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 ...

In November 1979, Japanese singer Miki Matsubara, then 19 years old, released her debut single “Mayonaka no Door – Stay With Me” — a song that came to define the city pop genre in Japan. Now, more ...

LiSA spoke with Billboard Japan about the journey that led to her return to the world of the Kimetsu anime. By Billboard Japan LiSA and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: the record-breaking ...

South Koreans who secretly loved Japanese pop songs in their youth are reveling in nostalgia amid a revival for Showa-retro tunes from the 1970s and ’80s. Their renewed popularity has sparked an era ...

The results were announced live on Japanese TV - with the AI song, Omoide Scroll, winning by more than 3,000 votes. "What? You're kidding me!" Akimoto responded as the scores were revealed. The song ...

Any young artist would be thrilled at seeing one of their songs go viral. It has to feel even better, though, when your track’s success is emblematic of warming relations between two countries with a ...

BTS frequently releases Japanese versions of their Korean-language songs as well as original singles. Back in 2019, BTS released a Japanese single titled “Lights” along with Japanese versions of their ...

Every New Year’s Eve in Japan the "Kohaku Song Contest" (Kohaku Uta Gassen) is broadcast on public broadcaster NHK. Since the 1950s, it’s featured an all-star lineup of musicians that spanned genres ...

Hybe's Japan-based K-pop boy band &Team made its official debut in Korea on Tuesday, calling the move a strategic step toward ...

Let's take a look at the 256 songs that are up for the Song of the Year category, as compared against Billboard Japan's all-genre Japan Hot 100. By Billboard Japan The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ...