On March 9th, Japanese-Canadian pop rock band MONKEY MAJIK released their latest full-length album, “southview”. Just a few days later, Avex’s official Youtube channel uploaded the music video for “The Mistakes I’ve Made”, the last track of said album. The song is a typical MONKEY MAJIK slow number that features Maynard on the lead vocal.

It was recently announced in the Shonen Jump+ website that Yoshihiro Togashi will resume the serialization of his wildly popular shonen manga, Hunter x Hunter. More details of the comeback will be announced in the 16th issue of this year’s Weekly Shonen Jump. Previously, the manga was put on hold since August 2014 due to a lower-back pain sustained by Togashi.

Aira Mitsuki has announced the upcoming releases of two digital singles. The first single, entitled “Days,” will come out on March 23rd; the second single “Detective A” is slated for an April 13th release. “Days” is a danceable electro-pop track with a smooth groove reminiscent of Aira’s earlier work. Check out the audio preview and cover art for both tracks below!

Suiyoubi no Campanella is currently at SXSW in Austin, Texas, United States, along with a number of other Japanese acts, such as KOHH, [Alexandros], Seiho, and mitsume. Last night, Suiyoubi no Campanella performed at the festival. During the show, vocalist Koumai thanked the crowd in English and made an important announcement about the group’s future, also in English. Suiyoubi no Campanella will be making their major label debut in June on Warner Music with a new album! Check out photos and video from the show after the jump!

Izumo Sakino is a new singer-songwriter on the scene. She’s from the Fukuoka–Kitakyushu area and started making music when she was 16. Last spring, she was signed by Stardust after passing their audition.

On April 6, Sakino will make her debut with the single “Toryu Onna.” The single will be sold at Tokyo’s  Village Vanguard Shimokitazawa as a limited release. “Toryu Onna” will serve as the theme song for the BS Asahi special drama “Joyu Ochi.” The song was arranged by JABBERLOOP. The other 3 songs on the single will serve as insert songs in the drama.

Sakino has now released the music video for “Toryu Onna.” It revolves around her relationship with 3 male suitors. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the single!

Last year, Keyakizaka46 was formed as a sister group to Nogizaka46. On April 6, the group will make its official debut with the single “Silent Majority.” The song serves as the CM song for fashion rental service Mechakari. The single will come in 4 editions: 3 CD+DVD editions and a CD only edition.

Today, Keyakizaka46 released the music video for “Silent Majority.” It features the group dancing in uniforms on a construction site near Shibuya Station. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the single!

On March 23, Nogizaka46 will release their new single, “Harujion ga Saku Koro.” The single will come in 5 editions: 4 CD+DVD editions and a CD only edition. The group recently released the music video for the song. The clip for the more upbeat song features the members of Nogizaka46 in traditional dress. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the single!

This week, AKB48 topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “Kimi wa Melody”, selling 1,237,981 copies in its first week.

NEWS topped the Oricon album chart with their new album “QUARTETTO”, selling 108,849 copies in its first week.