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This week’s guests were Yuzu and Porno Graffitti.

Yuzu – OLA!!

Porno Graffitti – Oh! Rival

Kanjani8 to Hold a Summer “Recital” + New Single “Tsuyoku, Tsuyoku, Tsuyoku”

It was announced that Kanjani8 will be holding local arena tour in “recital” format this summer from July – September, hailed as “Kanjani8 Recital “Omae no heart wo tsukandaru!”. Their performances venues have increased to stadiums and domes in recent years, but this time the arena venue scale will put emphasis on the closeness of distance with the fans. Therefore, the usual major city venues were also not selected.

Murakami Shingo describes the plan intent “A re-start for the 11th year since debut. This time I wanted to go seeing from here.” To focus on close interaction with fans he added “The stage will be set up as close to the fan as possible as as the Fire Service Act permits”.

Kanjani8 “Recital” will last 2 hours, consisting of 10 songs live performances and fan participation events, with collaboration with the local broadcasting stations for planning.

In addition, the group’s first single of the year “Tsuyoku, Tsuyoku, Tsuyoku” (Strongly, Strongly, Strongly) will be released on June 3. The song is used as the theme song of the new NTV drama “Do S Keiji” starring member Ohkura Tadayoshi.

Check out the tour dates and “Tsuyoku, Tsuyoku, Tsuyoku” preview below.

Death Note Manga Planned for Live-Action TV Drama in July

Not only is Death Note being adapted to a stage musical (April – May), a live action TV drama is also planned for broadcast, reportedly, in July.

In this year’s 21st issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, Death Note illustrator Takeshi Obata’s school lawyer manga Gakkyu Hotei is set to reveal that a Death Note TV drama is being developed. It will be aired on NTV, Sundays, 10:30 pm starting July.

No further details have been announced, so stay tuned for futher developments. Click on for the manga scan with the announcement.

Who do you think would fit to play the titular roles, L and Yagami Light?

This week’s guests were Porno Graffitti, Yuzu, and LOVE PSYCHEDELICO.

Porno Graffitti – Saudade

Yuzu – OLA!!

LOVE PSYCHEDELICO – It’s You

Porno Graffitti – Oh! Rival

Yuzu – Sayonara Bus

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.

Hello readers! aside from the box office weekly ranking, we’re adding another feature to Arama – Weekly TV Drama Ratings.

Most spring dramas have made its premiere last week and so we go on with the tv ratings report! This will mostly focus on dramas aired on the major commercial tv networks, Fuji TV, TBS, NTV, and TV Asahi, from which drama ratings are released and made available easily. Also to be included are ratings from NHK’s taiga drama.

The ratings in Japan are measured according to regions such as Kanto, Kansai and Nagoya. Main ratings used is the Kanto ratings as it is the busiest and most densely populated region and so it will be used to be presented in this feature.

The feature can be improved to be more comprehensive of other shows, pending a more feasible patform and source accessibility. Please feel free to write your suggestions below!

If you missed it, you can check out a more detailed information of the current Spring Dramas previously posted here.