Fans of Monsta X are very lucky. Hardly a month goes by without some kind of release from the group or its members. They tour constantly, including a hefty amount …
Read More »Jang Won Young captured with Shiroma Miru’s ‘LOVE RUSH’ photobook, a good excuse to post pics from it
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 …
Read More »Ex-idol Tomita Mayu, who was stabbed ~60 times by a “fan”, files lawsuit against government/police, agency, attacker
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 …
Read More »Asterisk East (ex-)member Onodera Popuko dramatically quits on stage with middle fingers blazing
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 …
Read More »Dreamcatcher’s Siyeon & Yoohyeon on tvN’s girl group vocal competition ‘V-1’, so go vote for them + Dreamcatcher Japanese album
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 …
Read More »Jin Akanishi releases deeply weird tribute song “Johnny” for Johnny Kitagawa
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 …
Read More »Johnny Kitagawa of Johnny & Associates is dead at 87, which is cool as hell
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 …
Read More »BABYMETAL continue their aggressive evolution with “Pa Pa Ya” PV
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“ …
Read More »[Review] BTS’s “Lights” continues trend of their Japanese releases feeling superfluous
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 …
Read More »BABYMETAL joined by Sayashi Riho (ex-Morning Musume) at Glastonbury Festival, new album coming
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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