Ten years ago, a J-pop idol shaved her head in apology and shocked the world. Little did we know, she was simply giving us a glimpse into the future of celebrity culture. Back at the start of 2013, ...

Idol pop phenomenon AKB48 hit the news in two very different ways over the past few months. The first was a vicious and unexpected attack on group members Kawaei Rina and Iriyama Anna at a May 25 meet ...

In 2013, AKB48 singer Minami Minegishi had to shave her head to appease fans after photographs of her leaving the apartment of her boyfriend, a dancer in a boy band, surfaced. While she has long been ...

AKB48, one of Japan’s most popular girl groups, has released a new single written in part by artificial intelligence after it won the fan vote in a televised contest. The single, titled “Omoide Scroll ...

One of Japan's biggest girl groups, AKB48, have released a single that was partially generated by artificial intelligence, after a televised songwriting contest. The competition saw composer Yasushi ...

Mariko Shinoda, a former member of Japanese girl group AKB48, has been caught cheating on her husband of three years. In an audio recording published by Japanese magazine Weekly Bunshun, the ...