Pop-rock band Monkey Majik will be celebrating their 15th anniversary early on in 2015 and in honor of this event, the band have announced that they’ll be releasing a new studio album.

The album (their 9th) will be titled ‘Colour by Number’ and will be released in three versions:  CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, and CD only.  It is presumed, but not confirmed that the release will include the band’s previous two singles ‘Natsu no Jouji’ (with the Yoshida Brothers) and ‘You Are Not Alone’.

‘Colour by Number’ isn’t set to release until February 4th of 2015, but you can check out the album’s cover and the music video for ‘You Are Not Alone’ , which is out this week, below the cut.

Over the years, the Japanese entertainment industry has been rocked by numerous scandals. Some including something as simple as a slip of the tongue, and others are as shocking as lecherous pictures of certain body parts and rape allegations.

Japanese netizens recently looked back at their favorites, but all were seemingly tame. At the request of our readers, the contributors to Arama! Japan have compiled a list of the most juicy and shocking scandals of years past, all featuring your favorites idols, singers, actors and celebrities!

We often share our thoughts on the most recent Japanese music releases on this site and other forums, but have you ever wondered what Japanese netizens thought of the latest American music releases? Well, here’s a start! Girls Channel recently shared their thoughts on Nicki Minaj’s recent music video and song, “Anaconda.”

Although toned back from their previous video ‘LIBERTY&GRAVITY‘, Quruli still provide the visuals and great music for their new video ‘There is (always light)‘.

In the video, golden song lyrics are projecting onto the rain falling down from above them. This song is used as the theme for the movie ‘Mahoro ekimae Kyosokyoku‘, based on the novel of the same name by Shion Miura.

It seems like idol Kodama Haruka from HKT48 has had plastic surgery on her nose. Netizens have been wondering if it’s possible for an idol so busy to undergo plastic surgery, but experts say that it’s possible. They say that if she in fact did have surgery, that they must have injected hyaluronic acid in her nose. This type of rhinoplasty is becoming very popular in young women, since the procedure takes between 5-10 minutes and it looks like the change has been achieved with make-up.

According to a cosmetic researcher, aside from the nose, the use of hyaluronic acid and botox can be used to protrude the chin, make the eyes stand out less or make wrinkles disappear. This can cause internal bleeding, but this can be covered with make-up. Even busy idols can undergo this kind of surgery if they bathe and wear make-up on the days they appear in public.

It was announced that the movie Joker Game starring Kamenashi Kazuya will be released on January 31, 2015. The first trailer has also been revealed. This spy suspense movie directed by Irie Yu is based on the bestselling novel of the same title written by Koji Yanagi. Filming took place in Japan, Singapore and Batam, Indonesia.

Set on the eve of World War II, it tells the story of a fictional spy organization where Kato Jiro (Kamenashi) was recruited by a top-secret military organization “D Kikan” led by a mysterious man named Yuki (Iseya Yusuke) who will establish the ultimate brain game revolving around the secret document called “black notebook”, which is also the aim of the rest of the world.

The first trailer that will be be shown across theaters starting from the 13th has been published on its official website. It begins with with the scene of a young man being given the pseudonym of Kato. Kamenashi also challenges a full-scale action scene and a kissing scene with Fukada Kyoko, who plays the mistress of the United States Ambassador Graham who has a “black notebook”.

Nakayama Yuma – Get Up!

E-girls – Highschool love

JUJU – Last Scene

Southern All Stars – Tokyo VICTORY

Ariana Grande – Problem / Break Free

YUKI – Daredemo Lonely

On October 29, Sakanaction is set to release their 10th single “Sayonara wa Emotion / Hasu no Hana.” “Sayonara wa Emotion” was used last year as the CM song for Toshin Middle and High School’s Annual Nationwide Tests, following in footsteps of other Sakanaction songs “Identity”, “Rookie” and “Bach no Senritsu wo Yoru ni Kiita Sei desu.” As previously reported, “Hasu no Hana” is the theme song for Yamashita Tomohisa’s new movie Kinkyori Renai, which opens October 11. The song also serves of the theme song for the NTV spin-off drama Kinkyori Renai ～Season Zero～, which premiered on July 19.