Terms of Use

OshiDoki is a fan-made informational website dedicated to Japanese idol culture, oshikatsu, and J-Pop artists. It is operated by Mike, based in the Netherlands. The site is not affiliated with any idol agency, artist, or official organization unless explicitly stated.

OshiDoki is provided for informational and fan appreciation purposes. You may browse, share, and link to content on this site freely.

You may not: • Scrape, copy, or reproduce content from this site for use on other websites or platforms without permission • Use content from this site to train artificial intelligence or machine learning models • Use automated tools to access or index this site without prior written permission • Misrepresent OshiDoki content as your own

We do our best to keep information accurate and up to date. However, idol culture moves fast — members graduate, groups disband, and agencies change. We cannot guarantee that all information on this site is current or complete at any given time.

Nothing on this site should be taken as professional advice of any kind. We are fans writing for fans.

OshiDoki uses cookies and similar technologies to keep the site functioning. This includes remembering your language preference and, where relevant, your cookie consent choice.

We may use privacy-friendly analytics tools to understand how the site is used in aggregate. No personally identifiable information is collected for this purpose, and we do not sell data to third parties.

If advertising is displayed on this site, third-party ad partners (such as Google) may use cookies to serve and personalise ads. You can opt out of personalised advertising through your browser or device settings.

Affiliate links on this site may result in tracking cookies being set by the destination site to attribute purchases. This is handled entirely by the third-party platform and governed by their privacy policy.

Third-party embedded content (such as YouTube and Spotify players) may also set their own cookies when you interact with them. All third-party cookies are governed by the respective platform's privacy policies. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

OshiDoki may allow users to submit comments, corrections, or other content in the future. By submitting any content to OshiDoki, you confirm that you have the right to submit it and grant OshiDoki a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to display, modify, translate, and distribute that content across the site and its language versions.

You retain ownership of your content, but accept that OshiDoki may edit or remove it at any time without notice or explanation. We reserve the right to remove any content we consider harmful, inaccurate, harassing, or inconsistent with the values of this site.

OshiDoki exists to celebrate Japanese idol culture and support international fans in engaging with it respectfully. Users interacting with this site are expected to: • Treat idols, agencies, and fellow fans with respect • Not use this platform to harass, stalk, or pressure idols or their representatives • Not demand that Japanese artists, agencies, or culture change to accommodate overseas preferences • Not post content that is discriminatory, threatening, or illegal under Dutch or applicable law

We reserve the right to remove content and restrict access to any user at our sole discretion, with or without reason and without prior notice.

OshiDoki may contain affiliate links — links to third-party sites where, if you make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links will always be clearly labeled on the page where they appear.

We only link to services we consider genuinely useful to our readers, such as proxy and forwarding services for purchasing Japanese merchandise. Affiliate relationships do not influence editorial content or profile information on this site.

OshiDoki contains links to external websites including artist social media, official agency pages, YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, privacy practices, or any other aspect of external sites. Following an external link is entirely at your own discretion and risk.

All original written content on OshiDoki — including guides, artist descriptions, and editorial text — is the intellectual property of OshiDoki and may not be reproduced without permission.

Artist names, group names, logos, and related trademarks belong to their respective owners. We do not claim ownership of any artist's likeness, music, or brand identity. For questions about content rights, see our Copyright & Removal Policy.

OshiDoki covers a wide range of Japanese idol content, which may occasionally include discussion of gravure modeling or mature themes in an informational context. By using this site you confirm that you are of legal age in your country to access such content.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, OshiDoki and its operator are not liable for: • Any inaccuracies or outdated information on this site • Any loss or damage resulting from your use of or reliance on this site • Any content on external sites linked from this site • Any issues arising from user-submitted content

We may update these Terms of Use at any time. The date at the top of this page reflects when they were last changed. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Any disputes arising from your use of OshiDoki will be subject to the jurisdiction of Dutch courts.