Sandaime J Soul Brothers (from EXILE TRIBE) tops the singles charts with R.Y.U.S.E.I. selling over 162,000 copies. The single has tie-up as then CM song for TCK (Tokyo City Keiba). In the #2 spot is DISH// with double a-side single ...

2NE1 revealed all the details for their new Japanese album CRUSH which contains Japanese versions of songs from their newest Korean album. Its their 2nd Japanese album and first release in Japan in over a year and a half. Album CRUSH comes on four editions hitting stores...

2NE1 recently announced their 2nd Japanese album (CRUSH) scheduled for release on June 25th 2014. The album is their first release in Japan in over a year and a half. Its planned for four editions including the Limited type A bundled with their new Korean album ...

This week’s singles charts are topped by SKE48 with their single “Kiss Datte Hidarikiki” selling a very strong 511,000 copies. It’s the AKB48 sister group’s 6th #1 single in a row and their highest selling opening week selling single. The ‘48’s are just getting stronger...will Japan ever...

2NE1 has updated the release details for their 3rd Japanese single “I LOVE YOU” - cover jackets and full track list are official. The single is their Korean hit song released early in July with Japanese lyrics and previously the release date was listed as August 29th but now...

2NE1 has officially announced their 3rd Japanese single “I LOVE YOU” which is their Korean hit song released early in July with Japanese lyrics. We previously reported on the Japanese single before it was officially titled and the release date originally was listed as August 29th but...

~ updated details and preview video - jump ~ Korean idol group 2NE1 has announced a new single, their second of 2012. The new single isn’t yet titled and other details are still preliminary but it does have a tie-in announced with Volume Express Magnum Cat-Eyes Mascara for its product campaign...

Topping the single charts is Fukuyama Masaharu  with “Ikiteru Ikiteku” - his 14th #1 single selling nearly 120,000 copies and he is still the #1 all time selling male solo artist in Japan. In the #2 spot is UVERworld and “7th Trigger”...

2NE1 is releasing their first Japanese album “COLLECTION” which is greatest hits album though many of the songs will be sung in Japanese. Release is set for a simultaneous release with their next Japanese single “SCREAM” on March 28th. Limited release details were previously posted...

2NE1 new Japanese single was previously announced here without too much information but we now have all the details and a preview video for the title track. The single and title track is “SCREAM” and is 2NE1’s first new song for Japan. The release date...

The Korean girls of 2NE1 have announced their first Japanese album and a new single - both are set for release on March 28th 2012! Previously the new single was set for release on February 29th but its been pushed back and will be released same day as the new album. The single...

Korea's largest music festival “26th Golden Disk Awards Ceremony” is set for the Kyocera Dome in Osaka Japan and span two days on January 11-12 2012.  The “Golden Disk Awards” aka Korea's Grammy is best known to the POP music world as “K-award”,...

ABK48, KARA, aiko, Ikimonogakari, 2NE1, Koda Kumi, and Kana Nishino are just part of the huge line-up of performing at this year’s “Best Hit Song Festival 2011....

For the first time ever the single and album weekly charts are topped by Korean groups. The girls of T-ARA land in #1 selling over 200,000 copies of their Japanese debut single Bo Peep Bo Peep, while the boys of Tohoshinki or as they are also known TVXQ hit #1...

HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ is on hiatus this week to prepare for an 18th year anniversary special show on October 10th. The show will run a full two hours and feature mainly Korean groups as they dominated the charts for the past 2 weeks (Sept 19th –Oct 2nd). The early line-up for...

Hey! Say! JUMP’s new single “Magic Power” sold 217,000+ copies and is their 8th consecutive #1, going back to their debut single in 2007. Enka artists, Hikawa Kiyoshi ranked #2 on the charts, giving him his 19th top 10 single. Hey! Say! JUMP – Magic Power – 217,661 Hikawa Kiyoshi –...