We’ve come to the end of the Summer Jdrama season! Check out the final ratings below!
![[#SOS] Namie Amuro to retire next year](https://aramajapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aramajapan.com-namie-amuro-promo-2017.jpg "[#SOS] Namie Amuro to retire next year")
Popular singer Namie Amuro has shocked the world by announcing her plans to retire from the industry next year on September 16th, 2018.
In a letter to her fans, Namie wrote:
Five songs from 2017 were certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Shiina Ringo to Tortoise Matsumoto’s “Menukidori”, DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi’s “Uchiage Hanabi”, Nishino Kana’s “Pa”, BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “Kinen Satsuei”, and Mr.Children’s “himawari”.
![[WATCH] Haru Nemuri and Goto Mariko Make a Formidable Team with Hello@New World MV](https://aramajapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/aramajapan.com-untitled.png "[WATCH] Haru Nemuri and Goto Mariko Make a Formidable Team with Hello@New World MV")
Yesterday, Haru Nemuri dropped her new MV for the lead track from her debut double A-side single “Hello@New World/Torikobo Sareta Machi Kara Ai wo Komete” due out today.
Most notable to this release is that all three songs on the single are composed by Mariko Goto, who has made a somewhat surprise return to the music scene after calling it quits last year. Haru Nemuri wrote the lyrics to the tracks, with assistance on the lead track from Mariko Goto.
Continue after the gap to see the KASICO directed music video and see further details about the single.
This week’s guests were Happiness and SUPER BEAVER.
Happiness – GOLD
SUPER BEAVER – Hinata
Earlier today, Music Station aired the third edition of its now annual special, MUSIC STATION ULTRA FES. Performers on the show included Arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP, NEWS, Kame to Yamapi, Hoshino Gen, Daichi Miura, Perfume, AKB48, EXILE THE SECOND, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Check out the full show below!
On September 16th at Nikufes (Meat Festival) Tokyo 2017, a roundtable with Fullmetal Alchemist anime director Seiji Mizushima and anime producers Hiroshi Kanemaru and Tomoki Misawa was held to discuss the latest trend of anime and manga live action adaptations.
Mizushima worked as the director and storyboarder in the 2003 anime adaptation of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. When asked about the upcoming Fullmetal Alchemist live action movie, Mizushima criticized the casting by stating “It was a bad idea to only use Japanese actors”. Mizushima went on to explain his thoughts on the film by expressing: “If you asked me whether I think the cast could pull it off, I’d say that no, they can’t” and “It’s hard for actors to capture the look and feel of the original manga”.
This week, Kanjani8 topped the Hot 100 chart with their new single “Kiseki no Hito.”
Kuwata Keisuke retook the top spot on the Hot Albums chart with “Garakuta”, topping the chart for the second non-consecutive week.