We first discovered KBG84, Japan’s elderly idol unit, earlier this year and were impressed with their energy, particularly their live performances. The group has had a few months to get their name out ...

In Japan, being an idol is serious business. Getting caught in anything that has the potential of crushing a fan’s dreams could easily result in the idol getting fired. Simple things that common ...

With new manifestations of underground and local idols, the idol industry is attracting many aspirants whose dream of becoming a popular idol is no longer so far-fetched. The booming genre, however, ...

Studio Happy Chicken Pink is one of the leading producers of videos of Japanese gravure idols–models who pose in swimsuits, lingerie and schoolgirl uniforms and leave little to the imagination in ...

In a live music venue hidden in a basement in Fortress Hill, a mainly residential area on Hong Kong Island, a group of schoolboys and a few middle-aged men have gathered in the dark. With glow sticks ...

The lineup of the top 10 changed dramatically in a rare week in which the top six tracks were debuts. By Billboard Japan YOASOBI’s “Idol” rules this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Apr. 19, ...

TOKYO—The Japanese call them “idols,” or aidoru: young women and girls who sing, dance, and act for their adoring male fans, and are role models for many kids. But they are under tremendous pressure ...

Danmee made a week-long poll to determine the most popular female K-Pop idols in Japan The candidates included in the poll were selected based on their brand and reputation index Fourth-generation ...

Danmee is a Japanese magazine that features everything Korean Danmee polled 21 candidates to determine the best Korean male idol in Japan The top spot was secured by a BTS member who tallied 3,591 ...

After a 22-year streak of sending pop fans into a frenzy, Japanese “boy” band SMAP debuted their newest single this past week, “Upside-down Sky,” which rocketed to the top of the charts immediately.

Kyoko Miyake’s pop culture profile spotlighting Japanese singers premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition. By Justin Lowe The Japanese pop music trend featuring young, ...