On January 29th, AAA leader Urata Naoya held his first solo one-man live, “URATA NAOYA 1st LIVE UN_core“, at JZ Brat SOUND OF TOKYO.
Under his full name, Urata released his debut album, “TURN OVER“, back in 2009. This album became a big hit, featuring collaboration songs with Hamasaki Ayumi. However, the singer has never had the chance to …
SDN48 has just announced that that their last single will be titled, “Makeoshimi Congratulations,” and will be released on March 7th. Although this is their last single, SDN48 is also releasing their first album one week later on March 14th.
As reported back in October 2011, all of the members of SDN48 will graduate on March 31st with the group’s …
Rock band MAN WITH A MISSION has revealed that they will be releasing their new single, “distance“, on April 4th.
This was announced during the band’s one-man live at LIQUIDROOM ebisu on January 27th. The band’s first major single will contain 3 brand new songs and a remix version of “FLY AGAIN“. It will be available in both limited …
A couple of months ago, the visual kei band SuG announced the release of their first single for 2012, “Fukanzen Beautyfool Days!“.
The single is scheduled to drop February 1st tomorrow. Before the official release, SuG has first revealed the full music video.
“Fukanzen Beauty Fool Days” will be released in four editions, with two including extra DVDs. Check out the …
It’s been revealed that SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro will be starring in the upcoming TBS drama series, “ATARU“. This will be his first lead role in a drama series since “Konkatsu!” back in April of 2009.
Nakai will play the protagonist ‘Ataru’, a man with autism who is also a savant, possessing special abilities in specific areas. This mystery drama will tell …
Idol group NMB48, the sister group of AKB48 based out of Namba, Osaka, will be collaborating with Glico’s “Pocky.” Their collaboration with Pocky is for a Valentine’s day giveaway, and they will be featured on Pocky’s complete box featuring the photos of 44 members. The complete box consists of a total of 45 small boxes of Pocky, and each box …
On January 29th, actress Naka Riisa posted some surprising news post on her personal blog. The baby wallaby that she had been fostering for seven months suddenly died after being integrated back into the group with his older brothers.
Naka became the foster mother of the baby wallaby ‘Ganba’ through the popular animal variety show ‘Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen‘ (NTV) back in …
From their last February release of “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” to their recently released single, “Ue Kara Mariko,” the popular group AKB48 brought all five of their 2011 released songs to million seller status!
Regarding this fact, goo has decided to ask the users, “What is your favorite million seller song by AKB48?” to see what song was the most …
Popular music program ‘Music Japan’ has revealed their guest lineup for their upcoming February 5th broadcast!
This episode will present a broad spectrum of talent, ranging from idol group to rock bands. Viewers will get to see performances from 9nine, THE BAWDIES, A.B.C-Z, Kitano Kii and Naoto Inti Raymi.
Check out the full line-up after the jump!
Rock band OBLIVION DUST have announced that they’ll be kicking off their nationwide tour, “Static Sound Tour 2012“, in April!
OBLIVION DUST’s first tour of 2012 will begin on April 14th at Fukuoka DRUM Be-1. The band will then travel to Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka, and Niigata for a total of 11 shows.
Tickets for the Tokyo show will …
On January 30th, it was announced that rookie actress Mine Azusa will play the starring role in the upcoming film, “Signal: Getsuyobi no Ruka“.
The 20 year old managed to grab a triple crown with “Signal: Getsuyobi no Ruka”, as it’ll be her acting debut, movie debut, and very first starring role. She will portray the character, ‘Sugimoto Ruka’, a young …
A few days ago, Monkey Majik released their 16th single, “Hero“. Following up, the group has announced that they’ll be releasing a new album on March 7th.
Titled “Somewhere Out There“, this album will be their first studio album in two years. The album will come with 11 to 12 tracks and the limited edition will include a DVD. The DVD …
For the past few months, THE BAWDIES have been slowly releasing info on their upcoming single, “ROCK ME BABY“.
When they first announced their single, it had no title; however, it was confirmed that it would be the theme song to Japanese drama “Hungry!” starring Mukai Osamu. Member ROY commented that “ROCK ME BABY” would be a rock song that everyone …
Last month, rock band Plastic Tree announced that they would be releasing a new single this year. The new release is called “Joumyaku“, and it’s slated to hit stores on February 29th.
Not only does it mark the band’s first single of 2012, but it’ll also be their first single with their new label.
Plastic Tree has finally unveiled the full …
Back in December duo, Porno Graffitti announced their 35th single, “2012Spark“.
“2012Spark” will release on February 8th and is the theme song for movie, “Gyakuten Saiban“, which is also based off a popular video game. The first release of “2012 Spark” will include a DVD.
Check out the PV and single track list below.
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1. 2012Spark
2. 9.9㎡
3. Haneuma Rider ~Makuhari …
