On February 9th, singer Hamasaki Ayumi held her first CD release event at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo.
This was also her first public appearance after the breakup report with her back-up dancer, Uchiyama Maroka (aka Maro). Though the press asked Hamasaki about her relationship with Maro, it did not reach her since it was drowned out by the fans’ cheers.
The event …
Kuroyume has announced that they will be releasing their new album, “Kuro to Kage“, this fall. They have also announced that they will be holding a 20th anniversary live on January 29th, 2014 at Nippon Budokan.
“Kuro to Kage” will mark the band’s first album since releasing “Headache and Dub Reel Inch” about 2 years ago. During vocalist Kiyoharu’s solo tour, …
On February 9th, actress Ayase Haruka received the ‘ORICON Valentine Queen Award 2013‘ at a public event in Tokyo. It’s her second Valentine Queen Award after first receiving one in 2011.
The award was the result of a recent survey ORICON STYLE had conducted in January. The website asked 3,000 women in their teens to their thirties on which other woman …
Idol group babyraids has announced that they will be releasing a new single titled “JUMP” on March 27th.
babyraids 3rd single will be composed and arranged by Dragon Ash guitarist hiroki’s Cell no.9. Regarding the song, hiroki commented, “I seriously made something that would not be strange if they entered the field of rock. It’s a rather hard song, but I …
SCANDAL has announced that they will be holding a nationwide live house tour starting in June.
The tour will kick off on June 9th at Zepp Sapporo in Hokkaido. They will hold a total of 13 shows with their finale on July 7th at Zepp Fukuoka. Tickets will go on sale starting April 20th.
In addition, SCANDAL’s upcoming one-man live, “SCANDAL OSAKA-JO …
Sakanaction has added two new dates to their upcoming nationwide tour, ‘SAKANAQUARIUM 2013‘.
This tour will coincide with the Sakanaction’s new album (currently untitled) that’s due out on March 13th. At this time, the band has added March 27th at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA and June 1st at Okinawa Oto Ichiba.
With this, Sakanaction will be performing a total of 18 …
On February 7th, Kora Kengo, Yoshitaka Yuriko, and other cast members of upcoming movie “Yokomichi Yonosuke” attended the film premiere.
“Yokomichi Yonosuke” is based on Yoshida Shuichi’s award-winning youth novel serialized on Mainichi Shimbun during 2008 ~ 2009. Setting in the late 1980s, the protagonist Yokomichi Yonosuke (Kora), who was born in a port town in Nagasaki, goes up …
On February 7th, an awarding ceremony for the ‘2013 Elan d’or Awards‘ was held at a hotel in Tokyo.
“The Elan d’or Awards” are presented by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) to recognize the producers and promising actors/actresses who achieved outstanding works in domestic movies and TV dramas through the year.
The subjects works for this year were the domestic movies shown …
Tekkoshocon music guests DAZZLE VISION and CANTOY have released videos to greet fans through YouTube.
The Japanese rock bands will perform live at Tekkoshocon on April 6, 2013, and prepared special messages for their fans with English subtitles, featuring introductions by the band members and remarks about their plans for the concert in Pittsburgh.
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On February 6th, idol group ℃-ute held a release event for their 20th single “Kono Machi“ at Sunshine City Funsui Hiroba.
As announced previously, “Kono Machi” is a cover of a song by Moritaka Chisato who belongs to the same agency as them. The leader Yajima Maimi revealed that they received a cheer from Moritaka, and said, “I …
On February 6th, AKB48’s Kashiwagi Yuki held a release event for her solo debut single, “Short Cake“.
Kashiwagi, who claims herself to be an ‘ame-onna’ (a woman whose presence causes rain), commented on the snow in Tokyo on this day. “There was a downpour on the debut day of French Kiss, and now snow for my solo debut. I wonder if …
It’s been revealed that rock band plenty will be holding a live concert on March 17th at Kashima LOOP in Ibaraki. The band will then hold a live concert at the same venue for three months.
Kashima LOOP is considered plenty’s starting point as it is located in their hometown of Kashima City. The upcoming concerts will be held as a …
NICO Touches the Walls has revealed the details on their new single, “Mr. ECHO“.
The band’s first single of 2013 will be released on March 27th. Aside the title track, it will include their new song, “Chain Reaction“, as well as a cover of Matsuda Seiko’s “SWEET MEMORIES“. “Chain Reaction” has received a tie-up with New Balance Japan’s brand …
The legendary NHK morning drama “Oshin” will be getting a movie adaptation which will be directed by Togashi Shin, and the main cast members have been revealed at the public presentation held on February 5th.
“Oshin” was written by a scriptwriter Hashida Sugako, and it was aired during 1983 ~ 1984 with a total of 297 episodes. The drama received a peak …
It was announced that popular voice actor and singer Miyano Mamoru, who is known for being the voice of “Yagami Light” from “DEATH NOTE“, will be holding a live concert at Nippon Budokan on October 4th. This will mark the first solo concert held there by a voice actor.
The announcement was made at the final stage of Miyano’s nation-wide tour …
