In the wake of Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual abuse scandal, victims have recently come forward and said they had trouble being compensated by Smile-Up, which was formerly Johnny & Associates but …
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An 80s-inspired hair metal power ballad was not a genre I was expecting NEMOPHILA to dip into, but maybe I should’ve considering their track record of incorporating multiple styles into …
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Hello and welcome to things-you-never-thought-you’d-see-and-never-knew-you-needed-but-here-it-is-anyway-in-the-year-of-our-lord-2024 news, because Bruno Mars covered AKB48‘s “Heavy Rotation” at his concert in Japan today. AKBを歌うブルーノマーズさん #BrunoMars pic.twitter.com/7xDQbE1xtL— ままま (@Gkjimin_Lov) January 11, 2024 AKBは再来週じゃなかったっけ#ブルーノマーズ #AKB48 pic.twitter.com/VqHFXt4qLn— ゴンブリッチ …
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Around couple of weeks ago, Shukan Bunshun printed a story in which two women accused comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi of rape/sexual assault. The comedian’s agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo, denied the claim and …
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Hello and welcome to 2024! Been a rough start to things so far, at least in Korea and Japan, with the year beginning with political stabbings and earthquakes. Yeesh. Anyway, …
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Matsumoto Hitoshi, a member of the popular comedic duo Downtown that you’re most likely to recognize from Gaki No Tsukai, has been accused of sexual assault by two women* via …
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While I was busy with other Japan-related news, it was announced by what was formerly Johnny & Associates that the talent agency would be renaming itself STARTO ENTERTAINMENT. In a …
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Despite being about three years behind on covering J-pop stuff, I wanted to post about Ado‘s upcoming world tour, since she’s one of my favorites and she’s deservedly surged to …
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YUKIKA has returned with a city pop remake album called Time-Lapse, where she provides her own take on four Korean and Japanese classics. She also simultaneously revealed on Instagram that …
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While I wish I had a positive update on the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, unfortunately a member of Johnny’s Sexual Assault Victims Association (JSAVA) in his mid-40s passed away …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.