Actress, Mao Inoue (29) and actor, Hiroshi Tamaki (36) have attended the press conference for their new commercial in Tokyo this April 21, 2016.
One song from 2016 was certified Platinum this month for selling 250,000 copies: AI’s “Minna ga Minna Eiyuu.”
One song from 2016 was certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Teshima Aoi’s “Ashita e no Tegami (Drama Version).”
One song was certified Million this month for selling 1,000,000 copies: back number’s “Christmas Song.”
Utaite sasanomaly has announced a new Limited Edition-only single titled “Re:verb” for Village Vanguard coming on April 23rd. This CD will feature two new songs: “Re:verb” and “Temporary”. However, two new versions of two of his most known songs are also featured in the tracklist, being them “Kyoukankaku Obake (Exit From a Loop of Regret)” and “Tawagoto Speaker (in synonym)”. The MV for “Re:verb” will be directed by Atsushi Makino, who also worked with sasanomaly in previous MVs. Check the previews for these songs just after the jump!
Soutaiseiriron have dropped a digest of tracks from their upcoming new release ‘Tensei Jingle’. This marks the first album the band has released since 2013’s ‘TOWN AGE’. The Etsuko Yakushimaru led band sound brilliant as ever in what promises to be an amazing new experience. Enjoy the new clip below:
On June 17, KOHH will release his new album, “DIRT II.” The album is split over 2 CDs. The first CD sees KOHH working with artists from around the world, including Japan, the US, France, South Korea, and Jamaica. The second CD is a collaboration between KOHH and producer MURASAKI BEATZ which sees them reworking some of KOHH’s previously released songs. The limited edition of the album will come with a DVD which contains music videos, live performances, and behind the scenes footage in Jamaica.
KOHH is also releasing 2 boxed limited editions of “DIRT II.” Type A, which is already sold out, is a numbered edition of 500, and contains 2CD+DVD+Book+Live & Gallery Ticket+Pendant Necklace. Type B contains 2CD+DVD+Book+Gallery Ticket+Button Badge.
Check out more information on the album after the jump!
Delightfully messy, noisy alternative-idol duo Oyasumi Hologram are on the verge of releasing their second mini album, simply entitled ‘2’. This is a followup to their self titled 2015 full length which gained some real underground talk and praise from alternative music followers- even those outside the ‘idol’ scene. It will be fascinating to see how this mini album fares.
The official physical release date for ‘2’ is the 22nd of April, but has been released today in high resolution format, exclusive to OTOTOY webstore. Featuring 7 new songs, the tracklist is as follows:
The trend among concert organizers in Japan to scan the faces of fans at venues to discourage ticket scalping has finally been adopted by Arashi. Johnny & Associates has announced it will introduce facial-scanning technology for Arashi’s “Japonism Show” concert tour, the first time for one of its acts.
The group’s tickets are notoriously hard to obtain. Only Arashi’s fan club members are eligible to apply for a ticket, and they still need to win a fiercely competitive lottery. Ardent fans of the group obtain multiple fan club memberships using names of their family members and friends in an attempt to beat the odds. For those who are not fan club members or lose in the draw, the only way to go to an Arashi concert is to buy tickets from online resellers, such as the popular Ticket Camp website, which resell tickets for concerts, musicals, sports and other events. Tickets for Arashi concerts, which originally cost less than ¥10,000, regularly fetch hundreds of thousands of yen on the thriving online resale market.
Earlier this year, tofubeats collaborated with Sony on a video in which he rapped about the new games that would be released in the first quarter of the year for the PlayStation 4. The second edition of the video is now out, detailing the games that will be released this month onward. In this video, he is joined by Dempagumi.inc member Mogami Moga. The games featured in the video include “One Piece: Burning Blood”, “Dragon Quest Heroes II”, “LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, and “Toukiden 2.” Check it out after the jump!