Topping an all new releases singles chart is Korean male idol group 2PM with single Winter Games. Its their 7th Japanese single and sold over 108,000 copies. In the #2 spot is AKB48 idol Yuki Kashiwagi with her second solo single Birthday wedding that...

Topping the singles charts this week is KAT-TUN with their 20th single “EXPOSE” selling over 154,000 copies. It’s the popular boy group’s 20th #1 single keeping their record perfect! In the second spot is AKB48 idol Yuki Kashiwagi with her solo debut single “...

Dominant idol group, AKB48 released their newest single today, “Kaze wa Fuiteiru” and its already a 1+ million seller. Oricon is reporting 1,045,937 in first day sales for the group’s 23rd single. The new single includes fifteen members from AKB48, two from SKE48, and one from NMB48. For the...

Juggernaut of idol groups, AKB48 has unveiled the jacket covers to their 23rd single, “Kaze wa Fuiteiru”. *Above is the DVD cover. The costume design and color palate are a bit of a departure for AKB48 – muted green and a medieval nymph or fairy look with...

Four AKB48 members are getting their own solo comic strips in the manga magazine Weekly Young Jump. The four girls – Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, and Rino Sashihara will take turns each week , starting with the magazine’s Volume 38, on sale on August 19. The titles of their manga (subject to change)...

Details have been released for the French Kiss debut single “Zutto Mae Kara,” which goes on sale on September 8. The single will come in three versions with different contents, including an original short drama. First unveiled last month, French Kiss consists of AKB48 members Yuki Kashiwagi (19), Aki Takajo (18), and Asuka Kuramochi (20)....