On November 30th, singer jyA-Me (pronounced “Yammy”) released her major debut album, “Luv.Me“.
jyA-Me is a singer-songwriter who, prior to releasing this album, went to the States to hone her dance skills. She’s also showcased her talents in penning lyrics and composing songs, as the album holds most of her personally-crafted work.
“Luv.Me” contains 11 songs, all reflecting her feelings of wanting …
On November 30th, the winners of “The 40th Best Dresser Award” was announced at the official ceremony.
Actress Kichise Michiko (36) and Shounentai’s Higashiyama Noriyuki (40) were chosen as this year’s winners for the ‘entertainment category’. Kichise commented, “I’m almost 40-years old. I want to become a woman who suits simple and high-quality clothing.” Meanwhile, Higashiyama shared that he does 1,000 sit-ups …
It’s been revealed that vocal group GReeeeN will be singing the theme song for actress Takeuchi Yuko’s upcoming drama, “Strawberry Night“.
Written exclusively for the drama, the title of the song is “Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsuka“. It’s described as a ballad with warmth, different from the group’s usual energetic material.
The members of GReeeeN commented, “There are times when …
It’s been announced that pop group DREAMS COME TRUE will be transferring to UNIVERSAL SIGMA on January 1st, 2012.
Commenting on this transfer, UNIVERSAL MUSIC’s CEO Koike Kazuhiko stated, “With this label transfer, I feel we are able to arrange the best environment to support DREAMS COME TRUE from here on out. Taking this opportunity, I am looking forward …
Idol group SUPER☆GiRLS has announced that they will be releasing their second album on February 1st!
Titled “EveryBody JUMP!!“, the album will have the themes of ”Jump” and “Challenge”. It will feature a total of 13 songs including their singles, “Ganbatte Seishun“, “MAX! Otome Gokoro“, and “Joshiryoku←Paradise“.
The album will come in four different versions: a CD+DVD limited edition, a CD+DVD regular edition, a CD-only …
MUSIC STATION has revealed that actress Takei Emi will be appearing on their December 9th broadcast, where she will perform her debut song, “Koi Suru Kimochi“, for the very first time.
As we previously reported, Takei will make her singing debut on December 14th with a love ballad written by GLAY’s TAKURO. During the recording, she commented, “It’s a …
NTV’s annual music show “Best Artist 2011” aired live on November 30th. Many top artists appeared on the show, and put on great performances.
Check out the performances from the show below! (Some artists’ performances we could not find.)
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“Zutto”, “Boyfriend” – aiko
“Monster”, “Love Rainbow”, “Meikyu Love Song” – Arashi
“Arigatou”, “Watattetainda”, “Aruite ikou” – Ikimonogakari
“Kaze wa Fuiteiru”, “Pareo wa Emerald”, “Heavy Rotation” …
Just a couple of days ago, R&B group EXILE released a short version PV of “This is My Life“. Now, the full PV has been released.
The track is on the group’s upcoming album “EXILE JAPAN/Solo“. The album will be released on New Year’s Day and come with two CDs. One CD will be EXILE’s album and the second will be the solo album of member ATSUSHI.
The album will come in three editions in which two will include DVDs.
You can can check out the covers, tracks, and full PV of “This is My Life” after the jump!
Rock band BREAKERZ announced that they will be releasing their 12th single titled “Miss Mystery” on January 25th 2012.
The song will be used as the opening theme song for anime “Meitantei Conan” starting on January 7th. The single will be released in three different versions. Check out the details on each version below!
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<Limited Edition A>
[CD]
1. Miss Mystery
words: DAIGO music: …
On December 14th, South Korean boy band Big Bang will release a new album titled “THE BEST OF BIG BANG” that will include a Japanese version of their popular song “HaruHaru“.
“HaruHaru” was just released today, November 30th, on ChakUta Full in Japan. To commemorate the song, cartoonist Higashimura Akiko drew a comic strip for the release.
The …
Seven-member group Kis-My-Ft2 will be releasing their second single “We never give up!” which is the CM song for “LAWSON HOT STATION ‘Erupaka’”, on December 14th.
Recently, they revealed the full PV to the upcoming single.
Check it out below!
[Limited Edition] <MUSIC VIDEO version>
-CD
・We never give up!
・Kis-My-Venus
-DVD
・”We never give up!” MUSIC VIDEO + Making Movie
[Limited Edition] <Tokyo Dome version>
-CD
・We never give …
Back in October, Acid Black Cherry announced that they’ll soon be releasing the 4th single to their 5-consecutive single release entitled “CRISIS“.
The song will be released during the holidays on December 21st, and is said to be an intense, heart-wrenching rock song. Famous producer Komuro Tetsuya lent yasu a hand in this single by arranging and composing the track …
On November 29th, AKB48 sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 held a release event for their new single, “Kibou Sanmyaku“, at the ‘Tomoshibi‘ Utagoe Coffeehouse in Shinjuku.
‘Tomoshibi’ is known as the founder of the Utagoe Coffeehouse, a type of coffeehouse that features customers singing songs together, which was popular during 1955 to 1975. Wearing a retro red dress, the girls sang their new …
Singer-songwriter ayaka has just announced that she will be releasing a new album on February 1st!
ayaka went on an indefinite hiatus at the end of 2009 to focus on treatment for Graves’ disease. Two years later, ayaka will start the second chapter of her career with a brand-new album.
Titled “The beginning“, ayaka’s first self-produced album will be released from her own …
Suzuki Ami has announced that she will be releasing her new best-of album, “Ami Selection“, on December 7th!
This will be Ami’s first best-of album since she transferred to avex Entertainment. Her previous best-of album, “FUN for FAN“, was released in May 2001 through TRUE KiSS DiSC.
“Ami Selection” will feature a total of 15 songs, including 8 new versions of previous tracks. …
