Things got a little messy last year between DBSK and SM Entertainment. Since DBSK/Tohoshinki/TVXQ/whatever-you-wanna-call-them are no longer able to function as a band, JaeChunSu formed their own unit and had their official debut in Japan, live! More »

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Paris Hilton recently announced Japanese pop music queen Namie Amuro performance at the 2010 World Music Awards. Winning the award for Best Asian Artist of the Year, Namie Amuro showed off why she earned the title by performing on stage! More »

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Today’s song of the day courtesy of nearnine is Sawa’s Yellow. It’s nothing like Coldplay’s Yellow as it’s just an upbeat Jpop song: More »

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From Rekuru: You read that right, Arashi’s “Monster” was aired on New York City’s (100.3 FM) Z100’s Elvis Duran and the Morning Show crew that features previews of songs that top the charts in the United States as well as several countries all over the world. Today, they featured Japan, and it was “Monster” by Arashi that got their airtime! This show airs every Thursday morning for those in the NYC area! More »

RIP! Mosatsu!, an iPhone app that lets people “tear” the clothing off of several idols using their fingers, was recently banned by Apple. More »

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After having revealed a new song on her PAST FUTURE concert tour, Namie Amuro has finally confirmed the release of a new double A-side single this summer! More »

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Today’s video of the day courtesy of xhabb features KAT-TUN’s Nakamaru doing what he’s best known for doing, beat boxing. Beat boxers are so fascinating — how does the mouth make so many sounds? More »

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After their not-so-successful first single, MUZIK, hit Japan earlier this year, the 4minute girls from Cube Entertainment have been working hard on their Japanese speaking abilities as well as preparing for a new single that is scheduled to hit on July 28th. More »

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How can you expect any less from Xiah Junsu of DBSK? Soon after flying solo from the group to release his solo single “Intoxication” on May 26th, Junsu quickly climbed up the renowned Oricon Daily Chart of Japan! More »

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We all know that Big Bang won a total of three awards at VMAJ last week, but you guys also must be wondering about the winners in the other categories, no? Well, here’s a list of winners from the ceremony last week: More »

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Big Bang wasn’t the only Korean group that grabbed some wins at the MTV VMA Japan; DBSK followed behind with their win for Best Group Video of the night! More »

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From Rekuru: It was announced earlier that Hey!Say!JUMP would release their full album, but barely any details about it were said. It left fans wondering. Well, never fear! Their first album will be titled “Jump No.1″ and will be released July 7. More »

2NE1 and Big Bang recently attended the Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ) ceremony to represent the YG Family. Big Bang was nominated in a few categories and 2NE1 attended as special guests. The show certainly showed some Korean love, because Big Bang cleaned up! More »

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Xiah Junsu appeared on Music Station recently to perform his solo single, Intoxication. Junsu serenading the words “squeeze you baby let me feel your naughtiness” - what more can you ask for? More »

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From Rekuru: Riisa Naka, who was recently just featured as the Actress of the Week, has landed her first starring role as a teacher in “Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo,” which starts July 15. The drama is based on a popular comic essay series. The original books are a collection of stories about a Japanese teacher, and they deal with aspects of the language that even native speakers get wrong. More »

Although international kung-fu actor Jackie Chan is no stranger to the world of animation, he is, however, somewhat of a newbie when it comes to Japanese anime. Well, looks like Mr. Chan is planning on getting his feet a little wet as it is revealed that he will be appearing in a short animated trailer for the Japanese debut of The Spy Next Door. More »

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Women in the Western world have it pretty good if you think about it. From gaining the right to vote to being able to make lucrative careers in any industry they can think of, women have certainly come a long way. It’s unfortunate that some of our oriental counterparts still have “rules” about what women can and can’t do in terms of career options. More »

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From Rekuru: Finally! They have Kaibutsu-kun episodes 3 and 4 have been released. First, I am sad to say that I will no longer be doing recaps of Sunao ni Narenakute and Tsuki no Koibito. Tsuki no Koibito didn’t really meet my expectations and was not very good in my opinion. Sunao ni Narenakute is really good, but so many things happen in one episode that my brain is having a hard time keeping track!! I will definitely be buying its soundtrack!! I hope you will all check out these dramas. More »

Earlier this week, Japanese artist Koda Kumi announced that she would be releasing a single on July 7th. A rumored track list was spreading around the internet, but that list has been made obsolete by the release of the official one! More »

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Although DBSK may have been the first Korean group to perform at almost every music festival in Japan…but not this time. Big Bang officially becomes the first Korean dance group invited to perform at Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival! More »

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