Ikimonogakari to sing for new “Meitantei Conan” movie

It’s been revealed that Ikimonogakari will be singing the theme song for Detective Conan’s 16th animated film, “Meitantei Conan 11-ninme no Striker“.

In this new film, ‘Edogawa Conan’ tackles a case that takes place within the J-League (Japan Professional Football League).

Five well-known J-League players, Endo Yasuhito (Gamba Osaka), Konno Yasuyuki (Gamba Osaka), Nakamura Kengo (Kawasaki Frontale), Narazaki Seigo …


Ikimonogakari to hold free event

Ikimonogakari has announced that they will be holding a free event on February 29th at Roppongi Hills Arena!

The free event will be held to commemorate the release of the group’s upcoming album, “NEWTRAL“, and to celebrate vocalist Yoshioka Kiyoe’s birthday.

Since Yoshioka’s birthday is on leap day, this will be her first time in 4 years celebrating the …


RIAJ reveals digital certifications for January 2012

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has just released the digital recording sales certifications that artists achieved during the month of January.

To announce the certifications, the RIAJ works together with almost all of the digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, dwango, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, and many more. …


Music Japan reveals their lineup for February 26th!

After hosting some fantastic performances this week, popular music program Music Japan has now unveiled their stellar lineup for next week’s episode!

The show has announced that for their February 26th episode, fans can expect performances from AKB48’s Watanabe Mayu, Ikimonogakari, Porno Graffitti, TOKIO, and Yamashita Tomohisa.

Check out full details below!


MUSIC STATION reveals artist line-up for February 24th

TV Asahi’s music program, “MUSIC STATION“, has revealed the artist line-up for its February 24th broadcast!

Next week’s episode will feature appearances from Ikimonogakari, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Dream Morning Musume, Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi, Hey! Say! JUMP, and BONNIE PINK.

Dream Morning Musume will take the stage with a special medley, while Hey! Say! JUMP will perform their upcoming single, “SUPER DELICATE“.

Check out …


Ikimonogakari reveals details on new album

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 …


Performances from January 21st on CDTV

On the January 21st episode of CDTV, group Ikimonogakari and singer JuJu took the stage.

First up, JuJu with her new single “Sign“.  After her Ikimonogakari wowed with “Itsudatte Bokura wa“.

Check out both performances after the jump!

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Check out the artist line-up for the next episode of MUSIC STATION

TV Asahi’s music program MUSIC STATION has revealed the artists line-up for their next episode, which will air on January 20th.

Check it out below!

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“Itsudatte Bokura wa” – Ikimonogakari
“START” – JUN SKY WALKER (S)
“Special Medley” – Sexy Zone
“Special Medley” – Tokyo Jihen
“TONIGHT” – BIGBANG

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Source: MUSIC STATION official site (TV Asahi)


Ikimonogakari announces new album, “NEWTRAL”

It’s been announced that trio Ikimonogakari will release a new original album titled “NEWTRAL” on February 29th.This will be the group’s fifth album, and their first full-length work in two years.

In related news, Ikimonogakari’s song “Itsudatte Bokura wa” will begin airing as the new CM theme for ‘U Can‘ on New Year’s Day. The song will be released …


Performances from the 53rd Japan Record Awards

On December 30th, TBS held its 53rd Japan Record Awards to honor those who were outstanding in the music industry for the year of 2011.

As reported earlier, AKB48 took home the prestigious Japan Record Award with their single “Flying Get“, but there were may other memorable moments that night.

Check out some of the performances below!

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Nakai Masahiro to host ‘CDTV Special Premier Live’ + artist line-up

TBS will live broadcast their  annual New Year’s Eve music program, ‘CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premier Live 2011→2012‘.  It was announced that SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro will host the show for the second consecutive year.

TBS also revealed the artists line-up who are expected to show their great performances on the show.  SMAP will perform “Cho Premium Dai Hit Special Medley” and AKB48 will perform …


Ikimonogakari to provide CM song for ‘U-CAN’

U-CAN’s new CM campaign begins on January 1st, and to kick off their promotions, Ikimonogakari’s “Itsudatte Bokura wa” has been confirmed as the theme song for their new commercials!

Shibasaki Kou, Mukai Osamu, and Kimura Tae will continue appearing in U-CAN CMs, and will be joined by Takeda Tetsuya ffor the new year. Additionally, brand new content titled “Nice to Meet …


Digital Masters, RIAJ reveals digital certifications for November

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’ for short), has just released the digital recording sales certifications that artists achieved during the month of November.

To announce the certifications, the RIAJ works together with almost all of the digital and mobile download portals in Japan, including recochoku, dwango, music.jp, mu-mo (Avex), oricon ME, and many more. After compiling the data …


Performances from ‘HEY! HEY! HEY! X-mas Special’

On December 19th, Fuji TV’s ‘Hey Hey Hey Music Champ‘ held a Christmas special with many top stars. Comedian duo Downtown (comprised of Matsumoto Hitoshi and Masatoshi Hameda) were joined by child star Miguel in their hosting duties, and viewers were charmed by Miguel’s shy smile.

This year, the music program invited No Sleeves, SKE48, AKB48, NMB48, BoA, Tohoshinki, …


Oricon announces full list for “2011 Yearly Album Ranking”

After the “2011 Oricon Yearly Ranking” for singles, Oricon has also revealed the results for albums. Check out who sold the most amount of albums in 2011 after the cut!


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