Snow who? ARTPOP what? It’s all unPOP now!
Electrorap duo Charisma.com welcomed 2016 with their third overall EP “Aidoro C” and now they are about to see it off with the fourth one, which will carry the title of “unPOP” and will be released on November 22nd. While its physical edition will be Limited, it will be available digitally on iTunes and Recochoku as usual. This release will feature “unPOP” as opening track plus two already revealed tie-in tracks, “Moya Moyashite” and “Urami Tsumotte Yama to Naru” (previously titled “Kirameku risou, yama to naru.”). Die-hard fans of Charisma.com (like me) will probably be delighted to know that the forgotten and almost unknown early 2015 song “999” is finally going to be released in this EP too! Lastly, purchases on iTunes will come with a special iTunes only bonus track titled “SEMI SWEET”. The aesthetics for this era seem to be a playful and cheeky take on the classical Snow White Disney princess by Japanese illustrator Masanami Yanagida, a point of view that may be carried to its sound as its title could suggest. Check the jacket, tracklist and info about the already known songs just after the jump!
It has been announced that anime singer Aoi Eir will begin an indefinite hiatus following her final set of concerts for her 5th anniversary at Nippon Budokan on November 4 and 5.
For the past couple of years, Aoi Eir has had to cancel a number of events and take time off due to medical reasons.
The singer cancelled her performance at Animelo Summer Live 2015 -THE GATE- last August due to a sudden illness, but performed in New York City and at Anime Expo it Los Angeles this year. In August, she cancelled events in Bangkok and across Japan through 2017, now to announce that she will be halting all entertainment activities until further notice.
Chanteuse Tomomi Itano has revealed the short music video for her new single “OMG“.
The song follows the story a swaggie girl who attracts all the boys around her with her charms and love for fitness. The PV transforms a grimy concrete studio into a fluorescent-lit gym space. In between gains, Itano delivers her sexy “onedari” (begging) dance with her four backup dancers. The breakdown will truly have you saying OMG.
Check it out below!
Character images for the 3 leads of the upcoming live action film “Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu” (I Have Difficulty to Be Loved Too Much by Older Brother) are out. Tsuchiya Tao will play as Tachibana Setoka, Katayose Ryota (GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE) as Tachibana Haruka and Chiba Yudai as Serigawa Takane.
The movie is based on Yagami Rina’s manga series of the same name. The director will be Kawai Hayato and the film is set for a Summer 2017 release.
This week’s guest was Tsutaya Koichi.
Tsutaya Koichi x Kanjani8 – Niji (Yuzu cover)
This week on Recochoku, RADWIMPS topped the chart with the movie version of “Zen Zen Zense”, making it the sixth non-consecutive week the song has topped the chart.
B’z topped the iTunes chart with their new digital single “Sekai wa Anata no Iru ni Naru.”
We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.
On October 16, it has been revealed that Yasushi Akimoto will be producing a new idol group consisting of eight 2D characters designed by eight different creators. Each member will be voiced by real-world (3D) female voice actors.
The creators involved include Masayoshi Tanaka, the character designer for the popular animated movie “Kimi no Na wa.”, and Yukiko Horiguchi, known for “K-On!” Besides the characters’ names and their silhouettes, details of each still remain a mystery.
The characters’ voice actors will be decided through an audition that will begin tomorrow, October 17. The final judgement will be made on December 24. The group name as well as their schedule of activities are yet to be determined, but those involved in the project has stated a CD debut and an animation work are planned. As of now, this new group will not be related to 48G nor Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46’s “sakamichi (sloped street) series”.
This project has been in talks since 2 years ago, and a staff team for it was created last year. The group will be formed in partnership with Sony Music Records and Aniplex.
