After Meisa Kuroki and May J. won round one and two, Namie Amuro was selected as their opponent this past week.
Now, it’s up to you who wins the final round!
This week’s guests were Elephant Kashimashi, JUJU, AAA, GOT7, and lecca.
Elephant Kashimashi – Aisubeki Kyo
JUJU – WITH YOU
AAA – Aishiteru no ni, Aisenai
GOT7 – LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH
lecca – live again
Hey Arama! Japan! It’s Friday, so it’s Open Post time! Feel free to chat with your fellow readers about whatever you like! Enjoy!
On October 14, Shiggy Jr. will release their new single, “GHOST PARTY.” As the title and release date suggests, this song has a Halloween theme. In keeping with that theme, the meerkats from the cover of their previous single, “Summertime Love”, are back, but this time with vampire-like fangs.
Shiggy Jr. has now released the music video for “GHOST PARTY.” In the clip, the band’s members are ghosts who play around with a young boy who is home alone. Check it out after the jump along with the single’s covers!
Namie Amuro has opened a new voting site where she is asking fans to select 3 acts that they would like to see her work with. The voting period began on October 1 and ends on December 31 at 11:59 PM. She asks that fans only vote once. Voters will not be allowed to change their mind in the future. When voting, be sure to enter the act’s name correctly, or else your vote won’t be counted (use kanji for Japanese acts instead of romaji).
The appearance of this site has caused some to wonder if a new collaboration album is on the way for Namie, in the vein of 2011’s “Checkmate!” Since that album’s release, Namie has collaborated with TLC, Hakase Taro, Ken Hirai, Jolin Tsai, Hatsune Miku, David Guetta, Crystal Kay, and SHOW-YA. Are all these collaboration leading to “Checkmate! 2?” And who do you want to see Namie collaborate with? The voting link is after the jump!
During Music Station Ultra Fes, there was a countdown of songs which viewers felt Japan would be proud enough of to show to the world. There were 100 songs in total. Viewers voted online for their favorites, and SMAP’s 2003 hit “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana” topped the list. Check out the full list after the jump!
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are back! This year’s event is going to be different from other years. This year’s VMAJ will be held in November, as opposed to May or June like previous years. On November 9 at noon, the winners of 17 categories will be announced. Ten of those categories will be awarded via fan votes: Best Male Video (Japan / International), Best Female Video (Japan / International), Best Group Video (Japan / International), Best New Artist Video (Japan / International), Best Collaboration, and Next Break Artist. The other 7 (Best Rock Artist, Best Hip Hop Artist, Best R&B Artist, Best Dance Artist, Best Metal Artist, Best Creativity, and Best Live Performance) will be selected by MTV.
The biggest award, Best Video of the Year, will be given away at MTV VMAJ -THE PARTY!!- on November 26. This event will be held at an as of now undisclosed location in the Tokyo area. It starts at 7 PM and will be hosted by VERBAL. It will feature the winners of other categories, as well as celebrity guests.
The nominees for the fan-voted categories were released today. Voting in the these categories is now open and will run until November 7 at 11:59 PM. Voting can be done on the MTV VMAJ site. Check out the nominees in these categories after the jump!
In Japan, it’s common for anime/manga series to span several real movies and drama series. Live-action blockbusters top the local box office charts frequently. “Heroine Shikkaku” (No Longer Heroine) and “Shingeki no Kyojin” (Attack on Titan), both of which are based on manga, took the top two spots this weekend.
Even though these adaptions are so successful in their homeland, the west has more or less avoided anime and manga source material.