2nd Japan Music Awards seek to spread Japanese pop overseas

Amid much fanfare and hoopla, the second Music Awards Japan (MAJ) ceremony ramped up the excitement by bringing together ...
GMA Network

Japanese pop artist Yukipoyo collaborates with Filipino rapper Zae on 'Te-Te Gyaru' remix

Filipino-Japanese pop star Yukipoyo has teamed up with Filipino rapper Zae for the remix of 'Te-Te Gyaru,' an upcoming ...
Dallas Observer

Wamono Nights Brings City Pop to the Dance Floor in Bishop Arts

In 2025, life imitates digital art. When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout the 2010s, city pop and J-pop went from an absolutely underground interest of a select ...
Monocle

Interview: Japanese super-duo Yoasobi on how they spin literary tales into catchy synth soundscapes

We meet J-pop’s hottest international act, which made its highly anticipated European debut this month in the UK. Acclaimed for transforming fictional stories into chart-topping hits, the duo has ...
Japan Today

Japanese singer hopes 'JP-Pop' can strike a chord in Philippines

Japanese singer Nanao is taking an unconventional approach to the Philippine music market, pairing Tagalog lyrics with J-pop ...