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Another former idol is turning her hand to producing. Former #BABABABAMBI member Rui Takanashi will become the producer of the 01familia agency's "NEW COLORS PROJECT". The 28-year-old was with #BABABABAMBI from their launch in 2020 until their disbandment in March. Details of the "NEW COLORS PROJECT" will be provided later. official.01familia.jp/news/4…
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Management cancelled an idol group's event on June 14 due to the organiser oversleeping. However the idol group, Nagoya-based SHIROMIZAKANA, showed their dedication, and went ahead with the live performance by themselves, even though they had to play the music on their phones, finding it frustrating and embarrassing. They were pleased that many people stopped by to watch and cheer them on, and apologised for being unable to hold a meet-and-greet without staff members present to handle any issues. x.com/nyan_shiromi7/status/2…
昨日の件について。 公式から発表があった通り、運営の不手際により特典会を実施することができませんでした。 ただ、ライブ自体は私たちメンバーだけで何とかやり切りました。 現場に頭下げて携帯から音源を流して、MCの場を作ってもらって事情を説明して、正直すごく悔しかったし、情けなかったし、恥ずかしかったです。 それでも足を止めてライブを見てくださった方、応援してくださった方がたくさんいて、本当に嬉しかった。 特典会についても、「メンバーだけでやればよかったのでは」という意見もありました。 ですが、別の運営とも連絡が取れず、万が一トラブルが起きた際に対応できる体制がなかったため、私たちだけの判断で実施することはできませんでした。考えて発言しようね そして今回の件について、たくさんの意見や言葉を目にしています。 当事者でもないのにそこまで自信満々でいられるのは、本当にすごいと思います。 何も知らない状態でそこまで断言できるのは、自信なのか想像力の欠如なのか、私には分かりません。 私なら知らないことを知ったようには語れないので。🤓 怒る気持ちも、呆れる気持ちも分かります。 私たち自身が、一番近くでこの問題と向き合っているからです。 でも、事情を知らないままメンバーに矢印が向けられている言葉を見ると悲しくなります。 どうにかライブを成立させようと、その場でできることを必死に考えて動いていました。 外から見れば面白い話やネタに見えるのかもしれません。 でも私たちにとっては、大切な機会や信頼を失った出来事です。 今回の件で失ったものは簡単には戻らないと思います。 それでも、応援してくださる方がいる以上、私たちはこれからも真剣に活動を続けていきます。 よろしくお願いします🐟
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At MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN (MAJ), the sole Western guest, English singer-songwriter Sam Smith, said they liked BABYMETAL - a group that weren't nominated in any category - with the MC quickly changing the subject to Hikaru Utada. Later that day, BABYMETAL performed at Download Festival in the UK, with the group's producer, KOBAMETAL, posting a vid on his Instagram Story showing the massive crowd, saying "Sam, sorry we couldn't be there. We were in the UK.", tagging Sam Smith and MAJ.
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While not female J-pop, there were other awards that are worth a mention. A classic artist from the early days of "city pop", Tatsuro Yamashita, was awarded the "Timeless Echo". M!LK were the boy band collecting a number of awards, while Sakanaction picked up "Best Song", and Mrs. GREEN APPLE were "Artist of the Year". And just like almost everywhere else, the 5,000 music industry professionals that MAJ asked agreed that HUNTR/X's "Golden" was the Asian pop song of the year.
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Hitsujibungaku returned to the stage to pick up their second "Ruby" award at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, this time for "Koe" winning the "Best Alternative Song" award.
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HANA have won their third award at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 with "New Artist of the Year", ahead of CANDY TUNE, luv, STARGLOW, and Brandy Senki.
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FRUITS ZIPPER have won the "Best Girls Idol Culture Artist (Group/Solo)" award at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, winning a "Ruby" ahead of other nominees, CANDY TUNE, CUTIE STREET, =LOVE, and Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu.
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XG have won the "Best Global Hit from Japan" at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 with "HYPNOTIZE", beating the other nominees Ado, LiSA, and Kenshi Yonezu (who was also nominated for his song with Hikaru Utada), recognising the popularity of this track overseas. .
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=LOVE have won the "Best Girls Idol Culture Song (Group/Solo)" at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 with "Tokubechu, Shite". The group's song was selected above other nominated songs from AiScReam, CUTIE STREET, Juice=Juice, plus two songs from FRUITS ZIPPER.
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XG's "GALA" has won the "Best Dance/Electronic Song" award at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026.
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Sakurazaka46 have won the "Sprecial Award: Oshi-Katsu Request Artist of the Year" at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026. This award was voted for by fans, with the idol group beating BE:FIRST, Hiromitsu Kitayama, INI, JO1, ME:I, Number_i, SixTONES, Snow Man, and Arashi in the final round of voting.
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Ado has won the "Largest Live Audience (International)" award at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026. The artist's "Hibana World Tour" in 2025 was one of the largest global tours by a Japanese artist, with over 500,000 attendees.
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Hitsujibungaku have won the "Best Alternative Artist" award at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026. The alternative rock band were formed by Moeka Shiotsuka in 2011, with the other current member bassist Yurika Kasai, joining in 2017.
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HANA got off to a great start at MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN today, winning both the "Best Dance & Vocal Artist" and "Best Dance & Vocal Song" awards, the latter being awarded for "Blue Jeans". At this evening's Grand Ceremony they are nominated in three of the six main awards categories, as well as performing live.
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14-year-old Miyu Yasuda, who passed the "Hello! Project New Member Audition 2025", will join Morning Musume '26. Along with the previously announced Hanano Ishikawa and Moa Suzuki, she will be introduced at the group's performance at Nippon Budokan on June 24. helloproject.com/news/20505/
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This year's Tokyo Idol Festival (TIF) continues to add new groups to the line-up, with two solo artists who were formerly stars of their idol groups, Yuki Kashiwagi and Maki Goto, having become the latest to join the extensive list of performers at the festival.
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FRUITS ZIPPER will now perform at the "MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026" Grand Ceremony on June 13, with the announcement coming a couple of days after CHANMINA withdrew for health reasons. The event will be streamed live worldwide on YouTube. ceipa.net/newsletter/pdf/340…
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It has been announced that Yuna Sugiyama (13) will be the third, and final, member joining BEYOOOOONDS in the current wave of new members. helloproject.com/beyooooonds…
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