Japan

Miyavi's 'Fan's Best' Album Tracklist Revealed

Miyavi let his worldwide fanbase select the track list for his upcoming greatest hits album, 'Fan's ...(read more)

w-inds. New Album 'Another World' to be Released on March 10

JPOP male trio w-inds. is set to release their 8th album since their 2001 debut. The March 10 ...(read more)

Wonder Girls Returning to Singapore

Star News has reported that after one year and four months, the KPOP quintent Wonder Girls are ...(read more)

JPOP Group Hangry & Angry Announce First European Tour

Since their 2008 debut, female Japanese duo Hangry & Angry have put on a few shows away from ...(read more)

Monkey Majik's First 'Sakura' Single Features Amazing Cover Art

JPOP group Monkey Majik will release their thirteenth single and their very first sakura (cherry ...(read more)

Japanese Twitter Users Concerned About Being Charged for Tweeting Lyrics

It all began when Tomohito Kinose, one of the creators of popular Japanese video site Nico Nico ...(read more)

Arashi Breaks Record for Most Wins at Japan's Gold Disc Awards

JPOP boy band Arashi took top honors at Japan's 24th Gold Disc Award show. Asahi reports that the ...(read more)

X Japan Relocates to Los Angeles, Plans Debut U.S. Concert Before Lollapalooza

Japanese rock band X Japan continues to show that they're serious about growing their American fan ...(read more)

New JPOP Music Releases -- March 2010

March brings a pocketbook-busting list of releases for Japanese music fans. Solo artist Shota ...(read more)

Japanese Metal Band Onmyo-za to Release 'Kongo Kyuubi' in the U.S.

Japanese hard rock / metal band Onmyo-za brings a new release to the United States on March 15 with ...(read more)

TVXQ and Big Bang Win Japan Golden Disk Awards

Two KPOP 5-member boy bands, TVXQ--who also go by DBSK and Tohoshinki--and Big Bang won Japan ...(read more)

Gackt to Voice 'Shiki' Anime Character

This summer, Japanese singer Gackt will show off some of his newer vocal talents in his first ...(read more)

aiko Announces Movie Theme Song, New Album and Tour

JPOP artist aiko will be performing the theme song for upcoming Japanese film 'Darling wa ...(read more)

LM.C to Perform in California at FanimeCon this May

Japanese Rock band LM.C, or Lovely-Mocochang.com, is set to perform in San Jose, California this May ...(read more)

KAT-TUN Scores 11th Consecutive #1 Single with 'Love Yourself'

JPOP boy band KAT-TUN has just nabbed their 11th #1 single in a row, according to this week's Oricon ...(read more)

Chatmonchy to Headline SXSW Japan Night

The all-girl three piece Japanese rock band Chatmonchy will be heading west next month... to Austin, ...(read more)

JPOP Band V6 Denies Break-up Rumors, New Album Announced

Rumors that JPOP boy band V6 were contemplating a break-up by year's end have been shot down. ...(read more)

C.N. Blue's Manager Assaults Female Fan

Controversy continues to surround C.N. Blue. ALLKPOP has reported on the latest skirmish, sparked by ...(read more)

Namie Amuro's Coke Ad Offends New Zealand's Maori Clan

The Japanese Coca-Cola commercial featuring JPOP star Namie Amuro we reported on earlier has ...(read more)

Japanese Man Attempts Extortion from Ayumi Hamasaki

If you're going to attempt to extort money from a JPOP artist, superstar Ayumi Hamasaki is one that ...(read more)