J-pop group Saishu Mirai Heiki mofu released their brand new single RED ZONE this week, and fans have noticed they might have taken their inspiration of Perfume a bit far. The outfits used are nearly identical to the ones Perfume wore for “Laser Beam” promos back in 2011.
The pv for RED ZONE also has a similar setting compared to Laser Beam, but the song itself is completely different. Saishu Mirai Heiki mofu formed in the beginning of 2014 and got their start performing at local events in Akihabara. They eventually got signed by the agency “Office Premotion” and released their debut single Critical Massive Attack in June 2015.
Saishu Mirai Heiko mofu plans to not stick to one genre, ranging from rock to EDM and hopes their music will “rock everyone’s emotion on the spot”.
Check out the video, as well as the single covers for RED ZONE below.
The latest issue of Weekly Shounen Jump revealed that Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s Shokugeki no Souma will receive a second anime season.
On January 6, MISIA will release her new album, “LOVE BEBOP.” This is her first album since “NEW MORNING”, which was released in April 2014. “LOVE BEBOP” will include the singles “Orphans no Namida”, “Sakura Hitohira”, “Nagareboshi”, “Shiroi Kisetsu”, and “Anata ni Smile :).” The album deals with various states of love. “LOVE BEBOP” was recorded in various locations, including London’s famed Abbey Road Studios, as well as the American cities of Dallas and Atlanta. The album’s cover was designed by Shindo Mitsuo and it depicts MISIA in a divine state, complete with a gold crown.
Today, MISIA released a sampler for “LOVE BEBOP.” Check it out after the jump, along with the album’s cover and tracklist!
Today, YouTube Japan released its list of the most watched music videos of 2015. Gesu no Kiwami Otome.’s “Watashi Igai Watashi Janai no” took the top spot. Second and third place went to Sandaime J Soul Brothers’ “Summer Madness” and “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!”, respectively. Check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump!
On December 23, Ayumi Hamasaki will release her new classical album “Winter diary ~A7 Classical~.” The closing track on the album will be a new song titled “Winter diary.” It is composed by Tetsuya Komuro and arranged by Yuta Nakano. Today, Ayu released a preview of the song on her YouTube channel. Check out the wintry track after the jump!
On December 9, AKB48 released their new single, “Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby.” The single sold 813,044 copies in its first day, taking the #1 spot for that day. With this number, AKB48 also managed to become the best selling singles act in Japanese history. Their total sales for singles now stands at 36,158,000 copies. B’z previously held this title with singles sales of 35,809,000 copies. They are followed by Mr.Children (28,628,000), Southern All Stars (25,352,000) and SMAP (23,955,000). AKB48 has released 42 singles in 9 years, while B’z has released 52 singles in 27 years.
Earlier this week, rumors surfaced that Utada Hikaru would be making her return to music this coming spring. Sources said that a new album would be released and that songs from the album would have high level tie-ins.
These rumors have proven to be false. Her father, Utada Teruzane, took to Twitter yesterday to dismiss these rumors. He said that she is still continuing with her hiatus, but that she is currently working on music.
iTunes has released its list of what it considers to be the best releases of the year, as well as their top seller lists. tofubeats was named Best Artist. Sandaime J Soul Brothers’ “PLANET SEVEN” was named Best Album, while One Direction’s “Drag Me Down” was named Best Song. Suchmos was named Best New Artist.
The top selling album on iTunes this year was DREAMS COME TRUE’s “DREAMS COME TRUE THE BEST! Watashi no Dorikamu”, while the top selling song was SEKAI NO OWARI’s “Dragon Night.”
Check out the rest of the list and charts after the jump!
