Big Bang to replace JYJ in Avex?

An interesting rumor was recently brought up by Japanese website Cyzowoman concerning Korean groups JYJ and BIGBANG, the website cites their source as fashion magazine Edge Style.

The rumors are based off of several musical insiders from various record labels in Japan. JYJ worked on a global album [The Beginning] with many famous producers in America and that if …


JUJU’s special live at Marunouchi Bright Christmas 2010

Earlier today in Japan, a special event titled “Marunouchi Bright Christmas 2010″ was held at the Tokyo Marubiru building. This event was a Christmas lighting ceremony and also a live concert by JUJU. At the event, JUJU performed a total of four songs including “The Christmas Song”, “Kono Yoru wo Tometeyo” which will be released on November 17th.

Marunouchi Bright …


SDN48 “GAGAGA” performance at Skapa! Award 2010 ceremony

The “Skapa! Award 2010″ ceremony was held at the Tokyo JCB Hall and SDN48 were invited as special guests to perform their upcoming track titled “GAGAGA”, which will be released on November 24th.

The Skapa! Award is a ceremony held by Sky Perfect TV, giving out various awards from movies to animation. A grand award was given to a Korean …


Kuroyume announces new single and a live concert titled “FUCK THE FAKE STAR” for 2011

Visual kei rock group, Kuroyume has announced the release of a new single on January 29th in addition to a live concert on their official website. It’s been about twelve and a half years since Kuroyume released new material with their last album, “CORKSCREW” being released in 1998. After the release of a new single on January 29, …


Kuraki Mai performs at Omotesando Hills Christmas 2010 with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS

Earlier today in Japan, pop/R&B singer-songwriter Kuraki Mai made an appearance at Omotesando Hills for an event called “Omotesando Hills Christmas 2010 with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.”

Kuraki Mai appeared with a white wedding dress and performed three songs in front of a giant Christmas tree with special decorations from SWAROVSKI. The songs Kuraki performed were “Tomorrow is the …


BREAKERZ to hold a Christmas Live Concert in December

J-rock trio, BREAKERZ has announced that they’re holding a Christmas live concert titled “BREAKERZ X’mas Special Live “WHITE LOVE” on December 20th at JCB Hall.

On November 3rd, BREAKERZ new single titled “BUNNY LOVE / REAL LOVE 2010″ was finally released. In addition to this they began the first leg of their tour titled “BREAKERZ LIVE TOUR 2010 …


Rurouni Kenshin’s PSP game to be released in 2011

Watsuki Nobuhiro’s popular manga / animation series titled “Rurouni Kenshin” will return as a fighting game for Sony PSP in celebration of the animation’s 15 year anniversary.

The game “Rurouni Kenshin – Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan – Saisen” will be released by Bandai Namco Games Inc. sometime in the Spring of 2011 in Japan. Many familiar characters will …


Tackey & Tsubasa to appear on SMAPxSMAP

It’s been announced on TV Pia’s twitter page that the popular duo from Johnny’s Entertainment, Tackey & Tsubasa will make an appearance on the November 15th edition of SMAPxSMAP (Fuji TV).

Tackey &Tsubasa will appear on a corner called Bistro SMAP, which usually comes on during the first half of the show. This segment features the SMAP members cooking …


Matsuura Aya to release new album “Click you Link me”

Former Hello! Project auditionee, Matsuura Aya has announced the release of a new album titled “Click you Link me” on November 24th.

It has been almost two years since she last released her previous album titled “Omoi Afurete.” The new album will include several original songs, one of those is titled “The Difference” and is said to have …


Tackey & Tsubasa’s track list + covers for upcoming single “Ai wa Takaramono” revealed!

The track-list and covers for Tackey & Tsubasa’s new single titled “Ai wa Takaramono” have been revealed!

Takey & Tsubasa’s new single is slated for release on November 24th and will be released in various editions. The various editions include Limited Edition A & B, Regular Edition, and Taki-Tsuba Shop Limited Edition. Limited Edition A & B will …


SUPER JUNIOR to hold a concert in Japan

Popular Korean dance performance group, SUPER JUNIOR has announced that they’ve added Japan as one of their destinations for their upcoming Asian Tour titled SUPER SHOW 3.

SUPER JUNIOR will hold a concert early next at the Yokohama Arena on February 18th and 19th. Although this is their 3rd Asian Tour, this will be their first time performing …


Rinka’s new CM for Royal Collagen Mango Jelly

A press conference was recently held on October 27th in Tokyo for a new Royal Collagen Mango Jelly commercial, starring popular fashion model Rinka.

Royal Collagen Mango Jelly is a “beauty food” introduced in early October via the online shop LEC. After the release of this product, Rinka posted on her official blog stating that she eats this …


Ayumi Hamasaki on the latest issue of ViVi Magazine

Ayumi Hamasaki has made an appearance in the latest December issue of fashion magazine “ViVi,” which was released on October 23rd. This is the third special issue featuring the popular singer.

In the magazine, Ayumi appeared in a gorgeous gold dress along with her Ikemen (good-looking) male dancers. Ayumi recently released her 50th single titled “L” where she achieved …


UVERworld to release new single “NO.1″

Popular rock group, UVERworld has announced the release of a new single titled “NO.1″ on November 24th. The single will be released right before their Tokyo Dome concert, which is scheduled for November 27th.

The members of UVERworld were making comments on their blog page about creating a new song to start off their Tokyo Dome concert. …


Shoujo Jidai (SNSD) makes an appearance on HEY!HEY!HEY!

Last week we reported that Shoujo Jidai (SNSD) would appear on popular Fuji TV variety show HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ and they made their much anticipated appearance on October 25th.

The opening of the show talked about their success in Korea and how they were #1 for 9 weeks straight in 2009, The introduction also talked about how more …


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