Kis-My-Ft2 continues their streak with another solid #1 with their third single “SHE! HER! HER!” (release details) that easily tops the weekly Oricon charts with over 192,000 sold. In the number two spot and also making a strong showing is those Korean girls of ...

The boys of Kis-My-Ft2 and their third single “SHE! HER! HER!” (release details) will easily top the weekly Oricon charts with over 187,000 sold. Back in the number two spot but still making a strong showing is KARA and their double A-single “...

Ayumi Hamasaki has exposed a pair of promotional videos for her upcoming album “Party Queen” via the avex Youtube channel. The CM video is short but gives previews of music videos included in the Limited editions. The “ayupan AR” is an iPad/iPhone/Android app and its...

Ayumi Hamasaki new album “Party Queen” which is due out March 21st has updated details and jacket covers revealed. This album is Ayu’s 13th and has 14 tracks including “how beautiful you are” featured as theme for popular TV series Saigo Kara Nibanme no ...

Queen of pop-divas Ayumi Hamasaki has announced her 13th original album “Party Queen”! The album contains 14 new previously unreleased tracks including “how beautiful you are”, theme song to popular TV drama “Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi”. This ambitious work, without...

A close battle with the singles but EXILE and their release Rising Sun/Itsuka Kitto… edged out Fukuyama Masaharu’s Kazoku ni Naoru yo/fighting pose. Rounding out the top 10 is Pistol from Acid Black Cherry. Singles for September 2011 1. “Rising Sun/Itsuka...

The weekly music show Music Station* has released guests and set list for the September 16th airing. Wow! This episode is packed with the top jpop performers who in the recent Oricon charts released #1 singles, #1 albums, and set all time sales records. A who’s who of the current and all-time jpop...

Fukuyama Masaharu’s 27th single “Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose” ousted AKB48’s “Flying Get” from its record-breaking #1 spot on the charts during the previous week. On the album charts Hamasaki Ayumi reached #1 for the 18th time with her mini-album “FIVE.” Fukuyama’s single sold more than 155,000 copies which not only gave Fukuyama...

Ayumi Hamasaki  recently announced that she will release her 49th and 50th singles on consecutive weeks next month. On Sunday, it was learned that the first of those two songs, titled “crossroad,” will be a collaboration with producer Tetsuya Komuro . Hamasaki approached Komuro with the idea back in April. Komuro agreed, and he composed...