Sekai No Owari to Release new European single “RPG”

The single cover and music video for Sekai no Owari’s European version release of “RPG” is out. This is their 3rd European release, following STARLIGHT PARADE and DEATH DISCO. “RPG” EU version is already available for pre-order on Itunes and will be officially released on September 23. Similar to the previous singles, the song was produced under Boumqueur Edition, Lastrum Inc., Toy’s Factory and Live Nation.

Check out the single cover and PV below.

Music Dragon performances for September 19

JUJU – Last Scene

Tomomi Kasai – Ima Sara Sara

2PM – Midaretemina

MUCC – Yue ni, Matenro

Lead – Omoide Breaker

KARA comes back to Japan with new mini album & tour

KARA will be returning to Japan with their new mini album “Day & Night”, set to release on November 5th.

This is the first mini album for the group since becoming four members. The mini album will have 6 tracks, including their funky dance number “Mamma Mia”, which was released last August. In addition to that, the album will come with a 96 page photobook and photographs of each of the members.

Also, the final stage of their tour, “KARA 3rd JAPAN TOUR 2014”, at Yokohama Arena November 19th will be broadcast in 58 select theaters nationwide. Requests for tickets will be handled through the Live’Spot Original App.

Open Post

It’s been a while!

If you’re new, open posts are where you can talk about whatever you want, a free for all if you must. Check up on our pasts ones but it’s pretty self explanatory.

In this open post, let’s catch up and talk about everything that has happened since the last one. I was going to post this earlier but I accidentally took a nap.

The Recording Industry Association of Japan Releases Its Digital Certifications for August

Triple Platinum:
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (7/18/12)

Platinum:
Takako Matsu & Sayaka Kanda – Umarete Hajimete (For The First Time In Forever (Japanese Version)) (3/19/14)
Kishidan – Kenka Joto (5/21/14)
D-51 – NO MORE CRY (3/23/05)
DREAMS COME TRUE feat.FUZZY CONTROL – Sono Saki e (9/9/09)

Gold:
Ikimonogakari – Love Song wa Tomaranai yo (7/9/14)
UVERworld – Fight For Liberty (8/14/13)
Every Little Thing – Dear My Friend (6/1/02)
Ai Otsuka – Amaenbo (3/3/04)
King Cream Soda – Geragerapo no Uta (4/11/14)
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I. (6/25/14)
Nishino Kana Darling (8/13/14)
Nishino Kana – love & smile (6/23/10)
Barbee Boys – Me wo Tojite Oide yo (12/24/03)
MACO – Watashitachi wa Zettai ni Zettai ni Yori o Modoshitari Shinai~We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Japanese Ver.) (5/7/14)
Chris Brown – Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (3/16/11)

HKT48’s Rino Sashihara exposes rude SMAP fan on Twitter

On September 19th, HKT48’s Rino Sashihara was a guest on SMAP’s Masahiro Nakai’s show “UTAGE!”. However, that didn’t sit well with a few people.

One in particular was SMAP fan @richan22 on Twitter who tweeted to Sashihara, “@345_chan You’re disgusting. Whenever I see you on a show like UTAGE it makes me SO angry. I don’t know what it is, but whenever I see you I get this really unpleasant feeling. Everyone says this. Please just leave the entertainment industry. Seriously, please go.

Sashihara saw this tweet herself and went to @richan22’s Twitter page and saw that her latest tweet was, “I’m going on a date tomorrow <3 Today I’m going on a date too <3 every day I go on a date <3 I wonder what we should eat? <3 I love you!!!!

So, Sashihara decided to retweet @richan22’s rude comment and add the following comment, “I’m jealous that you get to date every day.

Performances from Bokura no Ongaku’s final episode

This week’s episode of Bokura no Ongaku is titled “Bokura no Ongaku Last Concert.” This is because the show is ending after a decade on the air.

Ayaka Hirahara – Jupiter

Hitoto Yo – Morai Naki

Moriyama Naotaro – Ikitoshi Ikeru Mono he

Kiroro – Best Friend

miwa – Hikari e

EXILE TAKAHIRO – GLORIA

Superfly – Kagayaku Tsuki no You ni

Makihara Noriyuki x Kusanagi Tsuyoshi x Ayaka Hirahara x Hitoto Yo x Moriyama Naotaro x miwa x EILE TAKAHIRO x Kiroro x Superfly – Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana

misono desperate for sales on CD cover, no more releases unless 10k sales

As reported earlier today, Koda Kumi’s little sister misono is making a return to the music scene with her brand new PV for ‘Uchi Uchi Rock – Toriatsukai Setsumeisho –‘.

The song will be featured on her upcoming album ‘UCHI‘, her first album release in over 4 years due out October 13th. The covers have been released, and as expected, there is a portrait of misono and her striking eyes. But what’s grabbing everyone’s attention is what’s written on it. Besides the title of the album, plastered over her face in large type is a message that has internet users and articles calling her out for her desperation.

If this album doesn’t sell 10,000 copies, misono can’t release any more CDs.