Japan’s “idols” — musical entertainers (usually performing in groups) with specific cultural mores — have long been fodder for anime, from psychological thriller “Perfect Blue” to mega-franchise “Love Live!” The …
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Any young artist would be thrilled at seeing one of their songs go viral. It has to feel even better, though, when your track’s success is emblematic of warming relations …
After bursting onto the Japanese music scene in 2019, it’s perhaps no surprise that Yoasobi was picked to write the driving theme tune to Oshi no Ko, an anime set …