Check out Oricon’s weekly charts for January 30th
Oricon has revealed the latest results of its weekly charts for the week of January 30th. Check them out after the jump!
Arashi’s Sakurai Sho & AKB48’s Oshima Yuko to co-star in TBS special drama
It’s been announced that Arashi’s Sakurai Sho and AKB48’s Oshima Yuko will star in TBS’s special drama “Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushi tachi~“!
Scheduled to air as a consecutive three-night series, the drama will broadcast its first episode sometime in April. The story will follow teachers from three different eras in history.
Sakurai and Oshima will star in the first episode, which …
Arashi announces new single, “Wild at Heart”
It’s been announced that Arashi will be releasing a new single titled, “Wild at Heart” on March 7th! The song is being used as the theme song for member, Matsumoto Jun’s ongoing “Getsu9″ drama “Lucky Seven“.
According to the Johnny’s website, the single will be released in two editions; a limited edition that will include a DVD, and regular edition.
Below is …
“Heavy Rotation” tops this year’s AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100!
On January 22nd, it was the last day of AKB48’s annual live event “AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100” which was held at Tokyo Dome City Hall during January 19th ~ 22nd. This live event is that the top 100 songs among AKB48′ and its sister groups’ songs (total 421 songs were available for voting this year) are chosen by …
Movie theaters set to screen KinKi Kids’ Domoto Tsuyoshi’s solo live
Johnny’s Entertainment will release KinKi Kids‘ Domoto Tsuyoshi’s solo live concert “heianyuki“, held last September at the Heian Shrine in Kyoto, as a movie. The live concert was directed by movie director, Tsutsumi Yukihiko, who created a roughly 70 minute long film from the concert footage.
It’s been about 14 years since Domoto last to teamed up with Tsutsumi in the movie …
Kis-My-Ft2 announces 3rd single, 1st album, & nationwide tour
On Johnny’s net, it was announced that Kis-My-Ft2 is set to release their third single as well as their first album this spring.
No additional details for both the single or album have been revealed at the moment. However, it was also announced they will be holding a nationwide live tour which will start on April 1st at Marine Messe Fukuoka. …
KAT-TUN reveals the full track list for their upcoming album
As reported previously, KAT-TUN will be releasing their new album “CHAIN” on February 22nd. Now, the track list for upcoming album was revealed.
Check it out below!
<Limited Edition>
[CD]
1. LOCK ON
2. ONE DAY
3. BIRTH
4. ULTIMATE WHEELS
5. FINALE (Vo. Taguchi Junnosuke)
6. STEP BY STEP (Vo. Nakamaru Yuichi)
7. RUN FOR YOU
8. Ano Hi no you ni
9. Zutto (Vo. Kamenashi Kazuya)
10. SMILE FOR …
Acid Black Cherry to release new album “2012″ in March
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Acid Black Cherry will be releasing a new album titled “2012″ on March 21st!
“2012″ will be his third album, and will be available in three different editions: one CD-only and two CD+DVD types.
Check out the info on his albums after the jump!
Kanda Uno to establish a new brand “UNOUNO”
It was announced that talento Kanda Uno who gave birth to her first child back in October 2011, will establish a new brand “UNOUNO“. This new brand will be setup for maternity and child care items.
Kanda has been producing stockings along with lingerie items, and has also established some brands for wedding dresses, jewelry, as well as fashion accessories. Now, she …
Yaguchi Mari reveals she spent her honeymoon in the Maldives
Dream Morning Musume member, Yaguchi Mari has revealed that she spent her honeymoon at the Maldives islands.
Yaguchi married actor Nakamura Masaya back in May of 2011, but the couple weren’t able to go on their honeymoon until the New Year’s holiday.
According to Yaguchi, the Maldives was a place she’d been wanting to visit for a long time. As such, when …
DiVA’s “Lost the way” chosen as the theme song for new ‘Ultraman’ movie
AKB48 sub-unit DiVA has revealed that their third single, “Lost the way“, has been chosen as the theme song for upcoming movie, “Ultraman Saga“! The surprise announcement was made on the first day of AKB48’s annual event ”AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2012“.
As reported previously, seven AKB48 members (four of which are …
Oguri Shun wears a kimono for his ‘Kitsutsuki to Ame’ stage greeting event
On January 18th, the cast members of upcoming movie ‘Kitsutsuki to Ame‘ gathered for a pre-screening event with their fans. While many were dazzled by the appearances of Oguri Shun, Yakusho Koji, and other cast members attended the pre-screening event for their new movie “Kitsutsuki to Ame” which will be released on February 11th.
This movie is set at a peaceful mountain village, which …
LUNA SEA to release their first new single in 11 and a half years
Rock band LUNA SEA will be releasing their first new single in 11 and a half years!
Their last single dates from November of 2000, and their new work is scheduled to hit stores on March 21st.
Details about LUNA SEA’s latest single have been largely been kept under wraps, however, the title track is said to be over 20 minutes long. …
Kiritani Mirei to make her voice-acting debut in new Detective Conan movie
Model/actress Kiritani Mirei will be making her voice-acting debut through Detective Conan’s 16th animated film, “Meitantei Conan 11-ninme no Striker“!
Kiritani will play the voice of ‘Koda Kaoru’, a camerawoman for a sports newspaper who becomes one of Conan’s suspects. The actress, who claims that she’s been a big fan of the Detective Conan franchise ever since her elementary school days, …
Momoiro Clover Z reveals details on their new single + new look
Momoiro Clover Z has revealed the track list for their first single for 2012!
The single is called “Mouretsu Uchuu Koukyoukyoku Dainana Gakushou ‘Mugen no Ai’“, and it is scheduled to be released on March 7th.
As tokyohive reported earlier, the title track is being used as the opening theme song for anime series, “Moretsu Uchuu Kaizoku“. One of the follow …
