Top Japanese girl band AKB48 have released a single created using AI, after it proved more popular with fans than a rival song written by famed J-pop producer Yasushi Akimoto. As part of a songwriting ...

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

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 ...

Hip Pop Princess is about to drop. In tonight’s episode, viewers will witness the second track competition, the Main Producer ...

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

The seven-piece group chats with The Hollywood Reporter about their new 'One Piece' collaboration and their experience opening for K-pop boy group ATEEZ. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor The seven ...

Japanese singer Shinjiro Atae is opening up about his sexuality. On July 26, the J-pop star announced that he is gay while giving an emotional speech at a fan event in Tokyo. "I respect you and ...

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 ...