๐ฅ ๏ผผ๐ขGiveaway Alertโ๏ธ๏ผ ๐ฅ In celebration of the successful tour conclusion, Dumpling Box is hosting a giveaway with a selection of goods from Ae! group LIVE TOUR 2026 Runway! Ae! group’s LIVE TOUR 2026 Runway supported their second album, Runway, and marked the group’s first major nationwide arena tour as a four-member lineup consisting of … Continue reading [GIVEAWAY!] Ae! group LIVE TOUR 2026 Runway
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STARTO ENTERTAINMENT has unveiled the official key visual and supporting cast for Chat Boy, the fourth installment in its vertical short drama project, S DRAMA. Starring Ae! group’s Yoshinori Masakado, the upcoming series takes a timely look at AI dependence and the search for genuine human connection through an emotional suspense story. Alongside the newly … Continue reading Ae! group’s Yoshinori Masakado Leads AI Suspense Drama Chat BoyโKey Visual and Supporting Cast Revealed with Noel Kawashima
As anan celebrates its monumental 55th anniversary, the magazine has gathered a truly extraordinary lineupโa constellation of cultural icons, trend-setters, artists, and storytellers who have shaped the look and feel of Japanese entertainment for generations. And among them, shining with their unmistakable Kansai-bright energy, stands Ae! groupโYoshinori Masakado,ย Seiya Suezawa, Ken Kojima,ย andย Masaya Sanoโspirited, grounded, and continuing … Continue reading Riding the Tailwind: Ae! group Celebrate ananโs 55th Anniversary
On May 15, 2025, Ae! groupโYoshinori Masakado, Seiya Suezawa, Ken Kojima, and Masaya Sanoโcelebrated their first full year since debut (originally as a five-member group). 365 days that transformed them from Kansaiโs rising stars into one of STARTOโs most dynamic, rising acts. Their debut single โใAใBEGINNING,โ released on May 15, 2024, set off a chain … Continue reading Yoshinori Masakado: Strong in Every Form | 2024-2025 Ae! Spotlight
โThis is a good space to connect casually with everyone.โ 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, Masakadoโs step into it felt natural for an artist … Continue reading Yoshinori Masakadoโs First Instagram LiveโEveryone’s ๅฟใฎๅฎๅฎถ
Watching Yoshinori Masakado (Ae! group) take the lead in TV Asahiโs "ใ ใตใทใ่ผช่ๆฒ (Musashino Rondo)" was more than just excitingโit was emotional and heart-wrenching. Adapted from Haruka Kawachiโs manga with the same name published in FEEL YOUNG, this romantic drama that aired from April to June 2025 marked a string of firsts: his first lead role … Continue reading Drama Review: Musashino Rondo โ A Heart-Pounding Journey of Love with Yoshinori Masakado
Ae! groupโs Yoshinori Masakado is set to take the stage in a bold new production of "Twelfth Night," Shakespeareโs timeless comedy of mistaken identity and love gone awry. The production, directed by acclaimed stage visionary Shintaro Mori, will run from October to November at Tokyo Globe Theatre, before heading to Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka … Continue reading Masakado Yoshinori Takes on Female Role in Shakespeareโs Twelfth Night Stage Adaptation
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
"Thereโs a particular kind of smile Yoshinori Masakado wears after achieving something hard-earnedโlike the one captured in an Instagram story after he bit into his first post-diet hamburger." Ae! groupโs nationwide debut tour, "The Best Ae LIVE in the World," left fans deeply moved and excited. As their first tour after debuting, the members delivered … Continue reading The Body Behind the Guitar: Masakadoโs Tarzan Transformation
It has been announced that Yugo Kochi of SixTONES will appear in TV Asahiโs Oshidora Saturday โMusashino Rondoโ (Saturdays, 11:00 pm) drama, starting April 19. Dumpling Box previously covered the announcement about โMusashino Rondoโ and Masakado's Yoshinori comments about the drama. Yugo will portray Bunta Musashibara, Tamaki's (played by Rin Takanashi) younger brother, who has returned to his parents' home after being dumped by his … Continue reading SixTONES’ Yugo Kochi joins the cast of “Musashino Rondo”
