INFINITE’s L to make his acting debut in “Jiu”

L from Korean Pop Group Infinite will be making his acting debut in the upcoming drama, “Jiu Keishicho Tokushuhan Sousagakari“, alongside Kuroki Meisa and Tabe Mikako.

L will be playing the role of Jiu, a blonde haired criminal who has excellent vision and reflexes, with no sense of pain. He commented,”I’m a little nervous to be chased by two beautiful police …


Ayumi Hamasaki announces new album, produces AAA Urata Naoya’s solo single

Having recently released her 11th studio album, “Rock’n’Roll Circus” this past April as well as a trilogy of singles afterwards, Ayumi Hamasaki is giving her fans yet another reason to jump for joy – her 12th studio album, “Love songs“, will be hitting stores on December 22nd, just in time for Christmas!

“Love songs” will include …


Ayumi Hamasaki on the latest issue of ViVi Magazine

Ayumi Hamasaki has made an appearance in the latest December issue of fashion magazine “ViVi,” which was released on October 23rd. This is the third special issue featuring the popular singer.

In the magazine, Ayumi appeared in a gorgeous gold dress along with her Ikemen (good-looking) male dancers. Ayumi recently released her 50th single titled “L” where she achieved …


Ayu smashes the record for most consecutive #1 singles!

Ayumi Hamasaki’s latest maxi single “L” seized the #1 spot on the Oricon weekly chart, becoming the 25th consecutive #1 single since “Free&Easy” in 2002. Ayu now holds the female artist’s record for the most #1 singles sold, in both the solo and group categories.

Previously, Ayu tied with singer Matsuda Seiko, who reigned over the Oricon chart with 24 singles in a …


Covers and tracklists for Ayumi Hamasaki’s 50th single!

The long wait is over!

The covers and tracklists for Ayumi Hamasaki’s upcoming 50th single, “L”, have been released. “L” will be packaged in four versions: 2 CD + DVD editions and 2 CD-only editions. Each CD+DVD version will contain 6 tracks, 2 PVs ,and a ‘making-of’ clip. Meanwhile, the CD ‘C’ unit will have 8 songs, and the CD ‘D’ version will have 7 .

“L” is set to hit the shelves on September 29.

Check the track lists and covers after the jump!


Ayu invites fans to vote for their top 10 songs

Pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki will be releasing her 49th single, “crossroad,” on the 22nd and will be following it up with her 50th single, “L,” on the 29th.  It seems she is getting excited for the milestone as she has decided to celebrate her 50th release with a special project on the mu-mo website.

For this project mu-mo users …


Ayumi Hamasaki announces mini tour for new single

Pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki has finally confirmed the contents of her upcoming single “crossroad” and has announced a promotional mini tour to go with the release as well.

The single will be the 49th from the singer and the lead track will be written by Komuro Tetsuya of globe fame.  The coupling track will be a cover version of …


Ayumi Hamasaki to release two singles in a row

Pop starlet Ayumi Hamasaki, has already announced the release of her new single “crossroad” for September 22nd, but now it seems she will follow it up with another single titled “L“, just one week later.

“L” will mark the 50th single release for Ayumi Hamasaki and with the speedy release of the song, it seems that she is just as excited …


Hamasaki Ayumi to team up with Komuro Tetsuya

Hamasaki Ayumi will release two new singles in two consecutive weeks, and one of the songs, “crossroad“, was composed by Komuro Tetsuya. This is the first time Komuro Tetsuya has made a song just for Ayu, although she had sung one of his sonsg before with KEIKO. Komuro will also make a follow up song of “crossroad”, but the title …