Juna Yamada, formerly of the J-pop band SKE48, was arrested yesterday for allegedly defrauding a man. According to police, Yamada pretended to be someone else on a dating app, where she met this man. She claimed that she could help him with investment advice and …Read more »
There’s something special about that rare occasion when a celebrity gets in on the cosplay fun with a well-known character. That happened recently when SKE48 member Jurina Matsui—former ace of the group who joined as a first-generation member back in 2008, when she was just …Read more »
Japan has voted, and the results are in. No, not for prime minister – we’re talking about the sixth annual AKB48 elections, in which fans trade yen for votes by buying AKB’s latest single, each copy of which contains one ballot used to vote for …Read more »
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