On July 29, YUKI will release her new double A-side single, “Sukitte Nandarou… Namida / Tonari no Metro.” This is her first release since her album “FLY” last September. “Tonari no Metro” is currently being used in CMs for Tokyo Metro. The commercials star Horikita Maki. One showcases the Ueno area of the city, while the other showcases the Toyosu area. YUKI actually makes a cameo in the Toyosu one.

YUKI recently released the music video for the first A-side, “Sukitte Nandarou… Namida.” The video for the upbeat song features the animation of ShiShi Yamazaki. ShiShi Yamazaki creates rotoscope animation using handmade drawings that resemble watercolor paintings. She has previously worked with the likes of Prada and Shiseido. ShiShi also created the covers for the single. The single comes in 3 editions: a CD only Regular Edition, a CD+DVD Limited Edition, and a CD+DVD+Goods Limited Edition. Both limited editions come in LP-size packaging. The goods included with the second limited edition is a ShiShi Yamazaki print from the making of the music video. This edition only has 2000 copies and they are all numbered. They’re only available on YUKI’s website.

Check out the covers, tracklist, music video, and Tokyo Metro commercials after the jump!

Yesterday, Nippon TV aired its 11 hour long midyear music special THE MUSIC DAY Ongaku wa Taiyou da. It was hosted by Arashi’s Sakurai Sho.

The show featured performances by the likes of PUFFY, AKB48, TRF, Flower, Crystal Kay, Fairies, Yuzu, Ken Hirai, EXILE, Nishiuchi Mariya, Johnny’s WEST, KANA-BOON, Hey! Say! JUMP, E-girls, Nogizaka46, Superfly, Gesu no Kiwami Otome., NEWS, aiko, Tackey & Tsubasa, Hata Motohiro, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, NMB48, SKE48, HKT48, miwa, KinKi Kids, Naoto Inti Raymi, DREAMS COME TRUE, TOKIO, Arashi, SEKAI NO OWARI, Perfume, GENERATIONS, Porno Graffitti, KAT-TUN, Nishino Kana, Kanjani8, Mr.Children, V6, Kaela Kimura, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, and Ikimonogakari.

This week’s guests were  Sexy Zone, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, and JUJU.

Sexy Zone – Cha-Cha-Cha Champion

Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Summer Madness

JUJU – PLAYBACK

This week’s guests were Sakamoto Fuyumi, Tomomi Kahala, w-inds., and Naoto Inti Raymi.

Sakamoto Fuyumi x Tomomi Kahala x w-inds. x Naoto Inti Raymi – Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru

Tomomi Kahala – Hajimari no Uta ga Kikoeru

w-inds. – In Love With The Music

Naoto Inti Raymi – Takaramono ~Kono Koe ga Nakunarumade~

Sakamoto Fuyumi – Kaze Uta

Kis-My-Ft2 released their new album KIS-MY-WORLD last July 1. The album includes a remix collection, and participating artists for the CD have been previously reported.

Catch the music video for the album lead track BRAND NEW WORLD.  It has been 2 years and 5 months since they have worn roller-skates for a PV. The video starts off with the members landing in Tokyo – on roller skates – then flying off all over the city. Check out the PV for their latest dance track below.

The four-member female band Silent Siren are performing the theme song for the live-action television special adaptation of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. Their cover of ZONE’s hit 2001 song “secret base ~Kimi ga Kuretamono~” is their first theme song for a live-action television project. ZONE, an all-female band like Silent Siren, had broken up in 2013.

The original anime followed 6 childhood friends who try to reconnect in high school, after drifting apart due to tragedy five years earlier. The drama special is scheduled broadcast in golden time by the end of this year.

The cover song is included in their latest single “Hachigatsu no Yoru” (August Night). Meanwhile, the group has released the music video for the title track. “Hachigatsu no Yoru” was used as the CM song for the “Vantan Design Kenkyuujo Summer Seminar”. Released date is pushed back to August 5, 2015. Catch their story PV tackling friendships and pursuit of love, set in college, below.

V6 will be releasing a best-of album “SUPER Very best” on July 29th, commemorating their 20th anniversary.

Compiling 20 years of songs, The 3 Discs will include all 45 singles from their debut song “MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE” to their latest song “Timeless”. The 20th ANNIVERSARY SHOP edition also includes 53 music videos and comes with the deluxe bonus of having “your name” printed on it!

The Limited Editions will come with DVDs which includes PVs for new songs, special and making of footage. LEA will include the segment ~UNTIL NOW~, which looks back on the last 20 years, while LE B will include the segment ~FROM NOW~, which heads forward into the future.

The new songs included are Koko Kara, with lyrics by member Inohara Yoshihiko. This 20th anniversary song was completely created, both lyrics and melody, through many talks between the members. Wait For You is described as a new adult dance tune, with lyrics by Micro (Def Tech) and music by RedOne.

The group performed their new song “Wait For You” for the first time during Music Day last July 4. Check out the preview and album info below.

It’s Our Time is the sixth studio album from moumoon, scheduled to be released on August 12. Their latest music video for the lead track, similarly titled with the album, contains selfie footages and off shots from their tour last month in Europe.

Most of the lyrics of the new song is in English. Check out their latest video and album information below.