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The very popular digital version of the news publication Nikkan Gendai recently ran a story on 90s diva Tomomi Kahara, but it didn’t quite portray her in the best light.

In December Kahara will be holding a concert called “Tomomi Kahara Christmas Dinner Show 2018”, with tickets going for a pricey 32,000 yen. According to reports the venue was asked how ticket sales were going, and despite being on sale since July it has yet to sell out. Perhaps fans are waiting for the holiday season to kick in.

Pop-rock band Ikimonogakari has announced that they will finally resume activities! The announcement was made exclusively on the J-WAVE radio program “AVALON”.

Almost two years ago the group announced that they would be going on a temporary hiatus, mainly to focus on individual activities, and also get some rest. Their latest single “Last Scene / Bokura no Yume” came out back in August 2016, while their last studio album “FUN! FUN! FANFARE! came out four years ago in December 2014.

Our Lady who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, Maki Goto recently appeared on the Nippon TV variety show “Another Sky”.

The topics covered including being a mom, giving birth, and of course her time in Hello!Project.  Goto revealed that after she graduated from the idol collective, she was seriously considering retiring from the entertainment industry. 

Happy Halloween!

Various celebrities took part in celebrating the spookiest day of the year by dressing up, and holding parties.

In his usual fashion the “king” of Halloween HYDE held his annual “HALLOWEEN PARTY” concert, and wore a bunch of elaborate costumes.

Pop duo Yoshida Yamada will be releasing their sixth studio album “Yokubou” this week on October 31st.  Their first new record in nearly a year, “Yokubou” will include 11 new songs from the pair and be issued in three different versions:  a Regular CD-Only Edition which will include a bonus track; a Deluxe Edition which will come packaged with a DVD containing their music video for “Takaramono” and the special movie “Yoshida Yamada Yokobou wo Koete Yuke!”; and a Super Deluxe Edition which will include a Blu-ray disc containing footage from their May live at Osaka’s Namba Hatch, a photo booklet, and a “New Yoshida Yamada Staff” Long T-Shirt, all of which will be shipped in a special box.

To coincide with the album’s release, the group have chosen to upload the PV for its lead track “Color” to their YouTube channel.  This video centers around live footage from the pair’s “Yoshida Yamada Matsuri 2018” which took place back in August.

You’ll find the music video for “Color,” as well as the cover and complete track list for “Yokubou” below.

As their rather quiet year draws to a close, pop-rock band Akai Koen have suddenly uploaded the PV for their new song ‘Kienai” to their YouTube channel.  Of note, this marks the group’s first song with new vocalist Riko Ishino (ex. Idol Renaissance) and the first sign of new material since their 2017 album “Nesshou Summer.”

The video itself, which was directed by Tomoharu Shimura, utilizes a split screen effect which separates the majority of the band – whom are performing the track – from Ishino, who is instead shown dancing at the seashore.  “Kienai” was written and composed by the group’s guitarist Maisa Tsuno.

While no information regarding the song’s release has been confirmed, you can find the full version of its energetic music video right after the jump.

Kanjani8’s Nishikido Ryo will take on his first Fuji TV getsu9 lead drama “Trace ~ Kasouken no Otoko” (Trace ~ The Forensic Researcher Man) This is 7.5 years since “Zenkai Girl” (July 2011), his last appearance in the said timeslot. In the drama, Nishikido plays a forensic science researcher at the Scientific Research Laboratory. The drama is based on the manga “Trace Kasoken Hoi Kenkyuin no Tsuiso” by Koga Kei, a former researcher at a Science Institute.