Itazura na Kiss will be returning! Before the second season gets confirmed for an airing date though, a whopping 3-hour 20 minute Special ‘Itazura Na Kiss 2 ~Love in Okinawa’ will air on September 12. This marks the first part of the second season ‘Itazura na Kiss-Love in Tokyo 2’. The SP will also feature guest appearances of Taiwanese actors Evan Yo, Su Li Wen, and Jacob Huang –who starred as A.N.Jell members in the Taiwanese version of the drama ‘You’re Beautiful’.

NHK World is an international broadcasting service of Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK. With the purpose of spreading Japanese music to an international audience the  weekly television show, J-MELO was created in 2005. Every year, J-MELO carries out a survey on international Japanese music fans, asking them various questions. These questions range from how they gather information on Japanese entertainment to their feelings on Cool Japan.

Find out more about the survey below!

Following the release of its short lyric video last week, androp has uploaded the finished PV to their Kazoku Gari theme song ‘Shout’ on their official YouTube channel.

The video was created by design collective PARTY NY‘s Masashi Kawamura and Qanta Shimizu, who previously produced visuals like ‘Boohoo’ and ‘Bright Siren’ for the band.

See the PV and its making footage below.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Korean singer BoA was set to release her new album ‘Who’s Back?‘ on September 3rd.

However, all news of the upcoming album has been erased from her official homepage, and with no official announcement from avex, fans are left in the dark. A Japanese gossip rag tells that the unexplained deletion set off a storm of speculation among fans, with some wondering if the album has been canceled entirely. Another possibility is a delay to rework the album, brought on by complaints over the album only containing 1 new track.

When her album ‘Identity‘ was released in 2010 to disastrous sales, it was confirmed that Japan’s public had, in fact, cast her aside. Despite releasing a string of singles since then, she’s failed to capture the attention she once enjoyed. Many worry that the implosion of Hallyu in Japan in the face of increased tensions between Japan and Korea have further hampered her chances of a comeback.

As previously reported, TBS’ music special Ongaku no Hi will take place this Saturday, August 2. Since our initial report on the show, 3 more sets of acts have been announced. There will now be 100 acts performing on Ongaku no Hi. See who else has been added to the show’s lineup after the jump!

Rapper AKLO has revealed new information in regards to his forthcoming second album “The Arrival.” The album is set for release on September 3. The up and coming rapper’s album features appearances by acts such as Crystal Kay, KREVA, JAY’ED, and SALU. Check out the cover and tracklist after the jump!

Recently, EXILE TRIBE revealed the track list to their newest album to be released at the end of August. Now they have released the PV to “THE REVOLUTION”. THE REVOLUTION is the first track on the album. The group has performed this song on music shows recently. And while many fans still feel the song leaves a lot to be desired, they can at least say the music video saved it.

The music video features the 26 members of EXILE TRIBE dancing in unison on a rainbow platform. The video then cuts to show shots of the various dance styles that make up EXILE TRIBE. During the dance scenes, explosions are a common theme. With shattering glass and boulders, the guys literally show off their explosive dancing.

Check out EXILE TRIBE’s newest PV below!

Electronic artist May Lilyq‘s first full album ‘Trick or Sweet‘ will be released August 6th. To promote it, she has uploaded a teaser with short snippets of each song.

May Lilyq emerged onto the scene fusing an eclectic variety of sounds like hip-hop, noise, and electronic dance music and has participated on compilation albums from Artlism.JP and Subenoana. A self described “sound creator,” she cites her influences as producer Prefuse 73, Matthew Herbert (who often makes music with everyday objects), and British duo Autechre.

Check out the preview for her album below.