The STARTO Junior group SpeciaL returned to the solo spotlight with their first solo concert in more than two years, SpeciaL LIVE 2025 4ever SpeciaL, and the four members delivered a performance sharper and more spirited than ever. Dumpling Box had the chance to experience the show at The Globe Tokyo on September 26th, 2025. … Continue reading Live Report: SpeciaL LIVE 2025 4ever SpeciaL
source: @Oricon The dynamic show "King & Princeとうちあげ花火" which synchronised the music of King & Prince with tonnes of gunpowder was held at the ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba on the 15th and 16th of November. They brought their music along with colourful fireworks to approximately 60,000 Tiaras! source: @Oricon The fireworks display began with … Continue reading Under a sky lit up by fireworks, King & Prince thrill 60,000 Tiaras with the emotion of their songs
When it comes to STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, there’s something for everyone. It’s almost like a bowl of candy—dig around a little, find your favorite piece, and you leave sweeter than when you arrived. SpeciaL is that candy—a hidden gem—you don’t notice at first, tucked just a bit deeper, but once you taste it, you wonder how … Continue reading SpeciaL: From Start to Last
A year after the first season of The Golden Combo rewrote the rules of comedy and shattered Prime Video’s variety-viewership record in Japan, the battle for the crown of “strongest new duo” returns—bigger, louder, and burning with a kind of reckless hope only live performance can hold. On November 21 at 8 p.m., Prime Video … Continue reading Mori Calliope and Kento Nakajima Unite for “Gold Unbalance” — The Heart of The Golden Combo 2025
Dumpling Box had the honor of attending the opening performance of the This is Ninja/This is 忍者 summer concert series, and author Miyuu brings you a firsthand look at the electrifying show that lit up Tokyo’s Kanadevia Hall. The summer belonged to Shonen Ninja as they kicked off their This is Ninja concert series at … Continue reading Live Report: Shonen Ninja LIVE 2025 This is Ninja
For timelesz, 2025 has been a year defined by transformation—quiet courage in the face of reinvention, and a renewed understanding of what “family” can mean when it’s shared between artists and the people who continue to walk beside them. On November 30, the group will release two digital works, FAM and HANABI 〜 in the … Continue reading timelesz Announces Digital Release of “FAM” and “HANABI 〜 in the late summer night” on November 30
“This is a good space to connect casually with everyone.” On October 3, 2025, Ae! group's Yoshinori Masakado opened an official Instagram account, and the announcement was shared through their official channels. For an industry where personal social media for idols has only recently become normalized, Masakado’s step into it felt natural for an artist … Continue reading Yoshinori Masakado’s First Instagram Live—Everyone’s 心の実家
Joichiro "Joe" Fujiwara of Naniwa Danshi has always been the kind of performer who makes you feel like you know him—like the moment he steps into a scene, it somehow becomes more alive, more familiar, more yours. Now, for the first time, Joe steps onto the mound alone, gripping the ball of his own story: … Continue reading Naniwa Danshi’s Joichiro Fujiwara Takes a Big Swing With Solo Show “Jo no Nichijo”
This week's ToraTube is now available with English subtitles — so international fans can enjoy it too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DN_MZLn6bI Kaito "Machu" Matsukura—the legendary Poemist and Atmospheric Poet—presents you this week's ToraTube! His wonderful poetry students have woven beautiful poems, like a star-filled sky or the elegant, lustrous surface of water. If this video... no, these artistic … Continue reading Travis Japan’s Happy 28th Birthday🧡Legendary poet Machu judges TJ’s poems! | English Subtitles
Naniwa Danshi's Ryusei Onishi and timelesz' Yoshitaka Hara have been announced as double leads in the upcoming TV drama "Yokohama Neighbors," a new co-production between WOWOW and Tokai Television. This highly anticipated live-action adaptation is based on Keiya Iwai's popular novel series, often described as a Reiwa-era version of "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" (also known … Continue reading Ryusei Onishi (Naniwa Danshi) and Yoshitaka Hara (timelesz) to co-star in “Yokohama Neighbors”
