YOASOBI’s “Idol” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Jan. 17, extending its all-time record for weeks atop this chart to 22. The Oshi no Ko opener is back at No. 1 after 19 weeks — ...
Decoder Ring’s Evan Chung told the story this week of the Japanese musical duo Pink Lady and their ill-fated American TV variety show in 1980. Pink Lady’s meteoric rise in Japan was exceptional—but it ...