Yamashita Tomohisa to release “Ke・Sera・Sera” in March

It’s been revealed that Yamashita Tomohisa will be releasing his new song, “Ke・Sera・Sera“, on March 13th.

“Ke・Sera・Sera” is currently being used as the theme song for NTV’s drama, ‘Shinryochuu -in the Room‘, starring SMAP’s Inagaki Goro. It’s a pop number that was written by passepied’s Ogoda Natsuki (Vo) and Narita Haneda (Key).

The single will be released in 4 different types: …


Yamashita Tomohisa to sing theme song for late-night drama, ‘Shinryochuu -in the Room-’

Yamashita Tomohisa’s new song, “Kai・Sera・Sera“, has been chosen as the theme song for the upcoming late-night drama, ‘Shinryochuu -in the Room‘.

‘Shinryochuu -in the Room-’, a school drama starring SMAP’s Inagaki Goro, will air on NTV starting January 12th. He plays a psychiatrist who solves various problems that the students and teachers are going through. It will also star Sakai Miki, …


Oricon Weekly Charts for 12/10 ~ 12/16

Oricon has released its weekly chart for December 10th to the 16th.

Check out the results below!

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<Single Weekly Ranking>

1. “WORLD QUEST / Pokopon Pekorya” – NEWS : 12/12 (130,899)

2. “Eien Pressure” – AKB48 : 12/5 (56,216)

3. “1000-nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite…” – SHINee : 12/12 (40,017)

4. “Still” – Lead : 12/12 (30,190)

5. “Distance…” – U-KISS : 12/12 (29,752)

(Check out the full …


Yamashita Tomohisa & Imada Koji to team up for Fuji TV’s new variety show

It was announced that Yamashita Tomohisa will team up with talento Imada Koji, to become the MCs for Fuji TV’s new variety show “Shougeki! Sansedai Hikaku TV Generation Tengoku” (tentative title).

This new variety show will compare the life style of Japanese people splitting them into three generations, and total 15 guests from various backgrounds who are in their 10~20s, 40~50s, and over …


Katori Shingo & Yamashita Tomohisa’s unit The MONSTERS tops Oricon weekly chart

Katori Shingo (SMAP) and Yamashita Tomohisa’s unit The MONSTERS‘ song “MONSTERS” (released on November 28th) sold 160,000 copies in its first week and grabbed the No.1 spot on Oricon weekly chart for the week of December 10th.

“MONSTERS” is being used as the theme song for the ongoing TBS drama “MONSTERS” that Katori and Yamashita star in.

It’s been over …


Japan Twitter Trends for October 2012!

Every month, BIGLOBE releases a list of the top Twitter trends in Japan. Now that October has come to an end, they’ve compiled their data and revealed their rankings for the month.

(If you want to go back in time and compare what trended in the past, you can check out September’s ranking here.)

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[Word Ranking] – [Most Popular Day]

1. Halloween …


Drama Prime Time Report – 10/19~10/21

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/19~10/21

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/19~10/21

The second-episode itch has hit all weekend dramas of the new fall season again and ‘MONSTERS’ has proved itself against baseball.

You better not expect any good news about the ratings when it comes to dramas and their second episodes. It’s the time for many nosedives and only some occasional surprising surges. This weekend the …


Katori Shingo & Yamashita Tomohisa’s unit ‘The MOSTERS’ reveals single details

As we reported previously, Katori Shingo (SMAP) and Yamashita Tomohisa have formed a new unit The MONSTERS, and will be singing the theme song for their upcoming drama series, ‘MONSTERS‘ (begins airing on October 21st on TBS).

The theme song also titled “MONSTERS“ that was written and composed by Katori and Yamashita together, and was produced by Jeff …


Yanagihara Kanako to play Yamapi’s girlfriend in upcoming drama ‘MONSTER’

It was revealed that comedic talent Yanagihara Kanako will play her first heroine role in TBS’ drama series “MONSTERS” (9PM on Sundays), which will begin airing on October 21. The series, a detective drama, has already become a hot topic as it stars SMAP’s Katori Shingo and Yamashita Tomohisa together for the first time ever.

Yanagihara plays Takano Emi, …


Katori Shingo & Yamashita Tomohisa form unit ‘The MONSTERS’ for their upcoming drama

It’s been revealed that Katori Shingo and Yamashita Tomohisa has formed a new unit called ‘THE MONSTERS‘, and will be singing the theme song for their upcoming drama series, ‘MONSTERS‘ (begins airing in October).

The theme song, ‘MONSTER‘, was written and composed by Katori and Yamashita themselves. Katori expressed, “We started making this song hoping that it could become …


Drama Prime Time Report – 08/17~08/19

Drama Prime Time Report – 08/17~08/19

Drama Prime Time Report – 08/17~08/19

All the networks finally recovered from the Olympics by the end of the last week and many of the regular and popular shows are now back in full swing. The same can be said for most of the dramas, although they weren’t nearly as strong as the variety shows.

The Friday golden prime time slot …


SMAP’s new album takes top spot on Oricon’s weekly album chart

SMAP’s 20th original album “GIFT of SMAP” was released on August 8th and sold 210,000 copies in its first week of sales, and has thus taken the top spot on the latest Oricon weekly album chart

As reported previously, this album is comprised of 19 melodies, including “Sakasama no Sora“, theme song for NHK drama “Ume-chan Sensei”, and “Angel …


Japan Twitter Trends for July 2012!

Every month, BIGLOBE releases a list of the top Twitter trends in Japan. Now that July has come to an end, they’ve compiled their data and revealed their rankings for the month. With the Olympics starting up, it’s no surprise that sports were a hot topic this month.

(If you want to go back in time and compare what trended …


Yamashita Tomohisa to release a live DVD/Blu-ray for his “Ero-P” tour

In tandem with Yamashita Tomohisa’s new album “Ero”, Yamashita performed at the Yokohama Arena from August 3rd to the 5th as a part of his Japan tour “TOMOHISA YAMASHITA LIVE TOUR 2012 ~ERO-P~”.

The performances opened with Yamashita dressed in a white-feathered outfit descending from the ceiling on a lip-shaped object that has been used as the tour logo. When Yamashita …


Yamashita Tomohisa unveils PV for title track “ERO -2012 version-”

Yamashita Tomohisa has unveiled the full PV for “ERO -2012 version-“, the title track for his latest album “ERO” which was just released July 25th.

As previously reported, the title track is written by Nojima Shinji and composed by Maeyamada Kenichi. The album has a Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, Regular Edition, and Yamashita Tomohisa SHOP Limited Edition.

The PV …


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