Soshi Takeda isn’t a famous musician and ‘Same Place Another Time‘ doesn’t even have lyrics in it, so if this seems like a rather random choice for a rare album …
Read More »Rundown: Perfume, FANTASTICS, Momoiro Clover Z, SKE48, XG, Koda Kumi, FEMM, more
Holy fuck, I had this J-pop version of the Rundown planned for months, but I got busy and I’m also lazy so guess what always got put off? Anyway, here’s …
Read More »22/7’s Amaki Sally, the voice of Overwatch 2’s Kiriko, does her character’s animated short
Because I am a terrible fan, in all my pining for more YouTube shitpost videos from her, I missed the news that Amaki Sally of 22/7 was probably too busy …
Read More »PLANCK STARS deftly demonstrate what fans screaming “step on me” looks like in reality
Not gonna lie, PLANCK STARS (like “pranksters”) only entered my consciousness recently due to Twitter freaking out over an AV stunt they’re doing, which then led me to Homicidols listing …
Read More »Former K-pop singer Ruan (“BEEP BEEP” forever) leads final lineup of LDH/HYBE girl group formed through iCON Z audition show
A girl group collaboration project between LDH and HYBE has recently chosen its seven members, led by former K-pop singer Ruann (now Ruan). The other six are Uwa, Anri, Mirano, …
Read More »HKT48’s Yabuki Nako proves her English fluency beyond a doubt
Current HKT48 member and former IZ*ONE member Yabuki Nako recently showcased the impressive depth of her English fluency on a show that I think is named Call Teacher Tanaka. Either …
Read More »THE FIRST TAKE welcomes Avril Lavigne, who performs “Complicated”
THE FIRST TAKE welcomed Avril Lavigne to their studio recently, where she perform her 2002 hit “Complicated“, which also served as a reminder/realization to me that she’s still under Sony …
Read More »Tominaga Yu leaves NGT48 a month after her broadcast that criticized the group’s management
A few days ago it was announced that NGT48 member Tominaga Yu would depart from the group. While that in itself isn’t especially odd in terms of members coming and …
Read More »NECRONOMIDOL boots a member & goes on hiatus after one member doxes another
In week-old wild-ass Japanese alt idol news, NECRONOMIDOL recently lost a member and declared an indefinite hiatus after one member basically doxed another member on a live broadcast. The group …
Read More »‘PD48’ alumni Chiba Erii named center for AKB48 single “Hisashiburi No Lip Gloss”
A bit of an update on Produce 48 alum Chiba Erii, who was recently named the center for AKB48‘s 60th single “Hisashiburi No Lip Gloss“. “Being able to stand in …
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