The rumors have been floating for quite a while, but today it finally became official. Actress Ayase Haruka is going to star in the upcoming live-action adaption of the “Himitsu no Akko-chan“, the first ‘magical girl’ manga in Japan.
“Himitsu no Akko-chan” is about a young elementary school girl called Akko-chan who received a magical compact mirror that allows her …
Sakamoto Maaya has revealed the jacket covers for her upcoming concept album, “Driving in the silence“.
“Driving in the silence” is her latest concept album that was constructed around the theme of ‘winter’. It will include a total of nine songs such as “Sayonara Santa“, composed by Rasmus Faber, and “homemade Christmas“, a Maaya-style Christmas song.
The album will be …
On October 3rd, Tackey & Tsubasa’s Takizawa Hideaki held a press conference for his upcoming stage performance “Shinshun Takizawa Kakumei” which will open at the Imperial Garden Theater on the new year’s day in 2012 (Runs from 1/1 ~ 1/29).
With this, it will be the fourth consecutive year for Takizawa to hold this stage performance, and he commented with a smile, …
YUKI has just added new dates to her upcoming nationwide tour, “YUKI tour ‘MEGAPHONIC’ 2011“!
The singer has added shows for November 14th and 15th at Zepp Sendai in Miyagi.
The tour is scheduled to kick off on October 15th at Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba, and wrap up on December 18th at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Aichi. With these new dates, …
"Moteki" / "Fast Five" / "Unfair: The Answer"
"Moteki" / "Fast Five" / "Unfair: The Answer"
“Fast Five” finally opened in Japan, “Dog x Police” just barely missed the top three, and “Hayabusa” has landed in fifth place.
It wasn’t much of a surprise that “Fast Five” easily claimed the top position in the box office chart. There was an advanced screening last weekend, where the movie already had …
As reported earlier, Tegomass will be releasing their new album, “Tegomass no Mahou” on October 19th. Recently, the full PV for “Mahou no Melody” which is one of the tracks on the upcoming album was revealed.
Check out the PV below! (You can also check the track list for the album on our previous post here.)
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It’s been revealed that singer Matsuda Seiko (49) will be collaborating with singer-songwriter Takeuchi Mariya (56) for the first time!
This collaboration will be for Matsuda’s new single, “Tokubetsu na Koibito“, which will be released on November 23rd. As April 2010 marked the 30th year anniversary of Matsuda’s career, she approached Takeuchi for a collaboration. Takeuchi will be providing the lyrics, …
It’s just been revealed that idol group BiS (“Brand-new idol Society“) will be releasing a new single in December!
The four girls are eagerly preparing for their first concert, ‘IDOL is DEAD‘, which will be held at the Liquidroom in Tokyo on December 20th. While that’s exciting news on its own, fans will receive another ‘Christmas gift’ …
Popular music program ‘Music Japan’ has revealed the guest line up for its October 9th broadcast!
This episode will feature performances by YUI, Kimura Kaela, Angela Aki, SUPER☆GiRLS, and Choshinsei.
Check out the full set list after the jump!
Member Hara Masakazu of rock band, the band apart, has been discharged from the hospital on October 3rd. The bassist was hospitalized for acute pancreatitis and a detached retina.
Hara was rushed to urgent care back in September to treat his pancreatitis. During an examination, doctors also discovered that his retina was detached. He was later transferred to a ophthalmology …
On October 3rd, singer-songwriter Angela Aki held an in-store live in UNIQLO’s Ginza branch, called “UNIQLO Special Live ~ Angela Aki Waga Kokoro no Uta ~“.
Angela, who announced her pregnancy in September, revealed with a smile, “While I was singing, the baby kicked my stomach.” She also addressed the plans for her Nippon Budokan live, currently scheduled for December 26th. …
On October 1st and 2nd, rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel held a 2-day concert in Hokkaido as a part of their “20th L’Anniversary TOUR“. A surprise stage was prepared for leader tetsuya (Ba) on the 2nd in celebration of his birthday.
After the concert ended, 6,000 fans serenaded tetsuya with “Happy Birthday”, while his fellow band members gave him with a cake and a …
Electropop trio girl next door has just revealed the PV preview for their upcoming single, “ROCK YOUR BODY“!
“ROCK YOUR BODY” is the second work in a trilogy of songs that seeks to deliver smiles and energy across Japan. Utilizing “RAVE” as its concept, the song will make you want to get up out of your seat …
October 2nd’s episode of ‘Music Japan’ showcased a variety of talented artists!
tokyohive already reported on S/mileage’s performance of “Tachiagaaru“, and now we’ve followed up with the remaining stages. Visual Kei band, SID, performed their new single, “Itsuka“, while Porno Graffitti and Tohoshinki delivered “One More Time” and “B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)“.
‘Music Japan’ also aired a segment of AKB48 visiting and …
Rock band NICO Touches the Walls has announced that they will be releasing their new album, “HUMANIA“, on December 7th!
“HUMANIA” follows on the heels of their 3rd album, “PASSENGER“, which was released back in April. It’s expected to include “”Te wo Tatake” (au LISMO’s CM song), “Endless roll” (the theme song for “Switch wo Osu Toki“), and “Bicycle” (the theme song …
