On December 15, Chara will release a new EP, “Inner Peace.” It will be available digitally and on 10 inch vinyl. In addition to the title track, “Inner Peace” features another new song, “Totemo Aishiteru.” The other four songs on the release are covers: Peggy Lee‘s “Sing a Rainbow”, “Imagination” from “Sesame Street”, Randy Newman‘s “Snow”, and “Moon River” from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

Chara uploaded the whole release to her YouTube channel, so check it out below!

December hasn’t been the best month for the girls of LDH. Despite rumors of E-girls‘ disbandment being postponed to 2021, it was confirmed by LDH that the group would officially be disbanding at the end of the year on December 31st. This had fans curious about the fate of the other LDH girl groups.

In a statement LDH confirmed that the three piece unit Sudannayuzuyully would also be disbanding on December 31st. The unit consisted of popular members YURINO, Anna Suda, and Yuzuna Takebe. LDH confirmed that both YURINO and Anna Suda will also be leaving the agency.

This week’s performers were OAU, FOMARE, and Shinano Yae. TRIPLE AXE was the talk guest.

OAU – Making Time

FOMARE – Grey

Shinano Yae – 16sai

This week’s guests were Hirose Kohmi, mabanua, Koyabu Kazutoyo, and Fujita Nicole.

Hirose Kohmi x Kanjani8 – DEAR…again

This week’s guests were NiziU, GENERATIONS, Sakurazaka46, and milet.

NiziU – Step and a step

GENERATIONS – You & I

Sakurazaka46 – Nobody’s fault

milet – The Hardest

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback! This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.

Sexy Zone member Kikuchi Fuma is the cover boy for the 801st issue of the fitness magazine Tarzan, out December 17. This issue is dedicated to achieving a golden ratio body, and Fuma appears on the cover as a man with the goal body.

The new issue of Tarzan features an eight page gravure photoshoot of Fuma, as well as an interview with him about his body and his fitness routine. He confessed that being a Tarzan cover boy was one of his secret goals for 2020 and he is glad to have achieved it. He will work on his body even more in 2021.

Check out Fuma’s Tarzan cover below!

This week’s episode featured Masaharu Fukuyama. He is soon to release his first album in nearly seven years. In this episode, he is interviewed by the show’s host, Oizumi Yo.

Masaharu Fukuyama – Kakumei / Michishirube / Shinon