Iwasa Misaki was present at Japan Expo 2016 this year to introduce enka and Japanese traditional pop music to foreign fans.
The former member of AKB48 held live performances and participated in several shows along with the band Hayabusa.
Watch the video and some photos of Iwasa Misaki’s live.
°C-ute will breakup and graduate from Hello! Project in June 2017 after a last live performance at the Saitama Super Arena.
Since all members are over 20 years old now, the girls had discussions about their future over the last months.
The members of °C-ute decided that it was time for them to follow their own way to reach their goals.
Hello! Project idol group Buono! will release its new single So La Si Do ~Nee Nee~ / Rock no Seichi (ソラシド〜ねえねえ〜/ロックの聖地) on September 21.
This DVD single marks the return of Buono! it’s been four years that the group had not released discs.
It will be briefly on sale at Buono! Festa 2016 on August 25.
The MV was unveiled.
Tsubaki Factory welcomed 3 new members in its group.
The members’ names are Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori and Akiyama Mao and are all from Hello! Pro Kenshusei.
This announcement was a surprise made by the Hello! Project on 13 July during a Fan Club event.
Cheeky Parade participated in Japan Expo 2016 in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, in July.
The idol group made one of its last appearance with the 9 original members before Yamamoto Marin and Suzuki Mariya go to Los Angeles.
Check out our interview with Cheeky Parade.
Rhymeberry welcomed their new member DJ OMOCHI.
She joined the idol group in July. She was added to the two MCs MIRI and MISAKI.
DJ OMOCHI replaced the original DJ of the group, DJ HIKARU, who left Rhymeberry in February 2015.
Shigusawa Ao (シグサワアオ) left GANG PARADE this month.
This announcement was made on July 20 at Tower Records Shibuya Cutup STUDIO in Tokyo.
The reasons that pushed Shigasawa Ao to leave the group remain unclear but it seems that it’s is due to problems between her activities and her family.
Especia will release their new EP Mirage on August 10.
This is the 4th mini album of the idol group.
The group changed line-up many months ago. The members Chika Sannomiya, Chihiro Mise et Monari Wakita graduated on March 3 after the group’s decision to move from Osaka to Tokyo.
A new member Mia Nascimento joined the group a few months later, in June. She made her first appearance on this album.
The new single of 