September 19, 2019
TIF2019: Hello!Project Recaptures The Hearts of Odaiba
The acts of Hello!Project need no longer introduction, true beehive of idol talents for a couple of dozen…
September 16, 2019
866 days of Happiness: =LOVE Second Anniversary
On this evening of September 12th, =LOVE celebrated their second anniversary at the iconic Nakano Sunplaza Hall in…
September 13, 2019
TIF2019: Welcome on board with STU48
STU48, the latest Japan-based AKB48 sister group to date, sailed between all the venues of Tokyo Idol Festival…
September 11, 2019
TIF2019: Three Beautiful Days with Task have Fun
After stealing the hearts of the French audience at Japan Expo Paris, we met again with Task have…
September 6, 2019
TIF2019: A bright future for =LOVE
=LOVE, the first group produced by former HKT48 member Sashihara Rino, came back for this year’s Tokyo Idol…
Interviews & Behind The Scenes
July 1, 2019
Road to Japan Expo Paris 2019: Interview with We=MUKASHIBANASHI
As we had introduced the very cheerful ladies of BANZAI JAPAN last year, here we are again and…
April 22, 2019
A Whole New World: Interview with Iketeru Hearts
We have been writing quite a lot about idol group Iketeru Hearts – to be more precise, the…
News & Press Releases
June 12, 2019
Tracklist and cover art revealed for NECRONOMIDOL’s “scions of the blasted heath”
Ultradark Japanese idol unit NECRONOMIDOL will release the first recording featuring their new 2019 lineup on June 12.…
June 10, 2019
Saiba Mizuki (Kyueens) and Kodama Haruka unite forces in new play “Watashi ni Ai ni Kite”
We were invited this June 10 to the official press conference about the upcoming stage play “Watashi ni…
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…
