If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him: a tiny gray-brown monkey dragging a big, stuffed orangutan around Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo. His name? Punch-kun, or Punch ...

Grammy-laden musician Anderson .Paak makes his directing debut in an East-meets-West movie about a K-pop competition show on which his son is a contestant.

Seven of the top 10 albums by sales in 2025 were from K-Pop artists and nine of the top 10 albums were from Asia.

After Bad Bunny's nostalgic plena track "DtMF" went to Number One on the 'Billboard' 100, a Japanese version also stirred up viral buzz.

As Japan’s women’s ice hockey team bids for its first Olympic medal at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, they will be hoping to hear plenty of Arashi’s 2007 hit “Oh Yeah!” That’s the tune the ...

The leaders of Japan and South Korea staged a surprise drum session on their first day of talks in Japan, smashing out K-pop hits in a loud and unconventional display of diplomacy between a ...

Debuting at No. 2 is "Are wa Fairy," the title track of Bokuga Mitakatta Aozora's seventh single. By Billboard Japan Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the ...

This Billboard Japan interview explores how getting closer to fans overseas shifted their mindset in some ways and left other parts unchanged. By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan released its 2025 year ...

Japanese Breakfast is a contender to win this year's Best Original Song for "My Baby (Got Nothing at All)," which plays during the end credits of Celine Song's romantic dramedy. Celine Song‘s ...

The group ILLIT appeared on Fuji TV's '2025 FNS Music Festival,' broadcast on the 10th, captivating local viewers with their signature fresh and lively performance. 'FNS Music Festival' is a major ...

Actor Song Kang successfully completed his fan meeting in Japan. Song Kang held "2025 SONG KANG FANMEETING ROUND 2 IN JAPAN" (2025 Song Kang fanmeeting 'Round 2' in Japan, hereafter 'Round 2') at ...

Kenshi Yonezu entered 2025 as one of the biggest musicians in Japan: a style-blurring artist for all generations, a J-pop trailblazer breaking records at home and serving as the genre’s latest ...