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hololive production, overseeing the popular hololive and HOLOSTARS virtual YouTuber talents, announced today that they would be broadcasting a countdown live event titled 『hololive production COUNTDOWN LIVE 2022▷2023』, to be aired December 31st 11PM JST. Unveiling special collaborations between talents of both sides of the company, performances from a roster including hololive EN and hololive […]

Axia Krone, a vtuber affiliated with Nijisanji, announced that he would be graduating effective immediately from the company. His Twitter and channel will be closed as of December 7th, and good sales stopped then as well. Both the official Nijisanji and Axia Krone statements cited irreconcilable differences in creative direction with respect to his on-stage […]

When the 64th Japan Record Award nominees were announced, many were shocked at AKB48 being dropped from the list, breaking their 12 consecutive year streak. I deeply apologize to the many people who support and continue to cheer for us. I am filled with regret not just for causing such bad things to happen, but […]

Japan’s national songstress Ayumi Hamasaki has shared some very personal news on her official Instagram account. She shared that she had given birth via C-section. Otherwise known as a caesarean section/delivery, this is a surgical procedure that involves delivering the baby through an incision in the mother’s abdomen. This method is usually chosen when a […]

Former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda is hitting the press rounds for the promotion of her photo/essay book “Akegata no Sora” out this month. The book contains Maeda’s personal thoughts on family, having a child, paparazzi, marriage, and divorce. The past year Atsuko went through an extremely high profile and publicized separation from her husband, actor […]

Snow Man member Ren Meguro is the cover boy for the 819th issue of the fitness magazine Tarzan, out September 22. Ren is currently developing his body through home workouts, under the guidance of his group mate, “muscle training specialist” Hikaru Iwamoto. He took on the challenge of doing the Tarzan shoot, which had the […]

Suiyoubi no Campanella has been inactive since the release of their June 2018 album “Galapagos.” KOM_I, the group’s vocalist, has now revealed that she is leaving the group. Of her choosing to leave, KOM_I said that about three years ago she no longer wanted to be part of Suiyoubi no Campanella due to her wanting […]

Tomohisa Yamashita has bagged another high profile role, this time for the upcoming Hulu drama series “Drops of God”. This series will be a joint co-production between Japan, France, and the U.S. Joining him in the main role will be French actress Fleur Geffrier. The drama series is based off of the manga series “Kami […]

Popular tabloid Bunshun has released more details on the ill-fated Tokyo Olympics. They released a lengthy “confidential” report that detailed specific plans for the Opening Ceremony, in total the report spanned 1199 pages but Bunshun shared the highlights. One section that has been gaining traction online was a proposed segment involving comedian Naomi Watanabe and […]

The popular concert series YouTube Music Weekend is back, and this time a roster of over 50 artists will be participating in the event! For just one weekend artists will upload a special concert on their official YouTube channel, but fans have to be quick as it’s only available for streaming for a very limited […]

On July 7, anan will release its annual “Ai to SEX” issue, and this year’s coverboy is Sexy Zone‘s Nakajima Kento! The gravure photoshoot for this issue has a title that translates as “Neverending Dream”, with the theme of “impusle of love.” A nude Kento appears in the shoot as the male lover in a […]

On June 29, (also Snow Man Raul’s 18th birthday), a special collaboration MV featuring “Honey Lemon Soda” movie trailer and its theme song “HELLO HELLO” is released! Based on Murata Mayu’s manga, Raul stars in the movie as Miura Kai, a guy with lemon colored hair while Yoshikawa Ai plays the heroine Ishimori Uka. “HELLO […]

Raul of Snow Man is the cover boy for anan issue #2256, out June 30. This issue marks the first time that Raul has appeared on the cover by himself. This issue of anan is the annual “Beautiful Legs” special issue. Raul is the first man to cover this special issue of anan. Inside the […]

Back in 2011 Every Little Thing member Ichiro Ito made headlines for marrying a non-celebrity woman under the age of 18, which in turn resulted in a substantial amount of negative attention from both the media and public. The following year the two welcomed a baby boy, by then Ito did a good enough job […]

Singer LiSA is celebrating a special milestone with the release of her brand new mini-album titled “LADYBUG“, released on May 19th it is commemorating her 10th anniversary since making her solo debut! Her 3rd mini-album overall, it has debuted at the top of the Oricon charts and is already performing well digitally. For this album […]

Sakura Miyawaki recently completed activities with the successful South Korean based group IZ*ONE. In 2018 she successfully was one of the winning contestants on the CJ E&M talent reality show Produce 101, as one of the winners she halted activities with AKB48 and HKT48 to focus on IZ*ONE. After three years fans were looking forward […]

Rola has continued her reign as one of the most influential and popular talents despite highly publicized issues with her office and scandals involving her family members. Within the past few years, Rola has become much more focused on environmental issues and promoting a very “clean” / healthy lifestyle. While still doing standard talent content […]

A live-action drama series for the popular manga “Hakozume: Koban Josshi no Gyakushu” has been announced! Leading the show will be Erika Toda and Mei Nagano, and is set to begin airing on Nippon TV beginning in July. The manga series made it’s debut in November 2017 in the weekly Seinen manga magazine Moring. It […]

Snow Man member Hikaru Iwamoto is the cover boy for the 809th issue of the fitness magazine Tarzan, out April 22. He started his muscle training after losing at arm wrestling. He is currently focused on intensively training for his forearms for the TBS show “SASUKE.” This month’s issue has a theme which translates as […]

Former AKB48 member Sayaka Akimoto has made headlines after requesting that a news publication refer to her as an “actor” instead of an “actress”. Since graduating from AKB48 in August 2013 she has focused on becoming an actor, starring in a handful of both films and drama series. In a newly released article promoting her […]

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music. 3/25/91 Album: Karashima Midori – GREEN (third week […]

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music. 3/18/91 Album: Kudo Shizuka – mind Universe (first […]