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 ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.

The group TWS will launch its first local tour alongside its official debut in Japan this July. TWS will hold the “24/7:With:Us in Japan” tour for about a month starting in July, the boy band ...

The Japanese band’s whirlwind visit to Southern California began Christmas Day, when the performers and their instruments started arriving at Los Angeles International Airport. For most, it was ...

U.S. Army Japan Band members sing a song during the 2023 Japan Self-Defense Force Music Festival held Nov. 17 and 18 at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.

Yet “Girls Band Cry” stands apart from the rest for two reasons: For one, it utilizes 3D animation, a potentially risky choice but done well here, lending its 13 episodes a unique visual style.