Today, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu released a mysterious video on her YouTube channel. In the clip, she’s unconscious and being taken to the hospital in an ambulance. When she arrives in the hospital, she is prepped for surgery.
This video comes on Kyary’s 23rd birthday. On January 30, she will have a live press conference on LINE. What this press conference is about is currently unknown, but some suspect it may have to do with her upcoming fifth anniversary in the music industry. She has said before that she wants to continue in the industry in a flashy way.
Do we have the third big scandal of 2016 on our hands? Nikkan Sports has exclusively obtained a photo of Saito Takumi and AKB48’s Kojima Haruna together in bed in a Tokyo hotel room! Last December, Haruna was seen entering a hotel, with Takumi entering the hotel an hour later. A picture from their secret rendezvous has now leaked!
Over the course of the month, the details of Becky and Kawatani Enon’s affair have leaked out to the public, resulting in backlash against both parties. There has been more disdain for Becky, and this has simply been too much for her to bare. Her management has declared that she is currently unable to work.
Sun Music, Becky’s management company, has told TV stations that she needs to rest for a while. Since the scandal broke, Becky has been losing weight due to her loss of appetite. She’s also not been sleeping. She has appeared on television since the affair was revealed, and even though she appears to be her usual happy self on these shows, things are not as they appear. In fact, Becky is on the verge of a physical and mental breakdown.
On March 28, 2001, Ayumi Hamasaki released her first best album, “A BEST.” The album included many of Ayu’s early hits and went on to sell 5 million copies. In honor of the 15th anniversary of the album’s release, she will be re-releasing the album on March 28. The album will be remastered by Stephen Marcussen, owner of Marcussen Mastering, in Los Angeles, California. He has previously worked with the likes of The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney.
“A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-” will come in 2 editions, a CD+Blu-ray+DVD+Book+T-shirt Limited Edition and CD only Regular Edition. The Limited Edition will come in a special box. Both video discs will contain the same music video content. The book will contain Ayu’s handwritten lyrics, liner notes from people who worked on the album, and behind the scenes photos of the “Tears” photoshoot that was part of the original “A BEST” campaign. The Limited Edition will also include 1 of 7 randomly selected t-shirts, each with a different design.
Check out more information on the album after the jump!
On March 2, Ling Tosite Sigure’s frontman TK will release his new mini album, “Secret Sensation.” The 4 new songs on the mini album were recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany during the same period that Ling Tosite Sigure’s mini album from last September, “es or s”, was. The fifth track on the mini album is a live recording of the song “white silence”, which was recorded at his show at Billboard Live OSAKA last July. “white silence” first appeared on TK’s 2011 DVD “film A moment”, followed by an album version on his 2012 debut solo album, “flowering.”
The cover for “Secret Sensation” is centered around a photo taken in Berlin. Graphic designer and art director Nagato Tetsuya, who has previously worked with the likes of RADWIMPS and Salyu, then worked with the photo to create the mini album’s cover.
Today, TK from Ling Tosite Sigure released a clip of the song “Secret Sensation” on YouTube. A radio rip of the full song has also surfaced. Check out both audio clips after the jump, along with more information on the mini album!
On March 2, GENERATIONS will release their third album, “SPEEDSTER.” The album will come in 5 editions: CD+3DVD+Photobook, CD+3Blu-ray+Photobook, CD+2DVD, CD+2Blu-ray, and CD only. The album will include 12 songs. The first video disc will include 6 music videos. The second video disc will feature footage from the Nakano Sun Plaza concert of their tour, GENERATIONS WORLD TOUR 2015 “GENERATION EX”, which took place last June. The third video disc will feature a documentary about the group’s year last year. The photobook will be over 60 pages and contain pictures of the group from last year, including of them on tour.
Check out the covers and tracklist after the jump!
lecca is currently celebrating her 10th anniversary. As part of this celebration, she is releasing her first best album, “BEST POSITIVE”, on January 27. The album will come in a CD+DVD edition and a CD only edition. The DVD that comes with the CD+DVD edition will contain music videos that lecca has released over the past decade.
“BEST POSITIVE” also contains a new song, “Negai.” It serves as the theme song for the TBS drama “Saikou no Oyako.” lecca recently released the music video for “Negai.” It follows a mother of the bride reflecting on her time as mother in the moments before her daughter’s wedding. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the album!
A few months ago, the new version of FAKY released 3 songs to streaming services in Japan: “Afterglow”, “You”, and “Candy.” Today, the group released the music video for “You.” The clip sees the girls venturing out into Tokyo at night, complete with dancing in the streets! Check it out after the jump!
