The top spot on the Oricon weekly singles charts is Korean group CNBLUE with their first single of 2012 “Where are you” with over 60,000 sold. Just making it into the #2 spot as predicted in our chart preview is ClariS...

Koda Kumi releases her 4th remix album, “Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4” on March 14. The album features popular songs like “you”, “sukide, sukide, sukide”, “Aiwotomenaide”, her newest single “Love Me Back”...

The top spot on the Oricon weekly singles charts is SKE48 and their 8th single “Kataomoi Finally” that nearly topped the one-half million sold mark for the week at 495,809. The second spot finds Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong and his well received...

SKE48 and their new single “Kataomoi Finally” will top the singles charts by a wide victory based on the Oricon daily numbers with more than 482,000 sold. The single is SKE48’s 8th and should eventually top the 1/2 million sold mark if it hasn’t already. On the album charts...

Pop-diva Koda Kumi who shocked the music world back on December 16th 2011 with the announcement that she was pregnant by BACK-ON member KENJI03, has just canceled her appearance at the “Ontama Carnival 2012” (Jan 29th). She had previously announced the cancelation of her area...

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...

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...

TV Asahi’s music show “MUSIC STATION” guest lineup for their show for Friday December 2nd - KAT-TUN, Koda Kumi, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, JUJU, Perfume, and Yuzu. More details on the performances follow, Each group is on...

Koda Kumi delivers nice long (6min) message to fans via avex official YouTube channel for her new single LOVE ME BACK. The latest single from the jpop diva is set for release November 30th.  Video and single details follows,Video preview for LOVE ME BACK here posted...

Release date is approaching for Koda Kumi’s new single “Love Me Back” - November 30th - and via avex’s official Youtube site we get a peak at the behind-the-scenes for the single’s music video.  The singe will be released in 3 editions Limited, CD + DVD, and CD only....

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....

Koda Kumi’s new single, “Ai wo Tomenaide” is set to release on September 21st. The new single will be her 51st single and it will be featured as the theme song to Japanese drama, Second Virgin. The single will come in 3 versions – Type A...

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...

Koda Kumi is releasing her first cover album on October 13, titled “ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~.” The album will include several famous songs with new arrangements, ranging from R&B to electro to acoustic. Koda, who is celebrating her 10th anniversary this December, came up with the idea for the album 3 years ago. In February...