On June 2, V6 will release their 53rd single, “Bokura wa Mada / MAGIC CARPET RIDE.” The first A-side serves as the theme song for the TV Asashi drama “Tokuso 9 season4”, which V6 member Inohara Yoshihiko stars in. The song has the perspective of the members speaking to their younger selves.
V6 worked with a number of different artists on their new single. Toki Asako wrote “MAGIC CARPET RIDE”, having written the group’s last single, “PINEAPPLE.” Rinne and Taro Ishida collaborated for the B-side “95 groove”, while ReN wrote the other B-side, “Heart Beat Groovin’.”
V6 released the video for “Bokura wa Mada” recently. The video is unique in that in doesn’t feature the group singing and dancing. Instead, director Ohne Hitoshi went for a more natural video, that shows the V6’s emotions and bond as they near dissolution. Check it out below, along with more information on their new single!
In 1984, Seiko Matsuda released her chart-topping 17th single, “Jikan no Kuni no Alice / Natsufuku no Eve.” The first A-side was written by Matsumoto Takashi, composed by Yumi Matsutoya under the name Kureta Karuho, and arranged by Ohmura Masaaki. On June 2, she will release a new self-cover of “Jikan no Kuni no Alice”, titled “Jikan no Kuni no Alice ~Alice in the world of time~.” While the song has a different arrangement, it still has a nostalgic 80s feel.
Seiko has released a music video for “Jikan no Kuni no Alice ~Alice in the world of time~.” In the video, multiple Seikos appear in the form of a band, to back the vocalist version of Seiko. Check it out below!
On June 2, Utada Hikaru will release her new digital single, “PINK BLOOD.” The song serves as the opening theme for the NHK-E anime series “Fumetsu no Anata e.”
Utada has now released the music video for “PINK BLOOD.” The video has a soothing character that matches the feel of the song. Check it out below!
Famed idol agency Johnny & Associates has joined Twitter! In the past few years Johnny’s has made an effort to expand into the digital world, opening various official SNS accounts for their talent and the agency itself including YouTube and Instagram.
Some Johnny’s groups have received their own Twitter accounts, including KAT-TUN and SixTONES which is planned to be active for a limited time. What makes this new Johnny’s Twitter account so special is that updates will be posted in English for international fans.
This week, King & Prince topped the Hot 100 single chart with their new single “Magic Touch”, with 38,835 points.
LiSA topped the Hot Albums chart with her new mini album “LADYBUG.”
King & Prince also topped the Artist 100 chart.
EMI K. Lynn topped the Hot 100 Lyricists chart.
P3AK & Adrian McKinnon topped the Hot 100 Composers chart.
BTS topped the Streaming Songs chart with their new digital single “Butter.”
BTS also topped the Download Songs chart with “Butter.”
Momoiro Clover Z topped the Download Albums chart with their new digital self-cover album “ZZ’s II.”
This week’s guests were HiHi Jets, WGB (Wagakki Band), SHE’S, and Tesla wa Nakanai.
HiHi Jets – Ao ni DIVE
WGB (Wagakki Band) – Starlight
SHE’S – Spell On Me
Tesla wa Nakanai. – CALL
This week’s guests were sumika, SOMETIME’S, and Scha to Nebayan.
Scha to Nebayan – Nebayan to Schayan
SOMETIME’S – Slow Dance
sumika – Shake & Shake
This week, King & Prince topped the Combined Single chart with their new single “Magic Touch / Beating Hearts”, with 463,795 points in its first week.
NCT DREAM topped the Combined Album chart with their album “Hot Sauce”, with 41,121 points in its second week.
King & Prince also topped the Single chart with “Magic Touch / Beating Hearts”, selling 463,795 copies in its first week.
NCT DREAM also topped the Album chart with “Hot Sauce”, selling 39,292 copies in its second week.
BTS topped the Digital Single chart with their new digital single “Butter”, selling 52,821 copies its first week.
Momoiro Clover Z topped the Digital Album chart with their new digital self-cover album “ZZ’s II”, selling 7,887 copies in its first week.
BTS also topped the Streaming chart with “Butter”, with 16,607,136 streams in its first week.
