This week’s guests were Ishii Tatsuya, Sayuri Ishikawa, Ishimaru Kanji, Ichikawa Yukino, AKB48, Sakamoto Fuyumi, DAIGO, Nishizaki Midori, Fuse Akira, Hoshino Gen, Maekawa Kiyoshi, Miyama Hiroshi, Yuki Saori, Okawa Eisaku, MUSIC CONCERTO, and Sagara Itsuki
On October 5, Hoshino Gen releases his new single, “Koi.” The song serves as the theme song for his new TBS drama “Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu”, which starts next month. The single’s B-sides have tie-ins as well. The first, “Drinking Dance”, is the CM song for House’s “Ukon no Chikara” health drink. It is followed by “Continues”, which is the theme song for SKY PerfecTV!’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
The DVD that comes with the Limited Edition of “Koi” is called “Koi Video.” and features 2 hours of content. The first part of it, “Nise Akira, Ishigaki e Iku”, features Gen’s alter-ego Nise Akira on a songwriting trip to Okinawa Prefecture’s island of Ishigaki. “Koi Video.” also features live footage from Gen’s performance at METROCK 2016 this past May. The DVD also features audio commentary from Gen and his friends.
Check out the covers and tracklist for “Koi” below!
This week’s guests were JY, w-inds., and WHITE ASH.
JY – Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
w-inds. – Backstage
WHITE ASH – Strike
Only back in February of 2015, we reported that idol supergroup AKB48 had sold over 30 million singles with the release of their 25th consecutive chart topping single “Kibouteki Refrain”.
This huge feat had Oricon recognizing AKB48 as the first female artist in Japan to sell over 30 million singles.
That AKB48 reign just won’t let up: AKB48 has now reportedly sold over 40 million records with the release of their latest single “LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai“.
Japanese-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa has been crowned Miss Japan 2016 today, only a year after former title holder Ariana Miyamoto faced backlash for becoming the first black woman to represent Japan.
A social media frenzy entailed after Miyamoto’s trail-blazing triumph as critics complained that Miss Universe Japan should represent a “pure” Japanese rather than a someone of mixed race.
“Before Ariana, mixed girls couldn’t represent Japan,” Yoshikawa told AFP in an interview. “I didn’t doubt it or challenge it until this day. Ariana encouraged me a lot by showing me and showing all mixed girls the way.“
In line with the upcoming tour of EXILE THE SECOND, it was announced today on EXILE mobile that AKIRA of EXILE will become the sixth member of EXILE THE SECOND.
On September 3rd, GirlsWalker had completed their 23rd Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show. A staple on the calendar for many fashion addicts, the event was to showcase what offerings Shibuya109 brands had for Autumn/Winter 2016. Models walked, artists performed and MCs tried their best to entertain the crowd in between those times. All through this I was watching and critiquing; now I’m here to share my findings with you. Get ready to read about the beautiful and just plain the ugly about Tokyo Girls Collection A/W 2016. Oh, by the way the “Love Me” in the title isn’t a cry for help; its the theme of the show.
Last September 3rd, KAT-TUN’s Ueda Tatsuya (32) has appeared in the special episode of TBS’ “Honoo no Taiiku kai TV”. In one of the segments, he told his opponent who is a part of Johnny’s Jr., “I don’t think of anything except KAT-TUN”. He has said this in tears after all the departures of the used-to-be 6-member group.