More stars we've lost in 2024:Wayne Northrop, Silvia Pinal, Quincy Jones Her music, which relied on a dance-heavy sound, catapulted her to fame in the 1980s, making her one of the most beloved J-pop ...

While the initial era of sunshine pop didn't last much beyond the 1960s, a small selection of bands in Japan three decades later were intent on reviving its sound.

South Korean pop star group New Jeans surprised fans at its Tokyo concert with a cover of a beloved Japanese '80s hit, sparking a viral buzz back home. NHK World's Aoki Yoshiyuki unpacks why ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Fan favorite Japanese singer Ichiro Mizuki died age 74 on December 6 of lung cancer. He will be sorely missed. Back in July ...

Yoasobi is not the only example of Japanese musicians with a strong fan base in South Korea. Singer-songwriter imase’s “Night Dancer” became the first J-pop piece to crack the top 100 on the ...

Japanese music made waves globally, fueled by Coachella debuts, TikTok virality and unexpected hits like Creepy Nuts' ...

Because of my love for anime, I have been listening to Japanese music since I was around eight to nine years old. I would buy ...

so I’m studying what’s in demand in Japan by watching the news,” she said. In the first half of the radio show, she introduces the latest music news using the K-pop hits chart. The highlight ...