Extracurricular activities at schools in Japan can be broadly divided into two categories. Some of them are the same sort of sports teams or cultural clubs as you’d find in many other countries, like ...

The Torrance Cultural Arts Center celebrated all things J-Pop on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Torrance center hosted LA Idol Matsuri 2024 — described on its website as “the ultimate idol fest” — which ...

In 2014, Love Live! School Idol Festival became many anime fans’ gateway into mobile gacha games and idol culture. Now a new spinoff, Love Live! All Stars, is out, and there’s a lot to know about the ...

Free-to-play rhythm game Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE! will end service on March 31 for Japan and May 31 worldwide, Bushiroad announced (2). Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 MIRACLE ...

TWICE visited “Idol Room” for the show’s first anniversary! On the April 23 episode of the variety show, the girl group made a guest appearance after releasing their new song “FANCY.” TWICE opened up ...

YOASOBI’s “Idol” continues its domination over the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released May 31. The Oshi no Ko opener adds another week at No. 1 to bring the total to seven, becoming the duo ...

Ladybeard is an icon who could only have come out of Japan. He’s a hirsute pro wrestler and death-metal vocalist—and he does it all in pigtails and a frilly pink dress. Ever since Ladybeard’s last ...