Hi ARAMA! JAPAN readers. The latest featured artist is Ami Suzuki! Ami recently made headlines for announcing her marriage and pregnancy, but unfortunately her music has been on the sidelines for quite a while. Ami hasn’t exactly had the career of your typical pop idol, in the blink of an eye she went from the top of the charts to getting blacklisted from the entertainment industry. Despite those setbacks she pursued on, eventually securing a contract with avex trax.
Let’s learn about Amigo!
Renowned producer Tetsuya Komuro is searching for girls age 10 to 15 to join his new global girl group.
“Far Eastern wind” is a new international dance and vocal group being created in Japan with the goals of being active worldwide.
Considered the person that introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream audience, Komuro is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in pop scene throughout the 1990s, producing for top artists like Namie Amuro, hitomi, TRF, Tomomi Kahala and Ami Suzuki among others at the peak of their careers.
Right on the heels of Pokemon Go’s hype train, Legendary Entertainment has finally won the right to produce a live-action Pokemon movie. What’s more, it is also reported that the adaptation will not be based on the core ‘catch-em-all’ story. Instead, the movie will be a “Detective Pikachu” movie. For those who are not overly familiar with the Pokemon franchise, Detective Pikachu is a character from Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Konbi Tanjō, a spin off, Japan-exclusive Nintendo 3DS game released in February 2016.
The music video for Namie Amuro’s latest single “Hero” has finally aired. Throughout the past two weeks Namie’s official youtube account has been sharing teasers as well as a CM for the single. The video has three main settings, the “flame floor”, “water floor”, and “green floor” each represented by the colours yellow, blue and green. The three colours represent the Brazilian flag where the upcoming Summer Olympic Games will be held, “Hero” serves as the NHK broadcasting theme for the event.
The single will be released on July 27th. Check out the video below!
The girls of Idol Renaissance are faced with impending doom in their PV for ‘Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari‘. At the start we see what just looks to be like a normal day, with Idol Renaissance getting ready to film a PV. All of that is put to a halt when the girls and their staff see multiple meteors continuously fall from the sky. What do the ladies do in the face of certain death? They take it upon themselves to continue and finish filming. Come see Idol Renaissance complete their video.
AKLO released his new album, “Outside the Frame”, on June 22. He’s now released the music video for the album’s title track. The English-subbed video finds the rapper in various settings, including abandoned industrial sites and central Tokyo. Check it out below!
On July 20, South Penguin releases their debut EP, “Alaska.” The band formed in 2014 and will be playing the Rookie A Go Go stage at this year’s Fuji Rock Festival, a sign of the band’s promise.
South Penguin recently released the music video for the EP’s title track. Both the song and the music video have a hazy, dreamy feel to them that make them perfect for summer! Check out the video below, along with more information on the EP!
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw GENERATIONS defeat Kuwata Keisuke and SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. This week, we have 2 newcomers facing off! Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!