Suiyoubi no Campanella has recently revealed the cover art for their newest album “UMA”, which is coming on June 22nd. The album cover, keeping “Zipang”‘s drawing style, shows an amusement park consumed by the wild growth of nature. In the jungle, several UMAs (Unidentified Mysterious Animals) can be spotted.
If you missed the album announcement one month ago, read all details here!
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SCANDAL‘s member MAMI has been recently hospitalized due to poor physical condition. MAMI started to feel sick after their May 14th concert in Zepp Tokyo, and it looks like she will need at least one week to recover as SCANDAL has decided to postpone both May 19th and May 20th concerts in Osaka’s Namba Hatch. Nevertheless, she is still in high spirits as she joyfully wrote a blog post in which told everyone she was trying to recover her energies as fast as possible and thanked fans for their concern.
Information about new dates and ticket refunds for the cancelled concerts will be announced on May 24th.
Ex-Midori lead singer gone solo Mariko Goto has had a somewhat troubled last few years- culminating in a series of recent tweets that indicate that she is indeed leaving music behind- and that her upcoming live show will be her last. Read more after the jump
Indie-rock band BRADIO is slated to release their 4th single “Gift” on June 1st and the video for the single has been uploaded to their official YouTube channel. Both the video and song are a nice departure from BRADIO’s usual high energy party-fueled nature and delivers a nice message.
“Gift” is a touching ballad written from the viewpoint of a child expressing thanks to their parents. Since everyone is someone’s child, this is a song BRADIO hopes this becomes a song everyone can sympathize with. The band even created a special site for the single with messages from each member.
Check out the video below!
On the 6th of this month, actress Kazue Fukiishi, married to singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama, found a suspicious woman in her husband’s apartment around half past 8 p.m. Kazue had just returned home when the woman who appeared to be in her 50s bumped into her. The woman then ran away from the home she invaded.
The Metropolitan Police Department is considering this a case of home invasion and is trying to determine how the woman was able to enter their home. The department is still in search of the woman. Luckily Kazue was not injured during the incident.
This appears to be a case of a fan taking their love for their idol to the extreme. Check out some netizen comments and express how you’d feel if the same were to happen to you below.
Do As Infinity has just announced that they will be holding a live broadcast on Nico Nico Douga on Saturday, May 28th. Do As Infinity is no stranger to Nico Nico as the 2 member band has streamed many anniversary concerts and live tours on Japan’s streaming service. Most recently, guitarist Ryo Owatari has held occasional special live events with Every Little Thing’s Ichiro Ito.
This week’s guests were Nishiuchi Mariya, Kuroki Nagisa, and Yasuda Rei.
Nishiuchi Mariya – Chu Chu
Kuroki Nagisa – Fuzanken na Sekai, Fuzakero yo
Yasuda Rei – Message
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Nishino Kana win over NMB48. She’s back again this week, along with a recent winner and a newcomer. 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!