On August 24, Shiggy Jr. will release their new single, “Beautiful Life.” The song serves as the ending theme for the NHK anime series “Kyokai no RINNE.” The band recently released the music video for the song, which resolves around the band working behind the scenes on multiple commercials. These commercials feature various products using the brand name “Beautiful Life”, in reference to the song’s title. Check it out after the jump, along with more information in the new single!
On October 5, X4 will release their new mini album, “4 MY BABY.” Today, the group released the music video for the mini album’s opening track, “Pride.” The music video for the touching ballad was shot in Hawaii. The clip focuses on a wedding between the members of X4 and a young woman. The members of X4 are clad in white tuxedos in the video. Check it out below, along with more information on their new mini album!
Longtime anime fans might remember Full Metal Panic! a two (plus one spin-off) season romance/mecha TV anime running from 2002 to 2005 about a high school girl and her similarly-aged military bodyguard. Fans of the series might want to brace themselves, because publisher Fujimi Shobo teases an “important announcement” for the series for the Full Metal Panic! Special Stage session of Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai 2016 (Fantasia Bunko Big Thanksgiving 2016) via the event’s schedule on their official website. The thanksgiving event for Fujimi Shobo’s Fantasia Bunko imprint will be held on October 22.
This week’s show featured talk segments: DJ Koo x Tokyo Idol Festival, Unicorn, Rekishi x Anthony, and BOYS AND MEN.
Beauty-Wellness company Rohto has enlisted popular Rev. from DVL member Kanna Hashimoto to star in their new campaign for Lipbaby Crayon. In the 15-sec. CM we see the idol, who was dubbed ‘beyond angelic’, give her best cat impression while showing off the product. The 45-sec. CM we get also get to see rocker Kanna, backed by her band of tomcats. Continue on to see both 15 and 45-sec. CMs and a BTS video.
The upcoming installment of legendary RPG Final Fantasy has been officially delayed by two months. Final Fantasy XV and Square Enix director Hajime Tabata released a five minute video on youtube explaining the delay and hoping the fans will understand. The game will now hit store shelves worldwide on November 29th, 2016.
Here is an excerpt from his press release.
“From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a level of freedom and realism previously unseen in the series. Regrettably, we need a little bit more time to deliver on this vision and are confident that this new release date will help us achieve this,” said Hajime Tabata the game director. “As the director and lead of this project, I wish to personally apologize for the additional wait. As a team, we want FINAL FANTASY XV to achieve a level of perfection that our fans deserve. We kindly ask for your understanding.”
The full video of his statement can be seen below.
Rock duo Chatmonchy have released the music video for their newest single, “majority blues”, released past 20 July. The MV, directed by MINORxU, is said to reflect the clash between the concepts of majority and minority. The group has been already teasing the MV through their Instagram account. Check the MV and single cover just after the jump!