We had the pleasure of asking a few questions to Kayo, ui, and Misa from HATE and TEARS, a great opportunity to learn more about the group ahead of Japan Expo! Enjoy the read!
You might already know of Kamieda Emika if you followed the 48Groups, even from afar. If you don’t, Kamieda Emika is a former member of famous Osaka-based idol group NMB48. She now lives in Barcelona, Spain, and happily accepted to meet us over her latest trip to Japan. Here is the second part of this exclusive interview!
You might already know of Kamieda Emika if you followed the 48Groups, even from afar. If you don’t, Kamieda Emika is a former member of famous Osaka-based idol group NMB48. She now lives in Barcelona, Spain, and happily accepted to meet us over her latest trip to Japan. Here is the first part of this exclusive interview!
English-speaking idols are rare enough for us to notice them, but it is not only for her skills in Shakespeare’s language that we were able to chat with Ito Raira. Formerly a member of HKT48, Raira also sports an uncommon interest in connecting with foreign idol fans. After publishing a long article about the word oshimen, she posted this summer a series of messages in English to open the dialogue with foreign fans on Twitter (now deleted). Bonjour Idol decided to go meet her to hear her experience as a former idol, as well as her thoughts about the relationship between Japanese idols and foreign fans. We met up in a cafe in Fukuoka for a long but thoughtful conversation in a serene atmosphere.
After three participations, the energetic idols of BANZAI JAPAN finally hit victory for the annual Tokyo Candoll contest. They will therefore be flying to Paris, France for exclusive live performances at Japan Expo in July. Bonjour Idol went to talk to them to ask a few questions, so we could introduce them to you all before the event!
January 25th was a busy day for Afilia Saga’s little sister group Iketeru Hearts: they spend the whole day filming the music video for their upcoming 4th single, “Zaishyou no Lucifer” (Sinful Lucifer). We were there and will tell you all about it in a special photo report from behind the scenes!