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Daichi Miura will be releasing his new single “music” on June 17. It is the CM song for the Japan Engineering College. The single will come in 3 editions: a CD+DVD Music Video Edition, a CD+DVD Choreo Video Edition, and a CD only edition. Today, Daichi released the music video for “music.” As previously heard in the short lyric video, “music” is an upbeat, happy tune. The music video matches the song well. It’s a fun, energetic video, full of bright colors. Check it out after the jump along with the single’s covers and tracklist.

This week’s guests were E-girls, AKB48, Perfume, back number, Domoto Tsuyoshi, and chatmonchy.

E-girls – Anniversary!!

AKB48 – Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai

Perfume – Pick Me Up

back number – SISTER

Domoto Tsuyoshi – Koi ni mo Ai ni mo Somaru You na Aka

chatmonchy – Kokoro to Atama

This week’s guests were Hiromi Go, The Gospellers, Abe Natsumi, K, Fujisawa Norimasa, Ikuta Erika, Shiraishi Mai, Nishino Nanase, Ohara Sakurako, Nishiuchi Mariya, Masuda Takahisa, Thelma Aoyama, MACO, Saho Aono, Ishii Tatsuya, Flower, Eri Nobuchika, Ide Ayaka, GILLE, Ms.OOJA, Matsuzaki Shigeru, Ishimaru Kanji, and Crystal Kay.

They sang songs by the likes of Hiromi Go, Ann Lewis, Sharam Q, and Kome Kome CLUB.

As previously reported, new rapper Rykey will release his debut album “Pritty Jones” on June 3. Ahead of the album’s release, he has released the music video for its sixth track, “Baby.” The JIGG-produced song is a mellow number. The video for “Baby” was created by HAVIT ART STUDIO. It features Rykey and his girl hanging around the house, going through the ups and downs of love. Check it out after the jump!

Last month, it was announced that popular manga Death Note is going to be adapted into a live action TV drama. The drama is scheduled to air on NTV, Sundays, 10:30 pm starting July. The official announcement included an image of Ryuk saying “A serialized drama…. Interesting!!…”

The drama will feature an original story not featured in the anime or movies, and a new cast. It will include the character N (Near), which will also be the first time for the character to appear in its live action adaptation. The main cast have been announced.

Soundscan Chart for the Week of 5/11 – 5/17

On the single side, Arashi topped the chart with “Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari”, with its CD+DVD Limited Edition selling 342,387 copies. The 2 editions of this single took the top 2 spots on the chart. Between its 2 editions, “Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari” sold 500,229 copies, making it the best selling single this week.

On the album side, A.B.C-Z took the top spot with “A.B.Sea Market”, with its CD+DVD Limited Edition A selling 13,990 copies. Between its 3 editions, “A.B.Sea Market” sold 33,146 copies, making it the best selling album this week.

Back in February, it was reported that Mariko Goto was going on hiatus. Circumstances at the the time led some to believe that this hiatus was really a retirement. It also led to questions about her mental health and fears of self-harm.

Mariko has now decided to resume her musical activities. She made this announcement via Twitter. Before her hiatus, she deleted all of her previous tweets and left only one, which thanked fans for their support. She also revealed that she was in the hospital and had to sell a lot of her musical equipment in order to pay her hospital bills.

As of yet, there is no word of any future releases.

On June 17, KEN THE 390 will release his new album, “WEEKEND.” The album will have 12 tracks, including the previously released songs “Pop!!”, “Bangin'” (in an altered form), and “Like This Like That.” The limited edition of the album will have a DVD containing music videos for each song on the album. “WEEKEND” features production by an array of producers, including ANNE beats, DJ Watarai, BYGdaddy, and Chiva from Buzzer Beats. Check out the covers and tracklist after the jump!

Daichi Miura Releases PV for “music”

Music Station for May 22

Suiyou Kayousai for May 20

Rykey Releases PV for “Baby”

Death Note TV Drama Main Cast

Soundscan Chart for the Week of 5/11 – 5/17

Mariko Goto Resumes Activities

KEN THE 390 Announces New Album