Smileage released a new single “OO ganbaranakutemo ee nende!!!” on the 28th, and they used AR (Augmented Reality) on their jacket cover again. They have been actively using AR since their debut single “Yume miru 15 sai”.
The way to enjoy the AR is to connect your Webcam on the AR maker, and then Smileage will pop up and start dancing.
You …
Jejung of THSK/JYJ has written a short and simple song to his manager called, Manager Song. Song and lyrics by Jaejoong Kim.
Oh Jae, you’re so funny. It’s a good thing you make a lot of money to pay your manager.
[video under cut]
lyric & trans:
マネージャーの唄 (作
詞・作曲 JEJUNG)
うちのマネージャー
は～ 太っている～ 食
べ過ぎて～またラー
メン食べてる～ カッ
プラーメン食べてる
～太りすぎて～ 仕事
が出来な～い だから
もう～ ダイエットし
てほしい～ ho～wow
～ 僕は～ だから
太ってな～い～
Manager Song
(lyrics & music by Kim
Jaejoong)
Our …
These days, many female celebrities show off their non-make up faces on their blog, on TV, and on magazines. I would say that showing their natural faces is currently a hot trend!
Let me introduce you to a catalog of celebrities’ natural faces here (some of them are from a long time ago).
KAT-TUN member, Nakamaru Yuichi, received a dishonorable image as being the “Dutch guy.”
This topic was discussed during the live concert “KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2010 PART2：WORLD BIG TOUR” at Tokyo Dome on the 17th. Members were talking about “who pays for the food when you go out to eat with other member”, and Ueda Tatsuya said that …
Ex-Morning Musume member, Yaguchi Mari, made a blog entry about making an appearance on the variety show SMAP×SMAP. The corner in which Mari will appear in is called “King of ONE PIECE battle”, in which celebrities who love the manga “ONE PIECE” gather up and fight over the title of “King of ONE PIECE.”
According to Mari’s …
Singer, Aiuchi Rina has announced that she is retiring from entertainment industry at her live fan club event “RINA MATSURI EVE -20 dai saigono yoru wo issho ni-”. Rina debuted as a singer in 2000 and has constantly released new songs.
At the live event in Osaka, she told 1,000 fans, “Before I sing the last song, there is something I …
Mika Nakashima has finally released the promotional video for her new single “Ichiban Kireina Watashi wo.“ The song is just as her website had promised earlier; a beautiful love song with a powerful piano accompaniment. The song does indeed have a timeless feeling to it and is sure to be a hit with her fans and other listeners alike.
The music …
“Norwegian Wood“, in which Matsuyama Kenichi and Kikuchi Rinko star in, will enter one of the biggest film festivals in the world, the Venice International Film Festival (September 1st ~11th). The author of the original novel, Murakami Haruki has been nominated for the Nobel literature prize many times, and moreover, the director of the movie is Tran Ah …
Visual-kei band, vistlip members were involved in a car accident on the 30th. According to Sanspo, there were 8 people in the car including all the vistlip members, the members only received minor injuries, but unfortunately their manager has passed away.
They were on the way back to Tokyo from Kanazawa (Ishikawa prefecture) where they held a live concert.
Source: Sanspo.com
J-Pop group AAA has released their newest PV, Makenai Kokoro. The single is scheduled to drop on August 18, 2010. Although the song is typical AAA music, it’s still catchy.
AAA will hold their 5th Anniversary live on 9/12 at Yokohama Arena, and on 9/20 at Kobe World Hall. Tickets are 6800yen ($78USD). The show will open at 15:30 and start …
It’s been recently announced that Ex-Morning Musume members, Konno Asami and Ogawa Makoto would participate in a short trip where fans have to pay an expensive price of 65,000 yen (approximately $750) to go on the trip. Despite the costs, many fans were applying for this one night two-day trip.
Coinciding with this news another Ex-Morning Musume member …
This weeks episode of Music Station was broadcasted. Check out the performances by the artists of the week!
Music station Single CD ranking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IcCMG0bl8
Yamashita Tomohisa – One in a million
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP9_ekJ_h_A
Amuro Namie – Get Myself Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYkkp1SXiKE
moumoon – Sunshine girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7DR31nL2Y
ORANGE RANGE – Utourusanu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuBUWpSLoVs
Yusuke – Mitsubachi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYI7jzx5jdo
Thank sasori for the tip!
Japanese rock group D’espairsRay has just announced a cancellation for some of their World Tour stops in the United States. They posted on their official site that they will not be going to Atlanta, Houston, or Dallas, due to ‘unforeseen complications.’ Although the site doesn’t list the reasons for the cancellations, it does explain the difficulty in organizing tours in …
Popular Korean group BIGBANG recently completed their special concert in Odaiba, Japan called “Mezamashi Live” on July 26th and the recordings of the concert aired on TV on July 29th at 5:00pm.
This was a Fuji Television hosted event where a number of both Japanese and Korean singers perform on different dates from July 17th through August …
