This year¡¯s Coachella music festival is shaping up to be a good ticket for J-pop fans stateside. But the hottest ticket in J-pop might just be one that gets you inside the White House.

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, at a state dinner on Wednesday, part of Kishida¡¯s official visit to the United States. As is custom, a who¡¯s who of guests from both sides of the Pacific were invited to celebrate.