Great 歌詞 (kashi, lyrics) often hinge on one simple device: 脚韻 (kyakuin, end rhyme). The Beatles knew it, and their song “The End” makes the point clearly: “And in the end the love you take / is equal ...

South Koreans who secretly loved Japanese pop songs in their youth are reveling in nostalgia amid a revival for Showa-retro tunes from the 1970s and ’80s. Their renewed popularity has sparked an era ...

South Korean pop star group New Jeans surprised fans at its Tokyo concert with a cover of a beloved Japanese '80s hit, sparking a viral buzz back home. NHK World's Aoki Yoshiyuki unpacks why Japanese ...

第1回となる“日本版グラミー賞”『MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025』（MAJ）の各部門表彰が21日に発表され、「Top Japanese Song in Asia」には米津玄師「Lemon」が選ばれた。 2018年3月にリリース後、日本だけでなく広く愛されてきた。この日は代理表彰となり、関係者が「7年 ...

The manga "Kaiju No. 8" shot to popularity after it was published on the app Manga Plus, also known as Shonen Plus, and an anime version of it aired weekly on Japanese TV from April until June. It has ...

While it may feel like you’re not learning anything when you hear a Japanese 曲 (kyoku, song), it turns out that listening to music in a foreign language does have a positive impact on language ...