This week’s guest was Ken Hirai.

Ken Hirai x Kanjani8 – Soredemo Shitai

Creephyp has 2 new releases on the horizon! The first is the band’s new single, “Oni”, out August 10. “Oni” is the theme song for the new NTV drama “Soshite, Dare mo Inaku Natta.”

The second release is Creephyp’s new album, “Sekaikan”, out September 7. This is the band’s first album since their December 2014 album “Hitotsu ni Narenai nara, Semete Futatsu Dakede Iyou.” In addition to “Oni”, the album will include the singles “Ai no Tenmetsu”, “Reversiblue”, and “Hakka.” The album will also feature the song “Ainii”, which serves as the opening theme for the NHK anime series “Kyokai no RINNE.”

Creephyp recently released the short music video for “Oni.” It stars Shiiki Tomomi, the frontman of My Hair Is Bad, and Tokyo Gegegay member YUYU. Check out the video below, along with more information on Creephyp’s new single!

On September 7, TK from Ling Tosite Sigure will release his new single, “Signal.” The song is the opening theme for the TBS anime series “91Days.” The B-sides on the single are 2 self-covers: one of Ling Tosite Sigure’s 2010 song “Shandy” and the other, an acoustic version of TK’s 2014 solo single, “unravel.”

TK recently released the music video for “Signal.” The clip consists of couples of various ages, races, and sexualities. The video shows the up side of love, but also the down side of it. Check it out below, along with more information on TK’s new single!

Every year, at the San Diego Comic-Con, The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards was given for various creative works in the American Comic industry. However, one category in particular, namely the Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia, regularly nominates Japanese comic/manga since its establishment in 2010. This year around, Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan  (the 4th volume of Showa: A History of Japan) by the late Shigeru Mizuki grabs the prestigious award. This would be Shigeru Mizuki’s third Eisner, after his wins in the same category in 2012 and 2015.

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.

Trailer is out for the upcoming suspense movie “Shippu Rondo“, based on the novel of the Japanese thriller king Keigo Higashino and starring Hiroshi Abe as a scientist trying to recover a dangerous biological weapon. Well not exactly, as “Shippu Rondo” is packed with almost the same amount of fun and jokes as thrills. Check the details and the trailer after the jump!

This week’s guests were Nishino Kana, KinKi Kids, and E-girls.

Nishino Kana – Have a nice day

KinKi Kids – Bara to Taiyou

E-girls – E.G. summer RIDER

Ex Bis idol Yufu Terashima finally announced her long awaited album details a few days ago, revealing that it would be released on 21st of September on TEICHIKU Entertainment (while still being managed by DEARSTAGE). The album will be released in 2 different formats, regular CD and CD+DVD. For more information and track-list, keep reading!