Koichi Nakamura (59), the vocalist of rock band JAYWALK, was arrested early on Tuesday, March 9, for possession of stimulants. According to police, Nakamura has admitted to the crime. At around 2:20am on Tuesday, police arrested Nakamura on a street … Read More

Rock duo SURFACE plans to disband later this year. They notified their fans of the decision at a fan club event in Ebisu, Tokyo, on Saturday. Their last concert is scheduled for June 13 at the Tokyo International Forum. SURFACE formed … Read More

Female pop-punk band Shonen Knife announced on their official website that drummer Etsuko Nakanishi will be taking an indefinite break from the band. In a personal comment accompanying the announcement, Nakanishi stated that she is leaving due to personal circumstances, and … Read More

The All Nippon Producers Association presented the 2010 Elan d’or Awards on Thursday. As always, the media focused on the “newcomer awards,” given to a crop of young stars. This year, the six winners were Masaki Okada (20), Nana Eikura … Read More

Fuji TV’s next afternoon drama series (weekdays 1:30pm) will be “Shoufu to Shukujo,” scheduled to run for 65 episodes starting on April 5. The show will star actress Yumi Adachi (28), playing two roles. The story is set in the late … Read More

The Anime Matsuri 2010 convention announced on Thursday that rock band BACK-ON will be attending as a musical guest. BACK-ON previously performed at Anime Matsuri in 2007. The band, which combines genres such as metal and hip-hop, has done theme … Read More

On Lunar New Year, February 14th , MBC will be airing a special program “ Star Dance Contest ” (스타 댄스 대격돌-춤봤다) featuring some of your favorite idol groups. The special dance battle program will feature Girls Generation (SNSD), who recently released their second … Read More

SNSD, who just released their 2nd album comeback track “Oh!,” has already swept the music charts. Although faced with plagiarism allegations from day one, it doesn’t look like anything will hold them back from dominating the k-pop scene. For fans of … Read More

4-member band C.N Blue is up #1 on album sales charts and music charts just 5 days into their debut and official album release. They released their 1st minialbum with title song ‘Alone’ last week and on 18th and 19th January, they … Read More

This past weekend, Rain-produced boy group, MBLAQ released their second single “ G.O.O.D Luv ” music video along with a performance on KBS Music Bank. The five fine boys show off their good side with a music video featuring MBLAQ making ice cream … Read More