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6 March 2023 The Tragic Downfall Of Japan’s Most Iconic Idol Girl Group

From AKB48's Fukuoka Seina.

The performance is from Momoiro Uta Gassen's Idol Medley segment. The performance are a selection from idol groups that performed at the event. The center is Momoiro Clover Z's Aarin. Groups represented: Momoiro Clover Z Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku Tokyo Girls' Style (full group) Up-Up Girls Kari...

LINE Japan just revealed the results of their yearly girl group survey. Almost 600 000 line users were asked to name their favourite girl group. (results translated by @seinedoru on twitter) In first place for the third year in a row is Nogizaka46 thanks to their large popularity among male...

NMB48's management agency Yoshimoto Kogyo just announced the groups first ever love simulation game. "NMB48 Koitako" is a mobile game in which the player can choose between a selection of members to date and it has some sort of food or restaurant theme. The current line up seems to be 16 members...

Momota Kanako Nikkei Entertainment's list of the most popular female idols in Japan is out! The list is topped by Momoiro Clover Z's leader Momota Kanako with a score of 21.1. She moves up from third place on the back of a strong year which included voicing one of the main characters in the new...

The 2021 Nikkei Entertainment Talent Power rankings are out! Perfume top the list for the 9th consecutive year, once more reinforcing their unrivaled longevity at the top as they celebrate their 21st anniversary this year. The electronic music trio released their most recent single Time Warp...

Minegishi Minami wrapped up a 15-year career with AKB48 yesterday with her graduation concert. AKB's last original member was joined on stage by all 60+ AKB48 members and 31 former members who reunited to give her the best possible send-off. Minegishi Minami was not only the longest-running...

Make a special episode in Izone Chu, where they travel to Japan and meet the AKB48 girls. What I really loved the most of PD48, is the interaction between the koreans and japanese trainees. We saw snippets of friendship we never thought were. Please make this happen! Let Minami meet her mom...

Former AKB48 member Akimoto Sayaka will appear in the upcoming movie "Sniper: Assassin's End". Akimoto will be playing a skilled sniper tasked with setting up the main character for the murder of a politician. She features prominently in the promotional poster and the movie's first trailer.

Inspired by a tweet, I decided to list the most popular (liked/RT'd/commented) videos from AKB48's, NMB48's and STU48's recent handshake videos. The videos are meant for fans who aren't able to meet the idols now that Japan is in a state of emergency, and can help you get a feeling of what it's...

"What can AKB48 do now that it's difficult to meet eachother? The members planned, filmed and edited footage of "365 Nichi Ni Kamihikouki" in their homes. We would be happy if we could convey our thoughts." - AKB48 General manager Mukaichi Mion

Lifestyle / Entertainment Sakura of IZ*One: a J-pop idol making waves in K-pop with her determination and hard work Sakura’s love of music began as a child when she used to listen to opera with her mother Her career began in 2011 when she joined J-pop group HKT48. In 2018, she...

Title of the single is "3-2" and will come out on 22nd of April 2020 with the following lineup: Matsuoka Natsumi, Moriyasu Madoka, Watanabe Akari, Murashige Anna, Tashima Meru, Matsuoka Hana, Tanaka Miku, Toyonaga Aki, Matsumoto Hinata, Motomura Aoi, Mizukami Rimika, Yamashita Emiri, Kojina...

Vietnamese Kpop fans and Wizones accuse SGO48, AKB48 vietnamese unit for plagiarizing Bloom Iz photoshoot. Source: YanV

Today is Mion's 22nd birthday! She also decided this was the perfect time to try something new, going blonde after being black-haired for her entire life.

AKB48 has had the best-selling physical single on the Oricon yearly chart for 10 years in a row, keeping their #1 position despite numerous setbacks (scandals, changes in Oricon's counting methods, moving away from their general elections etc). For the last couple of years, people have expected...

She looks great nowadays! Can't wait for her solo debut!

Milky's Yasashiku Suru Yori Kiss wo Shite Ota Yuuri Shibuya Nagisa Yahagi Moeka Kojima Haruna Personally, Nagisa's is my favourite