Mika Nakashima’s latest single, “Ichiban Kirei na Watashi wo,” has set a new record on the USEN request charts. This week, the song achieved its 6th consecutive week at #1, surpassing the previous record of 5 weeks set by EXILE’s “Tada Aitakute” in 2005. Released as a single on August 25, “Ichiban Kirei na Watashi...

Nagoya-based idol unit SKE48 has completed its 4th generation audition, it has been announced. A record number of hopefuls applied for the audition, but only 16 passed to become part of the group. The new members are being added to the kenkyuusei (research student) group, for a total of 26. Along with the 16 girls...

The title for Morning Musume’s 44th single has been revealed to be Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game on a Sony shopping site (not official, although it is a reliable source). I am surprised to see that the title of the single isn’t Aisaresugiru Koto wa nai no yo but at the same time I...

Mao Inoue has been chosen to star in a movie adaptation of Mitsuyo Kakuta’s popular novel “Youkame no Semi.” Izuru Narushima is directing the film, scheduled for release in 2011. Inoue plays Erina, a young woman who was abducted as a baby by her father’s mistress Kiwako (Hiromi Nagasaku). Kiwako raises Erina as her own...

AKB48’s preview for the PV of ’Beginner‘ has just been released!.Preview inside~ As we’ve mentioned in a previous post, this single will come in five versions which includes 2 CD+DVDs, 2 Event editions, and a regular edition. It’s set to hit shelves and e-stores on October 27th, and will serve as the group’s 18th single....

Singer and song writer YUI’s new single “Rain”, which will be released at the end of November, will be used as the theme song of the new TV drama “Perfect Report” which starts in October. “Perfect Report” is the first serial of the new period of Fuji TV. It’s a story about the comeback of...

Remember about Utada Hikaru want to break for a while on music career.lol~it seems rarely happen.Utada Hikaru happened to be released new single for Pepsi CM and she will actively attending tour at Yokohama Arena this 8th and 9th Disember!~ more news below A new track titled “Hyme a l’amour ~Ai no Anthem~” has been...

Korean girl group KARA will have event on Ameba. SP PigTV Square KARA dance event notice 28~30 September – 3 days event Special Event Super girl group KARA Debut single ‘Mr’ is a smash hit! Today, 28 (Tuesday), a new area (room) was created with cool clothes, can be purchased starting 17 o’clock These 3...

Arashi will be releasing their 6th single for 2010, “Hatenai Sora(Endless sky)” on November 10th. The new single will also be used as a theme song for upcoming drama “Freeter, ie wo kau” (will start on October 19th) in which one of the members, Ninomiya Kazunari stars in. ”Hatenai Sora” will come as 2 different...

AKB48 members Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Tomomi Itano, and Sayaka Akimoto are appearing in “VOGUE girl,” a supplement included with the November issue of women’s magazine VOGUE NIPPON. The issue, which goes on sale on September 28, features the four members each promoting different brands. Oshima is wearing Cartier, Maeda is wearing Tiffany, Itano is...

KAT-TUN’S Tatsuya Ueda (26) has returned to the stage yesterday for his solo tour in Tokyo, a month after injuring his foot in Taiwan, reports Sankei Sports. The singer performed 18 songs for his 12,000 fans at the Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijyo Dai-ichi Taikukan without showing any signs that his broken left toe was slowing him...

A special gondola made for NEWS to use in Tokyo Dome took them high enough to see all of their fans inside the dome, reports Nikkan Sports and Sanspo.com. The popstar group started the Tokyo concerts of their tour on September 25, which will continue till tomorrow. It is the first tour the group has...

Actress Toda Erika (22) and actor Kase Ryo (35) took the stage today at TBS to present their new drama “SPEC”.She will be as a weird woman on this drama Toda who was standing out in her role as Touma Saya, a weird woman and genius with an IQ of 201 who always has her...

All-girl pop idol group AKB48 played rock-paper-scissors in front of around 11,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo recently to select 16 members to sing on their 19th single CD, which will go on sale in December. Through the ‘‘janken’’ hand game, Mayumi Uchida, 16, won the right to take center stage when...

A new CM for KIRIN’s low-malt beer, “Tanrei GREEN LABEL“, stars three of Arashi’s members: Ohno Satoshi, Aiba Masaki, and Matsumoto Jun. The CM just started airing on September 25th in Japan, and in the commercial, all three members go fishing together. Arashi fans are already well aware that Ohno Satoshi loves fishing, but the...

Former AKB48 member Mai Oshima (23) is now a regular on TV Asahi’s sports program “GET SPORTS” (Sunday nights, 12:30am). Starting on September 26, she will be in charge of a new segment called “Karada no Kyoukasho” (“The Body’s Textbook”), in which she presents the training regimen of a top-class athlete. Each time, Oshima and...