Late last month we reported that folk singer Ichiko Aoba would be releasing a new studio album titled “Adan no Kaze” on December 2nd. As this date draws nearer, she has decided to publish all of the details about the record online.

“Adan no Kaze” will run 14 tracks in length, the majority of which were created with the help of co-collaborator Taro Umebayashi. The longplay was recorded and mixed by Toshihiko Kasai and mastered by Seigen Ono.

You’ll find the cover and complete track list for “Adan no Kaze” right after the jump.

This week, Sexy Zone topped the Combined Single chart with their new single “NOT FOUND”, with 244,021 points in its first week.

Arashi topped the Combined Album chart with their new album “This is Arashi”, with 699,791 points in its first week.

Sexy Zone also topped the Single chart with “NOT FOUND”, selling 244,021 copies in its first week.

Arashi also topped the Album chart with “This is Arashi”, selling 699,791 copies in its first week.

LiSA also topped the Digital Single chart for the fourth consecutive week with “Homura”, selling 83,252 copies its fourth week.

JUJU retook the top spot on the Digital Album chart with her cover album “Ore no Request”, selling 1,508 copies in its third week, and topping the chart for the second non-consecutive week.

LiSA also topped the Streaming chart for the fourth consecutive week with “Homura”, with 15,624,216 streams in its fourth week.

On November 25, Nippon TV air will this year’s edition of its annual year end music special, Best Artist. The show will start at 7PM JST and end at 10:54 PM JST. Sakurai Sho of Arashi will be hosting for the 12th consecutive year.

Best Artist 2020 will feature performances by the likes of Arashi, LiSA, Mr.Children, Foorin, KAT-TUN, SEKAI NO OWARI, Perfume, and Masaharu Fukuyama. See who else is performing below!

In light of Masahiko Kondo‘s most recent cheating scandal, he has decided to take an indefinite hiatus from performing.

When Johnny & Associates confirmed that Matchy was having an affair, he admitted his guilt. After discussing the issues at hand with his family, he decided to take responsibility for his actions, which included suspending his performing activities indefinitely.

This week’s guests were JUJU, Kato Miliyah, and Miyamoto Hiroji.

JUJU – One more time, One more chance

Kato Miliyah – Honnou

Miyamoto Hiroji – Ihoujin

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.

As the readers of this site know, streaming is a thing in Japan. The rest of the world is still fascinated with the idea of Japan being all about CDs, when the readers of this site also know that the reason CD sales are so high in Japan still is because of bonuses attached to the CDs. Reuters’ Ritsuko Ando recently looked at how this is changing though.

In the article, the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on CD sales is documented. Music fans are currently staying home and music acts are canceling in-store events, leading to a switch to streaming.

Tower Records has suffered due to the pandemic, with spokesman Tatsuro Yagawa saying, “It will take a long time for things to return to normal.” He is optimistic though, saying, “Music fans here like buying CDs to show support for their favorite artists. I don’t think people will stop buying CDs.”

As reported earlier, Avex has also suffered due to the pandemic. The company held a-nation online a few months ago, attracting 1.6 million views, split between free and paying viewers. However Avex CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa described the financial results of the company’s foray into large-scale online events as mixed.

In related news, it was also reported that Avex is looking to sell its Tokyo headquarters as a COVID-19 cost-saving measure. They would then rent back its offices.

This week’s guests were Vickeblanka, Okazaki Taiiku, Rinne, and Orange Spiny Crab.

Vickeblanka VS Okazaki Taiiku – Bakashi HOUR NIGHT

Rinne – snow jam

Orange Spiny Crab – Rinse