I had to go into the living room to get another tinnie on NYE and my wife and daughter were watching the tribute to the Japanese Rugby team. It was a bunch of shimmering Johnnie's prettyboys singing ...

This study examines two musicprogram series of NHK’s school broadcast, Fue wa Utau [singing recorders] (for primary school third graders) and Yukai na Konsāto [joyful concert] (for fourth graders) by ...

NHK World's Songs of Tokyo Festival 2019 served up crowd-pleasing performances by some of the most popular names in J-pop. "Songs of Tokyo" began in 2017 aiming to spread Japan's music and culture ...

For the first time in 44 years, Japan Broadcasting Corp.'s (NHK) New Year's Eve singing contest will not include any performers from the scandal-hit former Johnny & Associates Inc. talent agency. The ...

As TVs and the Internet are grabbing its market share, radio programs have no choice but getting venturesome year by year. NHK's "Zanmai(listen as much as you want)" series is one of these avant-garde ...

Part 1 is set to air on Nov. 19, followed by Part 2 on Nov. 26. By Billboard Japan NHK WORLD-JAPAN is set to broadcast a music program featuring some of today’s hottest J-pop acts titled NHK ...

Ichiko Aoba puts distinctive, whispery vocals over floating, classical guitar melodies. We explore why her music captivates listeners around the world, despite being sung in Japanese. On one prominent ...

'Big Hit Music Rookie'CORTIS is performing explosively upon his debut. According to an announcement by Japan's public broadcaster NHK on the 21st, Cortis (Martin, James, Ju Hoon, Sung Hyun, and Geonho ...

Public broadcaster NHK announced the hosts for the 68th "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (red and white song battle) New Year's Eve music show on Nov. 13. The main host of the singing contest will be Teruyoshi ...

NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STRL) is developing a novel music visualization system to make it easier for everyone, including children, the elderly, and hearing-impaired people, ...