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This week’s guests were Hey! Say! JUMP, Silent Siren, Shinsei Kamattechan, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Kuroki Nagisa, androp, and [Alexandros].
Hey! Say! JUMP – Weekender / Kira Kira Hikare
Silent Siren – Happy Marry
Shinsei Kamattechan – Jibun Rashiku
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Summer Madness
Kuroki Nagisa – Kimi ga Watashi wo Dame ni Suru
androp – Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Tokyo Karan Koron – Spice
[Alexandros] – Famous Day
Arama Japan is expanding its music show coverage again. We currently post Music Station, Buzzrhythm, Music Fair, CDTV, Music Japan, Sakigake! Ongaku no Jikan, Premium MelodiX!, and Suiyou Kayousai. We also post NHK SONGS on occasion, as well as various midyear and year-end music specials. We will now be adding KanJAM Kanzen Moeru SHOW to the lineup.
KanJAM Kanzen Moeru SHOW airs on TV Asahi Sunday nights at 11:15 PM – 12:10 AM JST. It is hosted by Kanjani8. It premiered last month. On the show, Kanjani8 collaborates with various musical guests.
This week’s guests were Perfume and Yu Takahashi.
Perfume x Kanjani8 – Nee / Polyrhythm
Yu Takahashi x Kanjani8 – Fukuwarai
Perfume – Pick Me Up
We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.
On Friday, ayaka posted some exciting news on her blog. She revealed that she had given birth to a baby girl! It is the first child for her and her husband, Mizushima Hiro. The couple married in 2009.
ayaka expressed happiness and gratitude over the birth. She described her daughter’s birth as “a wink from God.”
The blog post is signed by both ayaka and Hiro. Hiro was present at the birth of his daughter. He celebrated the occasion via Instagram. He posted a sweet family portrait, which can be seen after the jump.
We here at Arama Japan wish the new family the best on this joyous occasion!
This week’s guests were NEWS and Yoshida Yamada.
NEWS – Chumuchumu
Yoshida Yamada – Kimi ni Aitai na
This week’s guests were Miki Imai, indigo la End, Gesu no Kiwami Otome., Domoto Koichi, and Akiko Wada.
Miki Imai – Anniversary
indigo la End – Kanashikunaru Mae ni
Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Romance ga Ariamaru
Domoto Koichi – INTERACTIONAL
Akiko Wada – Hallelujah
An official website for the anime was launched today and it is scheduled for winter 2016 meaning that it will air in around 7 months.
Boku dake ga Inai Machi(The Town Where Only I Am Missing) is written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. It is serialized in June 2012 in seinen magazine Young Ace.
The manga was a finalist in the Manga Taisho Award for 2015, earning fourth place, and in 2014, the manga was the runner-up. The manga also ranked 9th place in the Kono Manga Ga Sugoi 2015 male readers top 20 category.
Kis-My-Ft2 is back on roller skates for their newest music video “Brand New World” off their 4th album “Kis-My-World” to be released on July 1. In addition to the singles Thank you Jan!, Kiss Damashii and Another Future, the album will also include songs by member units.
Also, for the first time ever, the limited editions will include live recording featuring leading tracks for their 1st – 10th singles performed at the their 2014 concert and a remix collection. The group of artists participating in the remix CD have been revealed. 13 artists participated, namely ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo), Wagakki Band, DJ WATARAI, TeddyLoid, banvox, DJ HASEBE, Yuyo Yuppe no Betsu Project・DJ’TEKINA//SOMETHING, FPM, Jazzin’park, DAISHI DANCE, DJ FUMI★YEAH!, PandaBoY, and Avec Avec (Sugar’s Campaign).
In addition, the group has announced a Dome tour, for a total of 9 dates for the summer. More dates are expected to be announced for the next seasons.
You can check out the album info, song previews, music video preview below. More previews of the new songs and remixes are available at the Avex website.