The artists who will be performing on the '70th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' have been announced.This year, there will be a total of 41 artists with 21 on the red team and 20 on the white team. First time performers include Hinatazaka46, Foorin, and LiSA on the red team, and Official Higedandism, Kis-My-Ft2, King Gnu, GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, and Suda Masaki on the white team. While Foorin was a guest performer on last year's program, they will of

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This is Tokyohive's regular Drama Prime Time Report that gives you a detailed look at the prime time ratings of the weekly dramas. You can check out the most recent ratings from November 5th to November 11th and an overview of the ratings of the current fall dramas below! === 11/5 – Tuesday Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (Fuji TV) Cast: Abe Hiroshi, Yoshida Yo, Inamori Izumi, Tsukamoto Takashi, and more (01) 11.5% – (02) 07.7% – (0

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Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra have revealed the PV for their new song "iDale Dale! ~feat. Chiba Yusuke~."  For "iDale Dale! ~feat. Chiba Yusuke~," the group welcomed Chiba Yusuke (The Birthday) as the featuring guest. It's been 18 years since the two last worked together on the song "Canaria Naku Sora." This song was written as the image song for WOWOW's 'WOWOW Spain Soccer 19-20 Season.' In the PV, you can see Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and C

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Nogizaka46 member Yamashita Mizuki will release her first solo photo book (currently untitled) on January 21. Besides her activities in Nogizaka46, Yamashita has been active as an exclusive model for fashion magazine 'CanCam' and has recently starred in the TV drama 'Denei Shoujo -VIDEO GIRL MAI 2019-.' The photo book was shot in Paris, France, a place where she's always wanted to visit. You can take a sneak peek at the photo book below!   Sourc

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On November 13, major league baseball player Yu Darvish (33) announced via Twitter that he and wife, former world wrestling champion Yamamoto Seiko (39), welcomed their baby girl. He wrote, "It's a little late, but on November 12 in U.S. time, my first daughter was born! Both mom and baby are healthy. I am thankful." Darvish and Yamamoto have two sons, the first born in July of 2015 and the second in March

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SCANDAL will release their new album "Kiss from the darkness" on February 12, marking their first album release from their private label 'her.' The band's ninth album comes about two years after their last album "HONEY" released in February of 2018. It will consist of a total of 11 songs, such as "Masterpiece," "Mabataki," "Fuzzy," and "Saishuheiki, Kimi." In the album's title, "Kiss from the darkness," the group put their thoughts of "

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X JAPAN have uploaded the HD music videos for "ENDLESS RAIN" and "Silent Jealousy" onto their official YouTube channel. "ENDLESS RAIN" was included in their major debut album "BLUE BLOOD" released in 1989, and "Silent Jealousy" in their third studio album "Jealousy" released in 1991. Check them out below!   Source: natalie

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SEKAI NO OWARI has cancelled their concert on November 13 at Star Hall KITEC in Hong Kong, which was a part of their Asia tour 'SEKAI NO OWARI TOUR 2019 The Colors ASIA.' The cancellation was determined due to the condition of local transportation, and to prioritize the safety of visitors. All tickets will be refunded. For this Asia tour, the band was scheduled to perform in five cities as the overseas edition of their nationwide tour which wra

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Check out the box office chart of the past weekend below! Japan Box Office Chart – November 9th/November 10th 01 (00) [US] Terminator: Dark Fate (Weeks: 01) 02 (01) [US] It: Chapter Two (Weeks: 02) 03 (00) [JP] Sumikko Gurashi (Weeks: 01) 04 (02) [US] Joker (Weeks: 06) 05 (03) [JP] After the Matinee (Weeks: 02) 06 (00) [JP] Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu - Hyouketsu no Kizuna (Weeks: 01) 07 (00)

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BUCK-TICK's new single "Datenshi" will be released on January 29. In addition to the title track "Datenshi," which was written by Sakurai Atsushi (Vo) and composed by Imai Hisashi (G), the single will include "Luna Park," written by Sakurai and composed by Hoshino Hidehiko (G). The single's Complete Production Edition will come with a live track from the band's upcoming tour 'THE DAY IN QUESTION 2019,' as well as a Blu-ray or DVD containing

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