UVERworld shocks fans with spontaneous live show

Rock band UVERworld surprised their fans by holding a mysterious and spontaneous live event at the Shibuya eggman yesterday on November 1st.

The news of the impromptu concert was posted on the UVERworld official site at 12 AM on the same day.  Tickets were available for just a short time before the sudden show.  Despite the short notice, many fans rushed …


Berryz Koubou to hold Ustream live for “Shining Power”

Hello!Project idol group Berryz Koubou will be releasing their new single “Shining Power” on November 10th.  To pump up fans for the single, they will be holding a special Ustream live event on November 15th at 7 PM.

The Ustream event will be done in celebration of the new single release, and also for the 100th show of “Berryz …


Kra reveals info for new album, “GURICO”

We mentioned earlier that visual kei band Kra would be dropping a new album called “GURICO,” and finally the group has revealed additional information on the release.

“GURICO” will hit stores on November 24th, and will be the first original album release since “Life~Today is a very good day to Die,” which was released almost two years …


Dohzi-T announces new album “Gold”

Rapper/R&B vocalist and popular collaboration artist Dohzi-T has announced a new album, “Gold,” that will be released on December 1st.

The album is the rapper’s fifth original album and will follow up his popular “4ever” release that came out last year.  This time around he will focus on working with hit producers for “Gold,” promising that their work will come together …


S/mileage shows off their costumes at “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2010″

Hello!Project idol group S/mileage showed off their fun costumes yesterday at VAMPS’ October 31st “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2010” at Makuhari Messe.

Although the live stage had such performers as VAMPS, Acid Black Cherry, and BREAKERZ, it was S/mileage who was the center of attention as they walked out on stage in bright orange pumpkin costumes.  They started off with their song ” …


SMAP 2010 “We are SMAP” concert tour hits DVD

SMAP has finally announced the December 8th DVD release for their summer concert tour “We are SMAP! Tour 2010.”

The tour started at the Sapporo Dome on July 31st and went to five different stadiums…


B’z makes the move to blu-ray with 3 simultaneous releases

Japan’s number one rock duo, B’z, is making the move over to the blu-ray medium announcing three simultaneous concert releases.  All three concerts were previously released on DVD, but fans will now be able to see them in high definition on December 22nd.

The blu-ray reissues will be of “B’z LIVE -GYM Pleasure 2008 – GLORY DAYS-,” “B’z LIVE in Nanba …


Perfume adds additional seats to sold out Tokyo Dome show

Perfume will soon be holding their first ever Tokyo Dome concert, “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11,” and it has just been announced that additional seats will go on sale for the November 3rd show.

The show was previously sold out due to the high demand of Perfume tickets, but the concert organizers have …


MUCC kicks off Japanese tour before heading to Europe

Rock band MUCC kicked off their nationwide “MUCC Tour 2010 ‘Chemical Parade’” tour yesterday in Hibiya in celebration of their latest album, “Karma“. After they wrap up their tour in Japan, they revealed that they will jet off to Europe for their “‘Chemical Parade’ in EURO” tour!

Their European tour has been long awaited for by fans overseas, and …


Every Little Thing joins Waseda Festival 2010 lineup

On November 6th and 7th Waseda University will hold their annual “Waseda Festival 2010“, and they’ve just announced a special guest appearance by veteran pop group Every Little Thing.

The duo will be performing on campus in the Memorial Chapel at 2PM.  Although the concert is open to the general public, students of Waseda University are granted a discount …


Osaka’s ‘Act Against AIDS’ concert adds additional performers

As we announced previously, Japan will hold a special series of concerts for ‘International AIDS day’ on December 1st. The three “Act Against AIDS 2010” concerts will be performed simultaneously in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya.

“Act Against AIDS 2010 LIVE IN OSAKA” has just added their second wave of guests, which include pop/jazz singer Tsuji Ayano and pop star Yonekura Toshinori.  …


ROCK’A'TRENCH announces 8th single + fun promotion

Pop/ska group ROCK’A’TRENCH has announced that they will release new single,  ”Music is my Soul” on December 1st.

“Music is my Soul” is their second single of the year and the eighth overall for the band.  As per usual, it will be released in CD and CD + DVD versions. But there’s a special prize in store for avid …


Dragon Ash unveils PV for “ROCK BAND” and “Time of Your Life”

Hip-hop/rock band Dragon Ash will be releasing their new single “SPIRIT OF PROGRESS E.P.” on November 3rd, and they have released two streaming music videos on their label’s site to stir up interest in the release.

The first video, “ROCK BAND,” features live jam footage and concert clips from the band interspersed with images of different members singing from …


More details revealed on AAA URATA NAOYA’s solo single

We mentioned previously that Ayumi Hamasaki had taken up the reigns on production for AAA leader URATA NAOYA’s solo single “Dream On.”  Now a few more details have been revealed on the upcoming release.

The solo single will be Urata’s first and will hit stores on December 22nd, the same day as Ayumi’s new album.  The whole release is …


MO’SOME TONEBENDER announces new album “STRUGGLE”

Alternative rock band MO’SOME TONEBENDER has announced that they will be releasing a new album called “STRUGGLE” on December 8th.

It has been two years and three months since the release of their last full studio album, “SING!“  So fans have been eagerly waiting for this.

The theme for their new album is “SCRAP & STRUGGLE & BUILD,” showing that the band …