All topics ↗Japanese releases often separate advance streaming, physical editions and event access. Our English briefings unpack those distinctions and keep the original Japanese headline beside the source. A publisher’s location describes the edition we read, not the nationality of every artist it covers. Community discussions and aggregator copies do not establish independent confirmation.
Sirabee reports on the abrupt reaction to WEST.'s announcement that group activities will finish on September 30 after 12 and a half years. The members said the decision followed discussions after two departures; all seven are expected to remain with STARTO and continue individually.
On TV Tokyo’s Katte ni TV Tokyo Hihyo, Miki Fujimoto criticized entourages that spread across station corridors and fail to make room for passers-by. Her point was about everyday consideration backstage, not a named feud with another celebrity.
Nine months after graduating from Hinatazaka46, Hina Kawata is starring in the streaming drama Seikai ga Wakaranai. She plays a high-school student living in a future where an AI-generated version of her late mother has been created.
Smart FLASH uses recent revivals such as GTO and the new Emergency Room 24 Hours series as the backdrop for a reader poll about 1990s dramas viewers most want to see continued. The result is audience preference, not an announcement that the winning show is in production.
Bunshun profiles married YouTubers Komusume and Ruipachi, who are traveling Japan in a heavily modified HiAce. Their account centers on how the couple met and why a vehicle became both home and production base.
Bunshun interviews newcomer Himeno Kaharu as Satoko wa Itsumo opens September 18. She shares the title role across three ages with Kasumi Arimura and Hikari Ishida, and says she discovered the triple-lead billing from the project materials.
Bunshun Online reports that Win Morisaki devised the Japanese line 'I choose the Gundam' on set after the script left the wording open. He chose a short, forceful phrase that respected the anime without turning the moment into a gag.
SoraNews24 reports that Kyoto’s Zen and Ghibli exhibition is offering special goshuin papers featuring Totoro and other crossover art for Nanzen-ji, Shokoku-ji and Myoshin-ji. The museum show runs October 3 to December 6, with the papers tied to JR Central EX travel packages.
Real Sound revisits three official BE:FIRST performances: an MTV Unplugged digest, BRUCE WAYNE at a dance championship, and Toyfriend with SB19. The column is new; the videos were released between August 26 and September 3.
Real Sound reports that Yuki Saito’s annual Christmas Billboard Live tour will visit Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama in December. The shows will give familiar songs special arrangements. These are announced performances, with the publisher linking the concert details.
Real Sound reports that Red Velvet’s IRENE & SEULGI will release their first original Japanese mini-album, Cheetah, on November 4. Advance digital tracks are already available. The Japanese debut also includes opportunities to meet the duo around their tour.
Real Sound reports that Novel Core’s first live audio album arrives September 16. It captures all 26 songs from the June 26 Toyosu PIT stop of his Perfectly Defective tour. This is a concert recording, rather than a newly announced studio album.