A social-media encounter between two of Asiaโs most distinctive pop acts has now become a genuine festival collaboration. Filipino group SB19 welcomed Japanese singer and actor Kento Nakajima onto the Pacific Stage at Summer Sonic Tokyo on August 15, where they premiered a specially arranged version of the groupโs international hit: โGENTO feat. Kento Nakajima.โ … Continue reading When โGENTOโ Met KENTO: SB19 and Kento Nakajima Unite at Summer Sonic 2026
When Fuma Kikuchi described his first photobook Latido as a record of his โheartbeatโ at 30, it was easy to imagine what that would mean. Shot across Spainโs Basque Country, the book certainly delivers the Fuma expected of a photobook: handsome, occasionally sensual, sometimes playful and remarkably comfortable in front of the camera. โIโm the … Continue reading Fuma Kikuchiโs โLatidoโ: A Heartbeat 30 Years in the Making
Japanese-Korean City-ROCK band CROWN HEAD takes on new musical territory with โWonder,โ the opening theme for TV anime The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects โ and its official music video gives the track a world of its own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivJRaXk3GUw Released digitally in July, โWonderโ was written specifically for the anime and explores what CROWN … Continue reading CROWN HEAD Brings a New Side of Its City-ROCK Sound to Anime Opening โWonderโ
Suno! ON! Zoeโs been waiting for this episode for a while. Join us as Hoshi and Maiko listen to Zoe scream about everything she loved about ON, and gasp when Hoshi & Maiko disagree. Listen and tell us, are you Team Zoe, Team Hoshi, or Team Maiko? https://youtu.be/-chZvTObpGE Leave us a comment, do you agree … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – Journey Through the Eras | Snow Man ON Concert Impressions
Who doesn’t love Kento Nakajima, better known by fans as Kenty? This summer, Kenty launched the second Kenty Fragrance Pop-Up Store of 2026 in Harajuku, which opened from July 4 to July 17. Visitors needed to reserve a free e-ticket through the official Kenty Fragrance website before entering. Each ticket came with … Continue reading Stepping Into Kento Nakajima’s World at the Kenty Fragrance Pop-Up Store 2026
Travis Japanโs new music video transforms a song about personal perseverance into something larger: a promise to continue walking alongside one another, their fans and everyone still pursuing a dream of their own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCoVdp-_iMI Travis Japan has built much of its identity around movement. The groupโs tightly synchronized choreography and technical precision have long been … Continue reading Travis Japan’s โOn My Road -Stadium ver.-โ MV: So far and from now on
MAD JAMIE is heading back to Europeโand anyone needing a reminder of why Akubi Kanjousen's performances leave such a strong impression should begin with these four music videos. The Shibuya-based idol-punk artist will return for the HYPER NATURAL Europe Tour 2026 throughout September, bringing her latest album HYPER NATURAL and the uncompromising energy behind the … Continue reading Spotlight: Four MAD JAMIE Music Videos to Watch Before Kanjousen Akubi Returns to Europe
Itโs time. Penlight Chronicles is here to talk about ๅต (Arashi). Join us as we reminisce over our first (and last) Arashi concerts, how the three of us felt about the livestreams, and all the fan love we received from fellow fans (like you!) https://youtu.be/JPffaVkfbmY Leave us a comment, do you agree with us or … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – We Are Arashi | Arashiโs (ๅต) Final Concert
Itโs been a while, but weโre back with a reaction to timelesz project -REAL- on Netflix! Steph is back to discuss what we thought about this documentary, timeleszโs growth, and how the membersโ relationships with each other are changing. Come hear about what we think and let us know about what you think about timeleszโs … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – Gotta Rock This Party | timelesz project -REAL-ย
On July 1, 2026, Taisei Fukumoto brought the warmth of summer and the sparkle of his first solo album to Tokyo's iconic Sunshine City Fountain Plaza (ๆฑ ่ขใตใณใทใฃใคใณใทใใฃๅดๆฐดๅบๅ ด), where fans gathered for a release event celebrating his first full-length album, angel wing. Held across two sessions at 16:00 and 18:30, the event combined a mini live … Continue reading Taisei Fukumoto’s angel wing Release Event Ikebukuro 7/1: The Smile That Outshined the Summer Sky
