It was announced that AKB48’s Itano Tomomi will hold a dance contest “Itano Tomomi ‘1%’ Dance Trial 2013” for her 4th solo single “1%“ that is set for release on June 12th.
Participants post their dance video on YouTube, using the 90 seconds sample video, “1% (Dance Trial Edit)”, as reference. It can be the exact copy of the sample, or …
Oricon has revealed its weekly charts for May 6th to the 12th.
The results are below.
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1. “sister’s noise” – fripSide : 5/8 (27,275)
2. “Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji LOVE 2000% Idol Song Hijirikawa Masato” – Hijirikawa Masato (Suzumura Kenichi) : 5/8 (22,152)
3. “Baito Fighter” – Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome : 5/8 (19,463)
4. “Gag” – Hoshino Gen : 5/8 (19,198)
5. “Mine” – …
Rock band GLAY revealed the PV for their new song “Eternally“.
The song is a magnificent love ballad that was created as the theme song for the band’s special live “GLAY SPECIAL LIVE 2013 in HAKODATE ‘GLORIOUS MILLION DOLLAR NIGHT VOL.1′” (to be held on July 27th & 28th).
The MV is 12-minutes long, and it’s a drama style music video with …
Former Morning Musume member Iida Kaori announced on her official blog that she gave birth to her second baby at 9:12 on May 13.
Through a blog post titled “Announcement”, she wrote, “I’m full of happiness as I am now able to hold my baby who I’ve wanted to see. Seeing him crying hard, but falling asleep when I or my …
On May 14th (JST), talento Bibiru Oki (38) announced on the morning live broadcast show “PON!“, which he serves as a regular MC, that he married former Folder5’s AKINA (27). Oki revealed that AKINA proposed to him on a bench at a library, and he willingly accepted it.
According to Oki, the couple registered their marriage on April 30th, and they …
A short PV has been revealed for techno pop unit Perfume’s new single “Magic of Love“, which is set for release on May 22nd
The title track is being used as the CM song for Kanro’s ‘Pure Gummy‘, and it has also received a tie-up with NTV’s morning program, ‘Sukkiri!‘, as the theme song for the month of May.
Recently, the short PV …
Shimatani Hitomi will be releasing her all-time best of album titled “15th Anniversary SUPER BEST” on July 24. This album will be released to commemorate the 15th anniversary since her debut, and in 3 versions: limited luxury edition, MUSIC VIDEO edition, and CD edition.
The album will contain a new song titled “Anata wo Mune ni Ikiteku” that is provided by KOKIA whom …
It’s been revealed that Hey! Say! JUMP’s 10th single titled “Come On A My House” is set for release on June 26.
This marks their first single in a year and 4 months since their previous one “SUPER DELICATE“, and the title track is currently being used on House Foods’ Vermont Curry CM which stars the members.
The single will have 2 …
Left: Sashihara Rino, Right: Matsumura Kaori
Left: Sashihara Rino, Right: Matsumura Kaori
It was announced that HKT48 member Sashihara Rino would produce SKE48’s “lifetime honorary Kenkyuusei”, Matsumura Kaori’s solo debut. The announcement was made by Sashihara herself during the live broadcast of late-night variety show “AKB video center” which Sashihara serves as the MC.
According to Sashihara, she received a message from Akimoto Yasushi that says, “Business correspondence. …
ORICON STYLE asked 500 women in their teens and twenties for the theme “Who is the fashion leader to you?”
This year, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is ranked in No.1 for the first time, as Kyary’s unconventional and creative fashion has been gaining popularity by young women.
Check out the rest of the ranking below.
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1. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
2. Karina
3. Shinoda Mariko
4. Amuro Namie
5. …
On May 11th, it was announced on the variety show “Arashi ni Shiyagare” that female comedian trio Morisanchu’s Oshima Miyuki (33) has been chosen as the charity marathon runner for NTV’s annual telethon “24-Hour Television 36 Ai wa Chikyuu wo Sukuu“.
Oshima revealed the reason why she decided to take on as the runner. “Even though I weigh 88 kilograms, and …
On May 10th, the awardsceremony for ‘the 21st Hashida Awards‘ was held, which the winners attended.
The Hashida awards was established by the Hashida Cultural Foundation, for which scriptwriter Hashida Sugako serves as the chief director, and was established to recognize the television programs and people that contribute to the broadcast culture.
One of the winners was TBS’ special drama “Kaneko Misuzu Monogatari -Minna …
Oricon has revealed its monthly charts for April 2013.
Check out the results below.
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1. “Hesomagari/Koko ni shika nai Keshiki” – Kanjani8 : 4/24 (314,512)
2. “Tanjoubi ni wa Masshiro na Yuri wo/Get the groove” – Fukuyama Masaharu : 4/10 (140,405)
3. “Real Sexy!/BAD BOYS” – Sexy Zone : 5/1 (138,863)
4. “Brainstorming/Kimi sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai” – Morning Musume : 4/17 …
It was announced that Watanabe Ayu’s popular manga “L♥DK“, which has been serialized on Bessatsu Friend since 2009, will get live-action movie adaptation starring actress Gouriki Ayame. This will mark the first movie for the actress to solely take the lead role.
“L♥DK” stands for “Love Doukyo (lit. love cohabitation)”, and it’s a love comedy about a high school girl “Nishimori Aoi” (played …
As previously reported, SMAP is set to release their 50th single “Joy!!” on June 5, and the details on the single have now been revealed.
The title track is an upbeat song, written and composed by Akai Kouen’s Tsuno Maisa, and it is being used as the theme song for a member Katori Shingo’s starring drama “Kasuka na Kanojo” …
