On January 10th, AKB48 members Kashiwagi Yuki, Komori Mika, and Maeda Ami held a special handshake event in Shanghai, China, where enthusiastic fans lined up to meet their favorite idols.
The 1,300 people who attended the event were chosen out of approximately 4,000 fans who had applied. “I really felt that we had a lot of fans in China,” said Kashiwagi, …
On January 9th, Hey! Say! JUMP member Yamada Ryosuke attended an announcement event with co-star Suzuki Kyoka for their starring drama, “Risou no Musuko” (Nihon TV).
As reported earlier, this drama focuses on the story between a mother named ‘Suzuki Umi‘ and her son ‘Daichi‘. The son is completely devoted to his mother, and so reporters asked …
On January 9th, idol group SUPER☆GiRLS (a recipient of the 2011 Japan Record Awards for “New Artist”) kicked off their promotions with a free mini-live and handshake event at Yoyogi Park, where they jumped with their fans to promote their upcoming album “Everybody JUMP!!”
The event, which drew approximately 5,000 fans, featured performances of “MAX! Otomegokoro” and …
On January 8th, D☆DATE held a commemorative release event for their new single “Love Heaven” at LAZONA Kawasaki Plaza.
“We’re going to make everyone smile in 2012 with D☆DATE’s songs!” leader Araki Hirofumi confidently declared. “We’re going to take first place on Oricon and appear on Kohaku Uta Gassen!” Fellow member Igarashi Shunji added, “Kohaku, naturally, is something we long for, …
On January 9th, a total of 19 members from the idol groups AKB48 and SKE48 celebrated their coming-of-age day (’seijin no hi’) with a photography event at the Kanda Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The coming-of-age day is a public holiday that is celebrated on every second Monday of January. Those who have reached or will reach the age of twenty between …
The team behind the upcoming comedic movie, “Robo-G“, lead by singer and actor Mickey Curtis (alias Igarashi Shinjiro), went to Sugamo, Tokyo in order to pray for a successful run at the box office.
“Robo-G” is directed by Yaguchi Shinobu (“Water Boys”, “Swing Girls”, “Happy Flight”) and along with Igarashi, also stars Yoshitaka Yuriko, Hamada Gaku, Kawai Shogo, and Kawashima Junya, …
It was announced that LM.C will release a new single called “Ah Hah!” on February 22nd.
But that’s not all — they’ll also be releasing a new album, “….
With ‘Hello! Project Winter 2012 HelloPro Tengoku‘ happening now and coming up in other regions, Hello! Project uploaded a behind-the-scenes video featuring the 9th and 10th generation Morning Musume girls, as well as the new members of S/mileage.
In the video, fans will get a taste of the hard work these girls put forth in creating an enjoyable …
It was announced that Mr.Children will simultaneously release two ‘best of’ albums titled “Mr.Children 2001-2005<micro>” and “Mr.Children 2005-2010<macro>” on May 10th. They also plan to hold a nationwide tour called “Mr.Children Tour POPSAURUS 2012.”
This year is the 20th anniversary for Mr.Children since their debut mini album “Everything” on May 10th 1992. Their activities on the anniversary year will be with the theme of …
After releasing their 3rd studio album “After Eden” a few months earlier, on January 7th, 3-woman vocal group Kalafina kicked off their nationwide tour at NHK Osaka Hall.
Wakana, Keiko, and Hikaru appeared on the Eden-like stage and greeted fans with “We want to make this the best opening day with everyone here”.
The group performed 21 songs including “Eden” and their song …
On January 7th, five-member rock band ViViD held their very first live concert at the Nippon Budokan.
ViViD made their major debut back in January of 2011, and so the concert was an especial triumph for the band. Vocalist Shin shouted to the audience, “….
“Quartet!” opened in theaters today, and was celebrated by a stage greeting in Tokyo. “Quartet!” is a heartwarming movie about music and a family that has to rediscover its bonds.
The greeting event was attended by the main cast, Tagasugi Mahiro, Gouriki Ayame, Tsuruta Mayu, and Yuki Saori, as well as the director, Mimura Junichi.
Like many other movies that were filmed …
Honda Miyu (7), best known for her recent role in ‘Kaseifu no Mita‘, made an appearance in Tokyo Midtown for an ice rink opening ceremony on January 5th. There she was able to prove that she is a multi-talented individual by showing off her skating skills. Honda performed a short but smooth routine for the crowd and surprised everyone with …
Recently, JIJI Press shared a video clip from the ‘Hello! Project Winter 2012 WINTER ~Rock-chan‘ concert held a few days back, which included some performances of Hello! Project’s upcoming singles.
Concertgoers got to experience the songs live before their release, which included the likes of S/mileage’s “Chotto Matte Kudasai!“, Morning Musume’s “Pyoko Pyoko Ultra“, and more.
The editing team also …
On January 5th, the Golden Globes Awards announced through their official website that YOSHIKI would be composing their event theme this year.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) president Dr. Aida Takla-O’Reilly and Dick Clark Productions executive Barry Adelman both praised YOSHIKI for his fine musicianship and exceptional talent.
“YOSHIKI is a world-renowned musician and composer of enormous talent and versatility, who …
