Recochoku:
1. JUJU – Last Scene
2. EXILE TAKAHIRO – Dakishimetai
3. AAA – Sayonara no Mae ni
4. Nishino Kana – Darling
5. Southern All Stars – Tokyo VICTORY
6. E-girls – Highschool love
7. Hata Motohiro – Himawari no Yakusoku
8. Miyuki Nakajima – Ito
9. AAA – Next Stage
10. May J. – Hontou no Koi
iTunes:
1. JUJU – Last Scene
2. Nishino Kana – Darling
3. AAA – Sayonara no Mae ni
4. Hata Motohiro – Himawari no Yakusoku
5. E-girls – Highschool love
6. EXILE TAKAHIRO – Dakishimetai
7. Ariana Grande – Problem feat. Iggy Azalea
8. Naoto Inti Raymi – LIFE
9. ONE OK ROCK – Mighty Long Fall
10. Ariana Grande – Break Free feat. Zedd
On this week’s Oricon weekly singles and albums physical sales charts, Mariya Takeuchi lands the number one spot on the album chart for the second week in a row with ‘TRAD‘ selling an additional 48,697 records, while EXILE TRIBE slay the singles chart with ‘The Revolution’ in its 5th week.
Check out to see how the rest of the charts fared below.
Alternative rock band Ame no Parade have announced that they’re going to be releasing their 2nd mini-album on October 8th of this year. The release, titled ‘sense’, will contain 8 tracks and is set to be supported by the band’s ‘”sense” release tour’, which will take the group on a short circuit around Japan in November and December.
In addition, Ame no Parade have also revealed the music video for the second track on the record, ‘Petrichor’. The PV finds us following what can be best described as an interpretive dance performance by a lone woman on a rooftop, her movements set to the song’s deceptively soothing melody.
Check out the PV for ‘Petrichor’ and the track-list for ‘sense’ below the cut!
Additional details have been revealed for NHK’s upcoming Fall drama ‘Massan’, starring Tetsuji Tamayama and Charlotte Kate Fox.
The story takes place in 1920 where Masaharu Kameyama , or Massan for short, has just returned to Japan after spending a two year apprenticeship in Scotland. With him he brings back a Scottish wife, Ellie. While studying zymurgy (process of fermentation) in Osaka, Massan discovered whiskey and became fascinated with it. This lead him to travel to Scotland alone where he took part in a two year apprenticeship, his goal being to achieve domestic whiskey production in Japan.
Massan and Ellie face a tough road ahead of them. Ellie’s family isn’t pleased that she ran off to a “strange land” and Massan’s mother is extremely disgruntled that he brought home a foreign bride. Ellie also receives a cold reception from the local people, not fully adapting to cultural differences and often being misunderstood. Massan repeatedly faces failure with his whiskey production and global events such as the Great Depression and Pacific War (where Ellie’s home country is the enemy) continuously put the odds against them.
Despite those hardships Massan continues to follow his dream with Ellie by his side. ‘Massan’ premieres on September 29th and will run until March 2015. Check out the official website for cast photos and a special message from Tetsuji and Charlotte.
(via jdramas)
This news segment from the Japanese news show “Geinou Ura Monday” features exclusive footage of the Arashi’s 15th anniversary concert in Hawaii. Check it out below the cut!
With a chic dance that gestures at her armpits and after getting frisky with a mannequin adorned with cheap craft store hair, Kayoko Yoshizawa single-handedly shaves away all those nasty hairs with the help of her big pink razor in her new PV ‘Kekeke‘.
This is the lead song from her upcoming EP ‘Maboroshi Club‘, which features 5 other songs that all have a similar atmosphere that drifts in and out of her Showa pop sound.
Check out the video and mini album track list below.
Acclaimed actress Erika Sawajiri (28) and fashion model Mona Matsuoka (15) recently teamed up on a fun photo session for the autumn issue of WWD Japan. In the playful pictorial, the dynamic duo is depicted donning a variety of hot fashions fit for the fall season. Check out the full set of photos below!
It has been announced that 53 girls have passed the applications and interviews for AKB48‘s new collaboration with Baitoru, Japan’s largest portal for part time work.
As previously reported, applications closed on the 10th of this month where management was looking for female fans middle school-aged and up interested in working as an AKB48 member part-time.
Chosen out of a pool of 13,246 applicants, all 53 girls will take part as “Baito AKB48” members with an hourly wage of nearly $10 an hour. During their tenure, they will appear in a Baitoru CM as well as partake in AKB48 events, including event appearances, radio, magazine, handshake events. They will remain in the group until February 2015, with the option of a contract renewal for another three months after.
The “Baito AKB48”-helmed Baitoru CM will air this fall.
(via Oricon)
