Korean singer IU has updated the release details for her special Japanese DVD “IU ♥ ONE ~New Year’s Gift from IU~” which features 5 songs sung in Japanese from her concert at Tokyo International Forum this past September. The release comes on one Limited DVD edition that...

Ayumi Hamasaki has updated the release details for her new album “Classical” - track list and cover jacket is revealed. The new album is the third of her 5-consecutive months of releases leading up to her 15th anniversary. The album includes seven songs by fan voting plus 3 songs...

Hi-Fi CAMP is getting ready to release their new mini-album “Love For All” and have revealed a preview music video for lead track “Wonderful World” which has tie-up with TOYO TIRES “Garitto G5” winter tires as CM theme song. The group’s new mini-album...

No question this week - AKB48 with their 29th single “Eien Pressure” tops and gives the idol group another record with their 11th single selling over 1million copeis and their 16th #1 single in row. The single sold over 1,073,499 copies. In the second spot is lead vocalist ...

AKB48 has announced their next single with their annual winter/spring themed “sakura” (cherry blossom) song. The single isn’t yet titled but will come in six editions, three Limited versions that include a handshake event ticket. It’s the mega-idol group’s 30th single and scheduled to hit stores February 20th 2013 - read on for...

Rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION has announced a new single “Ima wo Ikite” (今を生きて) which has a tie-up as the theme song for live-action movie Yokomichi Yonosuke. The new single comes on two editions and is scheduled to be in stores February 20th 2013. Read on...

Girl band SCANDAL has announced a new album “Encore SHOW” that is a compilation of b-side tracks from many of their previously released singles. Included from their April 2011 single “Haruka” is track “Satisfaction” currently featured in commercial messages in Japan for Windows 8. Also...

Instrumental strings unit Crustacea is getting ready to release their 6th album overall and 3rd in the series “Unification3” which are classically arranged covers of Minori Chihara songs. The third album in the series will feature songs “TERMINATED”, “Dream Wonder Formation...

Idol groups BiS and Dorothy Little Happy are collaborating on new single “GET YOU”. The single comes in two editions with each featuring one idol group. Each will cover one of the others hit songs along and adding a new song on their edition of the single....

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES have updated the release details for their 8th original album “EMBRACE” - cover jackets, full track list and bonus details are revealed. The album, part of their 15th anniversary celebration, includes single “BROKEN MIRROR”, new song “EMBRACE”, “...

Ayumi Hamasaki has just released her new mini-album “again” and has revealed three promotional videos - a commercial message spot for the mini-album, preview music video for “Wake me up”, and a short version music video for “snowy kiss”. The mini-album...

KAT-TUN has announced their 20th single, not yet titled, that will feature coupling tracks with tie-ins with Suzuki Solio compact wagon as commercial message theme songs. It also features a special video produced by and solo song from member Yuichi Nakamaru. The new single comes on two Limited and one Regular...

NEGOTO has announced their 6th single “Tashikana Uta” - the third release of their 4-month consecutive release project. The new single, described as the rock band’s first ballad, has a tie-up as ending theme for Fuji TV’s talk show Uchikuru!? (Come to my House!?) hosted by ...

GACKT is getting ready to release his 43rd single - “WHITE LOVERS - Shiawase na Toki” and has now revealed a teaser preview of the title track’s music video. The single, written and composed by GACKT, has a tie-in as the CM theme song for the...

Korean group U-KISS has announced their 6th Japanese single “ALONE” which will be featured as theme song for upcoming NHK TV drama series Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi. The new single will be available in two editions including a Limited with bonus DVD that includes music...

Topping this week’s singles charts is new unit The MONSTERS with debut single “MONSTERS” selling over 160,000 copies. The unit consists of Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi) and Katori Shingo of SMAP and the song is featured as theme song for...