AKB48 has revealed a preview music video for new single “Eien Pressure” that features the 16 AKB48 idols who survived their annual Janken Taikai (Rock-Paper-Scissors) tournament. The winner Shimazaki Haruka and the rest of the 16 tournament survivors are listed below. Also the hastily announced...

Ayumi Hamasaki has updated the details for her new mini-album “again” - cover jackets are official. The new mini-album, the 2nd of her 5-consecutive months of releases, includes 4 new songs composed by Tetsuya Komura & Dai Nagao plus more for 12 total tracks. Lead track “Wake ...

U-KISS has updated the release details for their new Japanese single “Distance...” - cover jackets and preview music video revealed. The new single described as a ballad appropriate for the coming winter holidays comes on two editions and is scheduled it hit stores on December 12th. Updated release details,...

Ayumi Hamasaki has announced a new album, tentatively title “CLASSICAL”, which is part three of her 5-consecutive months of releases to celebrate her 15th anniversary. The album’s contents are undecided but will contain classical re-arrangements for new or previously released songs. A similar album “My Story Classical...

NEGOTO has updated the details for single “greatwall” - the next single of their 4-month consecutive release project. The band also announced a Japan-wide 23-performance tour that begins February 15th. Their new single “greatwall” and 6th overall is available on one Limited Pressing edition which...

Tohoshinki (TVXQ) has announced a new Japanese single that includes “Catch Me” their hit Korean song remixed with Japanese lyrics and a new original Japanese ballad song “I Know”. No official title yet for TVXQ’s new Japanese single which is their...

Topping the singles charts are the boy idols of Kis-My-Ft2 and their 5th single “Ai no Beat” selling a strong 258,000 copies. Their streak of #1 singles continues as all 5 of their releases have charted #1. Also making a strong presence is 2PM with their delayed...

The girls of RAINBOW have announced re-release of their first Japanese album “Over the Rainbow - Special Edition”. RAINBOW released “Over the Rainbow” back on March 28th and since then group has been quiet on new Japanese releases until now. There are three...

Singer/songwriter miwa is preparing to release her 2nd live DVD/Blu-ray release “guitarium ~ miwa concert tour 2012”. The live release captures miwa’s performance at Tokyo Dome City Hall on June 23rd during her “miwa concert tour 2012 ‘guitarium’ “. It comes on DVD or...

no3b (No Sleeves) has announced a new single, their 9th single overall and first in over a year. The single isn’t yet title but will come on four editions with three Limited that include lottery application card for special event. The AKB48 sub-unit released their...

The Sketchbook has announced their 6th single which isn’t yet titled but will have tie-ups with NTV Happy Music POWER PLAY and NTV Oto Ryumon Baby Dragon’s Gate. The band has also announced participation in a bunch of live events and a 2013 one-man live mini-tour. All great news for The Sketchbook...

SHINee is getting ready to release a new Japanese single “1000 Nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite...” which is described as the group’s first ballad single perfect for the late fall and Christmas holidays. Now the boys have just revealed a preview music video for their 2nd original Japanese single...

Minori Chihara has just released - “Live 2012 ULTRA-Formation” & “Live 2012 PARTY-Formation” - each comes on two HD Blu-ray and captures her events at Messe Makuhara Event Hall held June 16th & 17th 2012 respectively. A new promotional video digest of the release contents...

Ayumi Hamasaki has exposed the track list for her mini-album “again” - the 2nd of her 15th anniversary celebration 5-consecutive months of releases. The new mini-album includes 4 new songs composed by Tetsuya Komura & Dai Nagao plus more for 12 total tracks. Lead track “Wake me ...

Kalafina has announced a compilation album “5th Anniversary LIVE SELECTION 2009-2012” consisting of their best songs recorded at concert events from 2009 thru 2012. The release comes on 2 CDs and includes songs from their debut “oblivious” to “to the beginning”...

Topping the singles charts is idol group NMB48 with their 6th single “Kitagawa Kenji” - the AKB48 sister group’s 5th #1 single - selling 317,000 copies. Second spot goes to new 5-member EXILE unit The SECOND and their debut single “THINK ...