There’s some irony in calling a song “The New Era,” but crafting it to sound like every other song from the last era. I’ve had my issues with GOT7’s Korean …
Read More »[Review] BABYMETAL finally return with new direction on darker & grittier “Distortion”
After a wait of what seemed like 100 years, but was actually somehow just two, BABYMETAL has finally blessed us with new music. “Distortion” and its music video was dropped …
Read More »[Review] Kis-My-Ft2 & Miyavi both shine in surprisingly amazing “Freeze” collab
I’d be shocked if more than a few of my readers were familiar with J-pop group Kis-My-Ft2’s singles run — let alone their b-sides. But even if you’re not a …
Read More »Deep Reviews: E-Girls return with aggressively choreographed “Show Time” music video
E-Girls have returned with a music video for “Show Time” and it’s one of their most aggressively choreographed efforts, which ends up being the main draw of this as the …
Read More »Deep Reviews: “I Don’t Care” from HUB’s Rui is nice to watch on mute at least
Whoever mixed this definitely didn’t care.
Read More »Yamaguchi Tatsuya resigns from TOKIO, other members defend his victim
Yamaguchi Tatsuya was recently revealed to have given a 16-year-old girl alcohol and forcibly kissed her. Recently his group, TOKIO, held a press conference during which revealed that he had …
Read More »After School’s Kaeun is reportedly another center for ‘Produce 48’
A few weeks after it was reported that Miyawaki Sakura of AKB48/HKT48 was a center on ‘Produce 48‘, now there’s a report saying that After School member Kaeun is another. …
Read More »[Review] EXO-CBX’s fantastically stupid “Horololo” is actually rather refreshing
Out of more than 120 song reviews this year, only eleven singles have earned a nine or higher from my ratings system — and five of those were Japanese releases. …
Read More »BABYMETAL launch an apparel brand called BMD FOX APPAREL
BABYMETAL have decided to take their merchandise to the next level by starting an apparel brand called BMD FOX APPAREL. So far, the items available are a jacket (~$180), shorts …
Read More »TOKIO’s Yamaguchi Tatsuya forcibly kissed 16-year-old girl after giving her alcohol
TOKIO member Yamaguchi Tatsuya recently admitted to forcibly kissing a 16-year-old girl after giving her alcohol, and has settled the case with the victim as well as apologizing. The police …
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