Recently labelled as the top Hallyu group to watch out for in Japan, Korean group U-KISS is gearing up for their next Japanese single, “Forbidden Love“! While KISS-ME’s will have to wait a little longer for the official release, the track got some radio airplay earlier today, and was recorded and uploaded online for listeners to preview.
“Forbidden Love” is a …
On February 1st, rock band School Food Punishment announced that they will be going on an indefinite hiatus.
The members posted an update on their official webpage, commenting, “We thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you’ve continued to support us.” They also revealed their future plans saying, ”From here on, we each plan to continue our music …
On February 29th, pop trio Ikimonogakari will be releasing their new album, “NEWTRAL“.
The group’s third original album will feature a total of twelve songs including their latest singles, “Warattetainda“, “NEW WORLD MUSIC“, “Aruite Ikou“, and “Itsu Datte Bokura wa“.
It will be available for purchase in both limited and regular editions. The limited edition will come with …
Drama Prime Time Report – January 27th~29th
On Friday, ‘Renai NEET’ lost a lot of viewers with the second episode, while ‘13-sai no Hello Work’ jumped back up to its initial level; plus one new midnight drama to keep an eye one!
Competition was tough again on Saturday, but ‘Risou no Musuko’ actually reached a new personal season-high with its third episode. NHK also aired the first of two episodes of the mini drama ‘Quilt no Ie’.
Meanwhile, the Sunday dramas experienced almost no changes at all, with ‘Mousou Sousa’ actually going as far as repeating the exact same rating as last week.
All the ratings and more details can be found after the cut!
Actress Hasegawa Kyoko has announced that she has given birth to her second baby!
According to the announcement, Hasegawa gave birth to a healthy baby girl on January 25th. She wrote on her official site, “While being thankful for this new life, and clenching onto this happiness, I want to do my best as a mother and as Hasegawa …
Earlier, we reported that drama, “Yamikin Ushijima-kun“, would be getting a live-action adaptation starring actor Yamada Takayuki. Now, it’s been revealed that the movie will be released this August!
The movie is based on Manabe Shouhei’s manga of the same title, and is currently being serialized in “Weekly Big Comic Spirits“.
The story of “Yamikin Ushijima-kun” starts when Ushijima attends a …
Previously, we reported that Kis-My-Ft2 would be releasing their 3rd single and 1st album, and recently, more details on both the single and album have been revealed on their official site. According to the site, the single is titled “SHE! HER! HER!“, and scheduled to be released on March 21st. The album which is titled “Kis-My-1st“, is set …
Members of idol group NMB48 are gracing the cover of the February issue of ‘Young Magazine‘. The issue went on sale on January 30th, so fans of the group should grab a copy!
The issue will also have the first serialization of Watanabe Daisuke’s “Hanjyuu“. “Hanjyuu” is about a man named “Shishikura Tetsu“, who lives to get revenge. The story begins …
On January 30th, Ikuta Toma and Yoshitaka Yuriko attended a pre-screening event for their upcoming film, “Bokura ga Ita“, at the Roppongi Hills Arena.
Ikuta expressed, “I want people to remember their youth and watch this movie with a smirk.” Yoshitaka added, “It really does make you want to smile. It should ring the bell within your …
AAA is gearing up to release their 31st single, “Sailing“, and they’ve kicked off promotions by unveiling the PV for their main song. Following up, the co-ed group has aired their coupling track, “Wishes“, on radio airwaves.
“Wishes” is a beautiful ballad that really fits with the ‘journey’ theme of AAA’s upcoming single. The sweeping melody and …
AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko is filming a new CM for storage manufacturing company, Yodoko and their product “Yodo Monoki”.
This latest endorsement, titled “Yodo Monooki: Birth of a New Esmo!”, features Shinoda in a fairytale-like setting. She’s flanked by two gentlemen in top hats, and together they dance to a hip-hop version of “Happy Birthday to You” while promoting the new product. …
Model-turned-singer, Masuwaka Tsubasa (a.k.a. Milky Bunny), has announced that she will be releasing her very first album, “Milky Bunny” on March 21st.
The album will include her first two singles, “Bunny Days♥” and “Zurui you… / I Wish“, which was released earlier this month. “Milky Bunny” has drawn a talented array of producers including TAKUYA (ex. JUDY AND MARY), …
On January 30th, actress Takei Emi attended a press conference for Sokenbicha’s new CM.
During the press conference, reporters asked Takei how she relaxes from her busy schedule. She replied, “If I have at least 30 minutes between work, I go home and rest, even if it’s just for 5 minutes. It changes my mood.”
Takei also revealed that it becomes troublesome …
AKB48’s Nagoya sister group, SKE48, have sold 496,000 copies of their latest single, “Kataomoi Finally” in its first week! As such, they’ve topped the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking for the week of February 6th.
Though the group debuted in August of 2009, this marks their’s first time to achieve sales of over 400,000 units. “Kataomoi Finally” has sold 113,000 more copies than …
The Korean agency DSP Media, the home to hit k-pop girl groups KARA and Rainbow, has announced that they will be debuting their next girl group simultaneously in Korea and Japan!
The five member girl group is temporarily nicknamed ‘DSP Girls‘ and will be making their debut through an animation series titled, ‘Pretty Rhythm, …
