Random J Pop | Pop commentary foolishness

Rockstar to release the Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack physically…unlike the game itself. Damn. They really walked into that one.

Beyoncé sells Home Depot wooden boxes with a Shein bag strap for $948.01…and they’ve sold out

Beyoncé. You done lost-yo-mind.mp3 with this B’Day 20th anniversary release

Hikaru Utada gets that train money, as their new song “Intentions” features in JR’s campaign for their new Shinkansen Supreme Class Cabins

Justice for Glitter has been served, as Mariah Carey celebrates its 25th anniversary with a vinyl release

Akina Nakamori makes an appearance on Music Station for the first time in 30 years

Madonna keeps it 98% cute in her tribute to Ray of Light producer, William Orbit

Let’s talk about the Grammys, their new ‘Oriental music’ category and other segregated categories for the ‘ethnics’.

British producer William Orbit has passed away

Crystal Kay is doing dem Billboard Live gigs again for 2026

Hikaru Utada to release re-mastered versions of Exodus and This Is the One on vinyl on 24th June

Perfume’s Nebula Romance tours finally get a physical home release date

Crystal Kay to release her first new single in over a year — “Only One” featuring Yoonmirae

Madonna circles the block in her leotard, fishnets and Gina pumps for a follow-up to Confessions on a Dance Floor II. And girl... I get it.

Hikaru Utada sings the new theme song for the anime series, Chibi Maruko-chan

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

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

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

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