Japanese idol group M!LK has become embroiled in plagiarism allegations regarding aespa’s track “Whiplash.” Open the Youtube video Today, discussions spread online claiming that Japanese idol group M!

The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, highlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance for a devoted audience. While this industry may seem glittering ...

Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music idols of the 1970s and 1980s. The niche they carved out in the Japanese entertainment industry is now ...

J. for Japanese music! This week: seven-piece idol group SWEET STEADY (a sister group to FRUITS ZIPPER); and singer-songwriter Ito Kashitaro, whose online videos led to a major-label debut. [00:16] ...

By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other ...

She has also been selected to host a music program in South Korea and is one of the Japanese artists in the spotlight in the country. The radio show marks her first regular program in Japan.

Inside University of Washington’s Alder Auditorium, cheers erupted as 10 University of Washington students stepped into the ...

Ado, Atarashii Gakko! and Yoasobi are unique and eccentric Japanese musicians who are contributing to bringing the excitement ...

Their song "Idol" soared to No. 1 on the Billboard ... The duo came into being after two employees of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. had a brief conversation by accident in January 2019.

A 25-year-old former member of the Japanese boy band ONE N' ONLY has been charged with indecent assault of a woman in Hong Kong, according to media reports, with the group's management agency ...