Lauren Mand and Jimmy Bartel declare their love in new Instagram post

Everything about Chanmina can be described with one word: “unique.”Well, there are a few more words.

Japanese melodic punk band WANIMA was one of the first major-label J-pop groups directly affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country, when one of the first reported cases was a fan who had attended its early February concert in Fukuoka.

J-pop boy band JO1 (pronounced "jay-oh-one") shoots to No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100 (dated March 2 to 8) with its debut single, "INFINITY." The new 11-member group, formed through the audition program PRODUCE 101 JAPAN, led physical sales with 344,299 copies sold and also topped Twitter mentions, where they have charted for seven weeks.

Japan's Nogizaka46 continues its string of releases with a new music video for "Anastasia," the girl group's new song featuring its second-generation members.The nine second-generation members were scheduled to perform its Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium concert on Friday (March 6), but had to cancel due to coronavirus concerns and live-streamed via SHOWROOM instead.The "Anastasia" music video was premiered during the live-stream.

To say that it's been an incredible year to be BTS would be an understatement! Firstly, the release of their album, Map of the Soul: 7 broke records not just in South Korea but all across the globe as well. It peaked at #1 in the Billboard 200 chart while the title song ON reached #4 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Moreover, MOTS: 7 managed to earn the top spots in the UK, Japan and Germany charts as well!

Reissue label Light in the Attic has announced the new Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 compilation, the sequel to 2019's Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. It’s due out May 15 on digital, cassette, CD, and 2xLP vinyl formats.

Eugene Smith was already a renowned photojournalist for his photo essays like “Country Doctor” and his coverage of World War II. But one of his most memorable essays came near the end of his career, in the 1970s, when he and his wife Aileen M.

Eugene Smith was already a renowned photojournalist for his photo essays like “Country Doctor” and his coverage of World War II. But one of his most memorable essays came near the end of his career, in the 1970s, when he and his wife Aileen M.

To say that BTS is rewriting history in the music scene would be an understatement! The popular K-pop band, which has now become a worldwide phenomenon, is tasting some well-deserved global success thanks to their latest album, Map of the Soul: 7, which dropped in February 2020. In its first week, MOTS: 7 earned the #1 spot in the Billboard 200 chart while simultaneously being #1 in the UK, Germany and Japan charts as well.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, who are expecting their first child together, are reportedly planning to tie the knot in Japan this June (20).

J-pop artist KAMIJO is a visual-kei veteran celebrating his 25th anniversary in music in 2020. But he isn't ready to rest on his laurels just yet.

Jimmy Bartel appears to have given a very clear indicator about the state of his relationship with ex-wife, Nadia Bartel by ‘liking’ a particularly mean-spirited Instagram comment about her.

Japan's HYDE digitally dropped a new song called "BELIEVING IN MYSELF" on Wednesday (Feb. 26) and shared a snippet of the music video on YouTube.

The all-female Japanese rock band SCANDAL released their ninth studio album, Kiss from the darkness, earlier in February, the first set recorded under their own private label established under Victor Entertainment, a long-standing rock label in Japan.The four-member band was formed in 2006 in Osaka and debuted two years later.

Higher Love, Whitney Houston's posthumous collaboration with Kygo, has become her longest-running single on the Top 100 Official UK Singles Chart.

Just minutes after her ex-husband Jimmy Bartel and his new girlfriend, Lauren Mand updated fans on their romantic trip to Japan, Nadia couldn’t resist throwing some shade at the pair via a not-so-cryptic Instagram post.

Jimmy and Lauren touched down in Tokyo, Japan this week for a 'much needed holiday,' according to the 27-year-old blonde, who shared a snap of her and 36-year-old Jimmy wearing matching, retro tracksuits.

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Johnny Depp in the role of acclaimed photojournalist W. Eugene Smith is the most fortunate thing about Minamata, the impassioned account of a real-life environmental tragedy in Japan caused by industrial negligence.