The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, highlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance ...

The crowd in the Ishimaru Soft event space in Akihabara sits anxiously awaiting the arrival of an idol, whose most recent DVD they purchased for the right to meet her. Led on by the MC, the 50 or so ...

Fukada's new film stars former idol Kyoko Saito and is based on real cases of Japanese idols being sued by their own management agencies for violating so-called "no relationship" clauses in their ...

“Produce 48,” cable network Mnet's third season of popular idol survival show “Produce 101,” has hit the air. Unlike the previous two versions where audiences voted for girl band and boy band members, ...