~ Updated release details - cover jackets exposed - posted here! ~ Girls' Generation (SNSD) has announced a new original Japanese single “PAPARAZZI” and exposed a teaser preview music video. Its their first single of 2012 and its been over a year since...

Girls Generation is set to release “THE BOYS” album as a Japan packaged edition of the same version of the album released in the USA/EU. This edition comes with the English version of title song “THE BOYS” and 16 other tracks. Release date...

The charts for December 2011 are dominated by another 1+ million selling single by AKB48 with their “Uekara Mariko” selling a huge 1,273,748 and putting it nearly 1 million ahead of the second place single. The rest of the top 5 singles is dominated by boy groups with ...

A bit of a quiet week for major new releases on both the singles and albums after New Years. Landing in the #1 spot for singles is Johnny’s Entertainment group NYC (featuring member Yuma Nakayama) and their single “Wonderful Cupid/NYC Glass no Maho” with about 40,000...

Singles week chart preview 2012 January 2nd - 8th A very quiet week for new releases after New Years and based on the Oricon daily numbers for singles the #1 spot will go to Johnny’s Entertainment group NYC (featuring member Yuma Nakayama) and their single “Wonderful ...

Jin Akanishi tops the singles charts with his latest single “Seasons” just edging out AKB48 subgroup No Sleeves (no3b) and sister group SDN48 who were 2nd and 3rd respectively. On the album charts the combo album of EXILE...

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...

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...

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”,...

Girls’ Generation (Shoujo Jidai) will release DVD & Blu-ray covering their live performances during “JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS' GENERATION,” and release date is set for December 14. The release will come on both DVD and Blu-ray and in two specifications each with Limited Edition and a Regular Edition. Limited...

Arashi dominated the singles charts with week with “Meikyu Love Song” selling over 530,000 copies. It was the mega-boy group’s 32nd single to hit #1. The girls of Perfume made a good showing in the second spot with their latest single “SPICE.” With...

AKB48 took their turn blasting the charts with their single “Kaze wa Fuiteiru” selling over 1.3 million copies. Landing in second for the week was MBLAQ and their single “Baby U!” This single is also featured as the opening theme for anime Beelzebub....

New teaser videos have been released on S.M. Entertainment’s official YouTube channel for Girl’s Generation’s upcoming album THE BOYS. Both Korean and English versions of the 15 second video are available. These go along with the already released video teaser that is longer but without a hint of the upcoming...

Shoujo Jidai previously made history by ranking 2nd on Oricon’s weekly chart. Apparently, the girls have made history once again by finally reaching 1st on the Oricon Daily, today with their “hit” single “Gee“. They will be the first non-Japanese Asian girl group to reach number 1 on the daily chart. As of now, Shoujo...

Despite the lack of performances on various variety shows, Shoujo Jidai is still soaring high on the Oricon Charts. Now that the girls has just released their second Japanese single called “GEE,” we can now see them perform on the popular variety shows in Japan. First stop, Music Station. The girls will...