On December 22 at 7 PM JST, Music Station Super Live 2017 will air. The show will feature performances by Arashi, Shiina Ringo, Gesu no Kiwami Otome., Daichi Miura, Ken Hirai, Keyakizaka46, Hoshino Gen, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Nishino Kana, DAOKO, and more.
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!
On December 20, mitsume will release their new single, “Esper.” This is the band’s first release since their June 2016 album “A Long Day.” “Esper” was developed through live performances that took place while mitsume was on tour in Japan and overseas in support of “A Long Day.” The song also shows growth in the songwriting ability of frontman Kawabe Moto. The end result is the highest quality pop song mitsume has made to date. Check out more information and the music video for “Esper” below!
On December 20, Kou Shibasaki will release two best albums, “KO SHIBASAKI ALL TIME BEST Uta” and “KO SHIBASAKI ALL TIME BEST Ei.” The first album will cover material that Kou released on Universal Music, from her 2002 debut to 2014. The second album will cover material that she released on Victor Entertainment, from 2014 til now. Check out more information on both albums below, including a video trailer!
Three songs from 2017 were certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Aimer’s “Hana no Uta”, Yuzu’s “Tatta”, and Yonezu Kenshi’s “Haiiro to Ao.”
This week, Bodan Shonen Dan topped the Hot 100 chart with their single “MIC Drop.”
KinKi Kinds topped the Hot Albums chart with their new best album “The BEST.”
Chris Hart topped the Streaming Songs chart with his single “I LOVE YOU.”
Utada Hikaru topped the Download Songs chart with her new single “Anata.”
Shiina Ringo topped the Download Albums chart with her new self-cover album “Gyakuyunyuu ~Koukuukyoku~.”
Many have been hoping for it, and today NHK confirmed: Namie Amuro will be performing at this year’s Kohaku Uta Gassen! This will be Namie’s first Kohaku appearance since 2003. This will be Namie’s tenth and final appearance on Kohaku, given that she is retiring next September.
On December 25, CDTV will air a special Christmas episode, CDTV Special! Christmas Ongakusai 2017. The show will begin at 7 PM JST and end at 11:24 PM JST. Nishino Kana, Hoshino Gen, back number, Ken Hirai, Keyakizaka46, Kanjani8, and more will be performing on the show. Check out the song list for the show below!
On December 22, Music Station Super Live 2017 will air. The show’s performers include the likes of Arashi, Shiina Ringo, Gesu no Kiwami Otome., Daichi Miura, Ken Hirai, Keyakizaka46, Hoshino Gen, and Sandaime J Soul Brothers. The song list for the show has now been released. See who will be performing what below!