‘Nico Nama’ to premiere 7!!’s short film for “Bye Bye”

Live-streaming site ‘Nico Nico Nama Housou‘ (or ‘Nico Nama‘) has announced that they will premiere the short film associated with pop-rock band 7!! and their 3rd single, “Bye Bye“.

The short film stars popular actors Ishihara Satomi and Tanaka Kei, who act out a story as heartrending as the song itself.

Ishihara plays a woman who feels like she’s become estranged from …


JASMINE to appear on ‘Nico Nico Namahousou’ for live talk + performance

On July 20th, JASMINE will be participating in her first ‘Nico Nico Namahousou‘ event for a live performance and talk session!

As of June 29th, a preview of her upcoming single “ONLY YOU” became available on Recochoku; the full version will be revealed on the same day of her ‘Nico Nico Namahousou’ appearance.

This live broadcast event will be available …


PASSPO☆ to air their JAPAN EXPO talk and concert on Nico Nico Namahousou!

Flight attendant-themed idol group PASSPO☆ will be participating in France’s Japanese culture fair, ‘JAPAN EXPO‘, which is being held from June 30th to July 3rd in Paris, and their activities there will be broadcast live on ‘Nico Nico Namahousou‘!

PASSPO☆ will first hook-up with the ‘Nico Nico Douga‘ booth on July 1st at 12:00 AM (JST), and they’ll then …


L’Arc~en~Ciel’s program on Nico Nico Namahousou attracted over 90,000 viewers!

As previously reported, L’Arc~en~Ciel’s program on Nico Nico Namahousou occurred on June 27th at 8 PM and was on-air for 24 hours. This special live program attracted more than 90,000 viewers and recorded over 300,000 comments.

In this program, about 123 songs and 44 video clips of L’Arc~en~Ciel were broadcasted live. In the finale of the program, the members …


L’Arc~en~Ciel to appear on Nico Nico Namahousou

Starting on June 27th at 8 p.m. JST, L’Arc~en~Ciel will be participating in ‘Nico Nico L’Arc Station’, a special live broadcast program that will be on-air for 24 hours.

In this program, about 123 songs and 44 video clips of L’Arc~en~Ciel will be aired for their 20th anniversary since the band’s formation. Furthermore, a “Fullmetal Alchemist” version of …


Yukari Tamura to perform live on TV and Nico Nico

Talent Yukari Tamura will be promoting her upcoming new single, “Platinum Lover’s Day”, on January 20th with a special appearance on video sharing website Nico Nico Douga’s program, “Denpa Kenkyuusha: Anime & Games & Anime Songs”.

The program is a regular program on Nico Nico hosted by talent May’n and Washizaki Takeshi. In addition to the release of this new song, on April 15th …


Kayo Sato reveals her true self

Fashion model, game presenter, and cosplayer, Kayo Sato (a.k.a Kayo Police), revealed her true gender.

After rumors of the model’s gender persisted, the 22-year-old felt that she needed to come clean…on TV.  She recently announced on a TV show that she is indeed actually a man.  Kayo is popular on Nico Nico as an assistant presenter on the Nico …


Join LEAD Live on UStream!

If you’re online, you can join/see Lead as they are streaming on UStream for the release of their 17th single, “SPEED STAR.”

You can tune in tomorrow 7/29 at 2:10AM (PST) for the new live broadcast.

If you don’t have a UStream account, you can always go to Vision Factory’s website and watch as they have it on their main …


GACKT’s concert in Germany to be streamed live on the internet

GACKT and YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz announced that their concert stop in Bochum, Germany from their “GACKT COMING TO EUROPE 2010 ATTACK OF THE “YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz” on July 25th will be streamed live on a website called Nico Nico Namahousou. This stop will be their final concert in Europe after completing concerts in London, Paris, Barcelona, and Münche. …