The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party that ...

Shimon Ishimaru, third from left, deputy head of Johnny's Sexual Assault Victims Association, with other accusers in Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa's sex scandal, attend a news ...

The all-female quartet from Osaka, Japan — also known in America as Scandal [JP] — has been rocking stages around the world since 2006, and the band returns to our shores this fall for a North ...

The four-woman band is gearing up to perform at Billboard Japan’s Women In Music Vol. 1 event, set for Nov. 3 at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo.

Nishina, SCANDAL and Non graced the stage at the historic Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 3 for Billboard Japan’s Women In Music Vol.1 event, entertaining fans under the clear ...

The all-female Japanese rock band SCANDAL talk to Billboard Japan about their ninth studio album, "Kiss from the darkness," starting their own label and more.

Japan’s SCANDAL Look Back on 17-Year Career, Talk Being Labeled a ‘Girl Band’ & More: Women in Music Interview. The four-woman band is gearing up to perform at Billboard Japan's Women In ...

It’s reported that the boy band star had been using the website K8 and spent a whopping 15 million yen ($104,000). It’s estimated that he lost 7.1 million yen ($49,258.18). The law comes down ...

Shimon Ishimaru, third from left, deputy head of Johnny's Sexual Assault Victims Association, with other accusers in Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa's sex scandal, attend a news ...

A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer are expressing hope the company will provide financial compensation and work to prevent a recurrence.

Shimon Ishimaru, third from left, deputy head of Johnny's Sexual Assault Victims Association, with other accusers in Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa's sex scandal, attend a news ...