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Mini AR idol singers will eat breakfast with you at Japanese fast food chain Mos Burger

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2023
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Mos in the morning with Morning Musume.

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• Japan
• (COK • fast food • food • idol singers • Idols • Morning Musume • Mos Burger • music)

President of Japan’s largest male idol talent agency steps down, admits sexual abuse took place

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 7, 2023

Niece of disgraced music producer will remain as representative director at the company for the time being, though.

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• Japan
• (boy bands • crime • Idols • Johnny & Associates • Johnny Kitagawa • Johnny's • Julie Fujishima • Julie Keiko Fujishima • male idols • music)

Former AKB48 idol to take on lead role in live-action Spirited Away stage play

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2023

Four actresses will now share the protagonist part for the adaptation of the Studio Ghibli anime.

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• Japan
• (AKB48 • anime • Hayao Miyazaki • idol singers • Idols • Live action • spirited away • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)

What it’s like to attend an idol concert where they’re singing lyrics that you wrote【Pt. II】

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 14, 2023

Our musician reporter Seiji attends the one-year anniversary concert of idol group Gilty x Gilty, who sang a song that he penned.

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• Japan
• (COK • composer • concert • Idols • lyrics • music • odaiba • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo • Zepp Diver City)

Boy band Ae! group brings their A-game to music, acting, science, welding, and more【Interview】

• Master Blaster
  Jul 3, 2023

We sit down and talk pop with Kansai’s rising boy band stars.

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• Japan
• (Ae! Group • boy bands • COK • Idols • interview • J-Pop • Johnny's • Ken Kojima • Masaya Sano • music • Richard Kusama • Seiya Suezawa • SNJO • Taisei Fukumoto • Yoshinori Masakado)

What it’s like to pray for concert tickets, money, and more at Tokyo’s specialty Fukutoku Shrine

• Krista Rogers
  May 30, 2023

Our reporter makes a long journey in the hope that some divine intervention will help her score tickets to her favorite idols’ concert this year.

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• Japan
• (COK • concerts • Fukutoku Shrine • Idols • jinja • kami • lottery • Maro • money • Nihonbashi • pray • shinto • SNJO • Tokyo)

President of boy band talent agency Johnny & Associates offers apology over sexual abuse claims【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2023

Founder’s niece says she should have done more to investigate allegations, outlines changes for company going forward.

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• Japan
• (boy bands • COK • crime • Idols • Johnny & Associates • Johnny Kitagawa • Johnny's • Johnny's Entertainment • music • video)

Whack-an-otaku event held by idol singer unit in Tokyo【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2023

Good time apparently had by all involved.

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• Japan
• (crazy • funny • idol singers • Idols • otaku • video • weird • whack-a-mole)

Idol supergroup AKB48 abolishes team system, team sayonara concerts to be held this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 30, 2023

Dissolution of teams marks end of 18-year era for Japan’s biggest idol singer group.

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• Japan
• (AKB • AKB48 • COK • idol singers • Idols • J-Pop • music)

We try the new Asian Juicy burgers from McDonald’s Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 6, 2023

Cute on the outside, but are they good on the inside too?

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• Japan
• (90s • burgers • COK • commercials • fast food • food • Idols • J-Pop • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • JPOP • limited edition • Marie Iitoyo • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • music videos • Nanase Nishino • Puffy • review • SNJO • taste test)

Asian Juicy: New burgers from McDonald’s Japan pay tribute to a ’90s J-pop music video by Puffy

• Oona McGee
  Jan 27, 2023

There’s a lot more than burgers to unpack here.

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• Japan
• (90s • burgers • COK • commercials • fast food • food • Idols • J-Pop • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • JPOP • limited edition • Marie Iitoyo • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • music videos • Nanase Nishino • Puffy)

Do Japanese superfans really want to marry their favorite idol?【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 19, 2022

Responses show fans have some complicated feelings about their oshi.

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• Japan
• (COK • idol singers • Idols • marriage • oshi • oshikatsu • relationships • romance • society • survey)

85-year-old great-grandmother from Hiroshima is Japan’s newest virtual YouTuber/idol【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 10, 2022

And it’s all thanks to her “idiot grandchild.”

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• Japan
• (anime • elderly • Idols • manga • seniors • video • virtual YouTubers • VTubers • YouTubers)

Buying Japanese concert tickets may get even harder for foreign tourists with new government plan

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 30, 2022

Digital agency wants to link sports and concert ticket purchases to resident-only government-issued ID card.

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• Japan
• (concerts • idol singers • Idols • my number • My Number Card • sports)

Tokyo police create public service warning about kids obsessing over their favorite male idols

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 30, 2022

Police want kids and parents to be aware of the dangers of obsessive oshikatsu.

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• Japan
• (chika idol • Idols • kids • oshi • oshikatsu • parents • public service announcement • society • Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department • underground idols • youth)

Idol singer from Keyakizaka46 says she’s now working as a Tokyo bar hostess

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 27, 2022

”This is a type of work I’ve really been longing to do.”

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• Japan
• (AKB48 • hostess bars • idol singers • Idols • Keyakizaka46 • Manaka Shida • Sakurazaka46)

Celebrate your oshi’s birthday in style with this fully customisable cake

• Katie Pask
  Aug 27, 2022

The cake comes in 24 different colours and a whole load of possibilities!

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• Japan
• (cake • COK • cute • food • idol • Idols • oshi • oshikatsu • otaku • SNJO • sweets)

Oshi stick for taking photos of photos of your favorite celebs and characters, selling at Daiso

• Master Blaster
  Aug 3, 2022

Works great for dolls, figures, and models too.

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• Japan
• (acrylic figures • Akachanman • Daiso • Idols • oshi • Oshitori Stick • photography • plush toys • Rika Shimakura)

Japanese idol creates kawaii Gunpla, the world’s cutest Gundam models【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 22, 2022

Half-mecha, half-magical girl, and entirely awesome.

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• Japan
• (anime • aweomse • cool • crazy • cute • Gundam • Gundam models • Gunpla • Idols • Kawaii • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans • plastic models)

Virtual YouTuber finds a way to shake hands with real-world fans, give them high-fives in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 20, 2022

A 2-D/3-D dream come true for Nightmare fans.

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• Japan
• (anime • clever • crazy • funny • handshake • handshake event • idol singers • Idols • otaku • virtual YouTubers • VTubers • weird)

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