February 5, 2020
FES☆TIVE starts 2020 with a Birthday Live for Aoba Hinari
On January 23rd, the fans of FES☆TIVE gathered at TSUTAYA O-EAST in Shibuya for leader and first generation…
February 3, 2020
Nijika and Yuri Mesmerized the Fans with a First Acoustic Live
Today’s report will differ a little from our usual idol concert photo galleries, as we attended the first…
January 29, 2020
The Journey goes on Beautifully for =LOVE: 2019-2020 Winter Tour Finale
We were able to meet =LOVE again in these early days of 2020 as we attended the final…
January 24, 2020
The World’s Most Mysterious Love: Iketeru Hearts’ Ochi Karin and Uchida Kotone Graduation
We turned a new page on January 11th as Iketeru Hearts waved goodbye to two of their original…
January 16, 2020
A Magical Christmas with Junjou no Afilia: “Afilia no Illumination”
We had a date with our favorite magical girls from Junjou no Afilia on December 23rd, for their…
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
January 10, 2020
Nostalgia Hits with an Idol-heavy Cast for New Musical “Cutie Honey Emotional”
It goes without saying that Go Nagai‘s “Cutie Honey” can be considered as the original Japanese battle heroine,…
November 27, 2019
Iketeru Hearts will never stop loving you with the release of their 8th single
On November 12th, the BONJOUR IDOL team went to one of Iketeru Hearts‘ release events to celebrate the…
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…
