Bakuman, the live action film adaptation of the popular manga series starring Sato Takeru and Kamiki Ryunosuke takes the first place from Heroine Shikkaku. Attack on Titan: End of The World rounds up the top 3 of the box office chart.
Check out the latest ranking below.
This week’s guests were Gesu no Kiwami Otome. and Sakanaction.
Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Otonatic
Sakanaction – Shin Takarajima
This week’s episode of SONGS was dedicated to Gesu no Kiwami Otome. The episode explores the band’s roots. Gesu no Kiwami Otome. performed 4 songs on the show.
Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Romance ga Ariamaru / Killer Ball / Watashi Igai Watashi Janai no / Otonatic
This week’s guests were Hikawa Kiyoshi, Kou Shibasaki, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, and Fujifabric.
Hikawa Kiyoshi – Itoshi no Te Quiero
Kou Shibasaki – Tada Nakitaku Naru no
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku – Super Hero
Fujifabric – Girl! Girl! Girl!
Kou Shibasaki x Fujifabric – Wakamono no Subete
We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.
Actress, singer, and eyewear designer Nomoto Karia will release a photobook entitled KARIA NOMOTO F on October 15th. Shot by five different photographers — Tamura Leona, Watanabe Ani, Fujishiro Takanori, Shidara Shigeo, and Kirishima Rowland — the book captures a conceptual fashion portrait of the 41-year-old creator who is best known for her music work with ex-Pizzicato Five member Konishi Yasuharu.
In it, Nomoto also challenged artistic nudes, incorporating projection mapping technology to give the effect of her wearing a dress made of light. Check out the cover and photo previews (may be NSFW) below!
On November 18, JUJU will release her new single, “What You Want.” The song serves as the theme song of the Nippon TV drama “Gisou no Fuufu”, which premiered on October 7. The single will also include JUJU’s recent digital single “Yumemiru Chanson Ningyou.” The single will come in a CD+DVD Limited Edition and CD only Regular Edition. The Limited Edition DVD will contain footage from a show JUJU had at Blue Note Tokyo last year.
Besides her new single, JUJU also has a new album on the horizon. On December 9, she will release her 6th studio album. It is currently untitled.
On October 10, JUJU will showcase her love of fashion by releasing a book dedicated to her shoe collection. Titled “JUJU’s SHOES BOOK ‘I NEED MORE SHOES'”, the book will show JUJU in various outfits, with the focus being on her shoes. She will give a tour of her shoe closet in the book.
Check out the cover of the book, along with more information on “What You Want”, after the jump!
Pink and Gray, the live action film adaptation of NEWS Shigeaki Kato’s novel published in 2012, has released its trailer. The novel is set in the entertainment industry and tells the story of success and failure between best friends, where one became a star while the other does not.
Hey! Say! JUMP’s Nakajima Yuto plays Shiraki Rengo, a popular movie star, who is found dead—along with a suicide note—by his best friend, Kawada Daiki played by Suda Masaki, a struggling actor who dreams of achieving the fame and fortune Rengo has enjoyed. The suicide note prompts Daiki to write and publish Rengo’s biography, the success of which unwittingly throws Daiki into the limelight. Struggling to come to terms with Rengo’s suicide as well as with fame he can’t really call his own, Daiki sets out to discover the truth behind his friend’s death.
Both actors recently attended the 20th Busan International Film Festival for the premiere of the movie. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION will be providing the theme song for the movie. Masafumi Goto, lyricist and vocalist of the band, said that he wrote the song as if seeing the movie and even read the original work.
Check out the trailer and promo pictures for the movie below.