Maaya Sakamoto is providing the opening theme Be mine! for upcoming anime World Conquest Zvezda Plot (Seikai Seifuku ~ Boryaku no Zvezda) which now has been licensed by Aniplex USA and they’ve revealed an English subtitled trailer. The opening theme song comes on...

Maaya Sakamoto has announced her 23rd single SAVED / Be mine! that features two title songs with both featured as theme songs in upcoming anime TV series. Song SAVED gets tie-up as the ending theme for anime Inari KonKon Koi Iroha and song Be ...

Maaya Sakamoto getting read to release her 22nd single “Hajimari no Umi” has revealed jacket covers, full track list and preview music video. The title track has tie-in as the opening theme song for anime TV series Tamayura - More Aggressive.  Single “Hajimari no Umi” comes...

Maaya Sakamoto recently announced her first single of 2013 “Hajimari no Umi” that will be featured as the opening theme song for upcoming anime Tamayura - More Aggressive. The title track is a collaboration with Taeko Onuki and Toshiyuki Mori. Single “Hajimari no Umi” comes on...

The singles charts are topped this week by Kis-My-Ft2 with single “Ki Su U Ma I ~ KISS YOUR MIND ~ / S.O.S. (Smile On Smile)” with over 214,000 copies sold. It’s the boy group’s 7th single and 7th #1. Landing in the next four spots are Korean groups...

Maaya Sakamoto has revealed more details on her 8th album “Singer Songwriter” - full track list, cover jackets, and preview music video. Her new album includes eight new songs and two re-arranged songs for 10 total tracks. All included songs are written and produced by Maaya ...

Maaya Sakamoto has announced new album “Singer Songwriter”, her 8th original album. The album is planned to include eight new songs and two re-arranged songs for 10 total tracks. All included songs are written and produced by Maaya Sakamoto with arrangement handled by...

Topping the singles charts are the boy idols of Kis-My-Ft2 and their 5th single “Ai no Beat” selling a strong 258,000 copies. Their streak of #1 singles continues as all 5 of their releases have charted #1. Also making a strong presence is 2PM with their delayed...

Maaya Sakamoto has updated release information for her new compilation album “Single Collection + Mitsubachi” - complete track list and cover jackets are revealed. The compilation album contains her singles released from 2005 - 2012 plus some song remix versions and new song “Nekoze” composed...

Maaya Sakamoto has announced a new compilation album “Single Collection + Mitsubachi” that will contain her singles released from 2005 - 2012. The album will also include remix versions and new song “Nekoze” composed by Yoko Kanno for a total of 17 tracks. Sakamoto’s new...

Maaya Sakamoto’s new single, “More Than Words” has been updated with jacket covers and First Press bonus. Also exposed is a teaser length music video for the song that is featured as the theme song for theatrical anime series “Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito” (...

Maaya Sakamoto new single has been announced, “More Than Words” featured as the theme song for anime OVA movies “Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito” (Akito the Exiled). Besides providing the theme song Maaya will also voice one of the...

Lots of new Code Geass projects announced including a new OVA/movie “Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito” (Akito the Exiled) that is due out this summer. Voice actress Maaya Sakamoto will play the heroine Reira Marukaru, a former noblewoman of Britannia and the Waivan unit commander....

Maaya Sakamoto’s regular radio program "Maaya Sakamoto Vitamin M" celebrated number 500 today, November 18 (Friday) broadcasting at midnight. To celebrate, for the first time the show was also a live broadcast on USTREAM. "Vitamin M" is a regular program was launched in April 2002 at bayfm....

SKE48 easily took top honors last week on the singles charts with the release of their newest single, “OkiDoki” selling over 380,000 copies. On the album charts, KinKi Kids album “K Album” sold 151,000 copies to land in the top position. In the...

AKB48 sister group out of Namba, Osaka, NMB48 again blasted the charts at #1 with over 265,000 sold of their 2nd single “Oh My God!” With their 1st single also selling at +200K makes it two in a row for NMB48 and is a first for any female group....