Fueled by global buzz from anime tie-ins and retro City Pop hits, Japan's music industry is aiming to further propel J-pop ...

The Japan Music Awards 2026 nominations are out, with BTS members Jin, J-hope, Jimin, and Jungkook receiving multiple nods.

The singer, whose band has topped Japanese charts with their two albums, discusses his new role as Nikaido Shochu's brand ...

Noriko Sekiguchi, better known as Poison Girl Friend, is behind some of the most lustrous downtempo, trip-hop, and late-night pop music in post–economic bubble Japan. The Yokohama-born artist was ...

Global-facing J-pop group f5ve (pronounced “fi-vee”) may be riding the new wave bringing Japanese music to the world, but the rising five-piece are anything but rookies. The members each have at least ...

I just heard the song Season from the Perfect Blue soundtract, and realized that's all the japanese pop I have. I've taken a liking to the style, but I have no idea who performs it, who's popular in ...

In 2025, life imitates digital art. When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout the 2010s, city pop and J-pop went from an absolutely underground interest of a select ...

With the pop star lifestyle as busy as it is, the three vocalists now have time for things other than performing and ...

SM Entertainment Japan’s first all-Japanese girl group GPP, set for an early 2026 debut, signals a deliberate strategy shift that will leverage the company’s decades of experience and fanbase in the ...

My inspiration for this piece not-so-ironically comes from my recent obsession with XG. If you’re unaware, the group consists of seven girls who are all Japanese. However, in a hilarious series of ...

Locals looking for fun with a Far East flavor should head to the Orange County fairgrounds the first weekend of April as the OC Japan Fair returns with a slate of cultural activities, culinary ...