Monthly Archives: October 2011

SEKAI NO OWARI to release new single, “Starlight Parade”

Rock band SEKAI NO OWARI has announced that they will be releasing a new single, “Starlight Parade“, on November 23rd.

The title song was written by Fukase Kei (Vo, G) and composed by Nakajima Shinichi (G) as the theme song for NHK’s radio campaign, “Hajimemashite, Radio Desu.“.  Meanwhile, the coupling track, “yume“, was written by Fukase and composed by Fujisaki Saori …


Tokyo Girls’ Style x Momoiro Clover Z collaboration live!

It’s been announced that on November 22nd idol groups Tokyo Girls’ Style and Momoiro Clover Z will perform together at Yokohama BLITZ.

The announcement was discovered on October 29th when fans saw that both groups were booked on UStream for the same day and time.  Avex has said that it’s a battle between the two and that …


NICO Touches the Walls reveals track list and jacket covers for “HUMANIA”

Rock band NICO Touches the Walls has revealed the track list and jacket covers for their upcoming album, ‘HUMANIA‘.

‘HUMANIA’ will be the band’s forth original album. It will contain a total of 11 songs including “Te wo Tatake“, “Bicycle“, and “Endless Roll“.

The album will come in a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. The DVD for …


Abe Hiroshi, Aragaki Yui, and Mizobata Junpei announces the completion of “Kirin no Tsubasa” filming

On October 28th, the stars movie “Kirin no Tsubasa” (to be released January 28th), Abe Hiroshi (47), Aragaki Yui (23), Mizobata Junpei (22), and Tanaka Rena (31) attended the film completion event.

As tokyohive reported back in June, “Kirin no Tsubasa” is a movie adaptation of the TBS drama “Shinzanmono“.  Late in the casting stage, Aragaki was added to …


Listen to the four B-side songs from Arashi’s “Meikyu Love Song”!

Together with the unveiling of Arashi’s new PV for “Meikyu Love Song” on October 28th, this five-member group has also now revealed full audio rips for its four coupling songs for this upcoming single that is to be released on November 2nd.

The songs that were unveiled is as follows: “Kienu Omoi”, “together, forever”, “Utakata”, and “wanna be…”.

All of …


GReeeeN’s PV for “Koibumi ~Love Letter~” featuring Okada Masaki unveiled!

Popular group GReeeeN has now unveiled their full PV for their upcoming single “Koibumi ~Love Letter~” and the PV comes in at a lengthy 6-minutes!

As reported previously, this PV features actor Okada Masaki as a young doctor who holds unrequited feelings for his own patient.

Check out how their story unfolds in this PV below!

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2NE1 unveils full PV for “Go Away”

A few days ago female group 2NE1 released a preview of their first Japanese single, “Go Away” with the covers and tracklist.

With less than a month away, 2NE1 has unveiled the full music video to “Go Away”. Unlike the original version, the Japanese video is full of color, cuteness, and takes place in a club like setting.

Check out …


Jackets + tracklist revealed for After School’s “Diva”

Jackets and the tracklist for After School’s single “Diva” have been released.

The single will come in three versions in which two will come with a DVD, and the other will be a “live” CD . All three will include an original Japanese song as the coupling track.

‘Type A’ of “Diva” will come with two tracks and a DVD with two …


BUMP OF CHICKEN to sing for upcoming movie, “ALWAYS San-chome no Yuhi ‘64″

It’s been revealed that BUMP OF CHICKEN will be providing the theme song for the upcoming film, “ALWAYS San-chome no Yuhi ‘64“.

Titled “Good Luck“, the song was written by request from movie director Yamazaki Takashi. He explained his reason for choosing BUMP OF CHICKEN by stating, “I felt that the melody and lyrics written by Fujiwara-kun exposes the message of …


AKB48’s 24th single to be titled “Ue Kara Mariko”!

On October 29th, AKB48 held a release commemoration handshaking event for their single, “Flying Get” at Aji no Moto Stadium in Tokyo. In addition to this exciting event, the members of AKB48 also announced the title and coupling songs for their 24th single which features 16 Senbatsu members chosen from their ‘24th Single Senbatsu Janken Tournament’.

This upcoming single has …


Check out the full PV for Arashi’s “Meikyu Love Song”

Arashi’s new single “Meikyu Love Song” which is being used as the theme song for member, Sakurai Sho’s ongoing drama “Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de“, will be released soon on November 2nd.

Though we previously reported for the short PV, they recently revealed the full PV for the upcoming single.

Check it out below!

Thanks to everybody who …


Naka Riisa attends the ‘24th Tokyo International Film Festival’!

On October 27th, actress Naka Riisa (22) attended the ‘24th Tokyo International Film Festival’ (TIFF) as a part of a special invitation for a greeting event for her starring film, “Hara ga Kore Nande” (to hit theaters November 5th).

This film is about a pregnant woman who has a belief on a sense of duty in humanity. Naka, who took …


Salyu to hold premium hall live with Kobayashi Takeshi

Salyu and producer Kobayashi Takeshi will be holding a hall live in Tokyo and Osaka.

The live is scheduled for November 30th at the Tokyo International Forum (Hall C), and for December 12th at Osaka Central Public Hall (Main Hall). Salyu and Kobayashi will perform at both shows amidst a simple stage setting. Applications for pre-order tickets will be available through …


X JAPAN kicks off their Asia tour in Seoul

On October 28th, rock band X JAPAN kicked off their first Asia tour at Seoul’s Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium.

Standing in front of 10,000 cheering fans, leader YOSHIKI called out, “Sarang hae yo, sarang hae yo! [I love you, I love you!]“, before playing the Korean folk song “Arirang” on his piano. Wearing a pink ‘hanbok‘ [traditional Korean clothes], YOSHIKI expressed, …


L’Arc-en-Ciel to show “20th L’Anniversary LIVE” in theaters worldwide for one night only

With a world tour underway, rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel has plans to provide additional global fan service for one night only.

L’Arc~en~Ciel will distribute a special 2-hour version of their “20th L’Anniversary LIVE” in theaters around the world. The live was held earlier this year on May 28th and 29th, and was also broadcasted as a ‘WOWOW Special Select’.

Participating countries include France …


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