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On September 14, the Mister and Miss World Japan beauty pageants were held. The winner of the male pageant was John Yamanouchi, while the winner of the female pageant was Chika Nakagawa. John will compete in the Mister World 2016 pageant next year in Cardiff, Wales. Chika will be competing in the Miss World 2015 pageant in Sanya, China on December 19.
Find out more about the new Mister and Miss World Japan after the jump!
On September 16, tofubeats will release his new album, “POSITIVE.” The limited edition of the album will come with a DVD which features music videos for songs that he has released over the course of his career. One of the songs from his indie era that never had a music video, “Asa ga Kuru Made Owaru Koto no nai Dance wo”, now has one. tofubeats released it on YouTube today. The clip features video footage of Tokyo which showcases the vibrancy of the city. Check it out after the jump!
Lotte recently released a pair of commercials for its Ghana line of chocolate bars featuring champion figure skaters Mao Asada and Yuzuru Hanyu. In the clips, Mao and Yuzuru each see an image of themselves on the ice, and encourage them to persevere when it looks like they may give up.
Lotte also released “SKATING FOR YOU” videos for each skater. In these clips, Mao and Yuzuru are shown skating from a 360° perspective, giving viewers the feeling that the skaters are performing around them.
In related news, Mao also stars in the new commercial for cold medicine Stona. The clip has a white swan versus black swan concept. In the CM, the white swan version of Mao finds her sister, figure skater Mai Asada, unconscious, covered in black feathers. Mao then engages in a battle with the black swan version of herself, mimicking the battle between the medicine and the illness.
Check out all the clips after the jump!
This week’s guests were Nishino Kana, Thelma Aoyama, Wrong city, and Bobozu.
Nishino Kana – Torisetsu
Thelma Aoyama – ON & ON
Wrong city – Re:play
Bobozu – Hage Metal
It has been reported that singer Namie Amuro and Hatsune Miku will grace a limited edition cover of NYLON JAPAN’s November issue.
This special issue will be exclusively available through online stores and will go on sale on September 28.
The two of them recently collaborated on the SOPHIE-produced “B Who I Want 2 B”, which was released on Namie’s latest album “_genic” earlier this year.
In October, a music video for the song will be released. In it, the two ladies can be seen “getting down” in Shibuya (as anime characters). It will be a “futuristic experience” that blends elements of the real and virtual worlds.
Check out the cover and pre-order links below!
On the single side, Arashi topped the chart with “Ai wo Sakebe”, with its CD+DVD Limited Edition selling 365,099 copies. The two editions of this single took the top 2 spots on the chart. Between these 2 editions, “Ai wo Sakebe” sold 478,824 copies, making it the best selling single this week.
On the album side, Ken Yokoyama topped the chart with “Sentimental Trash”, with its 1 CD only edition selling 22,980 copies. However, the best selling album this week is Wagakki Band’s “Yasouemaki.” Between its 5 editions, “Yasouemaki” sold 36,090 copies, making it the best selling single this week.
Hello Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Shiina Ringo beat out Johnny’s WEST and Carly Rae Jepsen to take the top spot. This week, we have 2 newcomers. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
On October 31, Perfume’s documentary “WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT” will open in Japanese theaters. The film features footage from the group’s world tour from last year, which had dates in Taipei, Singapore, Los Angeles, London, and New York. It will also include footage from their South By Southwest performance in Austin, Texas from this past spring.
“WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT” will also open in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on October 31. The documentary is set to open in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, South America, and Europe in the future.
Perfume’s new single, “STAR TRAIN”, serves as the theme song for “WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT.” A clip of it can he heard in the trailer, which can be seen after the jump!