Lots of news for this edition because it was a bizarrely busy time in terms of company movement and disbandment. ====== NINE.i (except EDEN) are in a legal dispute with …
Read More »AAA’s Shinjiro Atae comes out as gay, says he doesn’t want others to struggle as he did
34-year-old AAA member and soloist Shinjiro Atae has recently came out as gay to a crowd of 2000 people at a live in Tokyo, as reported by The New York …
Read More »Many Japanese artists (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Tadanobu Asano, Shirota Yu) protest against government policy proposal
In what can only be described as surprising given that many celebrities in Japan don’t usually involve themselves in politics, a whole bunch of them have recently tweeted out their …
Read More »AAA’s Urata Naoya apologizes at press conference for assaulting woman, blames it on the alcohol
A week ago, it was revealed that Urata Naoya of AAA had assaulted a woman in a convenience store after his advances were rejected. Soon after, he held a press …
Read More »AAA’s Urata Naoya arrested for allegedly assaulting woman after she rejected his advances
Urata Naoya, leader and lead vocalist of popular co-ed Avex group AAA, has reportedly been arrested by police over allegedly assaulting a female convenience store customer after asking her out …
Read More »[Review] AAA’s Nissy gives charismatic performance on the nimble “Addicted”
AAA’s Nissy is celebrating five years since the launch of his solo career with a greatest hits compilation. Never mind the fact that all of his solo work can be …
Read More »[Review] SKY-HI mixes hip-hop, ska, alternative sounds on jubilant “Snatchaway”
Though their music differs vastly in sound, I like to think of AAA as J-pop’s answer to Big Bang. AAA’s members form a uniquely amazing unit when put together, but are …
Read More »[Review] AAA’s Nissy brings showstopping funk-pop with “The Eternal Live”
Over the past month, I’ve been digging deeply into the gargantuan discography of prolific J-pop group AAA. They’re an act I’ve been wanting to get into for years now, but …
Read More »Grace opens for AAA’s SKY-HI in NY, broadcasts her entire Dallas set on V Live
Avex Group artist SKY-HI of J-pop group AAA is currently on his first world tour, and the Japanese singer/rapper invited Grace to open as his guest act for the New York tour stop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbiycZrjsR6/ This …
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