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I’m going to update you about Asuka Hinoi, former solo singer for Avex and ex-leader of Hinoi Team.

Asuka Hinoi is going to be in a film called “LinkingLove” that just wrapped shooting. It is set in 1991 and is about a beauty pageant. I believe Asuka plays the MC. (I can’t read Japanese so I had to rely on online translators.) There were quite a few cute...

This post will feature Thai girl group Milkshake. A couple of years ago, I became interested in a different Thai girl group, namely, Candy Mafia. Apparently, they broke up. I came to find out that a former member of Candy Mafia is in a new group called Milkshake. They are on the HALO Society label. There are five members in Milkshake. Their names and date...

I ran across a video on YouTube titled “poor Japanese idol breaks down crying.” I clicked on it and I found it fascinating. (Luckily, it has English subtitles, ha ha.) The video features a 48-group idol named Akari Ishizuka. She is considered a low-level idol, and is a member of the group NMB48. She was born in July, 1997, which would make her 19 ½ as of...

I discovered the K-pop group Crayon Pop through their song “Bar Bar Bar,” particularly, the music video for that song. It’s a very catchy song, and the group had a different look compared to any other girl group I had seen. For one, they wore scooter helmets and track suits. Because they were so covered, it was obvious that they weren’t going for a sexy i...

If you get the chance, you should take a look at the moon. Tomorrow night, it is supposed to look particularly big, i.e., a supermoon. Today, I will address Hitomi Saito. She was born Oct. 31, 1981, in Niigata Prefecture.

She is the former leader of the Hello! Project group Melon Kinenbi. They were active from 2000 to 2010, when they disbanded. They had...

Eir Aoi is a singer who was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido on November 30, 1988. She released her debut single in October, 2011. In the intervening five years, she has released a total of 13 singles and 4 studio albums/mini-albums. Most of her songs were used as anime themes. She is known as an anime singer. One of her best songs has been “Innocence,” which wa...

I came to find out that on October 9, aMI TOKITO got married. (At left is an image of aMI TOKITO from a Vietnam festival, on June 12, 2016, in Yoyogi Park.) Her husband is DAISHI, vocalist of the visual rock band, Psycho le Cemu. I have seen this translated as ‘Psycho le Shame.’

I think she married the wrong guy for a couple of reasons. For one, he was b...

“Black Widow Business” is a dark comedy film from Japan. The film is distributed by Toho and is 128 minutes long. It debuted Aug. 27, 2016. It was directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi and it features Asuka Hinoi <3 (ex-Hinoi Team) in a supporting role.

In its opening weekend, “Black Widow Business” placed 4th in Japan’s box office. To date, it has grossed US...

“Mazu wa, Ishikawa Rika!”

Today, I’d like to address Rika Ishikawa. Her date of birth is Jan. 19, 1985. She broke onto the scene as a 4th generation member of Morning Musume in 2000. (I’m not an expert about Rika Ishikawa, so I’m just going to give a few highlights of her career.)

She was in Morning Musume until May, 2005. In the meantime, she was also...

I hope that everyone is doing well, and that you enjoy the few remaining days of summer.
Today, I’d like to cover a movie that was recently released, “Kubo and the Two Strings.” It is a stop-motion animated film. It features a one-eyed boy, with tremendous talents in origami and storytelling. It is rated PG, and in my opinion, is appropriate for anyone fr...