Random J Pop | Pop commentary foolishness

Tatsuro Yamashita celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut album Circus Town, with a music video for the album title track

Kelela puts on a Sephiroth bussdown and releases “idea 1”, as the run-up to album number 3 begins

Perfume to release a documentary in cinemas and have fans crying into their Nebula Romance towels

Koda Kumi announces her second pregnancy. And the North remembers the Rotten Pussy Fluid Gate of 2008.

Charlie Puth and Hikaru Utada join forces for the 2026 realtors anthem, “Home”

Koda Kumi performs covers of Southern All Stars and Bubble Gum Brothers on the Korean variety show, Change Street

Hikaru Utada features in Burberry’s The Trench, Portraits of an Icon campaign. And fashion sites don’t care.

Crystal Kay covers Misora Hibari’s Enka classic “Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni”

Ichiro Yamaguchi shimmies on down with Aoi Yamada in a house of neon for Sakanaction’s “Iranai”

Dis Cover: Jessie Ware - Superbloom

Perfume release their AI looking-ass-but-actually-not-AI video for “Fumetsu no Anata”

Flashback Friday: Crystal Kay - Eternal Memories | Young and grown

The Lambs continue to seek justice for Mariah Carey’s Glitter, as the album is removed from streaming

Toma Ikuta reprises a bunch of his acting roles in the music video for his debut single “Super Romance”

Dis Cover: Angela Aki - Shadow Work

Crystal Kay performs on the Korean variety show Change Street. (I swear, she’s performing everywhere but in Japan).

Hikaru Utada to feature on Charlie Puth’s fourth studio album, Whatever’s Clever!

Perfume Closet pimps the Perfume classic “Chocolate Disco” for its Valentine’s Day collection

Dis Cover: Janet Jackson - Control

Flashback Friday: Janet Jackson - Nasty | Ate that nasty food and left no crumbs

Birštonas Mineral Water finally cough up some budget for Crystal Kay

Flashback Friday: Koda Kumi featuring Tohoshinki (TVXQ) - Last Angel | KK-Pop

Rewind: Koda Kumi - Trick

Y’all. Kashiyuka of Perfume has cut her hair.

BoA parts ways with SM Entertainment

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