August 19, 2019
Restart: akishibu project’s Kera Hinako & Miyatani Yue Graduation Live Report
akishibu project bid a fond farewell to founding members Miyatani Yue and Kera Hinako on May 24, 2019…
August 17, 2019
TIF2019: Sawatdi kha! Spotlight on Thai idols with BNK48 and Siam☆Dream
This August 3rd, Tokyo Idol Festival 2019 felt a little fresh wind of new faces coming from overseas:…
August 6, 2019
Battle Royale at Tokyo Dome City Hall: CY8ER DEATH MATCH Live Report
It was a night of redemption for CY8ER as they rang the bell at Tokyo Dome City Hall…
August 5, 2019
TIF2019: Debut performance for Sashihara Rino’s ≠ME
After successfully producing idol group =LOVE, Tokyo Idol Festival chairwoman Sashihara Rino‘s latest production ≠ME made their performance…
July 24, 2019
Throwback to Tokyo Idol Festival 2018: Kozuki Serena, akishibu project & Task have Fun
In this second throwback article, we are heading back to Tokyo Idol Festival 2018 with a couple of…
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…
