Alternative rock band TRICERATOPS have recently revealed that they will be releasing a brand new Double A-side single on May 9th.  Titled “GLITTER / MIRACLE”, this will be the group’s first release of new material since 2015’s “Shout!“.  To commemorate the occasion, TRICERATOPS will also be embarking on a short live tour starting later this month and wrapping up in mid-April.

Though the single’s release date is currently over two months away, the group have already chosen to upload a recording documentary to their Youtube channel.  This trailer gives the viewer a peek at both “GLITTER”, which they describe as a groovy mid-tempo track, and “MIRACLE”, which is meant to mark a new sonic frontier for the band.

You’ll find this recording documentary, as well as the cover and track list for the single right after the cut.

Contemporary philosopher Rola has took to social media to share the pains of her allergy to cats, and as a cat lover herself she received the sympathy of many.

A few days ago on Twitter the star tweeted that she is currently suffering from a serious bout of hay fever, along with an allergy to our feline friends. Hay Fever is a type of inflammation in the nose that happens when your immune system overreacts to certain allergens in the air. Red itchy/watering eyes and a runny nose are common symptoms. Upon sharing the news she received thousands of replies from concerned fans and onlookers.

Unisex group lol have released a new for their latest single Ice Cream. This is their 7th single overall and will be psychically released on March 21st, 2018.

Ice Cream follows the theme of “encounter” with undertones of love.  The singles second a-side Wasurenai is the opposite, symbolizing the theme of “farewell”.  For the Ice Cream MV a choreographer named PURI from the famed EN DANCE STUDIO was recruited to work with the group.

The single will be released in three versions, a CD+DVD, CD only, and a exclusive CD only from avex’s online shop mu-mo. In preparation for the release lol will be embarking on a slew of radio dates and live events, starting with a concert at Fukuoka on March 6th.

Covers for Ice Cream, as well as the full MV can be seen below!

This week’s guests were m-flo, DISH//, and Sukima Switch.

m-flo – come again

DISH// – Katte ni MY SOUL

Sukima Switch – Mirai ka

This week’s guests were Mori Masako, Imai Masaki, Niizuma Seiko, Chiaki, and Kotoge Eiji. Masako also performed with Kanjani8.

Mori Masako x Kanjani8 – Ettou Tsubame

Sorry for the delay, you can now check out the latest in the ratings chart below!

The Winter Olympics is over and so dramas are back to regular programming. During the Olympics, some dramas chose to skip broadcast of an episode. In the latest update, 2 primetime dramas has hit the 4% mark with both the getsu9 drama “Kuragehime” and NTV’s Suiyou drama “anone” hitting 4.9% in their latest episode. If ratings do not pick up in the last episodes, they’ll be updating the worst ratings for their respective timeslots.

Unfortunately it has been revealed that at only 21 years old FANTASTICS member Shota Nakao has been diagnosed with stomach cancer.

On March 3rd it was reported on LDH and FANTASTICS’ official website that Nakao would halt all of his activities due to his current condition. He had reportedly been in very poor health since the end of last year, and after consulting with a doctor and going through some tests he finally learned why he had been feeling so under the weather.

After sharing the news to his management and FANTASTICS groupmates, he immediately started treatment and all of his activities were halted.  In a statement former EXILE leader, and the CEO of LDH HIRO commented that Nakao has the full support of every single EXILE TRIBE member. LDH JAPAN will work closely with medical institutions to monitor his treatment, and focus on a complete recovery.

The awards ceremony for the 41st Japan Academy Prize was held last March 2. It confers the Grand Prize from among the “Awards of Excellence” of each category, winners of which were announced last January.

“The Third Murder” hit it big, winning 6 awards, the most for a movie this year including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Suda Masaki won Best Actor for his role in “Ah, Wilderness Part 1”, who gave his acceptance speech after an 8 second silence. Aoi Yu won her first Best Actress Award for the film “Birds Without Names.” She won the Best Supporting Actress three times. At the 30th Japan Academy Awards, she was conferred the Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actress awards.

Check out the list of winners below!