Mizuki Nana to release her 28th single in August

On Mizuki Nana’s official site, it was announced that she will be releasing her 28th single on August 1st!

Though the title of the single is still unknown, it will contain three tracks, and all three will be tied-up songs for anime and anime film.

Below are the revealed details on the single.  Also, don’t forget her 27th single “TIME SPACE EP” …


Fukuhara Miho announces new album, will hold first one-man tour in 2 years

In order to promote her third original album “The Best of Soul Extreme“, singer Fukuhara Miho will be embarking on her first one-man nationwide tour in two years!

The singer will be releasing her third full album, “The Best of Soul Extreme” on June 13th. The album will include her collaboration tracks “Dream On. feat. Miura Daichi“, “O2 feat. AI“, and …


Lineup for Music Japan’s May 27th episode unveiled!

Popular music program Music Japan, has now updated their official website with the guest lineup for their upcoming episode on May 27th!

This broadcast will feature five popular artists from AKB48, Yuzu, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to NICO Touches the Walls and Hirano Aya.

See what songs they will perform in this upcoming episode below!

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“Manatsu no Sounds Good!” – AKB48

“with you” …


Amuro Namie unleashes PV for “Only You”!

Popular singer Amuro Namie has finally revealed the music video for her upcoming single, “Only You“!

Amuro stands out against the rugged terrain of the video as she sings along to her latest song in flowing, bright yellow and red dresses. The PV also includes several black-and-white shots of Amuro riding on a horse and plenty of close-ups, a perfect accompaniment …


Tokyo Girls’ Style to hold one-man live at Nippon Budokan

Idol group Tokyo Girls’ Style revealed on May 20th that they would be holding a solo live at Nippon Budoukan on December 22nd.

The surprise announcement was made during the girls’ live event at Hibiya Kokaido concert hall, causing member Yamabe Miyu to burst into tears with joy. “I don’t know what to do. My head’s all in a panic,” she …


PASSPO reveals jacket covers + short PVs for 4th single, “Next Flight”!

Idol group PASSPO has just revealed the jacket covers and short PV for their upcoming fourth single, “Next Flight“!

As tokyohive previously reported, PASSPO will be releasing their latest single on June 13th. Fans can purchase one of five different versions of the single: Limited Edition A ‘First Class Version’ (CD+DVD), Limited Edition B ‘Business Class Version’ (CD+DVD), ‘Economy …


PV preview for Arashi’s upcoming single “Your Eyes” revealed!

On May 21st, a short PV review for Arashi’s upcoming single, “Your Eyes” (to be released on June 6th), was unveiled nationwide through ZIP!, Nihon TV’s news show.

This music video features a black and white theme to match with the song’s motif – light and dark.

Check out this one-minute preview below!

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Check out the performances from the May 20th broadcast of Music Japan!

Performances from Music Japan’s May 20th broadcast have now been revealed!

This latest episode featured artists, YUI, SKE48, Ashida Mana, and NYC who performed their latest singles.

Check out the performances below!

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<“fight” – YUI>

<“Aishite Love Ru!” – SKE48>

<“Zutto Zutto Tomodachi” – Ashida Mana>

<“Haina!” – NYC>

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aiko reveals the title of her upcoming album

Singer-songwriter aiko has revealed that the title of her upcoming album will be ‘Toki no Silhouette‘ (‘The Silhouette of Time’)!

This will be aiko’s 10th original album, and her first album since releasing “BABY” about 2 years and 3 months ago. aiko explained the meaning behind the title, saying, “Everyday changes little by little, and there’s …


Otsuka Ai releases new picture book, “Neko ga Suki ni Natta Kirai na Neko”

Singer-songwriter Otsuka Ai has just released her first new picture book in over two years, “Neko ga Suki ni Natta Kirai na Neko“.

Much like her previous work which marked her debut as a picture book author, “Neko ga Suki ni Natta Kirai na Neko” is completely hand-drawn and written, from the pictures to the text on each page by Otsuka …


Sunya announces his 1st full album, “DRAMA”

Singer Sunya has just announced that he will be releasing his first full album “DRAMA” on June 27th!

This album will contain his collaboration songs “To You… Mou Ichido feat. AZU“, “Kimi no Tonari de… feat. Nakamura Maiko“, his previous singles “Destination” and “Shounen Trauma ~Ashita no Kimi e~“, and songs from the mini-album he released last year for a total …


Kikkawa Yu to release 4th single “Koko Kara Hajimaru n da!” in July

Solo idol Kikkawa Yu has just revealed that her fourth single “Koko Kara Hajimaru n da!” will be released on July 11th.

Since making her debut a little over a year ago, on May 11th, 2011, the idol has kept herself busy. She also plans to participate in two consecutive theater performances, “Kawaiku Nakuccha Ikenai Riyuu” and “The Best House 1 2 3 on …


Nogizaka46 holds handshake event + celebrates a member’s birthday in Nagoya

On May 19th, Nogizaka46 held an event in Aichi, Nagoya at Ai-Chikyuu Haku Kinen Kouen as part of their nationwide handshake tour celebrating the release of their newest single, “Oide Shampoo“.

The event on the 19th was the first event from their nationwide handshake event tour to help promote this single. A crowd of approximately 2,000 fans came rushing into the …


RIAJ reveals digital certifications for April 2012

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has just released the digital recording sales certifications that artists achieved during the month of April.

To announce the certifications, the RIAJ works together with almost all of the digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, dwango, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, and many more. After compiling the data from all the major download portals, the RIAJ then releases the new certifications on the 20th of every month.

You can check out the April certifications after the cut!


AKB48 reveals dance ver. of “Manatsu no Sounds good!” and full PV of the single track list

Last month, AKB48 revealed the full PV of their upcoming single “Manatsu no Sounds good!“, which is releasing on May 23rd. Now the group has revealed the dance version of the single.

Furthermore, full PVs for the track list of the single “Mittsu no Namida“, “Chodai, Darling!” and “Gugutasu no Sora” have also been released!

Without further ado, …


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