What happens when a pop star falls in love? In Japan’s cutthroat idol industry, she gets sued. That shocking reality forms ...

According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI ... Pop Mart boasts over 500 stores across more than 30 countries and regions. Its offerings span beyond designer toys to include theme ...

J-pop mega group Arashi, wildly popular in Japan and elsewhere in Asia, say they will end their activities as a band following a final tour next year. After debuting in 1999, the five-member boy ...

On April 23, 2025, the South Korean media outlet Yonhap News Agency reported that HYBE LABELS has officially introduced the new Japanese pop group Aoen. The next-generation J-pop band comprises ...

TOKYO, Japan — J-pop mega-group Arashi, wildly popular in Japan and elsewhere in Asia, said they would end their activities as a band following a final tour next year. Since debuting in 1999 ...

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--Popular Japanese pop group Arashi has announced that it will end its activities after holding a concert tour around next spring. According to the announcement made ...

Its members are Jun Matsumoto, Satoshi Ono, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, and Kazunari Ninomiya. The group's single, "Wish," was used as the theme song for the Japanese TV drama series "Hana Yori Dango," ...

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HONG KONG, April 15 (Reuters) - J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong courtroom on Tuesday to a charge of indecent assault of a woman at a Hong Kong restaurant in March.

Japan’s popular boy band Arashi — which has been on hiatus since the end of 2020 — will disband next year after going on tour one last time next spring, the group announced in a video on its ...