On October 5, AAA will release their 52nd single, “Namida no Nai Sekai.” In addition to the A-side, the single will include 2 B-sides, “Yell” and “Jewel.” Today, AAA released the music video for “Jewel.” The song only features the female members of the group, Uno Misako and Ito Chiaki (also know as MisaChia). The clip shows both the girly and sexy side of Misako and Chiaki, featuring them in dresses and skirts, as well as lingerie. Check it out below, along with more information on AAA’s new single!
On July 27, American acapella group Pentatonix re-released their self-titled 2015 album in Japan. One of the new additions to the album was a medley of Perfume songs, including “Polyrhythm”, “Chocolate Disco”, “Spending all my time”, and “Pick Me Up.” The voices and instrumentals of the original Perfume songs are replicated by the voices of Pentatonix’s members. Check it out below!
Three-man production team Pa’s Lam System has spent the past few years garnering buzz on the underground netlabel scene. The Kanagawa Prefecture trio’s buzz isn’t limited to Japan though; they’ve also received attention from the likes of Ryan Hemsworth, Porter Robinson, BBC Radio 1, and Pitchfork. Now, Pa’s Lam System has made their major label debut! On August 18, the trio releases the digital EP “TWISTSTEP” on Toy’s Factory. The song features the title track, another new song, and 2 remixes of the title track. Pa’s Lam System has also released a madcap music video to match the song’s frantic energy! Check it out below, along with more information on the EP!
On August 7th Tower Records introduced Penguin Disc, their fourth label specifically for idol music. Fourth?! This might have you believe that Tower Records must have a lot faith in the genre to put so much of their energy, money, time and (most of all) reputation on the line. Yes and no. While it’s not really a big deal when a company debuts a branch or subsidiary, Tower’s rapid fire creation of them (in the same genre no less) is deserving of a double take. From creating T-Palette in 2011, the company went four years until they created both Youth Source and Hako Records in 2015; all strictly for idol music. Now, in 2016, we have another. What’s going on? Tower Records is giving us a lesson in business management and relations with its artists; through subsidiaries.
Fashion designer Kenzo Takada is about to launch his newest autumn line of clothing “SEPT PREMIERES by Kenzo Takada“- with it’s CM theme song being produced by legendary Tetsuya Komuro (commonly referred to as TK) with vocals by Seiko Oomori.
This was revealed at a press conference on the 18th of August, where Kenzo Takada, Tetsuya Komuro and Seiko Oomori were all present. The song is titled “Rever” and makes its premiere today, the 19th of August.
Have a sneak peek at the clothing line and watch the CM below!
This week, Keyakizaka46 topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai”, selling 323,066 copies in its first week.
Unicorn topped the Oricon album chart with their new album “Yu 13-14”, selling 24,734 copies in its first week.
Purveyor of delicates Peach John has released all photos for their new Autumn line, and it looks pretty sweet. Their aiming to give their customers’ a sugar rush with the theme ‘Autumn Dolce‘. Designed with an array of colors and accented with lace, the line was made to give off a vintage pin-up feel as western model Lindsey Wixson poses on everyday objects designed to look like various desserts. Take a peek at the photos for the campaign.
Howdy y’all! Here are the staff selections for July 2016