July 30, 2020
To Be Free in Our Hearts: Junjou no Afilia “Kimi to 9nin no Étranger ~Prologue~”
Even the magician idols of Junjou no Afilia could not escape the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the entire world…
July 14, 2020
TIF2019 Highlights: The Revival of Idoling!!! for the Festival’s 10th Anniversary
On November 27th 2015, on the stage of Nippon Budoukan, Idoling!!! had held their last live, ending 10…
April 10, 2020
The Path to Sweet Greatness: Sweet Alley 1st One-Man Live Report
Sweet Alley is one of the youngest children of the Twin Planet family, following the footsteps of their…
March 27, 2020
Japan Expo Thailand 2020: BANZAI JAPAN and akishibu project
This series of reports about Japan Expo Thailand 2020 ends with more idols! Idols mean music, but also…
March 20, 2020
Japan Expo Thailand 2020: Spotlight on Thailand’s Idol Groups
Japan Expo Thailand is the perfect playground for local idols, especially since Thailand has their own rather successful…
Interviews & Behind The Scenes
January 19, 2020
A Japanese Girl in Spain: Interview with Kamieda Emika (former NMB48) (Part 2)
You might already know of Kamieda Emika if you followed the 48Groups, even from afar. If you don’t,…
January 2, 2020
A Japanese Girl in Spain: Interview with Kamieda Emika (former NMB48) (Part 1)
You might already know of Kamieda Emika if you followed the 48Groups, even from afar. If you don’t,…
News & Press Releases
July 11, 2020
UNIDOL To the Rescue: Summer Online Edition
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, UNIDOL announced last month that its summer edition would be cancelled, saddening the…
April 16, 2020
Support your Idols and #StayHome: News and Tips
As you all know, the COVID-19 pandemic (or coronavirus) is having a great impact on all markets around…
Discoveries
Beach, watermelons and bikini: a Summer Idol Playlist
The sun is shining, the cicadas are waking up, Tokyo Idol Festival is getting closer… summer is not only about come to Japan but also everywhere else around the world of idol fans! It is the perfect opportunity for us to put up this little list of idol (and j-pop) songs that are perfect to…
Discovery: FES☆TIVE
Latest update: February 4, 2019 With a name like FES☆TIVE, you can already picture what kind of direction and sound such a group might have… and you would be right. Deriving from words such as “festival”, “positive” and “active”, the songs of FES☆TIVE describe these terms perfectly thanks to their colorful melodies. Add to this…
Discovery: NECRONOMIDOL
Necronomidol, under their label VELOCITRON, is an idol group based in Tokyo created in June 2014, with a rock-like musical style with a big metal inspiration. It is currently composed of 5 members: Risaki Kakizaki, Sari, Hina Yotsuyu, Rei Imaizumi and Himari Tsukishiro, while they were only 4 at their debut. Only Risaki and Sari…
