Sayonara Arama! Japan, Konnichiwa Nante Japan
Readers of this site may have noticed that the number of articles has increased significantly recently! That is because one of our writers, Hannah, has rededicated herself to writing. This newfound dedication on her part is in preparation for the next chapter of the Arama story: Nante Japan. AramaTheyDidnt, this siteâs predecessor, opened on LiveJournal [âŚ]
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48 GROUP Announces Hello Music Festival, NGT48 & NMB48 Not Listed
On the 48 Group Official Blog, AKB48 management announced Hello Music Festival Sanrio Characters & 48GROUP â but fans quickly noticed two big omissions with the announcement.
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hololive production Announces ăhololive production COUNTDOWN LIVE 2022âˇ2023ă
hololive production, overseeing the popular hololive and HOLOSTARS virtual YouTuber talents, announced today that they would be broadcasting a countdown live event titled ăhololive production COUNTDOWN LIVE 2022âˇ2023ă, to be aired December 31st 11PM JST.
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INI to Release Debut Album
On December 14, INI will release their debut album, âAwakening.â The albumâs concept is âthe moment you become aware of your new self, shine.â The album will include the previously released songs âRocketeerâ, âBrighterâ, âCALL 119â, âWe Areâ, and âPassword.â The album will also be a first for INI in that some of the members [âŚ]
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Who Are the Top Type of Otaku?
The Yano Research Institute recently issue a report ranking the top groups of otaku. Their survey was conducted in July and August, taking a sample of 10,000 men and women ages 15 to 69. The report named 26 different kinds of otaku, with the top ten being revealed. Anime otaku came in first, with them [âŚ]
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Axia Krone of NIJISANJI Announces Graduation
Axia Krone, a vtuber affiliated with Nijisanji, announced that he would be graduating effective immediately from the company. His Twitter and channel will be closed as of December 7th, and good sales stopped then as well.
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Naniwa Danshi Joins Twitter
âHappy Surpriseâ isnât just the name of Naniwa Danshiâs new single! Itâs also what the gave fans today: an official Twitter account! The groupâs official Twitter account was opened by J Storm a few hours ago. Check out their first tweet below!
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LINE MUSIC Releases Top Songs for 2022
LINE MUSIC, the prominent subscription music streaming service, just announced their top tracks of the year. Take a look under the cut!
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modelpress Reveals Its "Faces of 2022"
modelpress has revealed its âFaces of 2022â! The results came about through a mix three criteria: a public survey, a survey of 30 members of modelpressâ editorial staff, and the number of articles the person was in on modelpress in 2022. The public survey was conducted October 24 â November 15. There were 17,938 respondents, [âŚ]
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Official HIGE DANdism and SEVENTEEN Top the Billboard Japan Charts for the Week of 11/14 â 11/20
This week, Official HIGE DANdism retook the top spot on the Hot 100 single chart with their digital single âSubtitleâ, with 16,836 points in its sixth week. SEVENTEEN topped the Hot Albums chart for the second consecutive week with their first Japanese EP âDREAM.â Official HIGE DANdism also topped the Artist 100 chart.
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Japan Considers Requiring National ID to Buy & Use Concert Tickets
Over the years, this site has chronicled the issue of ticket scalping in Japan. Things really came to a head in 2016. In March of that year, Arashi announced that they would install facial-scanning technology at the concerts to thwart scalping, something that Momoiro Clover Z, Bâz, and Mr.Children did in 2014. In August of [âŚ]
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Rola, Koki, Nissy, and More Celebrate the New Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama Collaboration
During the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 show earlier this year, the fashion house revealed the revival of its decade old collaboration with Yayoi Kusama. Set for release in January, Louis Vuitton held an event in Tokyo on November 29 to celebrate the new collection. Attendees included Rola, Koki, Nissy, Kikuchi Rinko, and Kiritani Mirei. See [âŚ]
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Maeshima Ami, formerly of SUPERâGiRLS and current Seiyuu, announces hiatus
Maeshima Ami, most well known for her role in PastelďźPalettes from BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! and Ibuki Niijima in the D4DJ multimedia project as well as being a former SUPERâGiRLS member, has announced today that she was withdrawing from Avex Management and temporarily taking a break from all entertainment activities.
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KinKi Kids, LiSA, RADWIMPS, and More Perform on "CDTV Live! Live!" for November 28
This weekâs episode is a two hour special. This weekâs guests were KinKi Kids, Yuuri, wacci, Matsushita Kohei, LiSA, RADWIMPS, Little Glee Monster, and LE SSERAFIM. KinKi Kids â Glass no Shonen / Aisareru Yori Aishitai / Zenbu Dakishimete / Boku no Senaka ni wa Hane ga Aru / Anniversary / Ai no Katamari / [âŚ]
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Toda Erika Announces Birth of First Child
At 3AM on November 28th US Eastern Standard Time Toda Erika announced that she had given birth to her first child with actor Matsuzaka Tori through a Twitter update.
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GQ JAPAN Reveals Its âGQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2022â
GQ JAPAN has revealed its âGQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2022â! The award is given to people who have shown great success this year regardless of their field. Winners this year include Awich, Oizumi Yo, Sexy Zone, and Machida Keita. The award show will be streamed live on GQ JAPANâs YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok accounts [âŚ]
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Chisato Moritaka and Night Tempo Perform on "Love music" for November 27
This weekâs episode was a special dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the showâs host, Chisato Moritaka. She performed on the show along with Night Tempo. Haruomi Hosono was the talk guest. Chisato Moritaka x Night Tempo â Cup Mudle / Omoshiroi (Moritaka Connection) / Stress / Nozokanaide / Hong Kong / Yurusenai / Aru [âŚ]
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