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 ...

While TWICE's recently released Japanese best album TWICE4 left fans across the world hooked, several were left upset with the lack of Tzuyu. Released on March 16, 2022, TWICE4 is the fourth Japanese ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amina Du Jean aka "Aminyan" is the kind of pop idol that Japan, still ranking 111 out of 144 countries in gender equality needs now: she’s smart, bilingual, sassy, and she’s female empowerment in a ...

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.