Japan, South Korea Leaders Drum Up Support With K-pop Jam

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played two K-pop songs during a post-summit drum session with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who joked he felt "a little awkward" in front of the former ...
The Phnom Penh Post

Japan, South Korean leaders drum up rapport playing K-pop after summit

Lee and Takaichi played “Golden,” the theme song from Netflix’s global hit “KPop Demon Hunters” — a joint project involving ...
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Japan's Takaichi, South Korea Lee Jam On K-Pop Songs Amid Diplomatic Strain: WATCH

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung wrapped up their summit talks on Tuesday with ...
Yahoo

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN’s Top Global Hit From Japan Entries Show Characteristics of Japan’s Music Popular Overseas

The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto. Embodying the theme of “Connecting the world, illuminating the future of music ...
CNN

Japanese girl band AKB48 releases AI-generated single after fans preferred it to song written by human

Top Japanese girl band AKB48 have released a single created using AI, after it proved more popular with fans than a rival song written by famed J-pop producer Yasushi Akimoto. As part of a songwriting ...
The Hollywood Reporter

J-Pop Group Atarashii Gakko! on Bringing Their Music to a Global Audience and Why Normal Is “a Bit Boring”

The charismatic members of the four-piece group have had a busy year between attention-grabbing Coachella performances, a new album and a world tour. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Mere seconds into ...
Dallas Observer

Wamono Nights Brings City Pop to the Dance Floor in Bishop Arts

In 2025, life imitates digital art. When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout the 2010s, city pop and J-pop went from an absolutely underground interest of a select ...