The September 2010 House Mix is available for download and features tracks from DJ Kawasaki, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Hideo Kobayashi and Pleasure Bar.

Rika Ishikawa, who portrays “Angry” in the h. NAOTO-based Japanese pop duo Hangry & Angry, will make a special appearance at NYAF on Saturday October 9.

After 5 years away from K-Pop BoA returns with her 6th album Hurricane Venus.

As reported by every site in the J-Pop blogosphere, Kamei Eri, Jun Jun & Lin Lin are set to graduate from Morning Musume and the Hello! Project and the 9th gen auditions have been announced. What is the future of H!P’s flagship group?

6th generation member Kamei Eri, and 8th Generation members Junjun and Linlin from China are to graduate after the Fall concert. A 9th generation audition has been announced to find their replacements.

In July, popular idol group AKB48 staged a series of concerts, titled サプライズはありません. Contrary to the name, there were many surprises indeed.

The video for Heavy Rotation is a highly debated 5 minutes of J-Pop and for good reason. Is it just more fan service or have they crossed the line into softcore porn?

ONE is the debut (mini) album from Maki Goto. While some may consider the Sweet Black album as her debut, that was more like a side project featuring Maki as a vocalist. This is more like her proper Avex debut.

The August 2010 mix is available for download and features tracks from GTS, Andy Caldwell, Roy Ayers and Seiko.

○○ Ganbaranakutemo Eenende!! is the 2nd major single released by the new Hello Project group S/mileage.