Long time idol group Morning Musume is readying their 49th single “Renai Hunter” for its April 11th release and preparing for senior member and current leader Niigaki Risa's graduation. Niigaki Risa follows previous leader and also part of the group’s 2001 5th generation, Takahashi Ai...

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...

Takahashi Ai’s full music video of “Jishin motte Yume wo motte Tobitatsu Kara” which is part the “Petit Best 12 DVD” released back on December 7th 2011 has been posted on the Morning Musume official YouTube channel. The “Petit Best 12...

Long standing rock band, L’Arc~en~Ciel released their newest single “X X X” last week and it rode the charts up to #1. The band is celebrating their 20th year in strong style. Making a good showing in second place was the Japanese release of the hit single “...

A new idol’s in-training café is planned for Akihabara with the hopes of producing a new generation of idols. The theme of the café will have all female employees who aspire to be idols and singers, and the café will serve as their training ground. The customers will participate as the "producers" in a "real...

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...

Morning Musume wrapped up their live tour, Morning Musume Concert Tour Fall 2011 Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Graduation Special~, at the Nippon Budokan on September 30th. It was leader Takahashi Ai’s final performance and official graduation from both Morning Musume and Hello! Project. The concert kicked...

Soon to be graduated though still Morning Musume leader Takahashi Ai will be promoting the beauty of Fukui Prefecture across Japan. Takahashi is from Fukui, and so the appointment was a particularly special one for her. She was granted the title of “Fukui Brand Ambassador” officially by Fukui’s governor, Nishikawa Issei,...

EXILE topped the Oricon charts this week with their latest single, “Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto...,” selling almost 202,000 copies. This is their 11th number-one single and their 2nd in a row. Morning Musume is a distant #2 and Korean girl group RAINBOW continues the K-pop invasion with their debut Japanese release hitting #3 (a...

Former Morning Musume member Kago Ai (23) apparently attempted suicide this morning. Azabu police received an emergency call at around 11:55am on September 11 and upon entering Kago’s Roppongi apartment authorities found her dazed and with a slit wrist. Kago was taken to a nearby hospital and is listed in stable, non-life-threatening condition. It is...

The full radio preview of Morning Musume’s 46th single titled Only You has been released. The release date is set for 6/15. Morning Musume: Only You PV (audio)...

Morning Musume has just released a CM for their new single, “Maji Desu Ka Ska!“, and this CM shows some new footage from their PV. However, it also states that the single will be released on March 23rd, which isn’t the case. A few days ago, we reported that Hello! Project would be postponing their...

Just on Friday four new members of MORNING MUSUME. had been announced, when already on Sunday, January 9th, 2011, group leader Takahashi Ai announced her leaving. During the performance at the Nakano Sun Plaza, Takahashi announced herself, that she will be leaving the group this year in autumn. She had been enrolled for ten years...

Hello! Project has unveiled the newest members of idol group Morning Musume. The 9th generation audition is now over, and three of the finalists have passed: Erina Ikuta (13), Riho Sayashi (12), and Kanon Suzuki (12). In addition, Hello! Pro Egg member Mizuki Fukumura (14) has also joined the group. Members Eri Kamei, Junjun, and...

With Hello Project,C-ute and Berryz Koubou have an official Youtube.Now it is time for Morning Musume to launched their official YouTube channel today.Check it out! Morning Musume Official Channel...