This year, a new music festival was born. Produced by SUPER EIGHT members Shota โYasuโ Yasuda and Tadayoshi “Tacchon” Ohkura, โThe ONE ~One Sound, One Life~”. reunited four sets of artists from STARTO ENTERTAINMENT over two days at Yokohama Arena to perform a total of 26 songs. The setlist included not … Continue reading Live Report: Idol Music Fes The ONE โIchi On Isshoโ
WEST.’s Tomohiro Kamiyama has officially announced his first solo album, INPUTโOUTPUT, set for release on September 1, 2026. The announcement comes just days after the launch of his solo project on his 33rd birthday, marking the first full-length release under his new artistic venture. The genre-spanning album will include Kamiyama’s previously released digital single “G.O.D.”, … Continue reading Tomohiro Kamiyama Announces 1st Solo Album INPUTโOUTPUT, Featuring Collaborations with Acclaimed Artists
KAMIGATA BOYZ, a group made up of Kansai-born artists from STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, has announced that it will hold the outdoor festival “KAMIGATA EXPO PARK FES 2026” over two days, October 31 and November 1, at Expo ’70 Commemorative Park. This festival will bring together all members of KAMIGATA BOYZ and aims to promote the appeal … Continue reading STARTO Kansai Artists to Gather at “KAMIGATA EXPO PARK FES 2026”
For twelve years, Tomohiro Kamiyama has been one of WEST.'s most quietly remarkable artists. He has always been difficult to define by a single role. Fans know him as a vocalist with remarkable control, a dancer whose precision has become one of the group's signatures, a songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, and a performer equally at home … Continue reading WEST.’s Tomohiro Kamiyama’s Solo Debut “G.O.D.”: Every Step Leads Home
Since moving to Japan, I had one goal: to get back into the groups I used to follow before the pandemic ever happened. Which sounds weird, but walk with me: Before 2020, I used to follow a lot of STARTO groups, from their MV releases to albums, tours, TV shows, the whole nine yards. Once … Continue reading Live Report: WEST. LIVE TOUR 2026 Yuiitsu-Muni (ๅฏไธ็กไบ) (Yokohama Arena)
All 17 tracks from Yuiitsu-Muni (ๅฏไธ็กไบ), the 12th full album by WEST., will be available on streaming platforms and for download starting at midnight on Thursday, April 23โthe groupโs 12th debut anniversary. The album, which many may already have in physical format, will now be accessible anytime, anywhere, allowing even more listeners to experience it … Continue reading WEST. 12th Album โYuiitsu-Muniโ on Streaming & Download April 23 โ Stationhead Listening Party Announced
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
"Kore de Iinoda!" (ใใใงใใใฎใ !) by WEST. is a playful, chaotic, and surprisingly thoughtful song built around the idea of embracing imperfection and living freely in the moment. Written, composed, and choreographed by member Daiki Shigeoka, the track, which leads the group's 12th album "ๅฏไธ็กไบ," already establishes its main theme on its title: life does not … Continue reading WEST.โs “Kore de Iinoda!”: It’s okay to be just the way you are!
Junta Nakama of the seven-member group WEST. will release a Taiwan travel guidebook rooted in his own heritage, titled "Junta Nakama's Manpuku Taiwan Guide" (Kodansha), on April 20, 2026. In recent years, Taiwan has ranked as the number one overseas travel destination among Japanese tourists. Nakama, who spent six years in Taipei from fourth grade … Continue reading WEST.’s Junta Nakama to Release a Guidebook Showcasing His 2nd Hometown, Taiwan: “I Hope You’ll Use It Until It’s Worn Out!”
A farewell livestream has been announced for one of Kansai entertainmentโs most important homes. On March 24 at 18:00 JST, STARTO ENTERTAINMENT will livestream theใใปใใพใใใใซๅคง้ชๆพ็ซนๅบง ๏ฝWE are ๆพ็ซนๅบง็ทๅญใไปใพใงๆฐธใใใไธ่ฉฑใซใชใใพใใใ้ขใธใฅใฎ้ ใๅๅฎคใฎๆฅฝๅฑใงๅใๅใฃใๆฅใ ใใใใช้ๆฅใฎๅ ดๆใงSUPER Aใ!ๅๆฅญๅผใ๏ฝใevent. The event will be broadcast via FAMILY CLUB online, with an archive viewing scheduled for a later date. For Overseas Japanese site Tickets for the livestream … Continue reading Livestream Announcement: Thank you Osaka Shochikuza Theatre!ใWE are Shochikuza Danshi! Filled with fondest memories of our Kansai Junior days in the tatami dressing rooms, we celebrate the special place of our youth with Ae! SUPER farewell ceremonyใ
