TOKYO – One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known television hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement on Jan 23 over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest ...

The new year promises more pop culture moments to reminisce on, including the 25th anniversary of Mary Harron’s 2000 satirical horror flick “American Psycho.” Based on the 1991 novel by Bret ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression, the ...

SEOUL—Once considered to be a minor genre of music here, J-pop has now become music to the ears of young South Koreans. For example, tickets for a concert here of popular music duo Yoasobi ...

TV host and former J-pop star Masahiro Nakai (pic), 52, a household name, reportedly paid a woman 90 million yen (RM2.6mil) after she alleged sexual misconduct. Fuji previously denied tabloid ...

Blackpink superstar Rose scores the first top 10 hit on Billboard's Radio Songs chart among K-pop ... [+] solo artists as "Apt." climbs from No. 18 to No. 10. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 16: Rose ...

Editor’s Note: A new episode of “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” following a group of teen girls’ journey to becoming idols and much more airs Sunday, January 5th at 8pm ET on CNN ...

As a fan of J-pop idols, he had experienced social media’s invaluable role firsthand in not only connecting artists with their fans, but fans with each other. Whenever he found posts saying a ...

After all these years, Funko is still releasing tons of new Pop figures on a weekly basis. Despite pulling back on some franchises, fandoms like Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Disney, anime, horror, video ...

January 28, 2025 • In the new Steven Soderbergh film Presence, a family moves into an old house, and weird stuff starts happening. But what's different about this haunted house story is that the ...

The singer made a name for herself in the film Selena in the nineties and then went on to star in big movies such as Maid In Manhattan, The Wedding Planner and Shades of Blue. As well as singing ...

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