AKB48 are the focus of an article in today’s Metro newspaper. The recent stabbing incident at an AKB48 handshake event appears to have brought the idol group back under the scrutiny of the Western press. J-Pop Go’s Paul Browne was … Read More
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU’s third album release will be titled Pika Pika Fantajin and is due for release in July. Pika Pika Fantajin’s title is based around a combination of ‘fantasy’ and ‘person’ (‘Fantajin’). The album, which follows on from 2013’s … Read More
Much of the stirring music of anime series such as Naruto and Fairy Tail come courtesy of musician and composer YASUHARU TAKANASHI. Spanning a diverse number of anime titles, including Pretty Cure and Log Horizon, Takanashi has lent his particular … Read More
The AKB48 world was rocked by an incident earlier today in which 2 members of the outfit were reported to have been assaulted. During a handshake event held today at the Iwate Industry Culture & Convention Center in Takizawa City, … Read More
The London MCM Expo is upon us once again. A multi-genre event with the focus on anime, manga, video games, sci-fi, cosplay & films, the Expo also regularly puts on a stage of performances across the weekend (Read up on … Read More
Following on from the unveiling of the lyric video for ‘Hold My Hand’, Perfume have announced details of its inclusion on their next single. ‘Cling Cling’ marks Perfume’s 20th single on a major label and the song was written by … Read More
Beyond the 5th Dimension… The release of 5TH DIMENSION in 2013 landed MOMOIRO CLOVER Z with their first No.1 position on the Oricon charts, shifting over 235,000 copies. It’s time to catch up with what our colourful 5-piece outfit have … Read More
PERFUME have unveiled a special lyric video for new song ‘Hold Your Hand’, written as the theme song for NHK drama Silent Poor. ‘Hold Your Hand’ follows on from ‘Sweet Refrain’, released in November, and is likely to be part … Read More
With her Nanda Collection tour still ongoing, KYARY PAMYU PAMYU has announced details for her third album release this summer. Announced at her recent ZEPP Tokyo concert, the new album will be titled Pika Pika Fantajin and will collect her … Read More
July’s LAC event will now be featuring SCARLETT YOUNG on the bill for the weekend. Scarlett is best know for winning the UK Kawaii Star contest at Hyper Japan in 2011 and who also sang on Japanese TV show Nodojiman … Read More