Johnny’s group Sexy Zone has announced the release of a brand new single titled “NOT FOUND” It will serve as the theme song for the upcoming drama series Babel Kasaku, starring Sexy Zone member Fuma Kikuchi.

For this single the boys will also finally be joined by Sou Matsushima, who was previously on hiatus due to a panic disorder. The last Sexy Zone release to feature Matsushima was the double a-side single “Karakuri Darake no Tenderness / Suppin KISS” released back in December 2018.

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.

This week’s guests were Aimyon, Kis-My-Ft2, A.B.C-Z, and Lovely☆DOLL.

Aimyon – Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai / Hadaka no Kokoro

Kis-My-Ft2 – ENDLESS SUMMER

A.B.C-Z – GAME OVER!!!

Lovely☆DOLL – Manatsu Illusion

This week’s guests were Perfume, Creepy Nuts, V6, Arashi, and Miyamoto Hiroji.

Perfume – Time Warp

Creepy Nuts – ‎Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e

V6 – It’s my life

Arashi – Whenever You Call

Miyamoto Hiroji – P.S. I love you

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Arashi fans, get your tissues ready! Arashi has released the music video for their first all-English single “Whenever You Call”, written and produced by Bruno Mars and D’Mile. The song is also made available on streaming sites on September 18.

As Arashi will be going on hiatus at the end of 2020, Bruno Mars has produced the song after listening to Arashi’s songs and watching their concerts to represent the feelings of the the group towards their fans. “A song about the connection between us and our fans, “Whenever You Call” is out now! A huge thanks to @brunomars for producing this song for us!! We really hope this song can be a ray of light for all who hear it…” – Matsumoto Jun

The music video is set against the unmistakeable backdrop of Tokyo, with a prominent view of Tokyo Tower and its skyline. As member Sakurai Sho puts it “Definitely check out the music video, everyone! You can really feel the essence of “Tokyo.” It’s truly a music video from “Tokyo, Japan.” I’ve never felt more how much Tokyo Tower is a symbol of our city.”

Arashi has also announced that they will be streaming their concert at the National Stadium which will be held without an audience and a new original album “This is ARASHI” to be released on their debut day, November 3.

One song from 2020 was certified Platinum this month for selling 250,000 copies: Aimyon‘s “Hadaka no Kokoro.”

Three songs from 2020 were certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Official HIGE DANdism‘s “Parabola”, NiziU‘s “Make you happy”, and ReoNA‘s “ANIMA.”

Three albums were certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Official HIGE DANdism’s “Traveler”, NiziU’s “Make you happy”, and Yonezu Kenshi‘s “STRAY SHEEP.”

Asia’s best selling girl group AKB48 has a treat for their international fans, their discography is finally available for streaming worldwide! This includes their latest single “Shitsuren, Arigatou” and studio album “Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru”.

For completionists multiple versions of AKB48’s singles have been uploaded, so fans have access to all the b-sides exclusive to those versions, this includes theater versions of their singles too. While a very large portion of AKB48’s discography has been uploaded, there are still a few things missing.