Popular singer Namie Amuro, who has a strong fan base in Asia, said Wednesday she will quit show business next September. "I, Namie Amuro, would like to take this opportunity to inform all of my fans of my decision to retire as of September 16, ...
When American musician Scott Murphy first came to Japan in 2001, he could only say a few phrases in Japanese.
SMAP made its final appearance as a group Monday ahead of its planned breakup Saturday, on the final episode of the pop act's signature variety show. The final episode of "SMAP×SMAP," a show that featured SMAP's members singing, cooking and performing comedy, was made into ...
The Olympics have always been popular in Japan, and this year's games in Rio de Janeiro were no exception. While NHK was broadcasting the games in the early hours of Aug. 14, a breaking news message flashed across the screen: "SMAP to disband Dec. ...
A group of avid fans of SMAP has collected 373,515 signatures in Japan and abroad to petition the pop group's members to change their mind about breaking up at the end of this year. The group, called 5 SMILE, submitted the signatures to SMAP's agent, ...
NHK announced the lineup for the next edition of its "Kohaku" music contest, but SMAP was not on the list.
Comedian Pikotaro's music video "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen" has been recognized as the shortest song ever to make the U.S. Billboard Top 100 singles chart.
Shukan Bunshun recently ran some articles describing how last year the talent management company LDH allegedly paid entertainment behemoth Burning Productions to ensure that one of LDH's acts would win the top prize at the 2015 Japan Record Awards (JRA). Accompanying one of the ...
"As trends fade into the cultural rearview mirror, Hikaru Utada is a prime candidate to bring back what J-pop has lost in her absence: relatability.
Until all the various players in the industry work together for a solution, internet concert ticket resellers will continue doing a roaring trade.
LDH, the company behind Exile, Sandaime J Soul Brothers and E-girls, seems to be on a mission to win the J-pop crown. Its latest salvo is themultimedia project High & Low, which consists of a drama, film, album and tour. The album portion of the ...
Kana Nishino has been a marquee name since debuting in 2008, but this July she finally owned the spotlight with "Just Love." Nishino started her career performing mid-tempo R&B, but switched it up a few years back, embracing acoustic guitars, ukulele and a lot of ...
