Namie Amuro’s discography is coming to Apple Music

Good news for Namie Amuro fans! The retired diva’s catalog will be making it’s way to Apple Music!

Beginning on June 16th various other music streaming service will have her record breaking best album “Finally” available to their subscribers. Those who have Apple Music will get the real goodies though, as all of her singles and albums will be put up on the service!

V6, aiko, Yonezu Kenshi, Avicii, and Official HIGE DANdism Top the Oricon Charts for the Week of 6/3 – 6/9

This week, V6 topped the Combined Single chart with their new single “Aruhi Negai ga Kanattanda / All For You”, with 94,113 points in its first week.

aiko topped the Combined Album chart with their new best album “aiko no Uta.”, with 89,195 points in its first week.

V6 also topped the Single chart with “Aruhi Negai ga Kanattanda / All For You”, selling 94,113 copies in its first week.

aiko also topped the Album chart with “aiko no Uta.”, selling 89,195 copies in its first week.

Yonezu Kenshi topped the Digital Single chart with his digital single “Umi no Yuurei”, selling 126,715 copies in its first week.

Avicii topped the Digital Album chart with his new album “Tim”, selling 5,294 copies in its first week.

Official HIGE DANdism topped the Streaming chart for the third consecutive week with their single “Pretender”, with 2,641,772 streams in its eighth week.

Oricon Flashback: Week of 6/10

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.

Watch new trailer for “Tokyo  Ghoul S” starring Masataka Kubota & Shota Matsuda

A brand new trailer has been released for the upcoming film “Tokyo Ghoul S“, it serves as a live-action adaptation of the popular manga series of the same name by Sui Ishida. This is a sequel to 2017’s live-action “Tokyo Ghoul”.

In the sequel Masataka Kubota returns as Ken Kaneki, a university student who is half-ghoul and half-human. Dreading his unlucky fate, he tries his best to avoid other ghouls.

Miliyah Kato gives birth to baby Boy

Singer Miliyah Kato is now a mommy! Back in April the Femme Fatale announced that not only was she married, but she was pregnant too. Her husband is a non-celebrity.

Making a simple statement on her official website, she shared:

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi) divorces his wife of nearly 40 years

The divorce of famed comedian Takeshi Kitano, otherwise known as Beat Takeshi has been announced. The 72-year-old has been married to his wife, Mikiko, for almost 40 years.

The two wed back in the early 80s, and Mikiko has managed to stay out of the spotlight for the majority of Takeshi’s entire career. Except when rumors of Taekshi having an affair came out. She did make headlines in 1994, but for a positive reason. Takeshi was involved in a serious motorcycle accident and Mikiko stayed his by side, helping nurse him back to health in the intensive care unit.

Nogizaka46, B’z, Official HIGE DANdism, Suda Masaki, and Shiina Ringo Top the Billboard Japan Charts for the Week of 5/27 – 6/2

This week, Nogizaka46 topped the Hot 100 single chart with their single “Sing Out!”

B’z topped the Hot Albums chart with their new album “NEW LOVE.”

Official HIGE DANdism topped the Streaming Songs chart for the second consecutive week with their single “Pretender.”

Suda Masaki topped the Download Songs chart for the third consecutive week with his digital single “Machigai Sagashi.”

Shiina Ringo topped the Download Albums chart with her new album “Sandokushi.”

KEN THE 390, Seiko Oomori, and More Perform on Premium MelodiX! for June 10

This week’s guests were Seiko Oomori, Angerme, KEN THE 390, and D.W. Nicols.

Seiko Oomori – JUSTadICE

Angerme – Yumemita Fifteen

KEN THE 390 – Rain

D.W. Nicols – Ii no Kashira