Recochoku have just updated their weekly charts for the week of November 19th to November 25th. Check out the top ranking chaku-uta, digital singles and music videos for this week below! - < Chaku-Uta - Weekly Ranking > 01 - "Happiness" - Che'Nelle 02 - "BRIGHTER DAY" - Amuro Namie 03 - "Silly" - Ieiri Leo 04 - "Fall" - Makihara Noriyuki 05 - "Darling" - Nishino Kana 06 - "Parade" - BUMP OF CHICKEN 07 - "Ai wo Karada ni

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TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE have released the short PV for their new song "Say long goodbye" through avex's official YouTube channel."Say long goodbye" is one of the title tracks to the group's new double A-side single "Say long goodbye / Himawari to Hoshikuzu -English Version-" which will be released on December 10. It's described as a ballad with complex chorus work. At the end of the PV, you can enjoy the single's spot video. [Type A][Type B][Type C][T

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Actress Takimoto Miori will be making her singing debut as 'MIORI' in a new girls band called 'LAGOON'. The band will release their debut single "Kimi no Matsu Sekai" on November 26.LAGOON was created under Sony Music Records as a "support project that fulfills women's dreams." The members never met each other before forming the band. They are "girls who want to do music" and work in different fields. After auditions, a cafe worker, a mother

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Check out the box office charts and trailers of all the new Japanese films of the past weekend below! Japan Box Office Chart – September 20th/21st 01 (01) Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Weeks: 02) 02 (00) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Weeks: 01) 03 (02) Stand by Me Doraemon (Weeks: 07) 04 (00) Snow On The Blades (Weeks: 01) 05 (04) Lupin the Third (Weeks: 04) 06 (03) Guardians of the Galaxy (Weeks: 02) 07 (05) Maik

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Recochoku have just updated their weekly charts for the week of July 30th to August 5th. Check out the top ranking chaku-uta, digital singles and music videos for this week below! - < Chaku-Uta - Weekly Ranking > 01 - "Darling" - Nishino Kana 02 - "Kokoro no Placard" - AKB48 03 - "Good Time" - Akanishi Jin 04 - "Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~ (Japanese)" - Matsu Takako 05 - "Puzzle" - Shonan no Kaze 06 - "Ahhahha! ~Chouzetsu B

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Akanishi Jin will be releasing a new single "Good Time" on August 6.This will be the first release from Akanishi's own label Go Good Records.Regarding the new song, Akanishi who wrote/composed/produced it, explained, "I wrote this song with the image of summer, so I was conscious of exhilarating feelings and boldness. I expressed my hope for those who listen to this song to enjoy every day of their lives.""Good Times" will have 2 types

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This is Tokyohive's regular Drama Prime Time Report that gives you a detailed look at the prime time ratings with a focus on the weekly dramas. Golden Week holidays heavily influenced the ratings of the last week and the weekend before last. Friday began with low ratings, but drama 'Alice no Toge' hung in there with 11.3% (-0.6). The 'Akumu-chan' special did surprisingly bad with only a rating of 9.9%. However, NTV didn't really do much to pro

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This is Tokyohive's regular Drama Prime Time Report giving you a detailed look at the prime time ratings with a focus on the weekly dramas. NHK is doing well again with their new morning drama 'Hanako to Anne' (starring Yoshitaka Yuriko), which so far exceeds the ratings of the previous asadora 'Gochisousan'. As for the prime time dramas, TV Tokyo maintains being on the same level as the bigger networks with their new Friday drama 'Ma

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