ENHYPEN’s newest track “Shine On Me,” the title song of their upcoming Japanese 4th single 宵 -YOI-, marks a major milestone for the group—it is the first time ENHYPEN has selected a Japanese original song as a title track, underlining their growing focus on the Japanese market and their commitment to delivering fresh, localized content … Continue reading ENHYPEN’s ‘Shine On Me’
ACEes' live performance of their original song "PROLOGUE" was uploaded to YouTube as the first performance officially published since the reshuffling of Junior groups. The video has accumulated an impressive 1.6 million views at the time of this article, and is by far ACEes' most viewed video on the platform. https://youtu.be/MC1i1RuS7IM?si=wp6LQ1qWi461agsP On February 16th, 2025, … Continue reading ACEes’ “PROLOGUE” from the 2025 Arena Tour PROLOGUE
After their first studio album as a duo; PEACE (ピース), an album with no pretensions beyond enjoying the music and opening a new door to hope that despite the stumbles the show can still go on and take an unexpected turn, on 14th October 2024 in digital format and two months later, 11th December of … Continue reading The birth of a new phenomenon: the world of Re:ERA | Weekly Kinpuri
Do you have a problem when it comes to shopping for merch? Join the club! This week, Penlight Chronicles is talking about our spending habits when it comes to fandom shopping. Join us and find out who is the enabler and who has the hardest time keeping track of her purchases https://youtu.be/d7s-3Pr-muk Penlight Chronicles Just … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – (Ir)Responsible Fangirling | Shopping
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival is officially over, and your writer had a great time! I was excited to watch three out of the four films featuring STARTO actors that were screened at the festival. While sad that I missed Shigeoka Daiki in The 35-Year Promise, I was excited to watch Nintama Rantaro: Invincible Master … Continue reading The Toronto Japanese Film Festival
As first reported by Dumpling Box, SixTONES‘ Taiga Kyomoto appeared as a Japanese guest in “Disney Broadway Hits feat. Alan Menken supported by Disney★JCB Card” at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A, which is held from July 1st to July 3rd. I was fortunate to attend the event on July 3rd, and I look forward to sharing a detailed … Continue reading Live Report: A Night of Enchantment: Disney’s Broadway Hits
B&ZAI's live performance of their first original song, "First Beat," has been uploaded to YouTube as the second Junior unit performance to be shared since the major reshuffling—following ACEes’s "PROLOGUE" From the Arena Tour 2025 PROLOGUE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFqDnAx_xMg In a matter of hours, the comment section had become a living, breathing testament to what this group … Continue reading B&ZAI’s “First Beat” from B&ZAI LIVE 2025 First Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDl3-ix4yTE https://twitter.com/dope_tbs/status/1941133027746484454 The first episode of the TBS Friday drama "DOPE: Narcotics Control Department Special Investigation Section" (every Friday at 22:00 pm), co-starring King & Prince's Takahashi Kaito and actor Nakamura Tomoya, was aired on July 4 and "I Know" sung by King & Prince was released as inserted song into the main storyline. The … Continue reading King & Prince’s “I Know” as the insert song for “DOPE: Mayaku Torishimaribu Tokusoka” and MV Teaser released
Unspoken love, youthful longing, and the ache of growing up. This is a gentle tale about young people learning how to handle feelings that may never be returned, but still matter. Ryo (Ryusei Fukada), Hikaru (Rei Yabana), and Chika (Mizuki Yoshida) appear to lead ordinary high school lives, but each harbors deep, unspoken emotions. When … Continue reading Review: My Strawberry Film (マイストロベリーフィルム) (2024)
It has recently been announced that NEWS live recordings will be available on multiple music distribution services starting July 4th. There will be nine lives available to listen to, from "NEWS LIVE TOUR 2017 NEVERLAND" to the Tokyo Dome 20th Anniversary performance in 2023 "NEWS 20th Anniversary LIVE 2023 in TOKYO DOME BEST HIT PARADE … Continue reading NEWS will release live recordings of nine of their previous albums on music platforms
