Following a severe accident, it has been revealed music producer Hirofumi Asamoto is currently in an unconscious condition.

Near his home on the night of September 11, he fell off of his bicycle and took a blow to his head. Currently, two weeks later, he is still in a coma and his chance for recovery is unclear.

Asamoto started his career back in the 80s and has produced songs for bands like THE YELLOW MONKEY, THE BOOM and Sugar Soul. He most recently formed KAM, a drums and bass band, with aikosun and CARDZ back in 2010.

All his activities here on after have been cancelled.

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In his second solo effort, EXILE SHOKICHI has unveiled his music video for his brand new single “The One“.

“The One” is EXILE SHOKICHI’s unique work, which is described as totally different from those of EXILE and THE SECOND from EXILE. It’s a love song which simply conveys the feeling of love. It also communicates the feeling of missing someone who is very important, with the message of “I hope we can advance to the future together”.

SHOKICHI put his all into the creation of this song, composing the song and writing the lyrics himself.

HKT48 –  Hikaeme I love you!

Shinee – Downtown Baby

May J. – Hontou no Koi

AAA – Sayonara no Mae ni

WHY@DOLL – Magic Motion No.5

Renowned pop-rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN have announced that they will be providing the theme song for manga series ‘Sangatsu no Lion’.  The song, titled ‘Fighter’ will be released both digitally and physically, the latter in a limited format included with the release of the manga’s 10th tankoban volume.

This unusual partnership came to be after both parties realized that they were huge fans of the others’ work, resulting in what is officially being billed as ‘Sangatsu no Lion meets BUMP OF CHICKEN’.  For people unfamiliar with mangaka Chica Umino, before writing ‘Sangatsu no Lion’ she gained considerable fame for producing the critically acclaimed manga ‘Honey and Clover’.

As part of the project, Umino will also be drawing the CD cover for ‘Fighter’, with some of her work expected to make an appearance in the song’s music video as well.

Both ‘Fighter’ and ‘Sangatsu no Lion”s 10th volume are set to release on November 28th of this year, so expect more coverage as we grow closer to that date!

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Today’s show was a 3 hour long special.

J-rock singer Gackt will be playing a major role in Square Enix’s upcoming iOS game “3594e – Romance of the Three Kingdoms Hero’s Song”. As the title suggests “3594e” is based off the legendary Romance of the Three Kingdoms story. Gackt will be providing the theme song for the game as well as playing the role of Lu Bu, a ruthless warrior renowned for his prowess on the battlefield.

This isn’t the first time Gackt has worked with Square Enix. Back in 2006 he provided the theme song for for “Dirge of Cerebus: Final Fantasy VII” and voiced the character “Genesis”, who also appeared in “Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII”.

A trailer of “3594e” can be seen below which features Gackt dressed as Lu bu and audio of the game’s theme “Akatsukizukuyo -Day Breakers-“.

A new CM starring Haruka Ayase has just been released for the luxury watch brand ‘SEIKO’, promoting their new ‘SEIKO LUKIA’ autumn and winter line.

In the CM you’re able to hear a new Miliyah Kato song titled ‘Higher’, which will be included on her upcoming album ‘Muse’ due out October 29th. To celebrate the release of her album and 10 years in the music industry she will be embarking on a tour with BFF Shota Shimizu. ‘THE BEST 2MAN TOUR 2014’ will begin October 6th at ZEPP Nagoya and conclude November 13th in Tokyo.

Check out the new CM below.