Less than a week after the release of her new album “A ONE”, Ayumi Hamasaki has announced that she will be releasing a mini album this summer. The currently untitled mini album will be released on August 5. It will contain the song “Step by step”, which as previously reported, is the theme song for the new NHK drama “Bijo to Danshi.” The mini album will also contain 4 other songs. The mini album will come in CD only, CD+DVD, and CD+Blu-ray editions. The DVD and Blu-ray editions will have discs that contain 3 music videos plus a making video for each one.
This week’s guests were Masaharu Fukuyama and Naoto Inti Raymi.
Masaharu Fukuyama – Nando Demo Hana ga Saku You ni Watashi wo Ikiyou
Naoto Inti Raymi – Itsuka Kitto
This week’s guests were Ishii Tatsuya, Chris Hart, Niizuma Seiko, and The Gospellers.
Ishii Tatsuya x Chris Hart x Niizuma Seiko x The Gospellers – Oreiro ni Somare / Abracadabra / Ai wa Fushigi sa / Roman Hikou / Kimi ga Iru Dake de
Chris Hart – Tsuzuku Michi with The Gospellers
Chris Hart x Niizuma Seiko – A Whole New World
Ishii Tatsuya – WHITE MOON IN THE BLUE SKY
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.
Veteran pop-rock band Spitz have recently announced that their new song “Yukikaze” (“Windblown Snow”) has been picked as the ending theme for TV Tokyo drama “Fuben na Benriya”. In addition, the group has also confirmed that the track will be released digitally on iTunes and Recochoku this coming week on April 15th.
“Fuben na Benriya” stars actor Suzuki Kosoke as Matsui Hideo, a man who works as a ‘benriya’, or a person akin to a jack-of-all-trades that picks up whatever odd jobs they can, in a small village located in Hokkaido. Over the course of the drama, Suzuki will be joined at his workplace by down on his luck divorcee Umemoto Souichi (Endo Kenichi) and young screenwriter Takeyama Jun (Okada Masaki), the experiences of all three male leads coming to influence each other.
You’ll find a short snippet of “Yukikaze” right after the jump, and please look forward to the song’s full release next week.
This week’s guests were Masaharu Fukuyama, Naoto Inti Raymi, MIYAVI, and Nagura Nanami.
Masaharu Fukuyama – Nando Demo Hana ga Saku You ni Watashi wo Ikiyou
Naoto Inti Raymi – Itsuka Kitto
MIYAVI – The Others
Nagura Nanami – Fuzaken na yo
Last year, Bokura no Ongaku ended its run after a decade on the air. It has returned tonight though for a special episode. This episode features the performances from Fuji TV’s annual new employees reception. The performers were SMAP, Yuzu, E-girls, Tanimura Shinji, and Sada Masashi.
SMAP – Humor Shichau yo
Yuzu x Katori Shingo – Eikou no Kakehashi
E-girls x Nakai Masahiro – Odoru Ponpokorin
Tanimura Shinji x Inagaki Goro – Ii Hi Tabidachi
Sada Masashi x Kimura Takuya – Kakashi
SMAP x Yuzu x E-girls x Tanimura Shinji x Sada Masashi – Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana
