The exciting wait is finally over! NHK officially announced they have found the next asadora heroine. 19-year old actress Kyoko Yoshine will take on the lead role of Sumire Bando, main character in “Beppin-san” starting in Autumn right after “Toto-neechan“. This choice doesn’t come as a surprise – ever since her debut in 2013, Yoshine is expanding her resume with great speed and has been already dubbed “the person you least want to come across on a audition” by her acting peers.
Brave Brothers is a notable name in the KPop scene, having worked with the likes of Big Bang, Sistar, 4Minute, and T-ara. He’s now expanding to Japan, with his new girl group CHERRSEE.
Two years ago, Brave Brothers auditioned 5,800 people in Japan. The winners were trained in Korea, getting assistance from KPop group AOA. The resulting group is named CHERRSEE. They are composed of 4 Japanese girls and 1 Thai one. Their name is a play off of “cherry seeds”, since these seeds develop into cherry blossoms / sakura, flowers which attract people in great numbers.
CHERRSEE will release their debut single, “Mystery”, on May 25. Today, they released the music video for the song. Both the song and the video are very KPop. Check it out after the jump!
On April 27, Passepied will release their new single, “Yoake Mae.” This is their first release since their album last September, “Shaba Lover.” The single will include a cover of “Kinyoubi no Tenshi”, the debut single of Chikada Haruo & Vibratones, which was released in 1981. The single comes in limited and regular editions, with the limited edition coming in special packaging.
Passepied has now released the music video for “Yoake Mae.” In it, the band performs in a dark room which is illuminated at different times with different colored lights. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the single!
Four years ago, a white cat with two different coloured eyes took the internet by a storm. His name was Fukumaru. Numerous photographs depicting the daily countryside life of Fukumaru and his owner Ihara Misao, captured the hearts of not only people in Japan but all around the world. Those photographs taken by her granddaughter, Ihara Miyoko, were later published into a book called Misao to Fukumaru.
Last month, Miyoko made an announcement through Facebook that the beloved cat had passed away at the age of eleven.
The 6-member hip-hop idol unit lyrical school released the PV for their latest single, RUN and RUN, just a few days ago. The single, which will drop on April 27, will be their first major release under King Records—which might be most famously known as AKB48’s label—after 4 years of indie activities. The song is great in its own right, a bright and peppy hip-hop number, but what’s more interesting here is the PV, which is shot with a portrait orientation (instead of the traditional landscape).
On April 13, CICADA will release their new EP, “Loud Colors.” Today, the band released the music video for the EP’s closing track, “YES.” The video was shot in Tokyo at night. The song has a bit of an old school hip hop vibe. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the EP!
This week’s guests were Perfume, HKT48, Daichi Miura, and PrizmaX.
Perfume – FLASH
HKT48 – 74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e
Daichi Miura – Cry & Fight
PrizmaX – UP<UPBEAT
The performers on this week’s show were Sada Masashi, Yuzu, Tanimura Shinji, AKB48, Momoiro Clover Z, and Yu Takahashi. Ogiyahagi, Nakama Yukie, and Yuka were the talk guests.
Sada Masashi – Kakashi
Yuzu – Eikou no Kakehashi
Tanimura Shinji – Ii Hi Tabidachi
AKB48 – 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki
Momoiro Clover Z – Hashire!
Yu Takahashi – Ashita wa Kitto Ii Hi ni Naru