On March 2, TK from Ling Tosite Sigure will release his new mini album, “Secret Sensation.” He’s now released the music video for the title track. It was shot in Berlin, the city were the mini album was recorded. The clip offers a moody glimpse of the German capital. Check it out after the jump!

This week’s guests were Hiromi Uehara, E-girls, Yasuda Rei, and Wasureranneyo.

Hiromi Uehara – All’s Well

E-girls – DANCE WITH ME NOW!

Yasuda Rei – Ashitairo

Wasureranneyo – Wakare no Uta

This week’s show consists of previously unaired performances by acts that have appeared on the show before. This week’s guests were [Alexandros], KANA-BOON, Suiyoubi no Campanella, Pentatonix, Superfly, Dream, and PUFFY.

[Alexandros] – Wataridori

KANA-BOON – Silhouette

Suiyoubi no Campanella – Twiggy

Pentatonix – Daft Punk Medley

Superfly – Beautiful

Dream – I love dream world ~Sekaijuu no Shiawase wo Utaou~ 2015

PUFFY – Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi

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On March 30, Soutaiseiriron’s frontwoman Yakushimaru Etsuko will release a new solo album, “Flying Tentacles.” The album will be released under the name “Yakushimaru Experiment” instead of Etsuko’s own. “Flying Tentacles” will be released on Ryuichi Sakamoto’s label, commons.

“Flying Tentacles” is a concept album. The album uses some more avant-garde instruments including the dimtakt, the laser guitar, the OPTRON, and the slime synthesizer. Etsuko released a video of the recording of “Flying Tentacles” a few months ago. Check it out after the jump!

This week’s guests were E-girls, Kiritani Kenta, Big Bang, Shibutani Subaru, and Funky Kato.

E-girls – DANCE WITH ME NOW!

Kiritani Kenta – Umi no Koe

Big Bang – FANTASTIC BABY / BANG BANG BANG

Shibutani Subaru – SWEET MEMORIES

Funky Kato – Chuto Hanpa na Star

On May 14, “Tono, Risoku de Gozaru!” will be released in theaters across Japan. The movie stars Abe Sadao, Eita, Tsumabuki Satoshi, Matsuda Ryuhei, Chiba Yudai, Takeuchi Yuko, Yamamoto Maika, and Johnny WEST’s Shigeoka Daiki. “Tono, Risoku de Gozaru!” also marks the acting debut of Yuzuru Hanyu.

“Tono, Risoku de Gozaru!” is based on the story “Kokudaya Juzaburo” from Isoda Michifumi’s 2012 novel “Mushi no Nihonjin.” It’s an Edo period drama in which a group of villagers try to save their struggling village which is burdened by high land tax and forced labor. They do this by lending large amounts of money to samurai estates and then distributing the resulting interest to the villagers.

Akina Nakamori is best remembered as one of the 80s queens of Japanese music. She was constantly pitted against Seiko Matsuda. While Seiko had more of a girl next door style, Akina was noted for being a more mature and sophisticated alternative. She had a deeper, more womanly voice, a constantly changing image, and songs that were considered suggestive by the standards 80s Japanese pop. She was thought of by some as the successor to a similar singer from the 70s, Momoe Yamaguchi. On a related note, Seiko, Akina, and Momoe are the best selling musical acts of the Showa era, respectively.

In 1985, Akina won the Grand Prix at the Japan Record Award for her song “Meu amor é…” She won this award at the age of 20, becoming the youngest act ever to do so. On the back of this win, Akina released her ninth album, “Fushigi.” Released in August 1986, a month after Akina’s 21st birthday, the album debuted at #1 and stayed in the top spot for 3 weeks. Akina produced “Fushigi” herself. Confused listeners returned their albums to stores after hearing it, thinking that the album was defective. However, what listeners deemed as “defective” was Akina’s true intention. Living up to its title, “Fushigi” (which means “strangeness” or “mystery”), featured a lot of distortion, something Akina’s fans weren’t used to. Earlier this week, American entertainment site The A.V. Club examined “Fushigi.”