The girls of 9nine hit the stage yesterday January 28th at Shinagawa Stellar Ball for their live concert titled, "One-man 9nine ~ Ryakushite One Night Special!!~”. Fans gave their enthusiastic support to what must have been a fun event. And if having a great concert wasn’t enough, 9nine...

Rock duo angela released their newest single -THE LIGHTS OF HEROES - on January 25th and have just posted the single’s long promotional video/music video that’s a must watch. The video created and produced by member KATSU features the title track and a story centered around a lingerie...

KAT-TUN is readying their 6th album “Chain” for release on February 22nd. “Chain” features KAT-TUN’s 5 singles released over the 18 months since their last album, 7 new songs, and 5 new member solo songs for a total of 17 tracks. Track and...

Natsuko Aso’s new single “Lovely Girls Anthem”, which is featured as the current ending theme for anime “Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Act 2”, is set for release on February 8th. The single comes with bonus DVD with the music video for “Lovely Girls ...

TV Asahi’s music show “MUSIC STATION” guest lineup for the Friday February 3rd airing has just been released - Avril Lavigne (!!), ayaka (second week in a row) , Chatmonchy, YUKI, and A.B.C-Z - are all...

Popular Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong released his debut double-A Japanese single “KISS KISS/Lucky Guy” on January 25th. A new promo video with clips from both music videos for “KISS KISS” and “Lucky Guy” via the Universal Music Japan Youtube site....

Fresh off of charting #3 on the weekly Oricon rankings with their new single “YES”, Acid Black Cherry has released the single’s 3-minute version of the music video. “YES” is Acid Black Cherry’s 5th and final of their 5 singles in 5 months...

Jin Akanishi has released the details of his upcoming new album “JAPONICANA” set for release on March 6th in the US and March 7th in Japan (with time difference it will be basically at the same time). The album will come in a Limited CD+DVD edition, Regular CD edition,...

The new Berserk film “Berserk Ōgon Jidai-Hen I: Haō no Tamago” (Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler) is nearing its theatrical launch in Japan on February 4th and a 6-minute digest trailer video with new footage is posted to Youtube. The video introduces the main...

BUMP OF CHICKEN and their new single “GOOD LUCK” topped the singles charts with more than 135,000 sold. The single is featured as the theme song to film “Always Sanchome no Yuhi ‘64”. As predicated in our Chart Preview it was very close...

Group AAA has their first new single of 2012 - “Sailing” due for release February 22nd. It will be the long time group’s 31st single and given the time of year for its release “Sailing” is described as a ‘graduation’ song with lyrics describing a...

The great Eastern Earthquake Reconstruction Project “JAPAN UNITED with MUSIC” single cover of The Beatles - “All You Need is Love” - is available digitally from many locations to both mobile and PC starting January 25th. Also posted to the charity project’s Youtube channel is the...

*Updated - Cover Jacket (original Jan-13th) Its been over a year for a new single from Aqua Timez but the wait will soon be over with their 14th single “MASK” announced for release on February 22nd. Aqua Timez is well experienced with anime tie-ins and “...

Updated release details posted All female band Negoto has just announced the release details of the new single "sharp♯". The new single which is current featured as the opening theme to anime Mobile Suit Gundam AGE will be released on April 4 2012. “...

BUMP OF CHICKEN and their new single “GOOD LUCK” will easily top the singles charts based on the Oricon daily numbers with more than 135,000 sold. The single is featured as the theme song to film “Always Sanchome no Yuhi ‘64”.  On the album side...

Arashi has just announced their 37th single “Wild at Heart” which is featured as theme for TV drama series “Lucky Seven” staring member Matsumoto Jun. The release date for “Wild at Heart” is set for March 7th 2012!...