Topping the singles charts this week is popular vocal group KANJANI8 with their 22nd single “Namida no Kotae” selling over 248,000 copies. Their 19th #1 single has tie-in as the theme song for movie “100 Kai Naku Koto” (To Cry a 100 Times...

Dominating the singles charts this week is mega idol group AKB48 with their 30th single “So Long !” - selling over 1,035,000 copies. Its their 17th #1 single and sets another sales record with their 12th single (11th in-a-row) selling over one million copies. Another idol group, E-girls...

Idol unit SUPER☆GiRLS are ready to drop their newest single “1,000,000☆Smile” on April 18th. The title track is tied-in to several CM for Ito-Yokado: “Shin Seikatsu”, “Haru no za Sale”, and “good day by AMERICANCOLORS”, and Nippon TV “Oto Ryumon”. This is the unit’s 4th single and all editions...

One of our favorites, singer song-writer YUI topped the singles charts with her newest release "Green a. live" with nearly 56,000 copies sold. She edged out idol group SUPER☆GIRLS who sold close to 49,000 copies of their 3rd single "Joshiryoku←Paradise".  On the album charts fictional band A.N.JELL from the...

On December 3rd, the Asahi network will air a special program that brings together girl idol groups, and it will be called, “Bishoujo Idol Daishuugou! ~kawaiisa amatte OTOME 100bai~.” The show is hosted by ex-Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari, and will feature S/mileage, Juliet, Tokyo Girls Style, and SUPER?GiRLS as guests. All together, the show...

SUPER?GiRLS, a 12-member idol group that was formed by Avex in June, held a live performance at Shiodome-AX on Saturday. During the event, it was announced that the group’s CD debut has been set for December 22, when they will release their first album “Chouzetsu Shoujo.” Avex is creating a new sub-label called iDOL Street...