The special project of LDH, HIGH&LOW has achieved to give fans the best entertainment through the drama series. Its season 2 airs every Tuesday at 24:55 on NTV. In addition, HIGH&LOW THE MOVIE will be shown nationwide on July 16, 2016. In line with these projects, the artists who will be appearing on the Dome Tour has been announced!
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Utada Hikaru win over Sexy Zone and Nishino Kana. 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!
Up and coming fusion rock band Suchmos recently announced that they would be releasing their 3rd EP “MINT CONDITION” on July 6th. This release follows that of their 2nd EP “LOVE&VICE” back in January and will include four brand new songs from the group.
Now it has been revealed that the EP’s lead track “MINT” is to be used as part of Levi Strauss & Co’s “Live in Levi’s Project”. This special commercial will feature not only the song but also a voice-over from the band’s singer YONCE discussing how Levi’s Jeans fit into his own sense of style.
Read on below for a look at both the commercial and the full track list for “MINT CONDITION”.
This week’s show featured talk segments: aiko, Hanaregumi, Rekishi x Anthony, WANIMA, and XOX.
This week, Walkure topped both Recochoku and iTunes with their new single, “Ichido Dake no Koi Nara.”
After the rumors, we now have confirmation from official sources that Full Metal Alchemist is indeed being adapted into a live action film. The movie is going to be distributed by Warner Bros and is scheduled for a nationwide release in winter 2017. You can check out its official movie website and twitter account.
The manga series “Fullmetal Alchemist” was serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen “Gangan” in 2001, and enjoys huge popularity not just in Japan. Warner Bros, maker of films such as “Harry Potter”, “Rurouni Kenshin” and “Death Note” will be helming the live action adaptation. Shooting will start in Italy in June 2016 and wrap up in Japan in the second half of August.
The previously rumored cast are also now confirmed plus more are announced. Hey! Say! JUMP’s Yamada Ryosuke will portray the protagonist, Edward Elric.
The Studio Ghibli co-produced animated film, The Red Turtle (La Tortue rouge), stole the Special Jury Prize at the Un Certain Regard section of the the Cannes Film Festival, following its screening last Wednesday at said event. The film is directed by the award-winning Michael Dudok de Wit, who mostly known for his short animated feature Father and Daughter (2000). It is set for a French release on June 29, followed by a Japanese one on September 17.
