Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 04/04~04/10

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of April 4th to April 10th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos for this week after the cut!


Itano Tomomi apologizes for her absence from handshake events

AKB48’s Itano Tomomi was recently absent from the group’s handshake events, held at Tokyo Big Sight on April 7th and 8th, due to poor health. The following day, the idol updated her official blog to explain her condition and apologize to fans.

In a blog entry titled “To Everyone“, Itano reported, “I had a fever from the 6th, …


Japan Twitter Trends for March 2012!

Every month, BIGLOBE releases a list of the top Twitter trends in Japan. Now that March has come to an end, they’ve compiled their data and have revealed their rankings for that month. Many trends have to do with the anniversary of the great Tohoku earthquake for the month of March 2012.

(If you want to go back in time and …


Which female idol group will have their big break this year?

Starting from AKB48, various entertainment agencies have given birth to numerous idol groups from Momoiro Clover Z to Fairies.

With this idol group phenomenon in mind, goo decided to ask its users, “Which female idol group will have their big break this year?”

Also for this ranking, all of the idol groups listed below shared their recommended tracks for first time listeners. …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 03/28~04/03

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of March 28th to April 3rd.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos for this week after the cut!


Recochoku’s monthly download charts for March

Recochoku recently released the monthly download charts for the month of March.

Check out the top ranking for digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos over the past month after the cut!


KREVA launches new Twitter and announces upcoming single

Hip hop artist KREVA has revealed that he will be releasing a new single sometime in June.

KREVA’s new single is expected to be performed during the final nights of his nationwide tour, which will take place on April 11th and 12th at Tokyo International Forum Hall A.

Additionally, KREVA launched his official Twitter account on April …


Hulu Japan announces content partnership with TV Tokyo

On March 29th, Hulu Japan announced a new content partnership with TV Tokyo. The online TV service will start distributing TV Tokyo’s dramas and animes starting April 1st.

Hulu launched its service in Japan back in September of last year. For 1,480 yen (approximately $17.80 USD) a month, subscribers can watch an unlimited amount of movies and foreign dramas. With …


Which celebrity would you want to take dance lessons from?

With Amuro Namie’s agency recently opening up a free dance school on the internet, goo pondered and asked it’s users which celebrity they would want to get dance lessons from.

The polling was held from March 21st to March 28th and the results were revealed earlier today.

Check out the results below and let us know who you would want to …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 03/21~03/27

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of March 21st to March 27th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos for this week after the cut!


AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko speaks out about her upcoming graduation

After the sudden announcement of her graduation from AKB48, Maeda Atsuko took to her blog while in Hong Kong on March 27th. The blog entry was titled “Feelings” and she expressed her feelings regarding her upcoming graduation.

Check out the translation of her entry below.

Good morning everyone

I’m in Hong Kong right now

These days sure are going by fast

I’ve been …


Which celebrity has the most exotic look?

Recently AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko made a comment stating fellow member Akimoto Sayaka would be the most similar to King Tut since she is half Filipino. This statement prompted goo to ask its viewers which celebrity they felt had the most exotic look.

Below are the results!

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[Who is the most exotic beauty?]

01. Kuroki Meisa – 9787 votes

02. Hasegawa …


Maeda Atsuko receives 38,000 comments after her graduation announcement

L to R: Masuda Yuka, Maeda Atsuko, Nakagawa Haruka

L to R: Masuda Yuka, Maeda Atsuko, Nakagawa Haruka

Maeda Atsuko’s graduation announcement was the biggest surprise in AKB48’s history and the chatter over it didn’t settle down even well into the night.

On March 26th, Maeda went to Hong Kong to attend the 40th anniversary event of Japan-China friendly relations “Genki na Nihon Tenjikai”, in which …


Oricon reveals the “2012 Sakura Song Ranking”

With spring starting and graduations taking place throughout Japan, it was only a matter of time before Oricon released their “2012 Sakura Song Ranking”. 500 men and women in their teens and 20s were asked which ‘sakura song’ was their favorite. The survey was taken from March 8th to March 13th.
Check out the results below!

[2012 Sakura Song Ranking]

1. Sakura (vocal …


Hamasaki Ayumi to make her 1st live talk appearance in 2 years

With the new release of her new album “Party Queen“, Hamasaki Ayumi will participate in her first live talk in two years. The live talk will be on Yahoo! Japan’s “GyaO!” and will be streamed live.

The live talk is to commemorate her 13th album. She will also talk about her 2012 arena tour, “ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL …


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