This week’s guests were Miyamoto Hiroji, JUJU, Sakai Yu, and Leo Ieiri.

Miyamoto Hiroji x JUJU x Sakai Yu x Leo Ieiri – Kageri Yuku Heya

Leo Ieiri – Mikansei

Sakai Yu – 21 Banme no Grace

JUJU – STAYIN’ ALIVE

Miyamoto Hiroji – Hallelujah

This week, SixTONES vs Snow Man retook the top spot on the Combined Single chart with their single “Imitation Rain / D.D.”, with 44,982 points in its third week, topping the chart for the second non-consecutive week.

Sexy Zone topped the Combined Album chart with their new album “POP x STEP!?”, with 131,035 points in its first week.

SixTONES vs Snow Man also retook the top spot on the Single chart with “Imitation Rain / D.D.”, selling 44,982 copies in its third week, topping the chart for the second non-consecutive week.

Sexy Zone also topped the Album chart with “POP x STEP!?”, selling 131,035 copies in its first week.

Yonezu Kenshi topped the Digital Single chart with his new digital single “Paprika”, selling 72,055 copies in its first week.

King Gnu retook the top spot on the Digital Album chart with their album “CEREMONY”, selling 3,176 copies in its fourth week, topping the chart for the third non-consecutive week.

King Gnu also topped the Streaming chart with for the fourth consecutive week their single “Hakujitsu”, with 4,094,166 streams in its 51st week.

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 Shonen T, Little Glee Monster, FAITH, Kyuso Nekokami, and Houkago Princess.

Shonen T – Kimi no Kao ga Suki

Little Glee Monster – STARTING OVER

FAITH – Party All Night

Kyuso Nekokami – Welcome to Nishinomiya

Houkago Princess – Princess no Teigi

Hey, Arama Japan! It’s Friday, so it’s Open Post time! Feel free to chat with your fellow readers about whatever you like! Enjoy!

This week’s guests were A.B.C-Z, FLOWER FLOWER, Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai, milet, King Gnu, and HY.

A.B.C-Z – Zutto LOVE / Hanakotoba

FLOWER FLOWER – CHE.R.RY / Yume

Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai – Nippon no Kome wa Sekaiichi

milet – Tell me

King Gnu – Doron

HY – 366 Nichi

Another day, another Japanese celebrity drug arrest! Hot on the heels on Erika Sawajiri‘s drug scandal, Makihara Noriyuki is embroiled in another drug scandal of his own! Yes, this is not his first time at this rodeo! He was arrested in 1999 for possessing a stimulant. After admitting he used drugs, he received a one and a half year suspended sentence.

On February 12, BIM will release his new mini album, “NOT BUSY.” This release features collaborations with kZm, SIRUP, and Scha Dara Parr‘s Bose. G.RINA also makes an uncredited appearance on the song “KIRARI Deck”, singing the song’s chorus. The German producer Rascal, who has previously worked with BIM as well as Hoshino Gen, produced all the songs on “NOT BUSY.” The mini album’s mixing was done by The Anticipation Illicit Tsuboi.

Check out more information on this release, along with an animated music video that was just released for it, after the jump!