16-year-old Swedish boy to make his Visuel Kei debut in Japan

It’s just been confirmed that a 16-year-old Swedish “bishounen” will be making his debut in Japan this April with a mini-album titled “REACH the SKY“.

YOHIO will not only impress visual kei fans with his feminine beauty, but with his Japanese and guitar skills as well. YOHIO plays for a Swedish Visual Kei band called ‘Seremedy‘, and he led them on …


NMB48 graces the cover of ‘Young Magazine’ Issue 9

Members of idol group NMB48 are gracing the cover of the February issue of ‘Young Magazine‘. The issue went on sale on January 30th, so fans of the group should grab a copy!

The issue will also have the first serialization of Watanabe Daisuke’s “Hanjyuu“. “Hanjyuu” is about a man named “Shishikura Tetsu“, who lives to get revenge. The story begins …


Milky Bunny to release first full length album

Model-turned-singer, Masuwaka Tsubasa (a.k.a. Milky Bunny), has announced that she will be releasing her very first album, “Milky Bunny” on March 21st.

The album will include her first two singles, “Bunny Days♥” and “Zurui you… / I Wish“, which was released earlier this month. “Milky Bunny” has drawn a talented array of producers including TAKUYA (ex. JUDY AND MARY), …


SDN48 announces the release of their last single & album in March

SDN48 has just announced that that their last single will be titled, “Makeoshimi Congratulations,” and will be released on March 7th. Although this is their last single, SDN48 is also releasing their first album one week later on March 14th.

As reported back in October 2011, all of the members of SDN48 will graduate on March 31st with the group’s …


SuG unveils PV, covers & tracklist for “Fukanzen Beautyfool Days!”

A couple of months ago, the visual kei band SuG announced the release of their first single for 2012, “Fukanzen Beautyfool Days!“.

The single is scheduled to drop February 1st tomorrow. Before the official release, SuG has first revealed the full music video.

“Fukanzen Beauty Fool Days” will be released in four editions, with two including extra DVDs. Check out the …


Monkey Majik announces new album, “Somewhere Out There”

A few days ago, Monkey Majik released their 16th single, “Hero“. Following up, the group has announced that they’ll be releasing a new album on March 7th.

Titled “Somewhere Out There“, this album will be their first studio album in two years. The album will come with 11 to 12 tracks and the limited edition will include a DVD. The DVD …


THE BAWDIES release their PV for “ROCK ME BABY”

For the past few months, THE BAWDIES have been slowly releasing info on their upcoming single, “ROCK ME BABY“.

When they first announced their single, it had no title; however, it was confirmed that it would be the theme song to Japanese drama “Hungry!” starring Mukai Osamu. Member ROY commented that “ROCK ME BABY” would be a rock song that everyone …


Plastic Tree unveils full PV for “Joumyaku”

Last month, rock band Plastic Tree announced that they would be releasing a new single this year. The new release is called “Joumyaku“, and it’s slated to hit stores on February 29th.

Not only does it mark the band’s first single of 2012, but it’ll also be their first single with their new label.

Plastic Tree has finally unveiled the full …


Porno Graffitti releases “2012Spark” music video!

Back in December duo, Porno Graffitti announced their 35th single, “2012Spark“.

“2012Spark” will release on February 8th and is the theme song for movie, “Gyakuten Saiban“, which is also based off a popular video game. The first release of “2012 Spark” will include a DVD.

Check out the PV and single track list below.

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1. 2012Spark
2. 9.9㎡
3. Haneuma Rider ~Makuhari …


heidi. to release their first ‘best-of’ album in February

Visual kei band heidi. has announced that they will release their first ‘Best-of’ album. Titled, ‘Kaisou heidi. Indies BEST, this album will be released on February 22nd.

‘Kaisou heidi. Indies BEST’  will include songs from one of their mini album “Douku“, which is a rare item. They will also re-master fifteen of their songs. The first press will come …


Voice actors to release Disney cover album

It’s been revealed that a group of popular voice actors will release an album on February 22nd titled “Disney Date ~Koe no Oujisama~“. The album will be a cover of various Disney songs.

Participating in the album are voice actors Kamiya Hiroshi, Suzumura Kenichi, Fukuyama Jun, Sakurai Takahiro, Sugita Tomokazu, Midorikawa Hikaru, Morikawa Tomokazu, Seki Tomokazu, Irino Miyu, and Yamadera Kouichi.

The …

Amuro Namie’s “Go Round” ties up “KOSE ESPRIQUE”

A few days ago singer Amuro Namie announced on her Facebook that she will be releasing her first single of 2012 titled, “Go Round“.

Today, the singer announced that the song will be the campaign song for ‘KOSE ESPRIQUE‘. The new cosmetic foundation will hit stores on February 16th.

No further information has been released regarding the single but stayed tuned to …


AKB48 reveals short PV + track list for “GIVE ME FIVE!”

It was announced earlier today that idol group AKB48 would be releasing a 34-minute promotion video (PV) for their new single, “GIVE ME FIVE!“.

Directed by Sugita Shigemichi, the video will see some dramatic acting from several AKB48 members. Fortunately, for those fans who’d love to get their AKB48 fix but don’t have 34 minutes to spare, the girls have …


Ms.OOJA releases teaser for “Be…”

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Earlier this month, tokyohive revealed that singer-songwriter Ms.OOJA would be providing the theme song to upcoming drama series, ‘Renai NEET ~Wasureta Koi no Hajime Kata~’.

No new details regarding the single have been released, but her label (Universal Music Japan) has uploaded a two-minute teaser of “Be…”.

Check it out after the jump!


ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION releases best hits album in the states!

Rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION has announced that they have released their very first greatest hits album “BEST HIT AKG” in the states.

The album is available now on iTunes and Amazon and contains songs from six of their albums and mini albums, including their new song “Marching Band“.

The band has garnished international popularity through their work associated with popular anime …


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