It has been announced that Crystal Kay will release a new single on June 3rd. The title of the song is Kimi ga Itara and will be her first Japanese single in three years. Some of you will remember that Crystal released her last Japanese single, Forever, back in 2012. So this is joyous event for her Japanese fans and those who enjoy her Japanese body of work.
The titular song will serve as the theme song for EXILE TAKAHIRO‘s drama, WILD HEROES. The drama will be airing on Nihon TV from April 19th at 22:00. The premise of the drama is about a group of men who find a lonely, little girl who is being hunted down an underground organization for unknown reasons. The group consists of men who are ex-street thugs, but they make it their duty to protect this girl at all costs. TAKAHIRO is joined by his fellow members in EXILE TRIBE such as Iwata Takanori, KEIJI, Sato Taiki, Aoyagi Sho, Nogae Shuhei and Yagi Masayasu.
Furthemore Kimi ga Itara will be Crystal Kay’s first drama theme song in about 10 years. Crystal Kay worked hard on coming up with lyrics that would match the drama’s theme. She went as far as to go over the drama’s script to get a better feel of the series. TAKAHIRO who has been able to listen to the song has given it high praises so it’s one to definitely look out for!
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On April 29, Nishino Kana is set to release her 26th single, “Moshimo Unmei no Hito ga Iru no Nara.” The song follows the same country pop style of her big hit from last year, “Darling.” “Darling” broke the Recochoku record for the most consecutive weeks in the top 10, spending 26 weeks there. “Moshimo Unmei no Hito ga Iru no Nara” is the CM song for the beverage Vitamin Tansan MATCH.
Kana recently released the short music video for the song. It’s a mostly outdoor video with lots of dancing by a cast of characters. Check it after the jump along with the single’s cover and tracklist!
Check out the released music video for MIYAVI’s lead track “The Others” for his new album of the same title to be released on April 15.
For the album, MIYAVI has worked with producers Drew Ramsey and Shannon Sanders (India.Arie’s “The Truth”, John Legend’s “Good Morning). The album was produced in Nashville and Los Angeles and will feature a total of 11 songs. It will include “Let Go (2015 Ver.)” and a cover of Denki Groove’s “Shangri-La”.
In addition, MIYAVI will be holding a tour which will kick off on April 30 at Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO.
Check out the short ver PV, album and tour details below.
On the single side, NMB48 topped the chart with “Don’t look back!”, with its CD+DVD Limited Edition Type-A selling 23,048 copies. Between its 6 editions, “Don’t look back!” sold 100,700 copies, making it the best selling single this week.
On the album side, Southern All Stars took the top spot with “Budou”, with its CD only Regular Edition selling 129,136. The 3 editions of this album took the top 3 spots on the chart. Between its 3 editions, “Budou” sold 279,303, making it the best selling album this week.
Recochoku:
1. whiteeeen – Ai Uta ~since 2007~
2. Masaharu Fukuyama – Nando Demo Hana ga Saku You ni Watashi wo Ikiyou
3. Naoto Inti Raymi – Itsuka Kitto
4. Kumamushi – Attakaindakara
5. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I.
6. GReeeeN – Ai Uta
7. ayaka – Nijiiro
8. SEKAI NO OWARI – Dragon Night
9. Hazzie – Kimi to.
10. Southern All Stars – Iya na Koto darake no Yononaka de
iTunes:
1. Masaharu Fukuyama – Nando Demo Hana ga Saku You ni Watashi wo Ikiyou 41,154
2. whiteeeen – Ai Uta ~since 2007~ 33,203
3. Naoto Inti Raymi – Itsuka Kitto 19,098
4. chay – Anata ni Koi wo Shite Mimashita 13,490
5. Yuzu – Owaranai Uta 12,286
6. SEKAI NO OWARI – Dragon Night 12,190
7. Southern All Stars – Iya na Koto darake no Yononaka de 11,691
8. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I. 10,514
9. Yuzu – OLA!! 8,777
10. Kumamushi – Attakaindakara 8,726
And since March just ended, we have the monthly Recochoku chart after the jump!
Hello AramaJapan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw AKB48 come out on top against EXILE and GReeeeN. This week we have a 3 fresh entries. 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!
The Oricon physical music charts for the week of 3/30-4/05 have been released!
Nagoya’s SKE48 playfully return in 2015 with a bang with the release of their 17th single “Coquettish Juutaichuu” selling a massive 640,451 copies in its first week.
For the albums chart, veteran pop-rock act Southern All Stars released their first new album in almost 10 years just breaking the 300,000 sales mark in their first week and landing them a number one with “Budou“.
Check out the top 10 of both lists below.
On April 8, instrumental band SAKEROCK will release their 5th and final album, fittingly titled “SAYONARA.” This album sees keyboardist Nomura Takuji and bassist Tanaka Kei returning to the band after previously leaving to pursue solo activities. The band’s leader, Hoshino Gen, wanted to reunite the band for one final album and show before calling it quits. SAKEROCK will officially end its 15-year run with a final show on June 2 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, titled “LAST LIVE ‘ARIGATO!'”
The band has now released the music video for the album’s title track. The video for “SAYONARA” finds SAKEROCK jamming out for one of the last times on a rooftop overlooking Yokohama. This video can be seen after the jump along with the album’s cover and tracklist.
In related news, Hoshino Gen will release his new single “SUN” on May 27. “SUN” is the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Kokoro ga Pokitto ne.” The drama, which debuts on April 8, stars Sadao Abe, Kiko Mizuhara, and Naohito Fujiki. A clip of the song can be heard after the jump!
