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1st Generation members Rina Uemura (27) and Fuyuka Saito (26) have announced that they will graduate from Sakurazaka46 after activities associated with the group's 10th single, released on October 23. Minami Koike will become the sole remaining 1st Generation member of the group,

Mizuki Fukumura (27) has announced the start of her solo activities as part of M-line club, the home of many former Hello! Project members. The former leader of Morning Musume also announced an event on November 29, exactly a year after she graduated. up-fc.jp/m-line/news_In…

Task have Fun, FES☆TIVE, and Wasuta will appear at "@JAM ×TALE in Hong Kong 2024" on November 30 & December 1. "@JAM" had been held overseas every year from 2012 until 2019, but COVID-19 prevented further events - this year will see it return. natalie.mu/music/news/591…

Talent and former Morning Musume idol Nozomi Tsuji posted on Instagram on September 19 that her eldest child, Noa (16), has opened a TikTok, with her first vid showing her wearing sunglasses and moving to Haruki Hamano' s "Princess GaL (GaL ver)" - it already has 2 million views.

Eight-member idol group "CapChuuul", produced by Mariya Nagao, made their debut on September 19. The former AKB48 member has been writing lyrics for their songs, and said that she found inspiration in those she had sung that were written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Ado will give a special performance to celebrate the opening of Expo 2025 on Yumeshima Island in Osaka on April 13. The organisers will be hoping the concert will generate excitement and boost ticket sales to visitors from Japan and around the world, and ran a special advert in

New rock idol group LUCY has a lot of familiar faces, with AYA EiGHTPRiNCE (ex-BiS), Mimimiyu and Nagimuh (both ex-MIGMA SHELTER), Mariri Sugimoto (ex-Sakura Gakuin), and Yuuka (ex-tipToe.) among the 8 members. Their solo concert debut will be on January 10.

ANGERME sub-leader Ayano Kawamura dissected a 40kg yellowfin tuna at a fair in Kochi Prefecture on September 24. The 25-year-old is the first woman in Japan to be accredited as a first-class tuna dismantler, and is a special tourism envoy for Kochi Prefecture.

Over the last 12 months sister idol groups "Flutter ♭" and "Sharply ♯" appear to have been in meltdown. Formed in April 2023 as two 7-member groups, Flutter ♭ are down to their last two members, with Sharply ♯ having their final member graduate on September 27! 5 of the 11

If you see idol group Yurutto Kakumeidan, you may see one member moving differently to the others. Hina Sugawara (24), had over 20 centimetres (8") of muscle removed from her left leg when she was 22 years old after being diagnosed with a rare cancer, synovial sarcoma. In an

Former Idoling!!! member and talent Karen Ishida has been talking about her decision to debut as a porn actress this month. The 28-year-old, who was an idol from 2012 to 2015, mused over the career change for two years and cut off contact with all her former friends before making

XG's 1st world tour, "The First HOWL", reaches North America in a week's time, with 3 of the 9 concerts already sold out. This is followed by 7 concerts in Europe during November. The schedules for South America and Australia will be announced soon. xgalx.com/xg/tour/thefir…

It has been announced that musician Sayuri has passed away - many will know the 28-year-old for providing music to several anime. On September 27 her husband released the information that she died on the 20th after a chronic illness, and a private funeral had been held. On July

If you are travelling on the Tokaido Shinkansen between October 8 and January 31, 2025 you may be surprised to hear a message from Dempagumi.inc when the train reaches a certain speed. It is part of a JR Central collaboration with the group's song "BPM285EX", which is

"o.j.o", a 13-year-old singer-songwriter, has appeared on the new short format "FLASH THE FIRST TAKE". As well as being the singer, she is the lyricist, composer, arranger and choreographer for her songs. The junior high school student’s dream is to win a Grammy.