AKB48 tops the singles chart with 45th single – LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい) selling over 1,177,000 copies. Their first double a-side single's title tracks feature the 16 Senbatsu Sousenkyo members selected by fan voting. T.M.Revolution lands out of the top 10 at...

Kis-My-Ft2 tops the singles chart with 17th single Sha la la☆Summer Time selling over 266,000 copies. At #2 BOYS AND MEN brings new single YAMATO☆Dancing selling over 210,000 copies. LiSA lands at #9 with 10th single Brave Freak Out. RADWIMPS...

Ikimonogakari (いきものがかり) celebrates their 10th anniversary this year and just released double a-side single Last Scene / Bokura no Yume (ラストシーン/ぼくらのゆめ). Their 32nd single gets double tie-up - Last Scene featured as theme song for live-action movie Your Lie in April and ...

SKE48 tops the singles chart with Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (金の愛、銀の愛) selling over 251,000 copies. Their 17th single has tie-up as theme for drama 死幣-DEATH CASH staring lead member Matsui Jurina. Tokyo Performance Doll lands at #4 with 5th single Junai Chaos featured...

AKB48 releases their new single - LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい) on August 31st 2016. They revealed music videos and more release details for their first ever double a-side single. Their 45th single LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai comes on 10 editions...

Keyakizaka46 tops the singles chart with single Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (世界には愛しかない) selling over 323,000 copies. Their 2nd single is featured as theme for their TV murder-mystery drama Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshitaka?. Kalafina lands at #10 with 19th single blaze...

SKE48 releases their 20th single Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (金の愛、銀の愛) on August 17th 2016. The single is featured as theme song for lead member Matsui Jurina's staring drama 死幣-DEATH CASH. Single Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai comes on four pairs of...

NMB48 tops the singles chart with Boku wa Inai (僕はいない) selling over 304,000 copies. Their 15th single features graduating key member Watanabe Miyuki. Korean vocal units Apink and AOA climb to #2 and #3 respectively with new Japanese releases. Hey! Say! JUMP...

FTISLAND revealed song digest video and more details for new Japanese single JUST DO IT. Their 16th single in Japan features title song written by member Lee Honggi and coupling track EMPTINESS written by member Choi Minhwan. Single JUST DO IT comes on four editions hitting...

Nogizaka46 (乃木坂46) tops a very strong week of singles with 15th single Hadashi de Summer (裸足でSummer) selling over 728,000 copies.  Johnny's WEST lands at #2 with Jinsei wa Subarashii (人生は素晴らしい) featured as OP for anime Ace Attorney. UVERworld climbs to...

Kinki Kids top the singles chart with 36th single Bara to Taiyo (薔薇と太陽) selling over 193,000 copies. Fictional unit Aqours lands at #4 with Aozora Jumping Heart featured as opening theme for anime Love Live! Sunshine!!. Eir ...

Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵) provides the theme song Hero for the NHK TV broadcast of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics & Paralympics. She has revealed a set of three preview music videos each representing the themed colors green(nature)-blue(water)-orange(flame). Her 45th single overall Hero comes on two...

ORANGE RANGE just released new album EN BAN (縁盤) that features 15 tracks re-arranged by members and guest artists. The best album is part of their 15th anniversary celebration. Album EN BAN comes on two editions that hit stores July 20th 2016. Most recently the long-time rock band ORANGE...

NEWS tops the singles chart with Koi wo Shiranai Kimi e (恋を知らない君へ) selling over 153,000 copies. The single has tie-up as opening theme for TV-drama series Toki wo Kakeru Shojo (The Girl who Leapt Through Time). Nana Mizuki lands at #3 with 34th...

Momoiro Clover Z will return to America for a 3-city "Trans-America Ultra Live Tour" November 15th-19th 2016, with stops in Hawaii, New York, and Los Angeles. The 5-girl Japanese pop idol unit made their last appearance on U.S. shores at Anime Expo 2015, joined on stage by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of...

NMB48 revealed the jacket covers and more preview music videos for new single Boku wa Inai (僕はいない). Graduating key member Watanabe Miyuki gets her first solo center on her final single. Single Boku wa Inai comes on five editions hitting stores on August 3rd 2016. For their...