The performers on this week’s show were NEWS, ORIGINAL LOVE, and Kishidan. Sekine Tsutomu was the talk guest.

NEWS – Hikari no Shizuku

ORIGINAL LOVE – Whisky ga, Osuki Desho

Kishidan – Warera Omou, Yue ni Warera Ari

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NEWS has released the music videos for their double A-side single titled “Hikari no Shizuku/ Touch“, which dropped last January 20.

Both songs show NEWS’ refined “classic style”. Hikari no Shizuku is a support song that gently shines a light on the troubles and doubts of young people, whereas “Touch” is a light, pop love song. The music videos presents a contrast, with a darker theme for “Hikaru no Shizuku” and a colorful setting for “Touch”.

“Hikari no Shizuku” is used as the theme song of Fuji TV drama “Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa”, based on the short story collection novel of the same name written by member Shigeaki Kato while “Touch” is used as the CM song for Nissen [Touch n] starring the group.

Moreover, the group has announced their LIVE TOUR 2016. The first leg will start on March 26 in Sapporo and end in June 12 at Tokyo Dome.

Check out the group’s PVs, CM, and tour details below.

Underground electro-pop soloist Saoriiiii (formerly known as Saori@destiny) will be releasing an EP entitled NOSTALGY on March 23rd. This is Saori’s second EP released under her new stage name following last month’s live venue limited EP Thanks. Unlike Thanks, NOSTALGY will be a nationwide release and features a seven song assortment of all-new music with styles ranging from electro-swing to contemporary dance music. Check out the previews below!

This week’s guests were E-girls, NEWS, BLUE ENCOUNT, BEGIN, Kiritani Kenta, Gesu no Kiwami Otome., and indigo la End.

E-girls – Gomennasai no Kissing You / Follow Me

NEWS – Hikari no Shizuku

BLUE ENCOUNT – Hajimari

BEGIN x Kiritani Kenta  – Umi no Koe

Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Ryoseibai de Ii Janai

indigo la End – Kokoro Ame

A few days ago, Oricon released its report on how the music industry performed in 2015. The report talked about the sales of music formats which Oricon counts: CD singles, CD albums, music DVDs, and music Blu-rays. Across these 4 formats, 102,106,000 units were sold in total, a decrease of 2.8% compared to 2014. Total revenue from these formats was 286.69 billion yen, a 0.2％ decrease compared to the previous year.

In recent years, the format in which music is consumed via video has undergone some changes. The number of Blu-rays sold has increased, resulting in lower DVD sales. CDs are the center of the audio music sector, but album sales are declining.

And the news about Kawatani Enon and Becky continues… Shukan Bunshun, which originally broke the story, has released new LINE messages between the couple that were sent in the time period them knowing they had been found out and Becky’s apology press conference. The messages have a mocking tone and lack a hint of remorse about the couple’s actions.

Tokyo District Court judge Hara Katsuya has thrown out a case regarding a now 23 year old former idol who was being sued by her management company for violating the company’s no dating rule. Both the woman and the company haven’t been named.

In April 2012, the woman signed a contract to become part of an idol group. One of the clauses of the contract was that she would be sued by the company if she was found to be dating a fan. In December 2013, the former idol began dating a fan, in violation of her contract. In July 2014, she said that she wanted out of the group, and began to stop showing up for work. Once the relationship was found out, the management company sued her and her boyfriend for 9.9 million yen, in compensation for violating her contract and for damages.