This week’s episode is a special edition which features Hoshino Gen. The show is hosted by his drag alter ego Ogensan. The show mostly consists of clips from his concert at Saitama Super Arena which took place on September 10. Gen performed eight songs.
Hoshino Gen – Firecracker (Martin Denny cover) / Nisemono / Kuse no Uta / SUN / Koi / Week End / Continues / Family Song
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi defeat Kanjani8. DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi are back again this week, facing off against a newcomer. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
Tonight, MTV VMAJ 2017 -THE LIVE- was held at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST. This was the live portion of the MTV VMAJ 2017. Some of the winners appeared in person, while others sent in taped messages. The big winner of the night was Hoshino Gen, who took home the night’s top prize, Best Video of the Year, along with his trophies for Best Male Video -Japan- and Best Choreography. The show also featured performances by MONDO GROSSO x Mitsushima Hikari, Daichi Miura, KICK THE CAN CREW, BUCK-TICK, Keyakizaka46, WANIMA, THE RAMPAGE, Momoiro Clover Z, BiSH, and BLACKPINK. Check out photos from the show below!
On September 27, RAU DEF will release his new album, “UNISEX.” This is the rapper’s first album since “ESCALATE II”, which was released in November 2015. “UNISEX” features production by the likes of BACHLOGIC, PUNPEE, and YMG. PUNPEE is also one of the many featured guest on the album, joining a list which includes SKY-HI, Zeebra, and Hagane Teflon. Check out more information on the album, including its several music videos, below!
Everyone’s favourite jingle writer Shiina Ringo has provided a sweet little ditty for meiji’s latest chocolate line “THE chocolate” commercial. The brand new CM features a not-so-new track- “Oishii Kitesu”, which Ringo famously provided to Kill Bill actress Chiaki Kuriyama way back in 2011. This “new” version of the song features a more laid back arrangement with Shiina Ringo on vocals. The CM is set to air nationally on the 3rd of October. Looks like Ringo will have enough to line her pockets for the harsh Japanese winter. Everyone else, well, go buy a chocolate bar. Watch it below, or don’t. They deleted it anyway. (Arama will upload when it resurfaces. Maybe)
UPDATE: Now that the CM has had it’s official release date, you can now watch below:
Get ready commenters! We have news of another live action adaptation, and this time it’s by Hollywood!!
Makoto Shinkai‘s massively successful anime film Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) will be adapted into a live action film by Paramount Pictures and J. J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot Productions. Toho Co., Ltd., the original producers of the animated film, will be working with the two companies to develop the live action film along with handling the distribution in Japan.
Eric Heisserer (screenwriter for Arrival) will be in charge of penning the screenplay for the adaptation. Furthermore, producers for this project includes J.J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber, and Genki Kawamura.
The dark drama ‘River’s Edge’, that is set to premiere in 2018, has added more actors to its roster. Joining the film’s leads, Fumi Nikaido and Ryo Yoshizawa, both young actors currently in the limelight, are Shiori Doi (‘Children of Iron’), SUMIRE (‘Hold My Hand’), Shuhei Uesugi (‘One Week Friends’) and Aoi Morikawa (‘Dorome’).
September 27th marked the release of singer-songwriter Seiko Oomori’s latest album, ‘Muteki’. The compilation album includes two new songs, ‘Ryuusei Heaven’ and ‘Mix Juice’. The music video for ‘Ryuusei Heaven’ was released at the beginning of September, and now it’s time for Oomori to reveal the video for ‘Mix Juice’. Turns out, the video features Rei Kuromiya from The Idol Formerly Known as Ladybaby.