In April of last year, Yamashita Tomohisa made a surprise appearance on Will Smith‘s Instagram, hanging out with him and friends in Colombia. Recently, he has opened up his own …
Read More »KARD’s concert vids include “Bomb Bomb” and covers of “Mi Gente” … and “USA” + Spanish singing attempts
At the start of the month, KARD released a clip of them performing “Gidd Up” at their Korean concert. Thankfully for those who weren’t able to attend that, they have …
Read More »[Review] SEVENTEEN gives Japan a forgettable single with “Happy Ending”
Last year, my favorite SEVENTEEN song wasn’t a Korean title track at all. It was their first original Japanese single, “Call Call Call“, which harnessed the guitar-fueled dance pop sound …
Read More »Chiitan gets suspended on Twitter, needs to be freed right this second
In causes-worthy-of-revolution news, Chiitan has been suspended from Twitter and needs our help to be reinstated. Why was Chiitan suspended? Uh … nobody knows exactly. A spokesperson for the mascot …
Read More »Takeuchi Mariya’s “Plastic Love” finally gets the music video it deserves
A whole-ass 35 years after the song’s release, Takeuchi Mariya‘s “Plastic Love” got a music video, thanks of course to its resurgent viral popularity in modern times. There’s something perfect …
Read More »AKS not allowing members to attend Yamaguchi Maho’s graduation concert + Akimoto Yasushi’s role
Following news that AKS would sue the perpetrators of the assault on soon-to-be former NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho in order to get them to talk, thus seemingly invalidating their own …
Read More »Perfume react to Teens React episode on J-pop featuring them, EXILE, AKB48
Perfume are the latest celebrities to appear in the React series done by the Fine Brothers. In the video, they react to a over four-year-old Teens React video, where they’re …
Read More »IZ*ONE’s Miyawaki Sakura challenges her ‘Idol Room’ showing in terms of awkward dancing on ‘Knowing Bros’
IZ*ONE were guests on ‘Knowing Bros‘ recently, during which Miyawaki Sakura was picked as the stiffest at dance and she proceeded to prove that by … uh, “dancing” to BLACKPINK‘s …
Read More »SXSW 2019: ASTERISM talk about their battle metal sound, inspirations & influences, goals
When I initially checked the rosters for SXSW 2019, ASTERISM was a name I knew nothing about. What I ended up finding were three young, extremely talented ass-kicking rockers who …
Read More »AKS files suit against men who assaulted NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho, which they should’ve done months ago
AKS has belatedly filed suit against the two perpetrators of the assault on NGT48’s Yamaguchi Maho with the goal of getting them to answer questions about the attack and the …
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