AFTERSCHOOL releases their newest Japanese double-A single “Rambling Girls/Because of You” January 18th 2012. The Korean girl group has given us a tease with a short preview video of “Rambling Girls” showing off their very sexy “S-line” dance moves. Check out the video...

Across Japan Twitter users responded to the challenge of a Nico Nico Douga developer to try an crash the Nico Nico Douga website right at the climax of a free airing of the Hayao Miyazaki anime film “Laputa: Castle in the Sky”. He wanted everyone...

AKB48’s newest single, “Ue kara Mariko” sold over 1 million copies making AKB48 the first group ever to have 4 consecutive first week million selling singles. They are tied now with rock band GLAY with 5 consecutive million selling singles (their first single of the...

Galileo Galilei’s 2nd album “PORTAL” is just announced for release on January 25th, 2012. The album will include their 3 recent singles, “Aoi Shiori”,  “Asu e”, and “Sayonara Furontia” along with 11 other songs for a total...

The 9 girls to voice the roles in the upcoming anime AKB0048 as been announced. This is the culmination of a month long selection process that gave all 200 members from AKB48 and sister groups SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48...

TV Asahi’s long running weekly music show “MUSIC STATION” will be off next week December 16th while they prepare for their mega year-end show “MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2011.” The 4-hour event will be broadcast live from Chiba Makuhari Messe on December 23rd starting at 7:00PM.  More...

Hi-Fi Camp has a new single “Boys be Ambitious!!/Hikari” announced for a March 7th 2012 release. The title track “Boys be Ambitious !!” will be featured as the ending theme song for anime series “Fairy Tail” beginning in January 2012. More...

After a week delay AKB48 has announced the names of the 30 members who passed the first round of judging to be one of the 9 voice actors (seiyuu) for their Spring 2012 anime “AKB0048.” It was previously stated the results would be released December 2nd but it wasn’t...

Watch or download Acid Black Cherry’s live concert held back on July 23rd, 2011 at Fuji Q Highland Conifer Forest. Concert video and download links follow. Making this concert available for free viewing or downloading is part 3 of the band’s, “Thanks 4 You ABC Dream CUP 2011”...

The Mirai Suenaga character clock app is now available for free from the iTunes Japan store. The app developed by Cybernoids and Danny Choo uses a Live2D technology give a fun 3D-affect to the app’s display on the iPhone/iPad. Mirai Suenaga is illustrated by Nao Shirahane and developed as the mascot...

Shoko Nakagawa (Shokotan) has new single, “Horoscope”, ready to drop on January 11th 2012. The title song si currently featured as theme song for Fuji TV’s variety program “Uchi Kuru!?”.  Jacket covers, track list, and unfortunate region-blocked full length music...

For the second week ten new singles have hit the Oricon weekly charts and the boys from KAT-TUN are on top with their 17th consecutive #1 single “BIRTH.” Korean mega-duet Tohoshinki (TVXQ) in a strong second spot with their winter ballad “Winter Rose.”...

Koda Kumi is releasing her 10th album “JAPONESQUE” February 1st 2012 January 25th. The new album from the pop diva features 17 tracks including singles “Love Me Back,” “Ai wo Tomedaide,” and “Poppin love cocktail feat.TEEDA” and...

A strong month for powerhouses Arashi (#1 single, #7 album), AKB48 (#7 single) and its sister group SKE48 (#2 single) and subgroups Not Yet (#4 single), French Kiss (#5 single), and Johnny’s Entertainment groups Sexy Zone (#3 single) and Kanjani8 (#2...

Girls Generation (SNSD) will release something close to a best singles album as their first Japanese album release. Officially titled “Re: package Album ‘GIRLS' GENERATION’~ The Boys ~” and on somewhat short notice will get its Japan release December 28th. A more details follow though...

Maki Goto’s  final live concert, “G-Emotion FINAL~for you~”, was held at Chiba Makuhari Messe December 4th. The concert was performed twice on the 4th for the over 10,000 fans that gathered. A sometimes emotional Goto, who went with a concept of “the Goto ...