Hard rock duo B’z have announced that their latest song “Majestic” will be used in the new commercial for Glico’s “Pocky” product line.  Though B’z are celebrating their 30th anniversary in the music industry this year, this marks the first sign of new material from the pair since the release of their album “DINOSAUR” last November.

The CM stars actresses Rie Miyazawa and Sara Minami as a mother and daughter, the former attempting to help the latter make the transition to a new school.  “Majestic”, the accompanying track, has been described as a warm ballad number with a focus on acoustic sounds.

You can find this commercial, which features a lengthy preview of “Majestic”, right after the jump.

Hot on the heels of their recent digital single, “Bouen no March“, popular rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN have revealed that they will be performing the theme song for the upcoming film “Oku Otoko”.  “Oku Otoko”, or “Million Dollar Man”, will tell the story of a down-on-his-luck, debt-ridden young man named Kazuo (Takeru Sato) who wins 300 million yen via the lottery.  Worried about the fate of other lottery winners, Kazuo goes to his well-off friend Tsukumo (Issei Takahashi) for advice, but wakes up one morning to find that both his money and his friend have disappeared.

The theme song, titled “Hanashi ga Shitai yo”, has been described as a nostalgic ballad which fits the movie’s worldview.  Takahashi, who has listened to the band for a long time, believes that the song will also show off a new side of their sound.

While no details regarding the track’s release have been announced, you can hear a brief preview of it in the most recent trailer for “Oku Otoko”, which will follow below.

It has been announced that singer YUI will be getting married again, and is also expecting her third child!

YUI’s new husband is a non-celebrity in his 30s, he works as a personal trainer at a sports gym. The couple became introduced through a mutual friend and began dating sometime near the end of 2017. A marriage certificate is set to be filed in September.

The “CHE.R.RY” singer is also 5 months pregnant! She’s estimated to give birth in February 2019. 

Rock band Bird Bear Hare and Fish (formerly Galileo Galilei) have announced that they will be releasing their first full album “Moon Boots” next week on September 5th.  “Moon Boots” will include the group’s previously released singles “Page”, “Tsugi no Hi”, and “Laika”, as well as nine new songs for a total of 12.

This record will be issued in three different versions:  a regular CD-Only Edition, a deluxe Analog Edition, and a Limited Edition which will include a Blu-ray containing the band’s music videos from this era.

You’ll find the cover and track list for “Moon Boots”, along with an album trailer right after the cut.

Last year many AAA fans were saddened to hear about the news regarding Chiaki Ito‘s departure from the group.

On AAA’s official fansite Ito revealed that she got married to a businessman in his 40s, and is currently 3 months pregnant with their child. She received immense support from her group mates and fans, with many assuming she graduated to focus on becoming a mother and taking care of her new family.

As a result of her graduation from the group a live tour for the unit MisaChia had to be canceled, which was a sub-group consisting of Ito and the other AAA female member Misako Uno.

Sales for Namie Amuro’s final concert tour have been through the roof, to the surprise of no one.

Earlier in the month it was reported that pre-order sales for “Namie Amuro Final Tour ~Finally~” surpassed the 1 million mark, which made it the highest selling Japanese music DVD/Blu-ray release before it even came out.

The final results have been named for the television show Produce48!

Besides the results, the name of the group was also revealed to be IZONE (アイズワン).  Helmed my Mnet and Yasushi Akimoto, the series served as the third season to the popular “Produce 101” series. Filming began in April and the show made it’s debut on June 15th, 2018.

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