Fujikura talked to Billboard JAPAN about Japan's unique superfan culture and the challenges Japan faces in its overseas ...

In November 1979, Japanese singer Miki Matsubara, then 19 years old, released her debut single "Mayonaka no Door – Stay With Me" — a song that came to define the city pop genre in Japan. Now, more ...

The title track of the popular girl group’s 15th single, “Lonesome rabbit / What’s ‘KAZOKU’?” sold 683,481 copies in its first week to top sales and came in at No. 6 for downloads, No. 14 for ...

No exploration of Japanese music would be complete without a dive into the world of J-Pop. Short for Japanese popular music, J-Pop is hard to define. It encompasses a wide breadth of genres and ...

Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic and the whole shebang offer up your choice of rock, pop, jazz, EDM and more in the great outdoors.

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...

The exhibition uses sheet music covers to reveal a radically changing society during the first half of the 20th century It’s still just April, so there will surely be exhibitions this year that sound ...

Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze overcame creative burnout during five months in Los Angeles, resulting in his third album, “Prema.” The viral TikTok sensation behind “Shinunoga E-wa” sold out ...

Here are the 10 best Japanese metal albums since 2010, chosen by SiM vocalist MAH. SiM (Silence iz Mine) formed in 2004 and are known for their dynamic mix of metal, reggae and punk, all of which is ...

Essentially, city pop is Western music that’s been adapted by the Japanese, now coming back to us as a retrospective source of fascination. The head of the internet music label Business Casual once ...

After the success of their epic The Dream Chapter trilogy, TXT is back with a new Japanese EP and a very sporty “Drama” music video where member Beomgyu takes center stage. On August 19 (August 18 ...