The common snarky comment about Japanese idol singers is that their musical talents aren’t nearly strong enough to justify their fanbases, but it is true that the most successful idols have a media ...

Yuzuki Aikawa made her name as a pin-up model, appearing in glossies. The curvy bikini model also worked as a race queen, before joining an idol group and releasing a CD. Then she did something ...

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 ...

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, ...