Last month we reported that alternative project the dresscodes would be releasing a new studio album titled “Beyer” on June 16th. Now that this date has drawn closer, a music video for the record’s lead track “Hanareteiru” has been uploaded to YouTube.

This clip, directed by UMMMI., pairs the classical piano-inspired track with an almost dreamlike sequence of shots. Children play in a grassy field as an older couple on motor scooters glide past, Shima himself performing on piano in the background.

You’ll find the full version of this eerie, yet poignant music video right after the jump.

Folk/pop duo Kobukuro have announced that they will be releasing a new studio album titled “Star Made” on August 4th. This record will be the pair’s tenth together and comes fully five years after their previous longplay “TIMELESS WORLD”.

“Star Made” will include a number of the group’s previously released singles – like “Kokoro”, “Tomoru Inori”, and “Osaka SOUL” – along with new tracks, such as album opener “Star Song”, for a total of 15. It will be issued in three versions, with the Limited Edition and Fan Club Edition each to include a DVD containing a different live performance.

You’ll find the cover and complete track list for “Star Made” right after the cut.

This week, Hey! Say! JUMP topped the Combined Single chart with their single “Negative Fighter”, with 216,396 points in its sixth week.

=LOVE topped the Combined Album chart with their debut album “Zenbu, Naisho.”, with 45,152 points in its first week.

Hey! Say! JUMP also topped the Single chart with “Negative Fighter”, selling 215,258 copies in its first week.

=LOVE also topped the Album chart with “Zenbu, Naisho.”, selling 43,945 copies in its first week.

YOASOBI topped the Digital Single chart with their new digital single “Mou Sukoshi Dake”, selling 53,131 copies its first week.

YOASOBI also topped the Digital Album chart with their mini album “THE BOOK”, selling 1,687 copies in its 19th week, topping the chart for the tenth non-consecutive week.

YOASOBI also topped the Streaming chart for the fourth consecutive week with their single “Kaibutsu”, with 7,183,025 streams in its 19th week.

This week’s guests were Hinatazaka46, flumpool, Backdrop Cinderella, and Tokyo Syoki Syodo.

Hinatazaka46 – Kimi Shika Katan

flumpool – Distance

Backdrop Cinderella – 2020 nen wa Rock wo Kikanai

Tokyo Syoki Syodo – Haru

This week’s guests were ØMI, GENERATIONS, BALLISTIK BOYZ, THE RAMPAGE, FANTASTICS, flumpool, and Mom.

ØMI – Colorblind

GENERATIONS – LIBERATION

BALLISTIK BOYZ – VIVA LA EVOLUCION

THE RAMPAGE – CALL OF JUSTICE

FANTASTICS – PERFECT MAGIC

flumpool – Distance

Mom – Akarui Mirai

This week’s performers were BiS, EMPiRE, and SIX LOUNGE. Watanabe Junnosuke and Matsukuma Kenta were the talk guests.

EMPiRE – HON-NO 〜 IZA!!

SIX LOUNGE – Itsuka Terashite Kurerudarou

BiS – TOUCH ME

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.

May 23 marks the third anniversary of King & Prince‘s debut with the single, “Cinderella Girl.” Before now, the music video for the song wasn’t available on YouTube. That has now changed though!

King & Prince has opened their own YouTube channel in celebration of their third anniversary. Every day until May 30, a music video for one of the group’s singles will be released on their channel, with “Cinderella Girl” being the first.

Also on May 30, King & Prince will perform on their new Instagram account, which was also opened today. The group also now has a Twitter account. Check out the group’s new account and the music video for “Cinderella Girl” below!