After a week of final episodes and goodbye specials with Shibutani Subaru, the new 6 member Kanjani8 is quickly moving ahead. The group performed their first concert as 6 at the first day of their 5 Dome Tour on July 15 at the Sapporo Dome. During the encore, the group announced a new single “Koko ni” (Here) to be released on September 5. The song is written by WANIMA and is the first song the trio has ever written for another artist.
“Koko ni” will also be used as ending theme song for Kanjani8’s music show “KanJAM Kanzen Moeru SHOW”. A preview of the song recording was shown during the show. Due to the huge meaning of the song for Kanjani8 and their fans, the full lyrics is already made available way ahead of the single release at Utanet, UtaTen, and Utamap. A 28 second song preview was also uploaded at Infinity Records.
During the concert’s opening greetings, Nishikido Ryo says “Honestly, you are not used to this view, right? For us either, but this is also proof that he was here.” He continues “By the end of this performance, we hope that you can get used to this Kanjani8, even by a bit. Kanjani8 from hereon is these 6 people. Everyone watching us, we’ll do our best that you get familiar with this view.”
This week’s episode was the second part of LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018. This week’s guests were Kyuso Nekokami, Aimyon, Dohatsuten, Dragon Ash, BLUE ENCOUNT, Ziyoou-vachi, and BiSH.
Kyuso Nekokami – Menhera-chan / The band
Aimyon – Ai wo Tsutaetai da to ka / Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai
Dohatsuten – HONKAI / Hadaka Bushi
Dragon Ash – Yuri no Saku Basho de / The Live / Fantasista
BLUE ENCOUNT – VS / Compass
Ziyoou-vachi – Deathco / Venus
BiSH – Promise the Star / GiANT KiLLERS / Life is beautiful
This week’s guests were Tsutaya Koichi, Ishiwatari Junji, mabanua, Ryokuoshokushakai, Takahashi Shigeo, and Yamamoto Sayaka.
Ryokuoshokushakai x Kanjani8 – Mata ne
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw BLACKPINK defeat MAG!C☆PRINCE, GOT7, Southern All Stars, and Yonezu Kenshi. Kenshi is back this week, facing off against a newcomer and a blast from the past. Find out what Ronald thought of the songs that topped the singles charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
This week, NEWS topped the Hot 100 single chart with their single “BLUE.”
Utada Hikaru topped the Hot Albums chart with her new album “Hatsukoi.”
DA PUMP retook the top spot on the Streaming Songs chart with their single “U.S.A.”, topping the chart for the second non-consecutive week.
Yonezu Kenshi topped the Download Songs chart for the for the 13th non-consecutive week with his single “Lemon.”
Utada Hikaru also topped the Download Albums chart with “Hatsukoi.”
Yesterday, TBS aired this year’s edition of its annual mid-year music special, Ongaku no Hi. The show included performances by the likes of Utada Hikaru, Daichi Miura, Southern All Stars, DA PUMP, KAT-TUN, Nogizaka46, KREVA, and Aqours. Check out the full show below!
Arama, what will you be watching this season? Summer is packed with tons of exciting Jdramas!
Read on below and take your pick from the list.
This week’s guests were Kis-My-Ft2, Sofi Tukker, Naoto Inti Raymi, and lol.
Kis-My-Ft2 – L.O.V.E.
Sofi Tukker – Best Friend
Naoto Inti Raymi – Hibiscus
lol – love & smile
