Japanese Entertainment

Aimer is a pop singer-songwriter signed to DefSTAR RECORDS. Her parents influenced her in music since she was a child, and she studied both guitar and piano. Around the age of 15, she had an incident due to the...

BUMP OF CHICKEN is a rock band from Sakura City, Chiba under the TOY'S FACTORY label and managed by LONGFELLOW. The band's members originally met in Kindergarden and were classmates all throughout school. They were formed by members Masu...

Shonoya Sayaka is a female soloist under KING RECORDS and the LDH agency. In 2011, she drew attention and out of 30,000 applicants became one of the finalists in the "EXILE Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 3 ~For Girls~". In...

This week features not one, but five artists! All of whom are part of a band, duo, or group and also choose to persue solo projects outside of them. Please make sure to give each one a chance! Even...

Nico Touches the Walls is a rock band signed to Ki/oon Records under Sony Music Entertainment. They were formed in 2004 and won the Lotte Prize at the Yamaha Teen Music Festival later in the same year. The band's...

MONKEY MAJIK is a pop band based in Sendai and signed to Binyl records. The band consists of four members, two of which are Japanese and two who are brothers from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Vocalist Maynard Plant became interested...

Introducing Onehallyu Blog's newest feature, O.P.P.A - Onehallyu Press Ponders About... We wanted to open up discussion with the press staff about certain topics surrounding the hallyu wave and other aspects of Asian entertainment and hopefully engage with the...

Mizca (whose real name is Mitsuoka Masami) is a pop/electropop singer currently under the indies label Sound Move. Under the stage name MASAMI, she was originally a member of the dance-vocal unit Sister Q from 2005-2006. Once the group...

SALU (real name unknown/private) is a rapper from Hokkaido Prefecture currently under the label Toys Factory. He became interested in rapping at the age of 4, and began writing rap at the age of 14. In March 2012, he...