It has been revealed that actress Erika Toda will play the role of Misa Amane in “Death Note 2016” (October 29), which will depict 10 years after the deaths of Light and L.  Following up previous movies “DEATH NOTE”, “DEATH NOTE the Last name” (2006), and “L change the WorLd” (2008) as the role of Misa, Toda commented, “I thought, ‘You must be kidding!’  Light and L passed away in the movies 10 years ago… This time, I felt fear more than anything.  I worried a lot about how I can play the role of Misa as who I am now.”

On March 30, Daichi Miura will release his new single, “Cry & Fight.” This release comes exactly 11 years after Daichi’s debut solo single, “Keep It Goin’ On.” It represents a new decade for him, as well as a turning point. The song is a collaboration between Daichi, his longtime collaborator UTA, and rising producer Seiho. Daichi co-wrote the song with MOMO “mocha” N.

Today, Daichi released the music video for “Cry & Fight.” The choreography for the video was created by Daichi and Shingo Okamoto. The backing dancers in the clip include members of s**t kingz. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the single!

KAT-TUN has released the details of their upcoming best album “KAT-TUN 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST” 10Ks! “”. The  album will be released on March 22, the group’s debut day.

Singer – songwriter Suga Shikao, the lyricist of the group’s debut song “Real Face”, works again with KAT-TUN on their 10th anniversary. The collaboration was realized as strongly wished by the members. Suga wrote the new song titled ““Kimi no Yume, Boku no Yume”, a ballad. The recording has been completed by the three members Kamenashi Kazuya, Ueda Tatsuya and Nakamaru Yuichi.

The album contains all 26 singles released by the group since debut (original tracks). Disc 3 of LE1 contains “Hyphen Selection”, 15 tracks as voted by fans, from a total of 134 B-sides and album songs while LE2 contains a DVD of all music videos of their 26 singles.

In addition, the group has added another date to their Tokyo Dome dates, on April 29. Check out the album tracklist below.

Actress Hitomi Kuroki will debut as a movie director this summer. Her first feature film ‘Iya na Onna’ (Bad Woman) will be released on 25th June. The movie is based on a novel by Nozomi Katsura. ‘Iya na Onna’ is a comical story of two very different women: Tetsuko, a lawyer unsuccessful both professionally and privately and her cousin Natsuko, a brilliant swindler, specializing in cheating on men. Two main characters will be played by Yo Yoshida and Yoshino Kimura respectively. Official poster promoting the movie and a impressive list of supporting actors has just been revealed.

It was announced that Hazuki Matcha’s “Isshukan Friends” (One Week Friends) manga will be getting a live action film adaptation. Kawaguchi Haruna (Ouran High School Host Club, Say “I love you”) and Yamazaki Kento (Orange, Death Note, Your Lie in April) are cast for the film’s main roles.

A visual featuring the actors in character are released.  Kawaguchi plays Fujimiya Kaori while Yamazaki plays Hase Yuki. Murakami Shosuke will direct. The film will open in February 2017.

On March 30, Sandaime J Soul Brothers will release their new album, “THE JSB LEGACY.” Today, they released the music video for the album’s opening track, “Feel So Alive.” The song marks the debut of ELLY (also known as CRAZYBOY) as a rapper within the group. The music video finds Sandaime J Soul Brothers in a stylish world that combines the East and the West. The visuals in the video draw upon several centuries of Japanese culture, while meshing it with the current day. Check out the video after the jump, along with the album’s full tracklist!

Japanese singer Ken Hirai is celebrating his 20th anniversary and is set to release “Ken Hirai Films Vol.13 『Ken Hirai 20th Anniversary Opening Special !! at Zepp Tokyo』” on DVD and Blu-ray on March 23rd. This is Ken’s 13th video release since he debuted in 1995 with the single “Precious Junk”

In addition to the concert, the release will also include “Ken Hirai TV Vol. 4” where you can see Ken partake in random activities and even interviews with himself. In some of the promotional footage, Ken reveals that one day, he would like to sing with superstar Beyoncé. Ken’s tour will end this May at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

Information is leaking that Imaichi likes to frequent gay bars in Tokyo’s gay district. According to a person in 2-chome, Imachi comes almost every week. To their amazement, he goes to a questionable bar above their store. Could Imachi be into men? Does his gorilla-like appearance make him popular among gay men?

When people go to investigate and catch Imaichi in the act, they are refused entry into the bar. It seems Imaichi is treated as a VIP guest.