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If there was an award for most male-on-male kisses in a mainstream music video, this idol group would take home first prize.
You know things are getting serious when the lead singer of Echo & the Bunnymen throws in the towel.
Tokyo police say teen stole over 100 boxes of razors, and not so that he’d be freshly shaven for his beloved idol singers.
In what’s become an annual tradition, the star musician gave a group of teens the surprise of their young lives.
The visual-kei, metal, classically-inspired rock band is returning with a single message: “We are X.”
Veteran vocalist shows she can sing in English like nobody’s business in preview for Japanese release of animated musical Sing.
The popular group has played sold-out shows overseas and now they’re ready to release their third album!
Bis sis is totally OK with having this fellow musician as her new brother-in-law.
”Zenzenzense” isn’t the only song getting new English vocals from original Japanese singer Yojiro Noda.
The Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen singer was surprised by his popularity in the US, with kids, artists and famous celebrities all wanting a photo with him.
This mesmerising video gives us a unique perspective of what it’s like to be a Japanese “hikikomori” social recluse.
One of Japan’s premier names in rock music, Guitar Wolf, is looking for a new bassist, and our reporter Seiji Nakazawa has filled out his resume.
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