Sho Yonashiro, the 30-year-old leader of Japanese idol group JO1, recently filmed an episode of Mnet’s “M Countdown” at CJ ENM’s headquarters in Seoul. JO1, whose members are all Japanese, was formed ...

Decoder Ring’s Evan Chung told the story this week of the Japanese musical duo Pink Lady and their ill-fated American TV variety show in 1980. Pink Lady’s meteoric rise in Japan was exceptional—but it ...

Tezuka, a former member of idol groups SKE48 and SDN48, currently balances her active modeling career with running Hakkutsu!

Do you hear the clock ticking? If you can’t, you might want to check your closest calendar. Why? There are now only three weeks left to go until the Nintendo Switch 2 arrives. The anticipation has ...