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K-pop groups have been going to Japan for decades now, but in recent years more Japanese idols than ever before have been crossing the seas the other way. Now, NiziU …
Read More »Quick Reviews: NiziU make Korean debut with “HEARTRIS”
Rock band trio TRiDENT return with a lively music video for “NEO FUTURE”
TRiDENT is a three piece all-female rock band from Osaka, Japan, and they’ve been around since 2016 when they previously went by Girls Rock Band Kakume, changing their name to …
Read More »Johnny & Associates to be renamed ‘Smile-Up’ to handle victim compensation, will create new fan-named company to manage artists + 478 victims come forward
At their last press conference about a month ago, Johnny & Associates announced that while they would be making changes in response to the report on founder Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual …
Read More »Amaki Sally talks about scamming her way to a career on Trash Taste + posts a perfect vlog and some ‘they were roommates’ content
Surprisingly it’s been a while since I’ve had a stan post about Amaki Sally, but I have been watching her career blow up like a proud parent. Needless to say, …
Read More »Do As Infinity’s “Fukai Mori” stars as Megan Thee Stallion & Justin Timberlake squash beef rumors, Tomiko Van is excited
Yesterday, everybody was busy trying to figure out whether Megan Thee Stallion was arguing with Justin Timberlake at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, but today she shared a story …
Read More »Johnny & Associates accepts report on founder’s sexual abuse as fact, President Julie Fujishima resigns & Higashiyama Noriyuki takes over
Following a report by a third-party investigation into sexual abuse claims against Johnny & Associates founder Johnny Kitagawa that found the accusations factual, current President of the company Julie Fujishima …
Read More »OUT OF 48 is the latest survival show to contribute to the group naming atrocities with UNLAME
If you were unaware, AKB48 had been participating in a survival show called OUT OF 48, and their seven-member debut lineup was recently announced. They are Kuranoo Narumi, Sakagawa Hiyuka, …
Read More »Johnny & Associates third-party investigation details Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual abuse, criticizes company inaction & recommends sweeping changes
First of all, apologies for getting behind on updating the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse case, but while I’ve been compiling information for another post, breaking news emerged as Johnny & …
Read More »LDH announce hiatus of MOONCHILD’s RUAN due to ‘inappropriate’ behavior of ‘outside instructor’ that caused health issues
About a year ago, the show iCON Z was briefly covered around these parts because former K-pop artist (and former J-pop artist, even then) Okamoto Ruan was a contestant and …
Read More »[Event] 2023 Head In The Clouds Festival with Rina Sawayama, DPR, Jackson Wang, XG, YOASOBI, Tiger JK & Yoon Mirae, more
After a far-too-long time away, event coverage is back at Asian Junkie, starting from 2023 Head in the Clouds Festival in Los Angeles, which went off with a bang with …
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