It was reported on the official AKB48 blog that Oku Manami, an original Team K member, is graduating this May. She was pretty popular at first, but it dwindled to nearly nothing in the past 2 years, most likely from her weight gain and her uncanny ability to become a …
Read More »ANGERME come to Mexico City!
Announced just hours ago, Hello! Project group ANGERME will be heading to Mexico City, MX for a conc…
Iikubo Haruna graduates from Morning Musume ’18
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Morning Musume ’18 performance at New York City announced
Revealed yesterday, Hello! Project idol group Morning Musume ’18 will return to New York City …
Ex-GEM Takeda Maaya takes to the LA streets!
Is it possible to see a real Japanese idol busking on the streets of a Western city? An amazing thin…
Here is your first look at the new LADYBABY
In a series of videos released through YouTube in the past week, LADYBABY (formerly known as The Ido…
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“Banzai Venus”: Infectious Parade
The PV for Banzai Venus has arrived and it’s hard to ignore: A virus has taken over the town; an inexplicable, contagious disease taking the physical form of SKE48, transforming normal citizens into a mass frenzy of synchronized dance. The entire PV looks like an exercise in expert execution and …
Read More »Akimoto Yasushi like I’ve Never seen Him.
I stumbled across this ridiculously detailed HD-res photo of Akimoto Yasushi. You can see his thinning hairline, his porous skin, his poorly maintained fingernails, even flecks of dandruff on his pristine suit. It’s freakin me out. Click below to see the image. Dae
Read More »So This is What Atron’s Love is Like
Flat, greasy, and terrible for your health. But somewhat delicious. Where’s my coke? Dae
Read More »Another Million Seller in the Making?
AKB48’s ‘Sakura no Ki ni Narou’ released, and the first-day sales have shaken Oricon once again. 655,344 copies have been sold, almost a hundred thousand more than Beginner’s first-day numbers(568,095). This already makes it another record breaker as the highest recorded first-day sales ever for a single on Oricon. This …
Read More »NSK029 – The Heart Shaped Show
Recorded February 15th, 2011. After a week off, we’re back to talk about Chicago Hot Dogs, Young Girl’s Game, Not Yet, and Plastic Surgery. Opening: Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 – Valentine Kiss Closing: S/mileage – Short Cut [download]
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While a good number of AKB singles have been experimenting with different sounds, we could always count on the Undergirls’ b-sides to provide their staple idol sound we know and love. Simple and safe but catchy and impossible to hate, Undergirls songs have been my idol comfort food since ‘Kimi …
Read More »Happy Valentines Day!
It’s the day to eat chocolate and wish you had an idol for a girlfriend. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Atron is broadcasting Watarirouka Hashiritai 7’s PV ‘Valentine Kiss’ right now, and will continue to loop it all day on our live broadcasting page here. Stop by at least …
Read More »How Can We Be So Far Behind?
Japan and Korea are rocking the rest of the world in internet speeds and cost. Why can’t we have nice things?! Dae
Read More »Chisato is in Romantik Ukare Mode
Recently Okai Chisato of C-ute released a cover of the famous Idol song “Romantic Ukare Mode” by Fujimoto Miki. The recent push that Chisato has been getting is a very welcoming site for H!P fans as most people know C-ute as a 2 person show with Airi and Maimi at …
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