Last week it was suddenly revealed that Yuya Tegoshi would no longer be a member of NEWS and Johnny & Associates. Shortly after, he created his own official Twitter account but was met with the disappointment of many fans. Despite that, he has already achieved 1 million Twitter followers.
Tegoshi then went on to announce his official YouTube channel, saying that he would hold a press conference there for an hour clearing up the many rumors that have followed him for the past two months. He started off thanking NEWS members, including all original members when the group was 9 people.
He also thanked his fans, co-workers at the television show itteQ, and everyone who he was able to work with before. Previously, fans were very upset that he didn’t acknowledge his fellow NEWS members or apologize for anything.
This week’s guests were Mameshiba no Taigun, Aoi Shota, and CANDY GO!GO!
Mameshiba no Taigun – Mameshiba no Taigun -Ookuri Suru no wa Jinsei Gekijo-
Aoi Shota – BAD END
CANDY GO!GO! – Infinity
Actress Yui Aragaki will finally be making her way back to the drama scene!She has been cast as one of the leading roles in NTV’s upcoming drama series “Oyabaka Seishun Hakusyo“. She will be joined by Tsuyoshi Muro and Mei Nagano.
Aragaki will play the role of Sachiko, the deceased wife of Muro’s character Taro. The plot follows Taro, a 40-year-old widow who takes care of his daughter Sakura (Mei Nagano) alone. He works as a novelist, and always tried his best to be a great single father.
Billboard Japan has released its 2020 mid-year charts! This chart covers the period from 11/25/19 to 5/24/20.
Official HIGE DANdism is the Top Artist of 2020 so far. Their single “Pretender” topped the Hot 100 single chart.
King Gnu‘s “CEREMONY” topped the Hot Albums chart.
Official HIGE DANdism’s “Pretender” also topped the Streaming Songs chart. Their single “I LOVE…” topped the Download Songs chart.
King Gnu’s “CEREMONY” also topped the Download Albums chart.
Fujiwara Satoshi of Official HIGE DANdism topped the Top Lyricists and Top Composers charts for his work with his band.
We are now heading towards the midpoint of 2020, meaning that mid-year charts are here! Oricon has released its charts for the first half of 2020! This chart covers the period from 12/9/19 to 6/7/20.
Nogizaka46 is the best selling artist of the year so far, while SixTONES vs Snow Man is the best selling new artist of the year so far.
SixTONES vs Snow Man also topped the Combined Single and Single charts with their debut single “Imitation Rain / D.D.”
King Gnu topped the Combined Album chart with their album “CEREMONY”, while BTS topped the Album chart with their album “MAP OF THE SOUL:7.”
Official HIGE DANdism‘s “I LOVE…” topped the Digital Single chart, while King Gnu’s “CEREMONY” also topped the Digital Album chart. Official HIGE DANdism’s “Pretender” topped the Streaming chart.
Earlier this year, Katayose Ryota of GENERATIONS attended the Loewe Fall / Winter 2020 men’s show in Paris. His collaboration with the brand has continued, resulting in a special Father’s Day video.
In the beginning of the video, Ryota answered questions about his time while under stay at home orders due to COVID-19. Later in the video, he was joined by his father for an interview. Check it out below!
Make up giant NARS will be releasing their first limited collection exclusive to Japan! Titled “NARS ZEN COLLECTION” they have selected top actor Ryusei Yokohama as the spokesperson.
NARS is known for it’s sleek clear and black packaging, but with this limited collected it will be housed in white packaging. It includes lipstick and makeup suited for Japanese people, and will see a nationwide release beginning on July 8th, 2020.
June, 2020 marked the official release of Rola‘s lifestyle and fashion brand Studio R330! The brand was founded in her current second home Los Angeles, and is officially described as a lifestyle brand that provides “essentials for a good life”.
This project began two years ago with the simple idea of wanting to “start doing things that are friendly to both the Earth and people”. Rola’s very first release under the line are clothes, mainly focusing on workout wear, made from other recycled clothes and recycled plastic waste. Who better than Rola to share the importance of exercising and developing a healthy body and mind!
