For more than two decades, Japanese record label Avex (responsible for megastars like Ayumi Hamasaki, Do As Infinity and Gackt) has been known for defining the sound of J-pop in the late ‘90s and ...

Cocona, a member of the Japanese hip hop and R&B group XG, has come out as transmasculine non-binary in a heartfelt Instagram ...

Over the past year, Japanese music seemed to take that warning seriously. A growing number of artists embarked on international tours, introducing themselves to the burgeoning Asian market or making ...

This Coachella, the girl group Perfume is making history by becoming the first J-pop girl group to perform at the event, taking the stage on both Apr. 14 and 21. But besides carving space for J-pop at ...

Breakout J-pop singer Ado dropped a remix of her recent single "Odo" and the accompanying music video. By Billboard Japan Breakout J-pop singer Ado dropped a remix of her recent single “Odo” and the ...

The post YOASOBI on Parasocial Relationships in J-Pop and Transcending Genre appeared first on Consequence. Saying YOASOBI were the main event of the opening night of Hong Kong’s Clockenflap would be ...

Crunchyroll subscribers – all ten million-plus of them – now have access to J-Pop songs along with thousands of music videos and concerts from artists known for anime collaborations. From the classic ...

Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist curated by YOASOBI: “J-pop You Should Listen To”. These 14 songs, spanning beloved artists like Hikaru Utada, Gen Hoshino and EXILE as well as newer ...

"I try to avoid just creating that, because it would be too boring." Take a listen to modern J-pop, and odds are good you’ll encounter a song produced by Yuki Kojima. The creator, who records and ...