Monthly Archives: May 2011

Yoshiki to host “Yoshiki Radio” every month on SiriusXM!

Legendary rocker and X Japan leader Yoshiki is making waves in the U.S. again after he launched his first radio show, ‘Yoshiki Radio‘.

Airing the first Sunday of each month on SiriusXM Channel 38 Boneyard, the channel’s official site gave potential listeners a brief summary of what the show will hold:

“Yoshiki, Japanese superstar and leader of rock band …


Goto Maki talks about her new mini-album with Josei Jishin!

Pop singer Goto Maki sat down for an interview with the website “Josei Jishin”, revealing a bit more about her latest mini-album, “LOVE”, and herself.

Check out parts of the interview below!


Drama Prime Time Report – May 27th~29th

Horikita Maki in "Umareru."

Horikita Maki in "Umareru."

The Friday dramas “Umareru” and “Inu wo kau to Iu Koto” both managed to recover from last week’s drop. The former even achieved its season-best with 11.3% thanks to an intriguing preview and an enjoyable episode in general. Meanwhile, the midnight drama “Shima Shima” went down to a new low with 2.4%.

Without “Kokosei Restaurant“, the Saturday …


w-inds’ Tachibana Keita shows off his rock hard body!

Yesterday, w-inds. member Tachibana Keita uploaded a photo of his ripped body onto his blog and gained quite a bit of attention from it.

He wrote, “Dripping in sweat. Right now I’m working on my body. This is my condition before the training. I wonder how it is going to look after two months. Dancing is fun~!!”.

Naturally his fans …


AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko shines in the July issue of “JJ”!

As tokyohive previously reported, AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko will be gracing the cover of twelve different magazines within the next month, including the July issue of fashion magazine “JJ“!

In her spread, “Acchan” takes on a dreamy, gentle, and yet mature look with the use of soft lighting and sweet coordinates.

Check out the scans below!

Source: Zazhimi


SNSD sit down for an interview on “Ousama no Brunch”!

The girls from SNSD recently appeared on the show “Ousama no Brunch” to talk about their new album with reporter Marina.

The girls spoke some English and talked about the Mr. Taxi dance, the foods they want to try, and their favorite places in Japan so far.

Check out the translation and video below!


Nishino Kana reveals covers for her third album, “Thank you, Love”

Pop singer Nishino Kana is set to release her third album, “Thank you, Love” on June 22nd, and the covers have just been revealed!

The four covers show off her new bohemian trend, and together with her latest single Esperanza, seem to be setting the stage for a fun summer release.

Check out the covers below and let us …


Kashiwagi Yuki teased at AKB48 handshake event + Ichikawa Miori gets promoted!

On May 29th, AKB48 held their commemoration handshake event for “Everyday, Kachuusha” at Yokohama Stadium. Despite the rain, 12,000 people showed up as the girls performed four songs, including “Aitakatta”, in front of their fans.

At the handshake event, the members held their traditional game, “Which member is the most ___?”, and today Kashiwagi Yuki (19) was the target! …


Tsumabuki Satoshi & Matsuyama Kenichi talk about becoming actors at “My Back Page” press conference

Tsumabuki Satoshi and Matsuyama Kenichi’s first film co-starring with one another, “My Back Page”, opened nationwide on 130 screens on May 28th.

The two appeared along with the rest of the main cast and megaphone-toting director Yamashita Nobuhiro at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Piccadilly to greet viewers at the theatre on opening day.

Set in the later half of the 1960s, in …


BENI reveals PV for “Suki Dakara.”!

BENI has just revealed the music video for her latest song, “Suki Dakara.“!

The PV depicts a girl who is struggling to overcome a broken heart, which perfectly accompanies the bittersweet tone of BENI’s new song. The single will be released on June 8th!

Check out the full PV and a short “making-of” video below!

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BoA celebrates her 10th anniversary in Japan!

On May 30th, popular singer BoA celebrated her tenth anniversary since her Japanese debut, and she took the time to record a short message to fans for her official website!

“Hello everyone, it’s BoA! Today, May 30th, marks 10 years since I debuted in Japan. I think that it’s thanks to all the fans who supported me …


Hirano Aya to halt music career indefinitely

Popular voice actress and singer Hirano Aya revealed on her official Twitter account Saturday that her best album, “AYA MUSEUM”, will be her last release with her record label, Lantis.

We previously wrote about her hiatus from new anime roles, but now it seems she will be taking a break from her music career as well.

Hirano wrote, “As …


45,000 people attend Marching J’s charity baseball event at Tokyo Dome

As tokyohive reported previously, “Johnny’s Charity Baseball Game” was held at Tokyo Dome on May 29th, and 45,000 fans attended the event.  This was a part of “Marching J“, which is a disaster relief project of Johnny & Associates, and they will donate the profits from this event.

The participants were divided into “Red Team” and “White Team”, and Takizawa …


Check out the audio of SNSD’s “The Great Escape”!

The audio for SNSD’s “The Great Escape” from their upcoming Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation“, has just been revealed through Bay FM radio!

The unique instrumental and smooth sound is sure to please fans.

Check out the song below and be sure to check out the album on June 1st!


KAT-TUN postpones their dome tour + cancels upcoming live event

KAT-TUN announced to fans that they will be postponing their upcoming nationwide dome tour, in addition to cancelling their open-air live event in July.

The five concert dome tour will be rescheduled to next year because the times KAT-TUN planned to use the domes coincided with several professional baseball games this fall, making the domes unavailable during those …


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