TOKYO -- Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs is set to propose legal changes to let singers and session musicians collect ...

The group ILLIT aims straight for the hearts of global fans with a new original Japanese song. ILLIT (Yoon-ah, Minju, Moka, Won-hee, Iroha) posted concept photos for their second Japanese digital ...

Arrow Video has announced that it will be releasing Japanese horror SANA and its spinoff sequel in THE SANA COLLECTION on ...

The first artist featured this year in this segment is Toshinobu Kubota. He performed at the 2025 Kohaku Uta Gassen.

One of the key reasons behind the success of J-POP lies in the singers' voices. The voice, considered the first instrument of humanity, carries emotion and meaning that transcends language barriers.

Chart-topping J-pop duo King & Prince has unveiled their seventh studio album STARRING, inviting audiences into a uniquely ...

Takuya Chigira ended last year sounding an alarm. The Cloud Nine CEO — whose roster includes hit songmaker Ado — warned that unless J-pop found firmer footing abroad, it risked becoming niche. Over ...

In a surprising turn of events, J-pop sensation Dress Code has bid farewell to their member Asahina Madoka due to a breach of contract. The group will now continue as a quintet. Madoka publicly ...

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When 19-year-old Annie was a child, she would go around yelling "Kubi yo, kubi!" at random times. The Singaporean student told AsiaOne she was at the time "obsessed" with the Japanese drama The Dinner ...

Seoul's Seongsu-dong, one of the capital's trendiest neighborhoods, is about to get a heavy dose of Japanese pop culture this weekend. From Friday to Sunday, an event dubbed J-POP.ZIP 2025 will take ...

J-pop singer Fujii Kaze poses for a portrait ahead of his new album, "Prema," which was released Friday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Fujii Kaze comes across a bit shy at first, but after he ...