V6 disbanded on November 1 after 26 years. On their last day together, the group donated an olive tree named “Buiroku no Ki” to Nagisa Park in Tokyo’s Edogawa...
In July, I had the chance to interview King & Prince for The Japan Times. In the interview, we discussed the group’s foray into English language songs on...
The March 3 episode of “KanJam Kanzen Nen SHOW” centered on a ranking of the best 30 (in reality 50) JPop songs from 2000 – 2020. The group that came up with...
Arama! Japan recently conducted an interview with former Johnny’s Jr. member Koki Maeda! While part of Johnny’s Jr., Koki was part of the group 7 MEN Samurai...
Arashi has officially suspended all of their entertainment activities, finishing off their illustrious 21 year career with a concert titled “This is Arashi...
The year is coming to an end, and Oricon has now released its year end charts for 2020. These charts measure the period from 12/9/19 – 12/13/20. Arashi is the...
The year is coming to a close, so the end of the year charts and rankings are upon us! Billboard Japan has now released its year end charts for 2020, measuring...
Johnny‘s official website Johnny’s net has reported that Tomohisa Yamashita is no longer with the company, revealing that his final day as a Johnny’s talent...
In early June, I had the chance to interview JP THE WAVY via video for The Japan Times. This interview marks five years since I started writing for the...
It has been revealed that actor Haruma Miura has passed away at only 30 years old. Media has reported that he has died via suicide. Miura was found in his home...

