On the November 5th episode of CDTV, idol group AKB48 and the trio Perfume took to the stage to perform their respective songs.
This episode started off with AKB48’s performance of their latest single, “Kaze wa Fuiteiru“. In black outfits, the girls gave a powerful dance performance to go with this empowering song.
Next up, the three ladies of Perfume …
Sukeban Girls — comprised of AKB48’s Oshima Yuko (23), Kasai Tomomi (19), and SKE48’s Matsui Rena (20) — will be releasing their new single “Tsupparu Riyuu” digitally on November 10th.
This special unit was created for the “Bikkuru Pachinko Sukeban Deka” slot machine. Their two songs “Tsupparu Riyuu” and “Tomo yo Yoake ni Machiawaseyou” will be used on …
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has just released the combined weekly download chart for the week of October 26th to November 1st!
The RIAJ works together with most of the digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, dwango and many more. They then collect their weekly download numbers for …
Weekly entertainment magazine “Only★Star” has revealed its 8th “20,000 Music Fans Select Their Favorite Artist Ranking”.
As expected, Arashi kept their position from last year, coming in at #1 for two consecutive years. Additionally, this year also saw some big leaps. Popular for their hit songs and infamous “Senbatsu General Election”, the girls of AKB48 jumped from #30 …
Gouriki Ayame is the face of 2011
Gouriki Ayame is the face of 2011
On November 2nd, monthly business and finance magazine, ‘Nikkei Trendy‘, revealed the infamous list of the ‘Best 30 Consumer Hits of 2011′, as well as the ‘Face of the Year’.
Young actress Gouriki Ayame was chosen as the ‘Face of 2011′, thanks to her rapidly increasing appearances in dramas and commercials.
Gouriki commented with a …
Oricon’s weekly rankings has revealed that Shinoda Mariko’s fashion magazine, “MARIKO magazine“, sold 31,068 copies in its first week.
As editor-in-chief, she included articles on her favorite outfits, hairstyles, make-up looks, and hobbies. During a recent handshake event, she explained that she checked everything, from the pictures to the captions, multiple times before the release.
Her hard work seems …
Today, AKB48’s sub-unit, No Sleeves, performed at the ‘Yahoo! Japan presents No Sleeves from AKB48 Live‘ event at Differ ARIAKE in Tokyo.
At the event, the unit performed a total of five songs, including “Kuchibiru Furezu” and “Answer“.
They also held a press conference after the event, where reporters asked them about their Christmas plans. Minegishi Minami answered, “Every year the members …
Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of October 26th to November 2nd.
Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos for this week below!
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< Chaku-Uta Full (Digital Single) Weekly Ranking >
01/(01) “Kaze wa Fuiteru” – AKB48
02/(03) “365 Nichi no Love Story” – Sonar Pocket
03/(02) “3090 ~Ai no Uta~” – LGMonkees
04/(00) …
Below are Oricon’s latest weekly charts for November 7th. Check it out!
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< Single Weekly Ranking >
1. “Kaze wa Fuiteiru” – AKB48 : 10/26 (1,300,482)
2. “Baby U!” – MBLAQ : 10/26 (42,624)
3. “Zero” – BUMP OF CHICKEN : 10/19 (35,019)
4. “Suteki na Nichiyoubi ~Gyu Gyu Good day!~” – Ashida Mana : 10/26 (27,737)
5. “Oh My God!” – NMB48 : 10/19 (16,639)
(Check …
On November 2nd, the final audition for JKT48, the first sister group of AKB48 based overseas, in Jakarta, Indonesia, was held at a hotel in Jakarta. At the audition, the 28 first generation members for this new group have been selected.
Akimoto Yasushi, the judge and the general producer, commented at the press conference, “Though there are many differences in cultures, languages, …
On November 2nd, AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko held a handshake event for her fashion magazine, “MARIKO magazine“, at Fukuya Bookstore Shinjuku Subnade.
Shinoda won AKB48’s recent Janken Tournament and took the center position for their upcoming single. As a result, the single was titled in her honor: “Ue Kara Mariko (Mariko From the Top)”. Shinoda expressed, “I’m …
AKB48 wants to know if you’re ready to “deck the halls with boughs of holly” — if not, you better make your way to 7-Eleven and grab one of their Christmas cakes to get into the holiday spirit!
After revealing their special ‘Macaron cake’ at their press conference yesterday, the girls followed up with their full CM. …
On October 31st, Oshima Yuko attended a press conference for AKB48’s official internet provider service, “AKB OFFICIAL NET“.
Today it was revealed that AKB48 member, Itano Tomomi, has been diagnosed with a gastroenteritis.
According to her agency, Itano complained about fever and stomach ache on Sunday morning. Upon getting examined at a hospital on Tokyo, the idol was diagnosed with the stomach flu. Her condition isn’t serious, but she will have to stay home until she gets better.
On Saturday, …
AKB48’s 23rd single, “Kaze wa Fuiteiru“, claimed the first spot on the Oricon weekly chart by selling a whopping 1,300,000 copies!
With this achievement, the idol group managed to be on the top of the weekly chart for the tenth consecutive time, setting a record for girl groups in Japan. The previous record was nine consecutive first places, which was set …
