“Code Blue” announces film adaptation to be released in 2018

Code Blue Season 3 ended last night but fans of the drama can look forward to something more next year!

The last episode of Fuji TV getsu 9 drama “Code Blue – Doctor Heli Kinkyuu Kyuumei ~ THE THIRD SEASON” starring Yamashita Tomohisa was aired on the 18th. At the end of the episode, it was announced that the popular drama will be getting a film adaptation, opening in 2018. Towards the ending, the words “Movie Decision” and “Published in 2018” are displayed together with images of Doctor Heli and others.

DREAMS COME TRUE, Daichi Miura, Sakamoto Sayaka, and More Perform on Love music for September 17

This week’s episode is titled “DREAMS COME TRUE Special ~Dori Uta Fes 2017~.” The performers were Daichi Miura, Sakamoto Sayaka, D-LITE, Little Glee Monster, Ms.OOJA, and DREAMS COME TRUE,.

Daichi Miura – Kessen wa Kinyoubi

Sakamoto Sayaka – Nando Demo

D-LITE – Egao no Yukue

Little Glee Monster – Ring! Ring! Ring!

Ms.OOJA – Sayonara wo Matteru

DREAMS COME TRUE – Anata to Onnaji Sora no Shita / LOVETIDE / Kessen wa Kinyoubi with Daichi Miura / Osaka LOVER

Inoue Yoshio, Kiyozuka Shinya, and Tanaka Yukiko Perform with Kanjani8 on KanJam Kanzennen SHOW for September 17

This week’s guests were NAOTO, Hyadain, Inoue Yoshio, Kiyozuka Shinya, Tanaka Yukiko, Takahashi Shigeo, and Kojima Ruriko. Yoshio, Shinya, and Yukiko also performed with Kanjani8.

Inoue Yoshio x Kiyozuka Shinya x Tanaka Yukiko x Kanjani8 – ANNIVERSARY (Yumi Matsutoya cover)

DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi Top the Streaming Charts for the Week of 9/6 – 9/12

This week, DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi retook the top spot on the LINE MUSIC chart with “Uchiage Hanabi”, holding the top spot for the third non-consecutive week.

On YouTube, DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi topped the chart for the fifth week in a row with “Uchiage Hanabi.”

BiS manager suspends leader Pour Lui over failure to lose weight

Idol group BiS manager Junnosuke Watanabe has announced that BiS leader Pour Lui has been suspended from the group over repeated failures to meet a target weight of 42 kilograms.

Pour Lui took part in a five-month weight loss program overseen by personal training gym RIZAP, on top of all of her activities with BiS.

Before starting, she weighed 51.5 kilograms with a body fat percentage of 30.7%, and on the final day she weighed 44.6kg with a body fat percentage of 21%. Although Pour Lui lost fat and gained muscle mass in its place, the result wasn’t good enough for Watanabe, who made the decision to suspend her from all upcoming BiS activities, including their crucial one-man live “IDOL is DEAD” at Akasaka BLITZ in October.

Watanabe defended his decision on Twitter:

Ryota Fujimaki unveils Trailer for his upcoming Third Studio Album

Singer/songwriter Ryota Fujimaki, better known as the frontman for pop-rock band Remioromen, has announced that he will be releasing his third solo album next week on September 20th.  “Hokkyokusei” will arrive roughly a year-and-a-half after his previous studio effort and is set to include both the already released title track and digital single “go my way”, which was used as the ending theme for anime series “Endride” last year.

The album will be issued in two different versions, with the Limited Edition to include a pair of bonus tracks.  Ahead of the its release, Fujimaki has also uploaded a trailer for the record to his official Youtube channel, the three minute video allowing listeners a taste of what’s to come.

You’ll find this trailer, the short music video for title song “Hokkyokusei”, and the album’s cover and track list after the cut.

Predia to release their 7th single in October

Predia, a 10-member idol group donning a sexy adult image, will release their seventh major single in October. Titled ‘Ms Frontier’, the single will come out in three different editions. A total of three different songs is spread across the editions: Type A includes all the songs and the music video for the title song, whereas Type B and Type C come with two songs and no extras.

Namie Amuro documentary series to air on Hulu

Pop icon Namie Amuro is celebrating her 25 years in show business with a new documentary series. ‘Documentary of Namie Amuro’ is a 12-part series that will be distributed exclusively by streaming service Hulu.