I just Kenty, Love Kenty of my star! Thatโs right! Today is all about Nakajima Kento! Join us and our special guest, Steph, as we talk through Nakajima Kentoโs history, current successes, and future aspirations.ย Take me! Kenty! love 100% https://youtu.be/o7f8bEeYT-g Leave us a comment, do you agree with us or not? Penlight Chronicles Just … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – Just Kenty | Nakajima Kentoย
WEST. wants us to know that theyโve put out a truly unique album, but does Penlight Chronicles agree? This week, weโre talking about WEST.โs new album Yuitsu Muni. Join us as we debate the merits of their unit songs, learn some scandalous lyrics, and coo over adorable music videos.ย https://youtu.be/8xZfSiqfCH0?si=VS_dv6Nnf_3Bxh9O Leave us a comment, do … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – One of a Kind | WEST. Yuiitsu Muni Album Impressions
Naniwa Danshi released their 4th studio album BON BON VOYAGE on July 2nd, 2025. An album celebrating their musical journey since their debut and the foreseeable future with their fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMqLHOOYfhM With a total of 19 songs, this album has songs across different genres. This trend continues into their unit songs too. Just like their … Continue reading Naniwa Danshiโs Unit Song Evolution: From Cute to Sexy
Olรก, fรฃs da STARTO que falam portuguรชs! Estamos muito animados (e, sinceramente, um pouco emocionados) em compartilhar otrabalho apaixonado que a J Idol Brasil vem realizando. Porque hรก algo realmente especial na forma como a cultura idol viaja e cruza fronteiras Nรฃo por meio de grandes campanhas ou divulgaรงรตes oficiais โ mas por fรฃs que … Continue reading Destaque: J Idol Brasil
April 9, 2026 is a meaningful date for Shonen Ninja and Junior fans: it marks ten years since Nao Oriyama first stepped through the doors of the agency we know today as STARTO ENTERTAINMENT and began a journey that would go on to amaze fans and peers alike. A decade may seem like just a … Continue reading Nao Oriyama: Dream in Motion | 2024โ2026 Junior Spotlight
Hey Portuguese-speaking STARTO fans! Weโre really excited (and honestly, a bit touched) to share the passionate work being done by J Idol Brasil. Because thereโs something really special about the way idol culture travels and crosses borders. Not through big campaigns or official pushesโbut through fans who love something enough to share it with others, … Continue reading Spotlight: J Idol Brasil
When it comes to the Kansai talents of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, the world is a takoyakiโround, hot, a little chaotic, and best shared. Itโs a place where humor cuts through tension, where energy spills over like bonito and nori flakes, and where no one really stands alone for long. And to them, Osaka Shochikuza has always … Continue reading Thank You, Osaka Shochikuza Theatre: Team KansaiโOne Shared Legacy
Ae! Groupโs second album Runway has left us with a lot of feelsโฆ well most of us. We had a lot of thoughts about the rollercoaster ride they created, tears and laughter alike.ย https://youtu.be/eIVWmw1Gb0g Join us this week as the three of us discuss the ups and downs of Ae! Groupโs journey thus far, how … Continue reading Penlight Chronicles – Fashion Killa! | Ae! group Runway Impressions
When Kaito Takahashi, the yellow member of the iconic group King & Prince, first set foot in ETROโs historic headquarters in Milan, he did so not only as a Japanese entertainment star, but as a multidisciplinary artist in search of a new form of expression. Kaito โ a dancer, choreographer, actor and designer โ has … Continue reading Kaito Takahashi: Art in motion | 2024-2026 His personal journey as ETROโs Global Ambassador
There are songs that arrive like fireworksโbright, immediate, impossible to ignore. And then there are songs like โAi Musubiโ (ๅ็ตใณ) by Ae! groupโYoshinori Masakado, Seiya Suezawa, Ken Kojima, and Masaya Sanoโ, which settle quietly into the heart and stay there, lingering like a memory you didnโt realize you were still carrying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c7gycb7lnw Released as a … Continue reading Ae! groupโs โAi Musubiโ: A Song of Love You Cannot Forget
