The year is coming to an end, and looking back, there have been so many accomplishments in the JPOP industry this year! Check out the following 5 artists who seemed to really stand out this year, and who I thought was the best JPOP artist of the year. More »

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Today’s song of the day, courtesy of LilCatAngel, features Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Love ‘n’ Hate.” How do our readers like this poprock track?

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2PM has officially wrapped up their “Six Beautiful Days” Concerts to kick off their new Japanese single “Beautiful” and look who showed up to their June 6th concert…J-pop diva, Ayumi Hamasaki! More »

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From Rekuru: On April 16th a poster for upcoming movie titled “Helter Skelter” has been revealed. It was also announced that Ayumi Hamasaki’s song “Evolution” which was released back in 2001 will be used as the theme song. More »

Is TVXQ going to have a reunion soon? More »

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From Rekuru: Christmas is almost here and I’m sure everyone is listening to their favorite Christmas songs! Well don’t forget the J-pop/J-rock Christmas songs! Here are a few beautiful…and some unconventional Japanese Christmas/Winter songs that you could add to your playlist. More »

From Rekuru: On October 19th, Hamasaki Ayumi wrapped up her “POWER of MUSIC” tour in Saitama City at the Saitama Super Arena. More »

As birthdays of Asian celebrities come and go, Ningin will be informing you each day just which Asian celebrity may it be idols, actors, actresses, comedians, etc, will be celebrating their birthdays on the corresponding days. Check out which Asian celebrities celebrate their birthday today (10/2) below. More »

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From Rekuru: With Japan being the second largest music producer behind the United States, the Japanese music market has a variety of artists to listen to. In the Jpop scene there are huge and popular groups like AKB48 or ARASHI. While big and popular groups have alot of talent to offer, like a variety of singing pitches and personalities, solo artists tend to get overshadowed, but these five Jpop female solo artists have managed to break through and become well known in the Jpop scene: More »

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Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki has just launched her official Facebook page. More »

With a lot of artists in Asian entertainment, sometimes we cannot keep track of who is releasing what and when. Here’s a quick breakdown of the most anticipated releases in this week. More »

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From Rekuru:

A full radio rip of J-Pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki’s new song, “BRILLIANTE,” has just been revealed. “BRILLIANTE“ is one of the tracks off her highly-anticipated, upcoming mini-album, “FIVE,” which will be released on August 31st. More »

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Having already revealed several radio rips, Ayumi Hamasaki has now released all five PVs from her new mini-album, “FIVE.” More »

Avex celebrated the 10th anniversary of A-Nation and to commemorate such a celebration, a special performance closed the concert. More »

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A radio rip of Ayumi Hamasaki’s collaboration song with Urata Naoya of AAA titled, “ANother Song feat. URATA NAOYA,“ has recently been revealed. More »

From Rekuru:

J-Pop Queen Ayumi Hamasaki has joined the world of Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site which is equivalent to Twitter! Don’t be sad if you can’t understand Chinese as you can still get updates from her since she’ll be microblogging in English all the time! More »

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The full audio for Ayumi Hamasaki’s latest song, “Beloved,” has just been released! More »

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The full audio for Ayumi Hamasaki’s new song, “Progress,” from her upcoming mini-album, “FIVE,” has just been revealed. “Progress” features strings, a piano, and Ayu’s powerful vocals, creating a powerful and upbeat track. You can check out the song below! More »

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Queen of Jpop never rests. More »

Run for your lives! Are you one of those crazily obsessed KPOP fans who had originally started off as a JPOP fan? I am guilty of that myself. What is it that makes KPOP so fascinating? Why drop one for the other? JPOP had dominated Asia for the longest of time, but not with the current Hallyu Wave growing and expanding (and exploding particularly this year) outside of Korea. Does this mean the death of JPOP? More »

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