After announcing that she will release a new digital single, “Time”, on May 8, Utada Hikaru is back with news on another new release! On May 29, she will release another digital single, “Dare ni mo Iwanai.”

“Dare ni mo Iwanai” serves as the CM song for Suntory Tennensui water. This is Utada’s fifth commerical in this series. The commercial debuts on TV on April 19. Check it out below to hear a clip of Utada’s new song!

YOSHIKI has emerged as one of the more proactive voices in Japanese society urging people to protect themselves against the novel coroanvirus COVID-19. He also recently collaborated with Bono, will.i.am, and Jennifer Hudson on the song “#SING4LIFE”, to bring joy to people during these troubled times. YOSHIKI was recently interviewed by the BBC about all of his recent effort to fight coronavirus. Check it out below!

Hoshino Gen‘s “Uchi de Odorou” has become a viral sensation in Japan, as it urges the public to stay at home to flatten the coronavirus curve. The song is so popular that Shinzo Abe jumped on the bandwagon, much to the chagrin of his constituents.

Many listeners have requested the distribution of “Uchi de Odorou” and Gen continues to give! The song is now available as a free download! Being aware of his international fanbase, Gen has also posted the lyrics for the song in English and Mandarin, as well as making subbed videos for it.

In addition, for the past few days, Gen has been posting various live videos from his tours on his YouTube channel!

Check out all of Gen’s gifts below!

Tokyo Jihen has given a gift to fans in light of their recent tour being canceled due to coronavirus. The newly reunited band has released 23 live videos on their YouTube channel! The videos span Tokyo Jihen’s career, featuring footage from the live DVDs “Dynamite out”, “Just can’t help it.”, “Spa & Treatment”, “Ultra C”, “Discovery”, “Bon Voyage”, and “Chin Play Kou Play.” Check them out below!

Actress and former singer Yumi Adachi will be making history with her upcoming cover for the popular fashion magazine CanCam, at 38-years-old she is the oldest cover girl in the magazines almost 40 year history!

Yumi is renowned for her baby faced looks, her CanCam issue will focus on helping alter the side effects of father time. Yumi herself will be giving the readers both makeup and skin care advice, but it isn’t just outer beauty! Yumi will also be sharing her thoughts and giving tips on “inner care” as-well.

Earth’s national entertainer Maki Goto has beefed up her presence on social media! She has created her own YouTube channel, and to make that announcement, she posted the very exciting news on her newly opened Twitter account!

As the epitome of a modern renaissance woman, Maki will have two channels that focus on a variety of topics pertaining to her interests. One of the channels will completely focus on video games. For her first upload on her gaming channel, Maki played the acclaimed Monster Hunter World. She is a known otaku for the series.

The wait for the new season of Jdramas will take longer than usual. Due to the coronavirus, TV stations have halted drama filming this month, including for the most awaited Season 2 of the drama Hanzawa Naoki. Most April broadcast schedules have been postponed and are currently replaced with drama re-runs and SPs. Some dramas with enough episodes filmed have started airing though, and in the meantime you can take your pick from the list below!

What will you be watching, Arama?

This week, SEVENTEEN topped the Hot 100 single chart with their new single “Mai Ochiru Hanabira (Fallin’ Flower)”, with 31,459 points.

MAN WITH A MISSION topped the Hot Albums chart with their new album “MAN WITH A “B-SIDES & COVERS” MISSION.”

Official HIGE DANdism also topped the Streaming Songs chart for the eighth consecutive week with “I LOVE…”

Uru topped the Download Songs chart with her single “Anata ga Iru Koto de.”

Uru also topped the Download Albums chart with her album “Orion Blue.”