Masahiro apologized recently after reports emerged back in December of 2024 that he paid 90 million yen to an unidentified woman as a part of a …
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Given that it was a Christmas song, I had actually forgotten Dreamcatcher released “My Christmas Sweet Love” physically as well, though that does sorta represent my general disinterest in the …
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Earlier this year, former FAKY member Anna Sawai talked about her breakout role in the FX show Shogun, and about how Avex prevented her from taking acting jobs after previously …
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After the roster shake up that NEMOPHILA went through a few months ago, they have released a few songs on their re-release of Evolve, titled Evolution. These versions of the …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.