#NEWS JPOP

[ginpotts]

NEWS ⨳フルスイング (Full Swing) from NEWS 20th Anniversary LIVE 2023 NEWS EXPO

[nampeung]

The thing about NEWS uploading all their old PVs is, I watch them again and I see some of the cringe that I didn't see back then. I mean, I STILL LOVE IT SO MUCH. These songs and dances... I love all of them! Just... were they going for a male Morning Musume at that point? Because I SWEAR you could put a Momusu song from back then over this MV and it would fit it perfectly. The dramatic camera close ups and how they look into the camera, the dances and outfits, the little passage where they play around totally unrelated to anything??

Also... That one outfit kind of screams "Yamapi and those other guys" to me. Why is he the only one with a white sweater and the others are divided in team yellow and blue? XD

And wow, the RyoUchi agenda. <3 <3 I forgot how strong they were. I think this is the last MV with baby Tegoshi. In Cherish, he's already starting to shine more and gets more parts. Aaaah... I love them all so much. It's so great to have more of them on Youtube now. <3 I'm so happy. ;_;

[vibafleischer]

As someone who stopped listening to jpop almost 10 years ago, my younger self would died if I told her that NEWS member now have instagram, they have a youtube channel (where they are uploading all their old MVs) ...AND NOW... we got their full discography on spotify. JE fell so hard after all the scandals that they are trying everything. The old days of dodge chinese piracy are gone!

[polyglot-thought]

[Japanese→English] @cfm_miku_official August 30th 2023 “Hatsune Miku 16th Anniversary” Instagram Post — Color Coded Translation

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『初音ミク Happy 16th Birthday -Dear Creators-』

『はつねミク Happy 16th Birthday -Dear Creators-』

『Hatsune Miku Happy 16th Birthday -Dear Creators-』

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初音ミクは2023年8月31日で16周年。

はつねミクは2023ねん8がつ31にちで16しゅうねん。

August 31, 2023 is Hatsune Miku’s 16th anniversary.

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設定年齢と同じ16歳のお誕生日を迎えます🍰

せっていねんれいとおなじ16さいのおたんじょうびをむかえます

We welcome the birthday of which she’s become the same age as her established age of 16 years old 🍰

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お祝いイラストは「KEI」さんにご担当いただきました✨

おいわいイラストは「KEI」さんにごたんとういただきました

We’ve received a congratulatory illustration of which whom KEI is responsible for✨

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サイトで16年の軌跡を公開中✨

サイトで16ねんのきせきをこうかいちゅう✨

The traces of her past 16 years are currently public on the website✨

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ぜひご覧ください👀

ぜひごらんください👀

Please, certainly take a look👀 

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 Please correct me if I made a mistake

Translated September 2023

[sanayeon]

HERE I AM — TWICE @ MUSIC STATION

[savagegood]

@shinjiroatae1126: To all my fans, today was a very special day for me. For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself...But now, after all I have been through, I finally have the courage to open up to you about something. I am a gay man. It has taken me a long time to be able to say I am gay. I could not even say it to myself. However, I’ve come to realize it is better, both for me, and for the people I care about, including my fans, to live life authentically than to live a life never accepting who I truly am. I hope people who are struggling with the same feeling will find courage and know they are not alone.

ps, he’s released a new song, “into the light”, which you can watch here. part of the proceeds from the single will go to lgbtq+ organisations

@shinjiroatae1126: July 26th, 2023 was a big day for me. I finally gathered the courage to come out to the public as a gay man. I am grateful to have received media coverage from multiple platforms both within Japan and overseas.

To be honest, I was extremely anxious before all of this happened. However, I've been pleasantly surprised to discover the overwhelming amount of positive feedback pouring in from both my fans and people who have come across the news about me. It's heartwarming to see that my story is being acknowledged from all around the world, and this brings me immense joy. Although they may be baby steps, I sense that this world is gradually moving into the light. Yesterday, I made an announcement about resuming my career as an artist. I also released a new song titled “Into The Light”. The music video for the song is also on YouTube now. This song is packed with the emotions and thoughts leading up to this point, including my decision to come out. Living with anxieties and struggles is not limited to just LGBTQ+ individuals. I hope this song can be a source of encouragement for anyone carrying such emotions. I've aimed for it to become a song that can uplift those with similar feelings. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Pride House Tokyo, Japan’s first permanent LGBTQ+ center, and ReBit, an organization providing resources and support for LGBTQ+ youth. I hope this song will touch many hearts.🙏🌈

At first, there was total silence. Then, there were shrieks, wild applause, weeping and shouts of “I love you!”

Fans of Shinjiro Atae, a J-pop idol who has been on a nearly two-year performance hiatus, had come to hear him talk about “the challenge of my life.” Standing onstage in a dark auditorium in front of 2,000 fans in central Tokyo on Wednesday night, he revealed something he has kept hidden for most of his life: He is gay.

“I respect you and believe you deserve to hear this directly from me,” he said, reading from a letter he had prepared. “For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself. But now, after all I have been through, I finally have the courage to open up to you about something. I am a gay man.”

Such an announcement is extremely unusual in conservative Japan, the only G7 country that has not legalized same-sex unions. Earlier this summer, the Japanese Parliament passed an L.G.B.T.Q rights bill but it had been watered down by the political right, stating that there “should be no unfair discrimination” against gay and transgender people.

In making a public declaration, the 34-year-old Mr. Atae, who spent two decades performing with AAA, a hit Japanese pop group, before embarking on a solo career, said he wanted his fans to know his true self. He also hopes to comfort those who might be grappling with anxieties about their sexuality.

“I don’t want people to struggle like me,” he said.

AAA debuted in 2005, with Mr. Atae, the youngest member, forgoing high school. He performed mostly as a dancer, and began appearing in TV series and movies.

His sexuality perplexed him. “It was a time when on TV, comedians would say two men kissing was gross,” he said. If anyone asked if he had a girlfriend, he just said he was too busy working.

Activists said they could not recall an instance when a Japanese pop star of his stature had publicly declared they were gay, because of anxieties about losing fans or sponsors.

“I think he has decided to come out in order to change Japan,” said Gon Matsunaka, a director and adviser to Pride House Tokyo, a support center for the gay and transgender community.

The decision to open up about his sexuality, he said, evolved over seven years of living in Los Angeles, where he saw how freely gay couples could show affection in public and built an extensive support network.

“Everyone was so open,” he said. “People would talk about their vulnerabilities. In Japan, people think it’s best not to talk about those things.”

Mr. Atae’s decision, he said, was not political.  All he wanted, he said, was to “normalize” being gay. Coming out, he knew, would likely draw criticism. “Whatever you do, there will be haters,” he said. “I can only focus on the people I might be helping.”

[dumbbitchawards]

Some of you guys need to start listening to music in a language you don't speak. And I don't mean kpop or jpop I mean like you need to find some obscure shit you don't understand and would never listen to otherwise - find music based on purely if you enjoy the sound and not what the song is about. A lot of people will do this nowadays with foreign cinema (which is also good and important) but people don't even think about foreign music. Find some slovenian pop. Find some spanish metal. Find some danish techno. There's a whole world out there I guarantee there is something for you.

Even better find music in a language you're learning, and just familiarise yourself with how it sounds. It can be hard to find foreign language music but i promise you youll be better off for it. You might even find your new favourite artist. Please just listen to something outside your native language please please please for the love of god expand your horizons

[kyujintv]

ㅤ ⏜ 𝗍𝗎𝗅꤯𝗉𝗌 &॒ hanni ׁ ִ ಎ

[itagakimizuki]

Holding a bouquet of wilted flowers under my arm. I was searching for the beauty that would never fade. I trusted you and me. I was feeling you and me. I'm going to bloom. The flower inside of me.

FUJII KAZE HANA 花 MV

[kissunoo]

Darlin' my dream has come true I can't find the right words ..

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★

[woosn]

⊹₊ ⋆ ⋆｡𖦹°‧ just learned a new dance ⊹₊ ⋆ ⋆｡𖦹°‧

⊹₊ ⋆ ⋆｡𖦹°‧ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹₊ ⋆ ⋆｡𖦹°‧

[bodyfeels]

Namie Amuro - LOVE 2000

[ccorashin]

BLOW A KISS, MY IDOL!

Sneak Peek

Kenji “Ultrafine” Sato x J-pop Idol Fem!Reader

morning after a one night stand, kenji was heavily intoxicated and decided to “go at it” with a random pretty girl he found at a bar. read at your own risk.

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For the last few weeks, one name has dominated the headlines in what is sure to be a historic moment in…

J-pop?

“J-POP? and not me?”

And just like that, Mr. Kenji “Ultrafine” Sato experienced his very first heartbreak. Rejected by the media? hurt? Please. Our guy’s survived his family practically breaking apart and his mother’s “presumed” death. So why is the man-child nursing his wounded ego over a headline snub? Put him next to a crying child, and you might not spot the difference.

As if leaving his star-studded career with the LA Dodgers wasn’t enough buzz for the media, he regrettably so decided to start from scratch and play for Japan’s although remarkably declining team, the Yomiuri Giants. Surely that much is enough to score another headline, no?

But right now, the only scratches this star player has are the scratches on his back; the aftermath of a hot night with some chick he met at a low-class bar.

Did I mention that chick is the J-pop idol who snagged his headline and his last shred of dignity?

But Kenji is clueless. Can you blame a man drowning in booze, craving touch, and careless enough to miss the signs?

[jadedrrose]

my babymetal collection! (for now…)

[baltharino]

Aika Kobayashi performing In This Unstable World Guilty Kiss 1st Love Live! ~ New Romantic Sailors