Fukada's new film stars former idol Kyoko Saito and is based on real cases of Japanese idols being sued by their own management agencies for violating so-called "no relationship" clauses in their ...
Editor’s note: The relationship between Korean and Japanese pop culture entered a new phase when Korean television drama “Winter Sonata” became a national sensation after it aired on Japanese ...
Decoder Ring’s Evan Chung told the story this week of the Japanese musical duo Pink Lady and their ill-fated American TV variety show in 1980. Pink Lady’s meteoric rise in Japan was exceptional—but it ...