Dance and vocal group THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE have dropped the MV for their upcoming 5th single titled Fandango

Fandango will be released on April 25th, 2018 and come in two versions, A CD only and CD+DVD. The single will come with three b-sides, two new songs called The Typhoon Eye and Dream On. The third b-side is an English version of their 4th single 1000degrees.

Fandango is an upbeat dance song with hints of influence from Latin music. The lively RAMPAGE vocalists sing their way through heavy beats and passionate melodies.

The boys are currently on the road for their tour “GO ON THE RAMPAGE” , which is expected to finish on July 17th at the Ichikawa City Cultural Hall.

Covers and the MV for Fandango can be seen below.

V6 member Go Morita has been pointed the brand new posterboy for Suntory’s beverage “The Cocktail Bar Professional”

The product won’t be released until April 3rd, 2018 which is when the CMs will also begin to air nationwide across Japan. The good news is that the full CM has already been uploaded in advance on YouTube for fans to enjoy.

In the CM Morita visits a bar, and is given a classic gin & tonic by the bartender (who is played by legendary filmmaker Ryo Iwamatsu). The drink is so delicious that Morita is reduced to tears as he sits alone at the bar.

The Cocktail Bar was originally released in 1993, and was very popular with the younger crowd. For this new version “professional” was added to the name to show off it’s more refined and high quality taste.

Watch the full CM, along with making-of footage below!

A trailer has been released for the upcoming horror flick Kasane. The film is based off of the 2013 manga series of the same name by Daruma Matsuura.

Actresses Tao Tsuchiya and Kyoko Yoshine are in charge of the main roles, both of them play actresses in the film whose fates are soon intertwined.

Tsuchiya plays the role of Kasane Fuchi, the daughter of a beautiful legendary actress. Kasane decided to follow her mothers steps by becoming an actress herself, and while she was easily able to grasp the ability to act unfortunately she lacks in the looks department. In an industry where image is basically everything she struggles in finding her footing.

Kasane has a mysterious lipstick left behind by her mother, every time she applies it and kisses someone, she takes their face.

We soon meet the opposite of Kasane, Nina Tanzawa (Kyoko Yoshine). She’s a very beautiful woman, but her acting skills are terrible. Her path crosses with Kasane and things take a turn for the worse.

Actor Issei Ishida and his girlfriend, actress Takako Iimura confirmed on a variety talk show ‘Downton DXDX’ that they are, in fact, planning a wedding. On the show broadcasted on March 29, Downton member and talk show host Hitoshi Matsumoto asked Ishida and Iimura about the status of their engagement. Ishida confirmed that the two of them are engaged and that they are steadily moving towards marriage.

Top female comedian Blouson Chiemi recently posted pictures from one of Katy Perry’s Japanese dates for the international leg of her Witness Tour. In the photos she was joined by a special guest, singer Koda Kumi!

The meeting between the two actually happened by chance, with Kumi calling it a “miracle” in her Instagram post. Kumi casually went to find her seat in the arena only to see that she was seated beside Chiemi.

Both of them seemed to enjoy the show, giving it a good review. Chiemi seemed to enjoy Perry’s performance of Swish Swish, using a basketball emoji in her caption thanking Perry for the concert.

Kumi shared that she originally planned to see the show in England, but scheduling conflicts made her unable to attend. She loved the 80s theme of the tour and was apparently impressed by her live vocals.

The duo posed in front of a Witness tour poster backstage, and Kumi also posted a picture of the impressive looking stage. Reception to the posts was positive, with many of their fans in particular complimenting each others outfits. Kumi went for a more casual, but cool look while Chiemi looked “luxurious” as usual.

Check out the photos below!

Actress Erika Toda was a recently guest on an SP episode of the variety show Shabekuri 007.

When asked about who some of her friends were in the entertainment industry, Toda brought up fellow actresses Yui Aragaki and Manami Higa which has been gaining a lot of attention online.

The three of them recently all co-starred together in the 3rd season of the hit drama series Code Blue. When the trio all hang out they tend to keep it low-key by spending time together at one of their houses, usually Higa or “Erika-chan’s” place.

When one of the hosts asked what mischief the girls get up to when staying at Toda’s place, she casually replied saying that they just cook hot pot with chicken dumplings, the somewhat uneventful answer caused Toda and the audience to burst into laughter.

Today marks the release of Koda Kumi‘s 8th remix album in the “Driving Hits” series, Driving Hits 8.

Originally inspired by the song Driving on Kumi’s 2009 album Trick, since day 1 the remix compilation has always had the same concept. “Remixes you want to listen to while driving“. The first installment of the remix series came out in March 2009. This is her 10th remix album overall.

For the album Kumi recruited some of the top producers and DJs in the club scene to remix her songs. TeddyLoid, KATFYR, and Kiyoshi Sugo are just some of the names that appear on the remix album.

The tracklist mainly consists of newer songs from her 2018 studio album AND, such as PARTY, BRAIN, and SWEETEST TABOO. As usual some of Kumi’s classic hits round out the tracklist including Real Emotion, FREAKY, and Selfish.

In the meantime Kumi is currently preparing for her fanclub tour in support of AND, and finshing work on her 2nd studio album of 2018 DNA. The release date for DNA has yet to be announced.

Check out the cover and tracklist for Driving Hits 8 below!

It seems the concept of a male and female being close friends is impossible for some to imagine. Talent Rola and the front-man of ONE OK ROCK Taka have denied that they are in a relationship again.

Rumors of the two becoming an item started back in December 2016, when Taka uploaded a video of himself and his friends enjoying a new years eve party. In the video he was seen giving Rola a hug, scandalous!

The video sent some OOR fans into a frenzy, launching heinous online attacks on Rola and spamming both of their various social media profiles. The commotion caused Taka himself to comment on the matter, setting things straight by officially saying that he is not in a relationship with Rola. He added on saying that if he ever found someone who he loved, that he’d definitely introduce them to his fans.