It was revealed on July 11 that Matsuyama Kenichi and actress Koyuki welcomed their third child. The announcement was made by Matsuyama during his live promo appearance for his drama “Dokonjo Gaeru” on NTV’s Zoom In!! Saturday, with co-star Maeda Atsuko.

On the program, Matsuyama stated “After becoming a father, I started to wake up early”. To which host Tsujioka Gido asked “How many children do you have?”. Matsuyama answered “I already have 2, while the third child was born recently on July 8”. As it was not officially announced, everyone in the studio was surprised and then congratulated him. The hosts were asking if it is alright for him to say it on live TV. Matsuyama says it’s probably all right because it was scheduled to be announced that day. However, he did not want to announce it earlier so that it won’t take attention from his drama’s promotions.

His agency staff signaled it’s ‘Dame’ (Not Good/ Not OK) so he told the hosts to pretend that he had not said anything.

On July 22, AISHA is set to release her new mini album “CANDY LOVE.” This is her first solo release since the 2013 digital single “Let’s Go!” The R&B singer recently released the music video for the mini album’s title track. “CANDY LOVE” is a retro-tinged song that has touches which bring it into the modern era. In the clip, AISHA can be seen having some personal time. She’s having a party for one, hanging out out home, playing with dolls and balloons. Check it out after the jump!

Hosoda Mamoru’s (The Wolf Children and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) latest animated movie The Boy and the Beast starring Yakusho Koji, Sometani Shota and Miyazaki Aoi is off to a very huge start at number 1. Terminator Genisys also opens big at number 2, followed by Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Check out the latest ranking below.

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Dance duo / couple AyaBambi (composed of Aya Sato and Bambi) have been getting quite a bit of attention recently. Whether it be for their viral dance videos, or their work with musical acts, people are on the look out for them. After working with the likes of Kato Miliyah, BoA, and Shiina Ringo, the ladies made the trip to the West to dance for Madonna. She accused them of “choking her off stage” during the 2015 Brit Awards this past spring, resulting in a nasty fall during her live performance. All is well though, seeing as how AyaBambi could be found in her video for “Bitch, I’m Madonna”, which was released last month.

The “Bitch, I’m Madonna” video featured a number of cameos, including one from New York-based fashion designer Alexander Wang. He recently revealed the ad campaign for his goth-inspired fall / winter 2015 collection, and it features AyaBambi.  Of the duo he said, “I’ve been watching Aya and Bambi for a while since I stumbled upon them online. Coincidentally, they had just been cast for Madonna and I met them at M’s party in Paris and fell in love. They all are such individuals yet they all fit the characters of this collection seamlessly.” The ad campaign will can be seen in fashion magazines worldwide in the coming months.

Their shot from the campaign can be seen above. After the jump, there’s a behind the scenes video and a special dance video from the the campaign’s Steven Klein-lensed photoshoot!

On August 5, Natsume Mito will release her new single, “Watashi wo Fes ni Tsuretette.” Like her debut single “Maegami Kirisugita”, this too was written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata. The song is an upbeat one that is meant to pump crowds up, seeing as how she’ll be performing at a number of festivals this summer.

Today, Natsume released the short music video for the song. The video was directed by Kanda Kyokuri, who also directed the “hakusai version” music video for “Maegami Kirisugita.” The male and female characters from that music video can be found in this new video as well. This clip features Natsume appearing on a game show with them. Check it out after the jump!

Hot on the heels of announcing his new Live DVD, singer Fukuyama Masaharu has revealed that he will be releasing a new physical single, his first in over two years, on August 19th in order to celebrate his 25th anniversary in the industry.  The release will be titled “I am a HERO” and will include five songs, each of which has its own tie-in with another piece of media; the title track is currently being used as the theme song for the NTV drama “Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai” (the remainder of the tie-ins will be listed below).

“I am a HERO” is currently set to be issued in four different versions:  a Regular CD-Only Edition, a CD+Goods Edition which will include a special muffler towel, a CD+DVD Edition which will include the Music Videos for the first two songs on the single, and for the first time, a Fan Club Edition which will include a special booklet with pictures of Fukuyama from when he was a child and dreamed of becoming a hero, as well as from the year he debuted, and a letter to fans which will explain why he chose to cover Ozaki Yutaka’s “I LOVE YOU” on his first solo album “Dengon”.

You’ll find the provisional track list for “I am a HERO”, as well as the cover for its Fan Club Edition just after the jump.

On August 5, Ayumi Hamasaki will release her new mini album, “sixxxxxx.” She’s previously released a short music video for the song “Step by step” from this release. She has now released the music video for another song from the mini album, “Summer diary.” It’s a bright piece of summery pop that will remind fans of classic Ayu. The music video for the song was shot in Guam. The video sees Ayu reuniting with former longtime dancer Shuya. Check it out after the jump!