Singer-songwriter miwa will be releasing her second compilation album in July titled miwa the BEST.

This marks her second compilation album overall, her first miwa Ballad Collection ~Graduation~ was released in 2016.

The album will come as a two disc set and include all of her major singles, starting with 2010’s don’t cry anymore and concluding with her upcoming single Update. Additionally, a bunch of new songs exclusively recorded for the album will be included. 28 songs will be on the album in total.

It looks like there might be a little drama brewing between actors Eita and Ryo Nishikido. The two are currently starring together in the NHK taiga drama series Segodon, based on the famed historical figure Takamori Saigo.

FRIDAY magazine is exclusively reporting that Eita beat Nishikido up!

At around midnight on April 10th Eita, Nishikido, and several other men working within the industry got together to drink.

They went to a very high class bar located in Ebisu, and the drinking activities commenced. Hours in everyone was noticeably drunk, reports say they were drinking various strong alcohols such as tequila and “Jagermeister”.

The covers and tracklist have been released for Miliyah Kato’s new single ROMANCE.

Her 40th overall, it will be released in three different versions. The limited edition CD+DVD will come with two full MVs for the tracks Kao mo Mitakunai and WALK TO THE DREAM.

Kao mo Mitakunai was originally included on her last release, the mini-album I HATE YOU, while WALK TO THE DREAM is a b-side on ROMANCE.

A limited edition CD only will also be released featuring 10 songs called LovexDoc Bonus Tracks. This is in collaboration with the upcoming film LovexDoc starring Yo Yoshida, Shuhei Nomura, and Hiroshi Tamaki. The title track ROMANCE serves as the theme song for the film.

The other b-side Through Your Eyes also has a CM tie-in with the clothing brand Akanoren.

ROMANCE will be released on May 9th, 2018. Check out the covers and tracklist below!

Former Hello!Project icon and current actress Erina Mano is married to professional footballer Gaku Shibasaki!

The two did it in secret, apparently way back in August 2017. The actual marriage submission however will be done sometime during the Summer, once Shibasaki is done participating in the World Cup.

The relationship itself has been very long distance. Mano herself is of course based out of Tokyo, but Shibasaki plays for a team called Getafe CF. They are based out of Spain. He is also a member of Team Japan, and will play for them in the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Singer Utada Hikaru is the star of a brand new CM for Suntory, promoting their drink “SWITCH&SPARKLING”.

A 30 second and 60 second CM will start to play all around Japan nationwide beginning on April 24th. The drink itself will also be available on store shelves starting on the 24th. The carbonated water beverage will surly be a hit in the upcoming humid summer months.

The CM itself is a little off-reason, Utada is exploring beautiful vast landscape covered in snow. She suddenly bursts out in song and begins to run and around and play in the snow.

Her latest song Play A Love Song is featured in the CM. Utada does double duty by solely writing the lyrics and providing the composition. It will be released digitally in Japan on April 25th.

This week, NMB48 topped the Hot 100 chart with their new single “Yokubomono.”

Bodan Shonen Dan topped the Hot Albums chart with their new album “FACE YOURSELF.”

Suda Masaki topped the Streaming Songs chart for the fifth non-consecutive week with his single “Sayonara Elegy.”

Yonezu Kenshi topped the Download Songs chart for the eighth consecutive week with his single “Lemon.”

The “Greatest Showman” soundtrack topped the Download Albums chart for the seventh non-consecutive week.

Actress Haruka Ayase has been a longtime spokeswoman for Gilco, and she’s the star of a brand new nationwide CM campaigns for their “Giant” ice cream treats.

Four flavors are available. Roasted chocolate nuts, chocolate cookie chunk, vanilla cookies & cream, and the latest flavor a luxurious dark chocolate.

The CM features Ayase relaxing at home, when she gets the craving for a sweet snack. She grabs a Gilco Giant cone while singing the CM tune in the background. Two different 30 second versions of the CM were released, check them out below.

We recently shared that Namie Amuro would be collaborating with  H&M, and the coveted items from the collection have finally been revealed!

“Namie Amuro X H&M” offers beautifully designed items for women at a very affordable price point. Promotional images featuring Amuro wearing the clothes herself have been released, and a visual video will be released shortly.

This is one of the many surprises Amuro has until her retirement in September 2018. She was selected as a brand ambassador due to being a prime example of independence, empowerment, and self-actualization. The WANT ME, WANT ME (Instrumental) hit-maker is also adored by women of many generations.

Check out the items from the collection below!