JUNON was not a trained singer or dancer before trying out for BE:FIRST, but he always had a passion for music. Early influences included Tube, the Japanese pop band with a nearly 40-year run of hits ...

The charismatic members of the four-piece group have had a busy year between attention-grabbing Coachella performances, a new album and a world tour. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Mere seconds into ...

J-pop singer Fujii Kaze poses for a portrait ahead of his new album, "Prema," which was released Friday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Fujii Kaze comes across a bit shy at first, but after he ...

Long before Simon Cowell created iconic bands like The Spice Girls and One Direction, Johnny Kitagawa was considered a legendary music producer who cultivated Japan’s top-selling male “idols.” ...

In a rare move in this conservative nation, Shinjiro Atae, a J-Pop idol, announced on social media and during an in-person event Wednesday, standing in front of a few thousand fans onstage in a ...

J-pop singer Fujii Kaze seemingly came out as bisexual in a recent Instagram Q&A with fans. Earlier this week, the 26-year-old Japanese native –– whose first two albums topped the Billboard Japan ...

A pounding and pulsating collection of J-Pop music that has been playing on a constant loop at Walt Disney Imagineering Art Director Michael Dobrzycki’s desk for the past few months is about to become ...

Driven by an unwavering passion for becoming an idol, Yu Azuma, a first-year student at Joshu East High School, embarks on a journey to form an idol group. To make her dream a reality, she recruits ...

Welcome to the LGBTQ+ fam, Shinjiro Atae! The J-pop singer, who rose to fame as a member of Japanese five-piece group AAA, boldly came out in front of 2,000 people at a fan meet-and-greet in Tokyo on ...

Singer and Model Anna Aya Plots J-Pop Rise: For at least a decade, K-Pop has seen impressive growth in the United States to the point that BTS and BLACKPINK are two of the biggest pop acts in this ...