For decades, Japan had one of the strangest advantages in the global music business: it was so successful at home that its artists did not particularly need the rest of …

On October 2, the Japanese boy group drops its first U.S. original project, the six-track EP ANIMAL, the same day it kicks off the 2026 JO1 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ~ANIMAL~. …

You Yokoyama is not done. Last year the SUPER EIGHT member launched a deliberately finite solo experiment called ROCK TO YOU — a year of training, self-interrogation, and rock songs …

Imagine stepping off a crowded Tokyo train, phone in hand, only to realize the exit tunnel never ends. The fluorescent lights hum the same way. The posters stare back a …

Takuya Kimura just dropped the first taste of his new chapter — and it’s got rock teeth. On July 22, the Japanese icon released “BLACK DENIM,” the lead track from …

This six-track project, produced by Grammy-winning powerhouse Dem Jointz, promises an “18-minute roller coaster ride filled with adventure, energy, celebration, growth and human connection.” Lead single “WHATCHA DOIN” hits digital …

A new 7-member boy group unit just dropped out of nowhere and already feels like the future. WOLF & WANDER — the joint venture between LDH Japan and Thailand’s GMM …

It’s useless to deny that often, singers become popular bcause they look good, not necessarily because they sound good. Ado stands out by refusing to play the game. The 23-year-old …

HYBE is launching a new girlgroup, Girls Archives., a five-member Japan-Korea project that blends real artists with virtual characters in what Japan calls a 2.5D entertainment experience. They are building …

MONKEY MAJIK is dropping their 15th album, Frequency, on September 2 — their first in two years. The 10-track release includes the already-released digital single “Unstoppable,” a collab with JO1’s …