Ken Hirai, Nana Mizuki, and Jaejoong Perform on CDTV for October 27

This week’s guests were Ken Hirai, Nana Mizuki, and Jaejoong.

Ken Hirai – half of me / Omoi ga Kasanaru Sono Mae ni…

Jaejoong – Defiance

Nana Mizuki – NEVER SURRENDER

WANIMA Performs on SONGS for October 27

This week’s episode featured WANIMA. The band is popular with the youth and is listened to by many athletes during their training due to their songs’ motivation lyrics. The band’s buzz is expanding its generational reach.

WANIMA – Signal / THANX / For you

LAMP IN TERREN to release New Album “The Naked Blues” in December

Following a year filled with ups and downs, alternative rock band LAMP IN TERREN have announced that they will be releasing their fourth full-length album on December 5th.  Titled “The Naked Blues,” this record will arrive roughly a year-and-a-half after the release of their previous album “fantasia.”

“The Naked Blues” will include the band’s previously released tracks “Hana to Shijin,” “New Clothes,” “Dreams,” “Water Lily,” and “Bourei to Kage,” plus seven new songs for a total of 12.  The album’s Limited Edition will also come packaged with a DVD containing a 53-minute Documentary (including member interviews) which chronicles the release’s recording process.

Read on below to find both the cover and track list for “The Naked Blues.”

Mai Kuraki, Morning Musume. ’18, and More Perform on Buzz Rhythm 02 for October 26

This week’s guests were Mai Kuraki, BLACKPINK, Morning Musume. ’18, and lol.

Mai Kuraki – Secret of my heart / Winter Bells / Time After Time ~Hana Mau Machi de~ / Hanakotoba

BLACKPINK – DDU-DU DDU-DU

Morning Musume. ’18 – Furari Ginza

lol – trigger

NMB48, Mr.Children, DA PUMP, BUMP OF CHICKEN, and Genie High Top the Billboard Japan Charts for the Week of 10/15 – 10/21

This week, NMB48 topped the Hot 100 single chart with their  single “Boku Datte Naichau yo.”

Mr.Children topped the Hot Albums chart for the third consecutive week with their album “Jyuryoku to Kokyu.”

DA PUMP topped the Streaming Songs chart for the 18th non-consecutive week with their single “U.S.A.”

BUMP OF CHICKEN topped the Download Songs chart with their new single “Hanashi ga Shitai yo.”

Genie High topped the Download Albums chart with their debut mini album “Genie High.”

NMB48, Mr.Children, BUMP OF CHICKEN, and Genie High Top the Oricon Charts for the Week of 10/15 – 10/21

This week, NMB48 topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “Boku Datte Naichau yo”, selling 238,269 copies in its first week.

Mr.Children topped the Oricon album chart for the third consecutive week with their album “Jyuryoku to Kokyu”, selling 21,326 copies in its third week.

BUMP OF CHICKEN topped the Oricon digital single chart with their new single “Hanashi ga Shitai yo”, selling 46,501 copies in its first week.

Genie High topped the Oricon digital album chart with their debut mini album “Genie High”, selling 2,924 copies in its first week.

King & Prince Iwahashi Genki suspends activities due to panic disorder

It was announced that King & Prince member Iwahashi Genki will suspend entertainment activities for a certain period of time  starting from November. He will concentrate on the treatment of panic disorder that he has suffered for years and will not appear on  “JOHNNY’S King & Prince IsLAND” which will start running on December 6 – January 27 at the Tokyo Imperial Theater.

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