Goodbye holiday to perform the theme song for upcoming One Piece special

Following the release of their major debut single “Kakumei Akatsuki”, it has been announced that promising young band Goodbye holiday will be providing the theme for the latest One Piece special “One Piece Episode of Sabo ~3-Kyoudai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi~”.  The song will be titled “Liberator” and has been described as a transient yet catchy tune that represents the bond between Luffy and his ‘brothers’ Sabo and Ace.

The special will air on the Japanese television network Fuji TV on August 22nd, with “Liberator” to be made available for digital download the following day.  However, the song will not see physical release until October 28th where it will be included as one of the two lead tracks on the band’s upcoming Double A-side single.

While the title of the other A-side has yet to be revealed, you can read on below for a look at the cover of the single’s special “One Piece Edition” (which includes the music video for “Liberator”).  Look forward to more information about this single as its release date draws closer.

Listen to Kana Nishino’s “Torisetsu” in “Heroine Shikkaku” Trailer

A few hours ago, the “Comic Collab PV” for the upcoming manga live-action film “Heroine Shikkaku” has been released. This trailer introduces the movie’s characters in comparison with their manga counterpart.

Also, a longer preview to Kana Nishino’s new song “Torisetsu” can be heard in it.

Listen to Kana’s new bop after the jump!

KANA-BOON, T.M.Revolution, flumpool, and More Perform on Buzz Rhythm for August 14

This week’s guests were KANA-BOON, T.M.Revolution, flumpool, and Doll☆Elements.

KANA-BOON – Diver

T.M.Revolution – DOUBLE-DEAL

flumpool – Natsu yo Tomenaide ~You’re Romantic~

Doll☆Elements – Kimi no Omoi Todoketai

Open Post

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TV Drama Ratings (Aug 7 – 13)

The tv ratings chart has been updated! Check out the latest results below.

Kanjani8’s Murakami Shingo Tops Goo’s Yaeba Celebrity Ranking

“Yaeba” is one of the curiosities that Japan has become known for internationally. “Yaeba” is a term used to describe crooked upper canine teeth that have a fang-like appearance. In Japan, this occurrence is seen as cute.

Many celebrities have their teeth fixed to adhere to a more conventional standard, but there are some celebrities who keep their “yaeba.” Goo recently surveyed nearly 2500 people to ask who their favorite celebrities with “yaeba” are.

Murakami Shingo of Kanjani8 came out on top of the ranking with over 800 votes more than the runner-up. Voters though that the “yaeba” gave him a mischievous quality which added to his humorous nature.

The runner-up was Erika Sawajiri. Even though she’s since had her teeth fixed, many still remember her “yaeba.” Some even think that she was better looking before the correction.

Third place went to Kubota Masataka. Even though he has a cool, intelligent demeanor, his “yaeba” makes him irresistible to women.

Check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump!

globe’s KEIKO Makes Recorded Speech After 4 Years of Silence

On August 5, globe released “Remode 1”, a remix album full of the group’s classic hits. This release commemorates the 20th anniversary of the group’s debut. On August 9, 1995, globe’s debut single’s “Feel like dance” was released. globe had many successes over the years until tragedy struck on October 24, 2011. The group’s vocalist, KEIKO, was hospitalized and diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She underwent a surgery that took many hours to fix the ailment. After that, she endured a long period of physical therapy. She has been out of the public eye ever since.

This past Sunday, globe members Tetsuya Komuro (KEIKO’s husband) and Marc Panther held a special event for the album in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station Square. During this event, they played tracks from “Remode 1.” The highlight of the event though was an audio recording from KEIKO. This event marked the first time she had been heard by the public since her medical incident. In her message, she thanked fans for their support. She also thanked her groupmate Marc. Check out the message and footage from the event after the jump!

“Attack on Titan” Director, Special Modeling Director and Creator Respond to Critics

The first part of the Attack on Titan films premiered in Japan last August 1. The film’s director and special modeling director fired back at criticisms received by the film. Recently, the Attack on Titan creator also responded, urging skeptics to check out the movie. If you missed the meltdown that happened in recent days due to criticisms received by the film, here is a bit of rundown. A new extended trailer of the movie was also released by TOHO.