This week’s guests were flumpool, Sakai Yu, and Yamazaru.

flumpool – Yoru wa Nemureru kai?

Sakai Yu – SO RUN

Yamazaru – Yamazaru – Akai Mi Hajiketa Koizora no Shita..part2

The performers on this week’s show were E-girls, flumpool, and Yasuda Rei. Shinohara Shinichi was the talk guest.

E-girls – DANCE WITH ME NOW!

flumpool – Yoru wa Nemureru kai?

Yasuda Rei – Ashitairo

Hey, Arama! Japan! It’s Friday, so it’s Open Post time! Feel free to chat with your fellow readers about whatever you like! Enjoy!

It was announced that KAT-TUN will be entering a “re-charging” period after their Tokyo Dome concert on May 1. Members Kamenashi Kazuya, Ueda Tatsuya and Nakamaru Yuichi made the announcement via a video published at Jweb.

In the video message, Kamenashi stated that after May 1, they will be entering a charging period as a group. It was also emphasized that it is not a disbandment but a “recharging” period.

The group released their new single TRAGEDY on Feb 10, their next single UNLOCK will be released on March 2 and their Best of Album “KAT-TUN 10th Anniversary BEST 10Ks” has been announced (released date TBA). It was previously announced that Taguchi Junnosuke will leave the group at the end of March and the three remaining members will hold their first 3-Dome Tour “KAT-TUN 10th Anniversary LIVE TOUR 10Ks” starting at Nagoya Dome on April 3 and ending at Tokyo Dome on May 1.

The messages from the members, as posted in Jweb, can be found below.

AKB48 is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary. The group was the second best selling act of 2015, behind Arashi, but things aren’t as rosy as they appear. Rick Masuzawa of Nippon.com writes that AKB48 faces challenges due to industry changes as they enter their tenth year.

Masuzawa’s first point is that AKB48’s sales are in decline. In December, the single “Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby” was released. It failed to sell 1 million copies in its first week, breaking the streak that AKB48 started with the 2011 single “Everyday, Katyusha.”

This week’s guests were Momoiro Clover Z, Hata Motohiro, Teshima Aoi, KAT-TUN, MAN WITH A MISSION, and WaT.

Momoiro Clover Z – WE ARE BORN

Hata Motohiro – Sumire

Teshima Aoi – Ashita e no Tegami

KAT-TUN – TRAGEDY

MAN WITH A MISSION – Memories

WaT – Boku no Kimochi / Hajimari no Toki

A few weeks ago, it was announced that former AKB48 members Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Mariko Shinoda, and Tomomi Itano would be returning to the group for their new single, out March 9. That single now has a name, “Kimi wa Melody.” It is part of the group’s 10th anniversary celebration. The single will have 11 versions.

Today, AKB48 released the short music video for “Kimi wa Melody.” It was directed by Mika Ninagawa, who also short the covers and promo picture for the single. She’s previously directed the music videos for “Heavy Rotation” and “Sayonara Crawl.”

Check out the video after the jump, along with covers and tracklists for the single!

SALU will be releasing a new album in the spring. Ahead of the album’s release, he’ll be releasing a new single, “Tomorrowland.” The song is a collaboration with tofubeats. SALU was excited to work with tofubeats because he always wanted to rap on one of his tracks. SALU’s lyrics have a city pop vibe and flow over tofubeats’ dance track.

“Tomorrowland” will be released on iTunes, Apple Music, AWA, and LINE MUSIC on February 24. The song will be released as a 7-inch vinyl single and on cassette on March 19.

Check out the single’s cover and tracklist after the jump!