Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Goes Ninja
'Ninja Re Bang Bang' was Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's fifth physical single, reaching No.1 on the Japan Hot 100. The video not only features Kyary in ninja attire, but ninja-inspired dance moves, including high-jumping, shuriken-throwing—and arm-cannon-blasting!
Darth Vader Joins a Singing Competition?
It's still unclear as to whether Anakin Skywalker (spoiler alert!) will be singing along to Japanese pop songs or will simply be striking fear into the audience, but whatever the outcome, it's going to be the best concert in the galaxy!
Review: Tomoyasu Hotei's 'Strangers'
Tomoyasu Hotei’s fist international album release is a perfect road-trip album, the soundtrack to a film in your head that you’ll wish was real.
NekoPOP’s Best J-Pop Album Covers 2015
Chosen by NekoPOP contributors David Cirone, Jen Wang, Nhu Nguyen and Greg Hignight, the full list of stylish selections includes AKB48, Kalafina, Capsule, Tomomi Itano, Perfume and many more!
Hitomi Noda Offers a Nonalcoholic Kiss
Hitomi Noda of seven-girl idol unit Ready to Kiss stars in an online commercial for Duc de Montagne Rose, a nonalcoholic sparkling wine from Yokohama's Shonan Trading Co, Ltd.
East Meets West for this Anime's Theme Song
Not since the famous collaboration between the American heavy metal band Kiss and the Japanese pop-rock band Momoiro Clover Z has there been a musical fusion on this grand a scale!
FEMM to Release New EP & Physical Femm-Isation
Trance-heavy mannequin dance duo FEMM will make their full major label debut with a remix-loaded EP entitled PoW!/L.C.S. And it comes bundled with a second disc that includes the first non-digital version of their first album!
All Aboard the Snow Miku Train!
From February 5 to 11, residents of Sapporo City will see their town transformed into a Snow Miku wonderland complete with Snow Miku trains and merchandise.
Once, Twice, Three Times a Ladybaby
Ladybeard and his two female companions, Rie Kaneko and Rei Kuromiya, are ready to knock out their competition with their third single, “Renge Chance!”
FEMM Launches New Year With a 'PoW!'
FEMM is back for 2016 with a new, street-smart music video from the director of “Fxxk Boys Get Money.“
Moving & Speaking Hatsune Miku Nendroid
If you don't have the time or money to head to a concert featuring this popular Japanese vocaloid, you can now listen to Hatsune Miku sing and watch her dance in the comfort of your own home!
The 5 Snowiest J-Pop Songs
Snow evokes a variety of emotions that artists have long sought to express in a number of ways—and J-pop artists are no exception!
10 Ways to Have a Merry J-Music Christmas
It’s time to enjoy all those obnoxi—um, endearing Christmas songs! It was very hard to choose only 10 Japanese Christmas pop songs, but here’s a list based on both online and karaoke charts!
JRock247’s Best J-Rock Album Covers 2015
Check out JRock247′s best J-Rock album and single jackets for 2015, including Man With A Mission, Plastic Tree, Golden Bomber, The GazettE, and many more!
AKB in Star Trek?!
J.J. Abrams considered adding an AKB member to Star Trek. Seriously.
Death Rabbits' 'Nande' Is a Ninja Death Trap
Poor Bucho. It's hard enough to get your gas mask on in the morning without ninja waiting to ambush you in the elevator.
Tokyo Girls' Style: 1st Best Album Review
Also known as Tokyo Joshiryu, since 2010 this vocal and dance group has delivered a string of solid sophisti-pop, electronic, funk and disco-infused dance rhythms with heavy influences from '60s and '70s jazz, soul and pop.
Review: Bo-Peep — Thank You
Bo-Peep’s fourth full-length album, 'Thank You,' opens with rocket-fueled, fast-paced guitar fury.
Prizmmy☆ Breaks Out the Glow Sticks
Prizmmy☆ are just too sweet to drop the bass on their new track “Love Trooper,” but there are plenty of solid beats to go around.
J-Pop Summit Returns to San Francisco in 2016
The 2016 J-Pop Summit will be held at the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on the weekend of Friday, July 22 thru Sunday, July 24.
