Fukada's new film stars former idol Kyoko Saito and is based on real cases of Japanese idols being sued by their own ...

Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of ...

What happens when a pop star falls in love? In Japan’s cutthroat idol industry, she gets sued. That shocking reality forms ...

Cannes: Anchored by former idol Kyoko Saito, this drama achieves some resonance despite world-building sketchiness in its ...

Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of ...

sparked a broader discussion online about queer idols and the growing, more obvious change that may be coming for the idol ...

The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced the winners of several categories during ...

“The starting point was a small article I came across on the internet around 2015,” Fukada told Variety. “It told the story of a female idol who was sued for damages by her agency after ...

But the problematic power dynamics that undergird this industry of monetized ... “Living in Japan, you’re constantly exposed to idols: in films, on TV, in advertising,” Fukada tells The ...