Shin-ei’s gadget was a harbinger of the ways Japanese technology would help define the sound of Western music. Even as it would eventually influence world-conquering genres like K-pop ...

By Kate Guadagnino Illustrations by Ilya Milstein “J-pop” is an umbrella term encompassing a range of subgenres blending elements of Western and traditional Japanese music across various ...

In a world where most students rely on buses or trains to get to class, Yuzuki Nakashima, a 22-year-old Japanese pop idol and member of the J-pop group Sakurazaka46, took dedication to a whole new ...

While most students rely on say a bus or train to get to class, Japanese pop singer Yuzuki Nakashima, spent four years taking daily flights to school. Yes, flights. The 22-year-old who graduated from ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese illustrator NishimuraYuji's quirky characters are hopping back into the hearts of fans in Taiwan, this time with a brand-new pop-up experience at Taipei's Lalaport ...

After three years of fine-tuning at three pop-ups, seafood specialist Sachi is finally settling down ... The name itself nods to that: “sachi” means happiness in Japanese, but also comes from the ...

Team Ayus, here’s the latest scoop: Japanese pop icon Ayumi Hamasaki is set to bring her I am ayu -ep 2- Asia Tour 2025 to Singapore. The news dropped on April 8, 2025, during her concert in ...

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The announcements have been coming thick and fast of late so NME‘s decided to help with a handy list of K-pop concerts and music ... in Chiba and Osaka, Japan the following month.