The boys of Tohoshinki with their Spring ballad “STILL” easily takes the #1 spot for the March 21st singles charts with over 138,000 sold (release details). Dropping out of the #1 spot and landing in the #2 spot is Arashi and their single...

Tohoshinki hits 2012 with their Spring ballad “STILL” and will land in the #1 spot on the weekly Oricon charts with over 130,000 sold. Over on the album charts well.... its really too close to make a good prediction for the top spot. In the mix will be ...

Dominating the weekly single charts for March 14th is super group Arashi and their single “Wild at Heart” selling just over 550,000 copies (release details). SDN48 and their final single “Makeoshimi Congratulations” edged into second spot with over 74,000...

Arashi with their 37th single “Wild at Heart” will surpass the 500,000 sold mark and easily top the singles charts this past week.  On the album charts last week’s #1 continues in that spot this week - Ikimonogakari's latest album “NEWTRAL” with over...

SDN48's final single “Makeoshimi Congratulations” set for release on March 7th now has official jacket covers exposed. Release details for the single can be found in a previous post here at Comtrya Sugoi and the covers follow,SDN48’s final single and album are set for...

Coming Soon! late night music show on TBA has announced their performers for Monday February 20th - SDN48, SCANDAL, Hata Motohiro, V6, and Mano Erina. More details follow,SDN48 will perform their upcoming and final...

SDN48 has announced the title for their first and final album - “NEXT ENCORE” - and cover jackets. The album will release March 14th which is one week after their final single “Makeoshimi Congratulations” drops on March 7th.  SDN48 will hold their final...

Their final single, album, and concert/graduation live event have been announced and the more adult-themed “Saturday Night” sister group SDN48 of AKB48 family will end March 31st 2012. Kawaii (cute) vs. sexy and kawaii won the popularity.  Their final single has been announced - “Makeoshimi Congratulations” and...

  [Update: New posted with release details for Makeoshimi Congratulations here] SDN48 has announced their *final single “Makeoshimi Congratulations” and its set for release on March 7th 2012. Twelve senbatsu members have been selected to participate on the...

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...

The popular idol group AKB48 held a concert at the Seibu Dome in Saitama this past summer and will release the concert footage on DVD December 28.  The concert, “Yossha ~Ikuzo~! in Seibu Dome” (“All Right ~ Lets Go~!”) was held over 3 days back on July 22nd-24th 2011....

SDN48 will release their next single on December 28th. This will be the AKB48 sister group’s 4th single and one of their last perhaps as it was previously announced the group will graduate all members in March 2012.  The new single will come in two editions, type A and B covers, both with...

Wow! A great charitable cause, "The Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Festival 2011," is set will be held on October 29th and 30th to support the disaster victims from this past March’s Tohoku earthquake and resulting tsunami. The event features a jam-packed line-up of jpop music groups and comedians which will...

SDN48 are a sister unit of popular idol group AKB48, in which all members are older than 20 years, as their name derives from the term “SaturDay Night”. It has now been announced that they will be making their major debut on November 24th in Japan and Korea at the same time. Packed with their...

Japanese idol group SDN48 will have their major debut next month on the 24th with their song “GAGAGA”. The song will be released simultaneously in Japan as well as Korea. Their producer Akimoto Yasushi announced it on the 23rd at a hotel in Seoul where the “Asia Music Industry Leaders Forum” was being held. SDN48...

From August 1st, AKB48′s sister-unit SDN48 are starring in the AKB48 stage play in Akihabara, Tokyo and their CD debut has now been decided. On August 1st they held a commemoration event for their debut and together with former AKB48 member Noro Kayo all 37 members stood on stage. “There is an announcement from SDN48...