It was recently announced that idol group ANGERME will release their new Double-A side single on August 26 and have released a special live concert (“ANGERME Concert tour 2018 Spring "Yunin to Iro FINAL”) on their YouTube Channel.
Bushiroad Music recently announced that the media mix project "D4DJ" will be broadcasting their first audience less concert on SHOWROOM for free on March 27, 2020 (Friday)!
Bushiroad Music recently announced the fourth live band, named “Morfonica”, from the “BanG Dream! Project” and they are going to be one to watch out for!
ANGERME, formerly known as S/mileage, was formed in 2009, and had their first release in their rebranded form in 2015. Since then, they’ve excelled and grown as individuals, culminating in their first-time performance within Mexico. We had the distinct pleasure of interviewing them before their concert, which you can enjoy below.
Hello! Project has been on a roll with consistently bringing their groups to North America via Mexico City since 2015. This year, on September 7th, we were lucky enough to receive ANGERME in the familiar venue of SALA Puebla for an electrifying performance.
The punk-themed idol group BILLIE IDLE® has announced that they will be disbanding on December 28th following one final single and a short tour.
By Winfield Ly It was announced on October 18, 2019 that Country Girls will cease activities on December 26th, 2019 following their concert at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA. They will release a compilation album titled “Country Girls Daizenshuu” on December 4th and it will contain all of their songs and MVs released to date since their revival in 2014.
Recently, AKB48 announced the upcoming finale of their popular idol variety show, “AKBINGO!” The show featuring the many 48 Group members has been on-air weekly since its debut in 2008 on Nippon Television and is set to end this September.
In memoriam, we will be (satirically) counting down the most SHOCKING moments on this cancelled Japanese pop idol variety show! #3 may even be too LEWD for you to handle!! We're big fans of US based idol groups here at A-to-J Connections and we have a special treat for everyone today: an interview with Peachy Parade! Consisting of seven members they've come a long way since their formation with lots of guest spots and performances under their belt, some of the latter even being in Japan. Our rather long talk with them covers everything from their formation, overall goals, core concepts, original music, and lots of randomness tossed in for good measure! It was a really fun interview with a group that we think deserves more recognition than they currently get. Check it out and be sure to give the links at the end a click to follow and support them in realizing the goals that they're still working towards!
Author's Note: "IDOLS in Thailand" is a four-part series on the growth of idols and idol culture in Thailand, and how the modern Thai idol industry was largely influenced by Japanese idols. I would like to extend my thanks to my informants in Thailand, who have graciously lent their time to show me the history of idol culture in Thailand and acquaint me well with it, so that I may pass it forward. In recent years, Japanese idol culture has become wildly popular overseas. But, in one particular country in Southeast Asia, Japanese idol culture has spawned a local idol culture unique to that country itself and a number of performers / groups that largely follow the Japanese idol concept. That country is Thailand.
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