Toshihiro Nov. 22, 2023 09:22 am JST Kpop music and their idols are usually of higher quality. They're better trained in performing. In terms of music, J-pop is usually sung chorally while K-pop songs ...

Tokyo-based Fogg launched a mobile app called Cheerz for Android and iOS in early December, which allows users to “cheer” their favorite J-pop idols. The company has partnered with All Blue, a startup ...

Up until a few years ago, Tokyo’s Akihabara district was strictly an enclave of computer, video game, and anime merchandise stores. All that changed when two pop culture movements both set up camp in ...