Keiko Kitagawa joins Masaki Okada, Jun Shison, & Yurina Hirate in live-action BL film “Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru”

by Doki Press | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured Article, J-News, Japanese Idols, Music, News | 0 comments

The highly anticipated film “Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru” is currently set for release on January 22nd, 2021. Just days before it will hit theater screens nationwide across Japan, a new promo image from the film was released showing one of the...

The 13th CD Shop Awards 2021 Announces Its Nominees for 2020

by Doki Press | Jan 7, 2021 | Featured Article, J-News, Japanese Idols, Music | 0 comments

The 13th CD Shop Awards 2021 has released its nominee list for 2020! Twenty albums were picked for this year’s awards. The albums were chosen by 395 CD shop staff from across Japan to highlight releases that caught their discerning ears. In March, the awards...

E-girls officially disbands

by Doki Press | Dec 31, 2020 | Featured Article, J-News, Japanese Idols, Music, News | 0 comments

The time has come to say good bye to the LDH girl group E-girls. Their disbandment was announced at a release event for their 24th single “Bessekai“. Unfortunately, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic squashed many of their plans for 2020, but they still...

GQ JAPAN Reveals Its “GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2020”

by Doki Press | Nov 22, 2020 | Featured Article, J-News, Japanese Idols, Music | 0 comments

GQ JAPAN has revealed its “GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2020”! The award is given to people who have shown great success this year regardless of their field. Winners this year include SixTONES, Snow Man, Hoshino Gen, Eito, and Naomi Osaka. The award show will streamed live...

Mai Shiraishi has graduated from Nogizaka46

by Doki Press | Oct 28, 2020 | Featured Article, J-News, Japanese Idols, Music | 0 comments

Nogizaka46 and it’s ace Mai Shiraishi has finally said goodbye, as of October 28th she is no longer of a member of the idol group after successfully completing the concert “NOGIZAKA46 Mai Shiraishi Graduation Concert ~Always beside you~”. As a member...

Former Hello!Project leader Ayaka Wada: “I’ve liked girls before; I never knew my own sexuality”

by Doki Press | Oct 3, 2020 | Featured Article, J-News, Japanese Idols, Music, News | 0 comments

Former Hello!Project leader Ayaka Wada recently held a lengthy interview with QJWeb, along with Mikity from the idol group Nichoume no Sakigate Coming Out, an indie idol group consisting of gay men. The two mainly chatted about idol culture and the topic of diversity....