Arashi, aiko, Perfume, Mr. Children, and Yuzu perform on May 4th 2-hour special of Music Station

On the May 4th 2-hour special broadcast of Music Station, a number of top artists such as aiko, Arashi, Perfume, Mr. Children, and Yuzu, took to the stage to put on exciting performances.

In this special episode, the artists performed a special medley ’Strongest song of the artist’ which was chosen by the fans’s vote, in addition to Arashi and Perfume also performing their latest …


Cast of ‘Kaseifu no Mita’ reunites for DVD & Blu-ray release event

On May 3rd, a part of the cast of the highly successful drama ‘Kaseifu no Mita‘ that recorded viewer ratings as high as 40% attended the DVD & Blu-ray launch event in Tokyo.

Those attending were Honda Miyu, Ayabe Shuto, Nakagawa Taishi, and Aibu Saki, and for all of them it felt like a big reunion of the ‘Asuda’ family.

Child actress …


Japan Box Office Report – April 28th/29th

"Meitantei Conan" / "Thermae Romae" / "Kamen Rider x Super Sentai"

"Meitantei Conan" / "Thermae Romae" / "Kamen Rider x Super Sentai"

The box office results have been released a few days later than usual due to the Golden Week in Japan. Aside from the travel and tourism industry, the Golden Week is also a very important time for the movie industry. Last weekend marked the first half of said week …


Drama Prime Time Report – April 27th~May 1st

Drama Prime Time Report – April 27th~May 1st

Drama Prime Time Report – April 27th~May 1st

The Drama Prime Time Report is delayed by a few days due to one of Japan’s busiest holidays – The Golden Week. That’s also the reason why the Monday and Tuesday ratings are already included in this report.

Fortunately the peek of domestic travels is expected to occur towards the second half …


Nishino Kana performs “Watashitachi” at pre-screening event for ‘GIRL’

On May 1st, Nishino Kana performed “Watashitachi,” the title song of the movie ‘GIRL‘ in front of an audience of 600 female fans, who were chosen from a pool of 7,300, at ZEPP Nagoya for the “GIRL’S PARTY in NAGOYA” event.  The event was a female-only pre-screening for the film.

The screening was a glorious homecoming for the movie’s …


Full trailer for summer blockbuster ‘Brave Hearts: Umizaru’ revealed

After the first teaser in February, distributor Toho has now released the full trailer for their upcoming summer blockbuster ‘Brave Hearts: Umizaru‘.

Brave Hearts‘ is the fourth movie in the ‘Umizaru‘ live-action series about rescue diver Senzaki Daisuke (Ito Hideaki) and his comrades of the Japanese Coast Guard. This time, they have adapted the greatest maritime accident from the …


Negoto’s “Re-myend!” to be the theme song for ‘After School Midnighters’

Female rock band Negoto’s upcoming single “Re:myend!” is releasing this summer on August 25th. The new single will be the theme song to animation ‘After School Midnighters‘.

‘After School Midnighters’ is created by filmmaker Takekiyo Hitoshi, and is about a human anatomical model that comes to life at midnight in a school. The main character, who is the anatomical …


Listen to the radio rip for Maeda Atsuko’s new single “Kimi wa Boku da”

Previously we reported that Maeda Atsuko’s new single “Kimi wa Boku da” will be released on June 20th. This is the theme song for Katori Shingo’s(SMAP) upcoming movie ‘LOVE Masao-kun ga Iku!‘ which will open in theaters on June 23rd.

Earlier today, the single played over radio airwaves in Japan and it was recently shared on the internet. Check …


Music Japan reveals their lineup for their May 6th broadcast!

The guest lineup for popular music program Music Japan for their May 6th broadcast has now been unveiled!

In this upcoming program, artists such as AKB48’s Sashihara Rino, Nogizaka46, Sid, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, and May’n will be making their appearance on this episode and give their utmost performance yet.

Check out what songs they’ll be performing in this episode …


Performances from Music Japan’s April 29th episode unveiled!

Popular music program Music Japan has now unveiled Itano Tomomi, BENI, Naoto Inti Raymi, and Go Hiromi ’s performances from their April 29th broadcast!

Check out this lineup of exciting performances below!

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<“10nen Go no Kimi e” – Itano Tomomi>

<“Ti Amo” – BENI>

<“Aishiteta” – Naoto Inti Raymi>

<“Dangerer☆” – Go Hiromi>

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Cast of “Thermae Romae” attends an opening event at TOHO Cinemas

On April 28th, actor Abe Hiroshi (47) and actress Ueto Aya (26) attended an opening event for their movie ‘Thermae Romae‘ at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.

This film featured many “strong faced” actors such as Abe, Ichimura Masachika (63), Kitamura Kazuki (42), and Shishido Kai (45) and in commemoration, they held an event titled, ‘Japan’s Most …


Check out the trailer for “RUN 60″!

Last year Universal Music Japan set out to release short thriller film “RUN 60“, where each day the movie was shown in pieces through five music videos.

Now UMJ is at it again with a continuation of the story in a 9 episode TV drama. RUN 60 will have limited broadcasting in three major cities, including the Kinki region …


Full trailer for ‘Kueki Ressha’ starring Moriyama Mirai, Kora Kengo & Maeda Atsuko revealed

On April 27th, the official website for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Nishimura Kenta’s award-winning novel “Kueki Ressha” revealed a full trailer.

“Kueki Ressha” stars the much acclaimed actor Moriyama Mirai and the ambitious young actor Kora Kengo, while AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko takes on the role of aheroine that didn’t appear in the novel. Yamashita Nobuhiro (“My Back Page”) directed the …


Drama Prime Time Report – April 23rd~April 26th

Drama Prime Time Report – April 23rd~April 26th

Drama Prime Time Report – April 23rd~April 26th

Two new dramas and many bad second episodes!

On Monday, ‘Hancho‘ (TBS) was still doing okay despite a drop of 1.1% (11.4%) with its third episode, while ‘Kagi no Kakatta Heya‘ (Fuji TV) wasn’t able to pull all viewers from the first episode over to the second. However, falling just 1.8% the latter didn’t …


Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 holds a drawing competition at Crayon Shin-chan’s movie event

On April 27th, AKB48’s sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 attended a greeting event at Shinjuku Walt 9 for the Crayon Shin-chan movie, ‘Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Arashi wo Yobu! Ora to Uchuu no Princess’, which will feature their May 30th single, “Shounen yo Uso wo Tsuke!” as its theme song.

The members of the group held a friendly competition in which …


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