The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, highlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance ...

SB19's "Gento" dance craze has reached Japanese groups and idols. A Japanese K-Pop fan posted a Japanese translation of "Gento" on TikTok The Filipino boy group's hit song was released as part of its ...

Former Johnny's Jr. singer Kauan Okamoto, right, speaks during a Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan hearing on sexual victimization and child abuse, at the Diet on May 16, 2023. Pictured at rear ...

A Japanese man by the name of Mitsuo had his dreams turned into reality when he married his favorite idol, Yuki Tomoe, who is 27 years his junior. Tomoe debuted in 2020 as a new member of an ...

In the new book Idle Idol, Edward and John Harrison catalogue Japan’s obsession with public mascots. These ubiquitous street idols greet passers-by and run the gamut from kaiju to manga characters to ...

In the bright and bustling world of Japanese pop culture, idol bands are major. They are music groups consisting of idols — or young stars manufactured by corporations for the sole purpose of ...