The girls from popular Japanese mega-idol group AKB48 are featured in the latest promotional video for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

It’s widely known in Japan that idol singers are often contractually prohibited from engaging in romantic relationships. The reasoning goes that if word gets out that an idol singer has a boyfriend, ...

Japanese idols embody an "ideal of perfection and innocence" that captivates a huge audience, but behind the smiles lies a much more complex reality.

Idol music is a unique part of the Japanese recording industry, and not just because of how it sounds. It’s marketed with a completely open acknowledgement that the primary appeal for fans is the ...

MBC Every1’s “Weekly Idol” held its 7th Weekly Idol Awards on the December 27 broadcast of the show. This year’s concept for the awards show was for MCs Defconn and Jung Hyung Don to ...

In Japan there are 10,000 idols making up a billion-dollar industry, which is distinct from the general music scene. There are mainstream idols and underground idols and some, like Rio, dream of ...

Jun Hyun Moo, TWICE's Dahyun, and Super Junior's Leeteuk have been selected as the MCs for "2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships - Chuseok Special," ...