This week’s guests were Kiichi Beer & The Holy Tittsu, TENDOUJI, Odd Foot Works, FINLANDS, Layne, and Amelie.

Kiichi Beer & The Holy Tittsu – Transceiver Date

TENDOUJI – Kids in the dark

Odd Foot Works – Bebop Kagefumi

FINLANDS – Girlfriends

Layne – Stay With Me

Amelie – Asa ga Kuru

This week, Hey! Say! JUMP topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “COSMIC☆HUMAN”, selling 221,318 copies in its first week.

Southern All Stars topped the Oricon album chart with their new best album “Umi no Oh, Yeah!!”, selling 325,474 copies in its first week.

DA PUMP retook the top spot on the Oricon digital single chart, topping it for the third non-consecutive week with their single “U.S.A.”, selling 37,603 copies in its ninth week.

Utada Hikaru topped the Oricon digital album chart for the fifth non-consecutive week with her album “Hatsukoi”, selling 2,197 copies in its sixth week.

Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw KEN☆Tackey defeat DA PUMP. DA PUMP is back this week, facing off against two newcomers. Find out what Ronald thought of the songs that topped the singles charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!

This week’s guests were Perfume, Sambomaster, and Aimyon.

Perfume – Let Me Know

This week’s guest was Ayumi Hamasaki.

Ayumi Hamasaki – TO BE / Voyage / æternal

Epic Games announced that it will be carrying out a huge promotional campaign featuring TOKIO for its popular battle royal game, FORTNITE. Starting August 10, TV commercials will be airing in major cities throughout the country. In the CM, the 4 members of TOKIO who are dressed like the popular characters in the game are seen enjoying playing the game and even dancing to the FORTNITE emotes.

Huge visuals will also be deployed in Odakyu Shinjuku station west exit area o​​and Tokyo metro Marunouchi Line Shinjuku station (B1F). Vertical digital advertisements will also be installed in several JR and Toko Metro stations which will feature a different emote dance from TOKIO members.

Check out the CMs below.

THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE will be releasing their first album on September 12. The self-titled album comes exactly four years since the 16 members were officially announced during “Musha Shugyo Final Show” held at SHINKIBA STUDIO COAST on September 12, 2014.

It’s a ‘festival’ for the group’s music video for album lead song “LA FIESTA”! Leader LIKIYA is in charge of the choreography, incorporating reggae and the “gun finger” move during the hook, made by swinging the hand up in the form of a gun. Check out the PV and album info below.

Winners have been announced for the 97th Television Drama Academy Awards. This is held quarterly every year by popular magazine “The Television”. The results are decided through combined votes of the magazine readers, special juries, and TV journalists.

The much talked about late night drama “Ossan’s Love” dominates, winning in 6 categories including Best Drama. Several nominees as well for namely, Black Pean, Anata ni wa Kaeru Ie ga Aru and Hana Nochi Hare ~ Hanadan Next Season ~.

Have you watched any dramas from last season? Find out the winners below.