This week’s guests were Berry Goodman, Yoru no Honki Dance, Nogizaka46, and JUJU.

Berry Goodman – Highlight

Yoru no Honki Dance – TAKE MY HAND

JUJU – Iiwake

Nogizaka46 – Itsuka Dekiru Kara Kyou Dekiru

This week’s guests were Hitoto Yo, w-inds., Hiromi Uehara, Edmar Castaneda, and JUJU.

Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki

w-inds. – Time Has Gone

Hiromi Uehara x Edmar Castaneda – Libertango

JUJU – Iiwake

Hitoto Yo – Shichihenge

Topping the charts for the week is Outrage Coda, the third part of the Outrage trilogy movies starring and directed by Takeshi Kitano. The yakuza film was released on 287 screens nationwide, attracted 250,000 people and earned ¥352 million.

At no. 2 is Narratage starring Matsumoto Jun and Arimura Kasumi. The film mobilized 154,000 viewers and earned ¥216 million. The movie attracted a wide range of viewers from teens to 50’s, with a majority of female audience (5:95 male to female ratio). The movie was also presented at the Gala Presentation Division at the 22nd Busan International Film festival attended by director Yukisada Isao and Arimura Kasumi.

It’s time for a new season of Jdramas! Take a look at the Fall Jdramas list for 2017 below! A few dramas have started airing.

Arama, what are you planning to watch this season?

Next year hard rock duo B’z will be celebrating their 30th anniversary together as a group, a major milestone in the career of any musician.  The pair intend to start that celebration off with a bang by releasing their 20th full-length album at the end of this year on November 29th.

This new record will be titled “DINOSAUR” and include their previously released tracks “Seimei” and “Still Alive”, as well as new songs like their 7-11 CM tune “CHAMP” and title track “Dinosaur.”  The release will be issued in three different versions, with the two Limited Editions to come packaged with either a DVD or Blu-ray which contains footage from their performance at the ROCK IN JAPAN festival this past summer.

You’ll find the cover and complete track list for “DINOSAUR” right after the cut, so please do read on below.

Singer/songwriter Yu Takahashi has announced that he will be releasing a brand new single next month on November 22nd.  Titled “Reportage”, the title track has already been picked up as the theme song for drama “Otona Koukou”, which stars young actor Haruma Miura.

Well in advance of this date, the short PV for “Reportage” has been uploaded to Takahashi’s Youtube channel.  The video centers around shots of Takahashi and Miura dressed in the same outfit, focusing on the various different facial expressions that they shoot the camera.

You’ll find the music video for this energetic number, as well as the single’s track list right after the jump.

This past summer newly formed pop-rock band Newspeak released their first EP “What We Wanted.”  This release was finally made available on digital platforms at the start of this month, an event which coincided with the reveal of the title track’s music video.

The English-language song is paired with a PV which embraces all of its retro trappings, featuring both older technology and an ever-present film grain.  In addition, the group have also uploaded an additional video for B-side “Beat Goes On,” which features an acoustic live performance.

Read on below to find both of these videos, the cover and track list for “What We Wanted”, and a preview of Newspeak’s upcoming second EP “July”, which is due out on October 27th.

This week’s guests were Hitoto Yo, Nogizaka46, coldrain, SPYAIR, and BRADIO.

Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki

Nogizaka46 – Itsuka Dekiru Kara Kyou Dekiru

coldrain – ENVY

SPYAIR – Overdrive

BRADIO – LA PA PARADISE