Japanese Entertainment and Pop Culture
YUI to take a break from music for the remainder of the year, will return in 2009
Singer/Songwriter and actress YUI (21) announced on her Website on the 29th that she will be taking...
Shinohara Ryoko back in public 3 months after giving birthJapantoday.com reported, “Actress Ryoko Shinohara, 35, was back in the public eye Thursday, looking...
TELEVIEWS / Olympic coverage was great except for the media itselfIn the latest Televiews column for the Daily Yomiuri, Wm. Penn wrote, “Maybe I’m mellowing...
World Groove Music Review of the Day
THEE OUT MODS “Rock-n-Roll Pirates” ReviewARTIST: THEE OUT MODS ALBUM: Rock-n-Roll Pirates LABEL: 7 Samurai Records available on www.japanfiles.com Get...
American Entertainment & Pop Culture
NBC’S SMASH HIT SUMMER SERIES ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ RENEWED FOR ANOTHER FUN-FILLED SEASONBURBANK, Calif. – August 28, 2008 — NBC’s hit summer series “America’s Got...
NBC TO PICK UP NINE ADDITIONAL EPISODES OF RETURNING DRAMA ‘CHUCK’ TO COMPLETE FULL-SEASON ORDER FOR 2008-09BURBANK, Calif. - August 28, 2008 – NBC will pick up nine additional episodes of its sophomore drama...
Chinese Entertainment and Pop Culture
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor premieres in ShanghaiCRIEnglish.com reported, “The Hollywood blockbuster “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”...
Korean Entertainment and Pop Culture
LPGA makes rules that all players must speak English by 2009 or risk suspensionChosun reported, “The LPGA Tour will require all players to speak English starting 2009. According...
Anime Related News
A glimpse at an image from Madhouse’s “Iron Man” anime adaptionMarvel Entertainment and Madhouse have teamed up and have given the anime studio known for “Ninja...
Manga Related News
Manga Review: Yakitate!! JapanIn a latest manga review for Daily Yomiuri, Tom Baker reviews “Yakitate!! Japan”. Baker...
Metro Media Complex by KNDY
The One about the Brave One - 8.29.08
Beverly Hills That’s Where I Want To Be…Maybe? My day started out with a friend informing...
Cafe Rabu by Wynne aka "rabi"
Random Coffee Talk
To celebrate my new banner that my friend Vivian has created for me specifically for this staff blog,...
The Scrap Heap by Nergene "Super No. 1"
Nisei Week Part II
Last Sunday, I paid a visit to the second weekend of Nisei Week in LA’s Little Tokyo district. ...
Goromi no Heya by Michelle Tymon
ゴロミの部屋第一回目! 1st Official Post of Goromi no Heya!Hello, my name is Michelle, but when I first started posting on the J!-Ent Mailing List and the SMAP...
J!-ENT Off-Shot
Obon Festival 2008
A picture that I took at the Obon Festival in Central California this year. It was smaller than previous...
Music Charts
It’s new release Wednesday. Which artist or band took the #1 spot on the Oricon CD Single Daily...
Which artist came #1 on the Oricon Album Daily Charts for New Release Wednesday? Best Fiction [CD+DVD/Jacket...
Billboard Top 10 - Rihanna takes the #1 spot for a second straight week (Issue Date: 8.30.08)
The following are the top 10 songs from the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: NOTE: Second straight week for...
Interviews & Articles
J!-ENT Interview with BUDO GRAPE is now up!
Hey everyone! Our interview with BUDO GRAPE is now up! What I love about this group is that it reminds...
J!-ENT’s Cosplay Book 001 is now up for download - For free!
Check out J!-ENT photographer’s Nergene Arquelada’s first cosplay book. Now available on...
J!-ENT interview with An Cafe
Hi everyone! I just want to plug our latest interview on J!-ENT with An Cafe. The duo of Wynne Ip...
J!-ENT interviews HALCALI
Greetings everyone, Our latest interview is now up. It’s with HALCA and YUCALI, the female hip...
J!-ENT PICTORIAL: Zeebra and many more artists at Tokyo Night 2008
Hi everyone, Just a quick plug for our latest J!-ENT Pictorial by Nergene Arquelada for “Tokyo...
CD Single & Album Reviews
THEE OUT MODS “Rock-n-Roll Pirates” ReviewARTIST: THEE OUT MODS ALBUM: Rock-n-Roll Pirates LABEL: 7 Samurai Records available on www.japanfiles.com Get...
Ishida Yuko - Changes (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)
“Gravure model turned music artist, Ishida Yuko (formerly known as Juan), returns with her second...
AAA - BEYOND～カラダノカナタ (A J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)
“AAA returns with their 18th CD single that features a departure from their upbeat pop/dance roots...
OLIVIA - Trinka Trinka (a J!-ENT World Groove Album Review)
“OLIVIA returns with a new mini-album that features a balance of rock and synth-pop tracks.” ARTIST:...
DVD Reviews
The WINGS of REAN Vol. 3 (a J!-ENT Anime DVD Review)
“The final volume concludes with a more political storyline, more battles, more confusing characters...
The WINGS of REAN Vol. 2 (a J!-ENT Anime DVD Review)
“In the second volume of Tomino Yoshiyuki’s ‘The WINGS OF REAN’, The King of Hojo,...
NOW AND THEN, HERE AND THERE DVD COLLECTION (A J!-ENT Anime DVD Review)
“An anime series that shows a perspective of war through the eyes of a young teen. The savagery,...
Video Game Reviews
ONTAMARAMA (a J!-ENT DS Video Game Review)
“A fun and very Japanese rhythm game that quickly gets frustrating as you progress.” -...
Luminous Arc (a J!-ENT Nintendo DS First Glance Video Game Review)
“A Japanese anime-style tactical RPG game with a fun and engaging storyline but with an average...
Book Reviews
Quantum Dreams - The Art of Stephan Martiniere (a J!-ENT Book Review)
“Stephan Martiniere’s conceptual art and overall artist renditions of mecha, sci-fi worlds...
Cosplay Girls 2 (A J!-ENT Book Review)
“Another wonderful reference for those looking for high quality, full color photography of various...
Fashion Related News
Tokyo Street Style / Style-Arena Picks of the Week
It’s our Tokyo Street Style Picks of the week from this week’s Style-Arena fashion showcase courtesy...
J!-ENT: OFF-THE-HOOK
Where’s the J!-ENT Radio Podcast?
Hi everyone! Everyone’s been asking if we have podfaded (stop producing podcasts and drift towards...
Video Highlight of the Day
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