GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE hit L.A. in June
Japanese dance/vocal group GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE will perform in Los Angeles at the Echoplex on June 16, 2015. Tickets are on sale now, incContinue reading…
Category: J-Pop
Stay connected to the evolving landscape of Japanese pop. We track the movements of chart-topping soloists, global groups, and pioneering idols, providing updates on major releases, creative collaborations, and the crossover moments where the music meets global fashion.
Idol singer Kanna Hashimoto pulls off amazing tricks for noodle commercial
Fukuoka’s idol singer (and current Japanese CM star) Kanna Hashimoto successfully performs a series of “bakakoii” (“stupid-cool”) tricks for NissiContinue reading…
Anna Tsuchiya – Anime Matsuri 2015 (Live Report)
Anna Tsuchiya Anime Matsuri, April 5, 2015 Live Report by Jen Wang The first couple of hazy guitar riffs drifted into the crowd, which grew eContinue reading…
AKB48’s Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai directed by Keishi Ohtomo
AKB48 charges into battle in their dramatic new music video, “Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai”, directed by Keishi Ohtomo. The auteur, whose work includeContinue reading…
HKT48 – Chameleon Joshikousei (MV)
HKT48, the Fukuoka-based sister group of AKB48, has released a series of music videos from their new single “12 Byou”. Haruka Wakatabe takes the cContinue reading…
YANAKIKU – Interview (2015)
YANAKIKU Interview by DJ Greg Hignight (Tune in Tokyo) April 30, 2015 YANAKIKU debuted in 2012, and quickly crossed into the realm of J-Pop aContinue reading…
Kanako Ito performs Steins;Gate, Demonbane themes at Sakura-Con 2015
J-Pop anime and game songstress Kanako Ito performed a set of fan favorite theme songs during her live concert at Seattle’s Sakura-Con 2015 last wContinue reading…
AKB48 special group NyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda performs new Yo-kai Watch Theme
The new Yo-kai Watch ending theme, “Idol wa Uyanya no Ken” performed by NyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda, has been released. The AKB48 special unit, inContinue reading…
Perfume – live at SXSW (video)
Perfume has released a 1-month only video clip of their SXSW 2015 performance featuring opening number “Story”. Catch it while you can at the Continue reading…
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Yasutaka Nakata go hard with edgy electro MV “Mondai Girl”
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is back with her tenth single, the progressive J-Electro track “Mondai Girl” (“Problem Girl”) produced by longtime collaborator YasuContinue reading…