KEN THE 390 is currently celebrating his 10th anniversary. As part of this celebration, he will release a new EP on February 10 titled “Makko Shobu.” The EP will feature various guests, including KLOOZ, KOPERU, YURIKA, and JAZEE MINOR. KEN THE 390 recently released the music for the title track, which features MC☆Nigari a.k.a Akai Inazuma, KOPERU, CHICO CARLITO, and Shinpei Futoshi. Check it out after the jump, along wth more information on the new EP!
By now, everyone who reads this site knows about the drama surrounding Kawatani Enon and Becky. Esteemed British newspaper The Guardian picked up the story today. The Guardian gave readers who aren’t familiar with the scandal the background. They then focused on how Becky’s career has basically died, while Enon’s has carried on. They used this as a means of pointing out sexism in the Japanese entertainment industry, saying that Becky’s biggest crime was that she broke “the steadfast rule that requires young female celebrities in Japan not only to entertain, but to remain morally unimpeachable.”
This week’s guests were Yamashita Tomohisa, WaT, MAN WITH A MISSION, indigo la End, BEGIN, Kiritani Kenta, Yasuda Rei, Hanaoka Natsumi, and FLOW.
Yamashita Tomohisa – Dreamer -New Recording Version-
WaT – Boku no Kimochi / Hajimari no Toki
MAN WITH A MISSION – Memories
indigo la End – Kokoro Ame
BEGIN to Kiritani Kenta – Umi no Koe
Yasuda Rei – Ashitairo
Hanaoka Natsumi – Birthdays
FLOW – Steppin’out
This week’s guests were Naoto Inti Raymi and flumpool.
Naoto Inti Raymi – Mirai e
flumpool – Yoru wa Nemureru kai?
This week’s guests were Kudo Shizuka, Sakai Yu, Leo Ieiri, and MACO.
Kudo Shizuka x Sakai Yu x Leo Ieiri x MACO – Metamorphose
Sakai Yu – Jasmine
Leo Ieiri – Hello To The World
MACO – Koigokoro
Kudo Shizuka – Yuragi no Tsuki
It has just been announced that Morning Musume ’16 member Kanon Suzuki will be graduating from both Morning Musume ’16 and Hello!Project at the end of their upcoming Spring 2016 tour. Kanon released a statement where she revealed that she wants to “help people”.
There are many forms of “Being helpful to people”… but from now on, I feel strongly that I want to help people in another way, I want to make people smile, I want to make them happy. For this first step, I decided “I want a work related to the welfare of people” to go towards to my dream.
The SATOYAMA and SATOUMI movements played a big role in helping her come to this decision. The SATOYAMA and SATOUMI movements were campaigns started by Hello!Project’s management company UP-FRONT PROMOTION. Their goal was to help preserve Japan’s oceans and beaches, as well as help protect the life, culture, and forestry in Japan’s Satoyama area.
Kanon Suzuki first joined Hello!Project in 2011 as a 9th generation member of Morning Musume, and made her debut in the single “Maji Desu ka Ska!”. She gained notoriety, especially online, due to her more full figure.
(via Barks and Up-front Link)
We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.