At 7 PM JST on July 25, the 2018 FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri will air. There will be peformances by the likes of Ayumi Hamasaki, Arashi, Crystal Kay, Southern All Stars, Daichi Miura, King & Prince, Momoiro Clover Z, and LiSA.
There is a live stream of the show and Arama! Japan will be hosting a chat on Discord so that readers can chat with each other during the show! Links to the show and the chat are after the jump!
A few weeks ago, Thelma Aoyama released the music video for “Sekai no Chushin ~We are the world~.” The album is the opening track on her new album, “HIGHSCHOOL GAL”, out July 25. The album is an homage to the music of Thelma’s high school days. Besides the Eurobeat of “Sekai no Chushin ~We are the world~”, the album also delves into reggae, R&B, and hip hop. These various sounds can be heard in the album’s recently released trailer. Check it out below, along with more information on the album and the full music video for “Sekai no Chushin ~We are the world~.”
On July 25, BIM of THE OTOGIBANASHI’S will release his first solo album, “The Beam.” BIM produced a good portion of the album. The album also features production by Astronote, who has worked with Kendrick Lamar and MF Doom, and Rascal, who has produced songs for Chance the Rapper and Jorja Smith. “The Beam” also features a guest appearance by PUNPEE. Check out more information on the album below!
On July 25, Fuji TV will air the 2018 FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri. The first set of acts performing on the show was previously announced and it includes the likes of King & Prince, Momoiro Clover Z, and LiSA. The second, third, and fourth sets of performers have now been revealed.
The second set of acts includes the likes of Daichi Miura and Crystal Kay. The third set consists of just Southern All Stars, who are appearing on FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri for the first time since 2000. The fourth set of acts includes the likes of Ayumi Hamasaki and Arashi. See who else was added below!
A plethora of musical guests have been announced for Anisong World Matsuri! For the very first time the concert series will be heading over to New York City.
The first set of performers have been announced for the festival. Among the artists are Morning Musume’ 18 and Shoko Nakagawa. This is the second time Morning Musume will be heading to the big apple, back in 2014 they held a successful solo concert.
Other performers include Luna Haruna, TRUE, Konomi Suzuki, Hironobu Kageyama, and Hiroshi Kitadani. More musical guests are expected to be announced shortly.
Earlier this month, the Fukuoka based singer and model MANON released her debut full length album, TEENAGE DIARY. After a few singles leading up to the album, she had started to create some buzz with her super trendy approach to Japanese pop. Definitely an artist in-tune with social media and the modern world, it was exciting to see how her album would turn out. Let’s find out!
This week’s guests were Porno Graffitti, Yoru no Honki Dance, and CASCADE.
Porno Graffitti – Breath
Yoru no Honki Dance – Magical Feelin’
CASCADE – unfairly
She’s back! Ayumi Hamasaki has announced the release of her brand new studio album titled “TROUBLE“, it will be released on August 15th, 2018.
The “Bold & Delicious (Instrumental)” hit-maker announced the album on her official Instagam account by making multiple different posts. When you view her profile page you’re able to see the complete album cover.
This will be Hamasaki’s 18th studio album overall, her last being the 2016 album “M(A)DE IN JAPAN”.