Teen girl arrested for stalking, brandishing box cutter at member of Japanese boy band 7 Men Samurai

Police arrested a 17-year-old high school student who followed 7 Men Samurai musical group member Taiko Sasaki on four separate occasions b...

Obsessive Fan Stalks, Assaults Japanese Idol By Zooming in on Her Eyes

A Japanese “sasaeng” fan took stalking to a whole new level after finding the address of his favorite idol by zooming in on the reflection o...

Japanese Idols Are Selling Their Used Bathwater for $900 a Bottle

In a bizarre new take on the business of idol merchandise, two Japanese idols of a J-pop girl group sold their leftover bathwater last month...

J-Pop Idol Alle‌g‌ed‌ly As‌sa‌ult‌e‌d at Her Home, Then She Had to Apologize for It

NGT48’s Maho Yamaguchi publicly apologized during the group’s third-anniversary concert for bringing up her alleged a‌ssa‌u‌lt t...

Epic War Between K-Pop and J-Pop Fans Erupts Over Mnet Asian Music Awards Performance

Viewers could not help but compare K-pop and J-pop as the genres came head-to-head on one massive stage last week. Performing for the Mnet A...

JPop Star Cosplays as Donald Trump During President’s Japan Visit

In an apparent celebration of the U.S. president’s arrival in Japan, one of the country’s most successful pop stars became “Katold Trump,” e...

Meet the Japanese Girl Group Who Loves North Korea

Meet the Sengun Joshi (translated as “Military-first Girls”) — a group of young adult women from Japan who are bound together by their...

J-Pop Idol Group Goes Viral For Creepy AF Dance Moves

Keyakizaka46, a popular 20-member idol group from Japan, caught the Internet’s attention when they performed their new dance choreogra...

Japanese Idol Singer Asks Fans to Use Deodorant Before Meeting Her

Fans of a popular idol group in Japan who intend to get up close and personal with the lovely ladies at press events now need something else...

Meet the First Black Idol in Japan

Amina du Jean, also known as Aminyan, claims to be the first African-American idol in Japan. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she has been fond of...