Every month, BIGLOBE releases a list of the top Twitter trends in Japan. Now that October has come to an end, they’ve compiled their data and revealed their rankings for the month.
(If you want to go back in time and compare what trended in the past, you can check out September’s ranking here.)
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Former AKB48 member, Maeda Atsuko, joined the Twitter-verse earlier today.
Last week Maeda announced through her blog that she would no longer be updating it and is in the process of opening a new website for her solo activities. Fans quickly began wondering if they would ever be able to hear about Maeda’s personal life again.
As of today, they’ve been giving …
Every month, BIGLOBE releases a list of the top Twitter trends in Japan. Now that September has come to an end, they’ve compiled their data and revealed their rankings for the month.
(If you want to go back in time and compare what trended in the past, you can check out August’s ranking here.)
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1. Typhoon …
NMB48’s Fujita Runa (Team M) pulled out of her activities on October 3rd, and as of today, has decided to withdraw from her group.
NMB48’s official blog stated the reason for her withdraw was because her lower back had been hurting her, and the activities were painful for her to carry out. Fujita stated, “I’ve been having problems with my back, …
Taiwanese girl group Weather Girls has revealed the PV to their Japanese debut single “Koi no Tenki Yohou”.
The lyrics of the song compares the Weather Girls’ love to a typhoon and the feelings in their hearts to a clear, sunny day. They live up to their name, putting in a lot of weather-related keywords into the lyrics.
The single will be …
Korean girl group, Shoujo Jidai, recently released their latest single “Oh!” and entered the Oricon chart at number one on its first day.
It has now been announced that they will also be releasing a new single on November 14th titled “FLOWER POWER”. The lyrics will be sexy as they tell a story of a girl trying to escape the pursuit …
AKB48 fulfilled their dream in August by having a three day concert “AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~” at the Tokyo Dome and now they will be releasing this concert on DVD and Blu-ray on November 28th.
There will be a total of 6 different versions including the First Press Limited Edition that comes in a seven disc special box …
J-MELO will be hosting a fan meeting with former Morning Musume members Takahashi Ai and Niigaki Risa in Paris on November 10 from 5pm to 7pm. The girls are both expected to talk with their fans and sing for them.
Tickets are free, so anyone who requests a ticket from September 24 through October 29 will get a spot. However, if …
NMB48 revealed their 6th single “Kitagawa Kenji” (release November 7th) during HEY! HEY! HEY!’s three hour special on September 24th.
This program was the first time the group revealed the title of their new track, and even the hosts, Downtown, were surprised. The title is named after AKB48’s staff member Kitagawa Kenji. Yamamoto Sayaka smiled, “I know his face, but …
To celebrate her 15th anniversary on April 8, 2013, Hamasaki Ayumi plans to release something new every month on the 8th until April.
First up is a new mini-album titled “LOVE”. The mini-album will be released on November 8th, marking the first of her five consecutive releases. Hamasaki has written three new songs “Song 4 u”, “Melody”, and “Missing”. The mini-album …
Morning Musume’s Michishige Sayumi (23) posted a shot of herself in a pink apron on her blog.
On that day she attended a recording of “Chuumon no Ooi Ryourinin” on TBS. Michishige reported that she wore the pink apron as a costume during that program. She wrote, “I wore a pink aprooon ♪ I did my best at cooking, so please …
AKB48’s Kasai Tomomi attended the “Tokyo Game Show 2012” at the Sega booth.
This past May, Kasai Tomomi was declared the winner of “AKB no Gachi Uma”, for betting on the correct horses for two weeks in a row. “I didn’t know anything about horse racing and the winning combination. My choice was due to simple things …
NMB48’s 3rd generation performed at Nagai Stadium for the female soccer match. The group performed their first halftime show during Nadeshiko league’s Osaka Takatsuki vs. Niigata.
The group energetically performed their songs “Seishun no Lap Time” and “NAGIICHI”. Yabushita Shu (13) commented, “I don’t really understand the rules of soccer, but I’ve come to like it.”
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New 7 member vocal and dance group, GENERATIONS, will be having their major debut on November 21st with their first single “BRAVE IT OUT”. GENERATIONS belongs to LDH, the same company as EXILE.
Member Shirahama Alan (19) will be starring in the late-night drama “Sugarless The Other Dreams” which will start on October 3rd and the group’s single will be the …
Known for winning the bronze medal in mens 100 meter backstroke and the silver medal in the mens 200 meter backstroke at the London Olympics, Irie Ryosuke (22) is now going to bare all for the November issue of fashion magazine ‘ViVi’.
Irie is known for his beautiful backstroke and is valued highly in the swimming world. However, there’s more to …
