As previously reported, Tomomi Kahala will release “Hajimari no Uta ga Kikoeru” on May 20. This will be her first original single since 2006. She recently released the short music video for the Tetsuya Komuro-produced track. The upbeat song features Tomomi singing in the setting of the single’s cover and in an open meadow.

Tomomi also recently reveled the tracklist for her upcoming best album “ALL TIME BEST SELECTION”, out June 24. As previously reported, the songs on this album were chosen by fans through an online vote.

Check out which songs made the cut after the jump, along with the short music video for “Hajimari no Uta ga Kikoeru!”

Today, Creephyp released their new single, “Ai no Tenmetsu.” It is the theme song for the movie, “Nounai Poison Berry”, which opens in theaters on May 9. “Nounai Poison Berry” stars Maki Yoko and is based on the manga of the same name.

“Ai no Tenmetsu” is being released in 3 editions: a CD only Limited Edition, a CD only Regular Edition, and a CD only Universal Music Store Edition.

Creephyp recently released the short music video for this new single. The video features a performance by the band. It’s also features the artwork of Yasuhiro Suzuki. One of his works is called “Blinking Leaves.” It’s composed of eye-shaped pieces of paper with an open eye on one side and a closed eye on the other. When the “leaves” flutter down, they appear to be blinking. This fits the song seeing as how its title translates into “Blinking of Love.”

The one of the B-sides on the single is titled “Creep.” The song is part of a collaboration with Moringa Milk’s coffee creamer “Creap.” This collaboration came about due to the similarity in the names of the band and the coffee creamer.

Check out the video after the jump along with the single’s covers and tracklist.

Underground electro-pop unit spoon+ (led by vocalist aco) released two digital singles back on February 8th this year. In commemoration of Valentine’s Day was a cover of 1986 single “Valentine Kiss” originally by Kokushou Sayuri with Onyanko Club, which is only available on iTunes Japan, while the second track “King to Jack wa Torikomi-chuu” is a spoon+ original. A very upbeat electronic pop number, “King to Jack” received distribution in various iTunes stores worldwide. Previews for both songs are up on aco’s SoundCloud: Valentine Kiss, King to Jack.

spoon+ has also been busy on their official YouTube account, where an entire solo concert was uploaded recently. Titled Konya no Tsuki wo Osara ni Nosete (I’ll Put Tonight’s Moon on a Plate), the one-man live took place on April 8th. Despite the small stage, spoon+ uses projected visuals to create an immersive and strangely magical environment that perfectly complements the unit’s music. Check it out below!

Hello AramaJapan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Masaharu Fukuyama come out on top again, this time against SKE48 and whiteeeen. This week we have 2 newcomers plus a blast from the past, from before this feature even started. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!

From May 6 – 15, gay manga artist Gengoroh Tagame will tour select cities in the United States and Canada. He is known for his gay BDSM erotic manga featuring hypermasculine men. He has been called the most influential gay manga artist. It has even been said that his work caused a shift in the appearance of gay Japanese men, causing them to adopt a more masculine aesthetic.

The tour will have stops in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles. There will be multiple events in each city. Check out what they are after the jump!

This week’s guests were V6 and KEYTALK. They both performed. There was also a segment with May’s Artist of the Month, Hoshino Gen.

KEYTALK – Ouka Ranman

V6 – Timeless

This week’s guests were Perfume, Nishiuchi Mariya, LinQ, Flower, TRUSTRICK, Shokotan Daisuki Denpagumi, Zainichi Funk, and The Challenge.

Perfume – Pick Me Up

Nishiuchi Mariya – Arigatou Forever…

LinQ – Hare Hare Parade

Flower – Blue Sky Blue

TRUSTRICK – Miraikei Answer

Shokotan Daisuki Denpagumi – PUNCH LINE!

Zainichi Funk – Wakaran

The Challenge – Lovetteru

The 2020 Summer Olympics is set to be held in Tokyo and although far off, it’s still managing to create buzz. Goo Rankings has conducted a study collecting data to get a sense of who the Japanese public want to perform at the opening ceremony.

This survey was conducted as a questionnaire back in February of this year and just released this week. It consists of responses from 500 people, evenly split between male and female.