On December 31, CDTV aired its annual year end show, CDTV Special! New Year’s Eve Premier Live 2015→2016. Several popular acts performed, including AKB48, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Perfume, and back number. Check out the full show after the jump!
Back in late November we reported that popular rock act BUMP OF CHICKEN would be releasing their latest studio album “Butterflies” on February 10th of this year. Now, in the wake of their debut performance on Kouhaku, the band have chosen to publish the remaining details about the contents of the release, including its cover and track list.
In addition, the group also confirmed that the final dates of their “STADIUM TOUR 2016 ‘BFLY'” will be held at Nissan Stadium on July 16th and 17th. Though it has not yet been announced when tickets for these shows will be made available publicly, the purchase of their new album (either Limited Edition or the First Press run of the Regular Edition) will enable buyers to reserve them at the earliest convenience.
Read on below for a look at the cover and complete track list for BUMP’s upcoming album “Butterflies”, and keep an eye out for additional coverage in the future.
On December 31, NHK aired its annual year end music show, Kohaku Uta Gassen. This year, the Red Team (the women’s team) won, with a score of 356,832 to 346,929. Several popular acts performed, including Arashi, AKB48, Shiina Ringo, and Perfume. Check out the full show after the jump!
As previously reported, FUJI TV broadcast live “Johnnys Countdown 2015 – 2016”. They held a survey, asking fans “What song do you want to hear?” and “Which two Johnnys do you want to see together?”.
Arashi hosted the show. V6, who stayed for Kohaku appeared via VTR. Hey! Say! JUMP, who held their own Countdown Live at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, performed for JCD via livestream.
The broadcast started with the groups singing a song as voted by fans, followed by a collaboration medley, group song shuffle medley, KAT-TUN 10th anniversary medley, Kinki Kids 20th anniversary medley, and the Top 5 Dream Duet with a surprise appearance. Check out the performances below.
So 2015 is ending… I feel as if this was the year that all the things I’ve been saying for the past few years came into fruition. It is a message that I’ve been trying to spread here and also through my writing at The Japan Times. I just watched Kohaku Uta Gassen and Gesu no Kiwami Otome. and Hoshino Gen made their debuts this year. I couldn’t have imagined this happening at the beginning of the year, let alone earlier this decade. The music scene in Japan is in a different place than it was earlier this decade, and it’s only going to go more in that direction. We are witnessing the swinging of the pendulum.
Over the past few days, we’ve looked back on the end year charts for the years that were covered in the 2015 editions of Oricon Flashback. This is the final part of this series, 2010.
On January 13, Kato Miliyah will release her new single, “FUTURE LOVER -Mirai Koibito-.” The song is an upbeat dance tune which samples Daft Punk’s 2000 hit “One More Time.” Miliyah recently released the short music video for the song. It features her and a group of dancers in colorful clothing dancing in front of a vividly painted canvas. Check out the uplifting video after the jump!
At 11:45 PM JST on December 31, Fuji TV will air Johnny’s Countdown 2015 – 2016, live from Tokyo Dome. The show will be an hour long. There will be many acts from Johnny & Associates performing on the show, including Arashi, KAT-TUN, NEWS, TOKIO, Kanjani8, KinKi Kids, Kis-My-Ft2, and Sexy Zone.
Arama! Japan will be live streaming the show and hosting a chat as well so that readers can chat with each other during the show! Links to the show and the chat are after the jump!