On May 11, 2020, the Monster Girl Doctor (Monster Musume no Isha) official site and Twitter account revealed the performers for the upcoming anime’s opening and ending themes. 【OPEDアーティスト決定！】 7月放送開始のTVアニメ「モンスター娘のお医者さん」OP&ED主題歌アーティストが決定！…

Written by Tuna With the stay-at-home orders continuing to be issued in Japan, many are looking for positive sides of quarantine. To encourage staying home, many internet challenges have taken a rise on Japanese Twitter. ＃うたつなぎ…

Written by Tuna Japanese boy group Bullet Train has been finding alternative ways to continue fan interactions despite the global pandemic. Bullet Train (超特急) is an idol group under Stardust Promotions that consist of four main dancers and…

The final results of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking were announced on June 8, and Yoshikitty defeated Hello Kitty to win no.1 in France, Germany, and Brazil, and no.2 in China. https://ranking.sanrio.co.jp/en/result/world The Sanrio…

Written by Hayley An idol group, sora tob sakana, announced May 22nd that they will be disbanding in September 2020. They released the schedule for their LAST LIVE TOUR starting in June, with their farewell concert being September 6th. A…

Written by Hayley On March 31st, the “new age vocal and DJ” idol group, BPM15Q, reunited as the closing act to celebrate Shibuya live house, Shibuya GLAD on it’s closing day. While unfortunately the live had to be held without an audience,…

Global phenomenon PIKOTARO has released his super-energetic new song “Hoppin’ Flappin'” to encourage home exercise while people are indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. With fun lyrics aimed at children and families…

Written by Hayley Activ8, the company which manages Kizuna Ai among other Vtuber channels, announced that it will be forming a new company called “Kizuna Ai Co., Ltd.” and plans to launch May 11 as a spin-off of Activ8. The…

Written by Hayley In the turbulent time we are currently facing, many idol groups have lost their income from the mass cancellation of live events in Japan. Live houses have temporarily shut down and many groups are stuck with cancelled…

Written by Hayley On March 27th, Seiko Oomori born idol group, ZOC (Zone of Control) debuted their newest member, Maro Kannagi, in their newest PV for their latest single “SHINEMAGIC.” Her idol image color is chestnut cream. Veteran idol…

Written by Hayley On March 29th, DearStage born Akiba-Pop idol group, Dempagumi.inc released their newest music video for the song “Ai ga Chikyuu Sukuunsa! Datte Dempagumi.inc wa Family desho”. The song is a part of their　upcoming and 6th…

PIKOTARO, who achieved global fame for the hit “PPAP” (“Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen”) in 2016, has updated his song to encourage people around the world to stay safe during the current global crisis. PIKOTARO recorded the new version – titled…

Japanese DJ and producer Shinichi Osawa’s latest collaboration project RHYME SO combines the worlds of social media and competitive ice skating in the stylish and lyrically-sharp dance track “Fashion Blogger”. “Fashion Blogger”, produced by…

Kaede Higuchi, a Virtual YouTuber idol, has major debuted from Lantis Label on March 25th, 2020 with her single “Marble”. “Marble” is also available now on all streaming platforms world-wide starting on the same day. As one of the virtual…

Yousei Teikoku (also known as Das Feenreich) released their new LP “the age of villains” on March 25 th. Yousei Teikoku had also decided to release all of their past songs on all streaming platforms world-wide starting on the same day.…