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“.

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EXILE wraps up their Dome tour

On December 25th, EXILE wrapped their dome tour at the Sapporo Dome.

ATSUSHI strongly expressed, “We felt happy to be alive when we thought about how we could shine light upon children’s futures. As entertainers, we want to do whatever we can.”

This concert was broadcast live via 150 screens in 40 prefectures. It was also shared internationally in Hong Kong, Taiwan, …


Koda Kumi to perform at Ontama Carnival in January

Koda Kumi who has been making headlines with her recent engagement to BACK-ON’s guitarist and vocalist KENJI03 has decided to perform at Ontama Carnival next year. The music event will be held on January 28th and 29th at Yokohama Arena.

This will be the 4th time Koda Kumi has attended the event. In addition to Koda, the following artists will …


Sandaime J Soul Brothers to release new album, “TRIBAL SOUL”

Sandaime J Soul Brothers has announced that they will be releasing their second album, “TRIBAL SOUL“, on December 7th.

“TRIBAL SOUL” will contain a total of 11 songs, including their singles “FIGHTERS” and “Refrain“. As a bonus track, the album will also come with a new version of their debut song, “Best Friend’s Girl“.

The album will be available in three different …


Music Station announces guest lineup for December 2nd

Music program ‘Music Station‘ has announced their music guest lineup for December 2nd. This Friday’s program will host six artists that include KAT-TUN, Koda Kumi, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, JUJU, Perfume, and Yuzu.

Perfume will perform a special medly including a track from their upcoming album “JPN”, which is due out November 30th.

Check out the line up below!

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KAT-TUN – ‘BIRTH’
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Sandaime J Soul Brothers release full PV for “Refrain”

Last month we revealed a short PV of Sandaime J Soul Brothers’ latest single “Refrain”.  The talents of this group are no joke, showing off powerful yet soothing vocals in this ballad fit for the autumn season.

Check out the full PV below!


Check out the ‘EXILE family’ on Music Fair!

This week’s episode of Music Fair was an exciting one for fans, as it featured the entire “EXILE family“!

EXILE, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Dream, Happiness, FLOWER, and the E-GIRLS all delivered their individual hits, and came together for a fantastic performance of “Rising Sun“.

Check ‘em all out below!

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< EXILE – “Each Other’s Way ~Tabi no Tochuu~” >

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Sandaime J Soul Brothers tops Oricon weekly chart for the first time

On September 7th, Sandaime J Soul Brothers‘ forth single, “FIGHTERS“, was released, and has sold 83,000 copies in its first week, topping the charts for the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking!

Sandaime J Soul Brothers had their singles, “Best Friend’s Girl“, “On Your Mark ~Hikari no Kiseki~“, and album, “J Soul Brothers“, take third place in the past. However, this …


Music Japan announces their special episode for September 18th!

Music Japan has now announced their special episode of their September 18th episode featuring EXILE!

In this broadcast, they will begin with a stage performance of “Rising Sun” and “Each Other’s Way ~Tabi no Tochuu” and follow it up with a talk segment.

Also, as a part of this special, EXILE will answer questions from their fans submitted on Music Japan’s official …


Sandaime J Soul Brothers reveal short PV for “Fighters”

Back in June, we revealed that the Sandaime J Soul Brothers would be providing the theme song for NTV’s late-night drama, “Rokudenashi BLUES“, which stars EXILE’s MATSU and KENCHI.

A short PV has been uploaded onto avex’s official YouTube channel, and the song was revealed to be called “Fighters“. This short PV – labelled mysteriously as “Round …


EXILE’s MATSU & KENCHI to appear in upcoming drama, “Rokudenashi BLUES”!

Two performers from popular group EXILE, MATSU and KENCHI, will be joining in NTV’s upcoming late-night drama, “Rokudenashi BLUES“, which will start on July 6th.

As tokyohive reported previously, “Rokudenashi BLUES” is based on Morita Masanori’s manga which was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from 1988 ~ 1997, and the main character, “Maeda Taison”, will be played by Aoyagi …


Music Japan reveals line-up for May 15th

Music Japan has just revealed its line-up for May 15th.

This week’s episode seems to focus on groups, as Perfume, KAT-TUN, and more will be appearing to promote their new singles.

Check out the solid line-up beneath the cut!