NMB48 member Sayaka Yamamoto has released the MV for her brand new song “JOKER“, the primary promotional track for her upcoming studio album “identity“.
The MV begins with Yamaoto dressed as a tiny man, walking across a messy table inside a mansion. At the end of the table Yamato is dressed a woman, and slowly walks towards the “male” version of herself. The two have some sort of telekinetic battle as objects from the table start to move and shatter as they walk closer together. When they finally cross paths the two halves of Yamamoto embrace and kiss, where they are then turned into playing cards representing each persona, a joker and queen.
identity is Yamamoto’s sophomore studio album following the release of the 2016 hit Rainbow. For identity Yamamoto participated in both writing lyrics and composing music. She collaborated with various iconic musicians including Seiji Kameda and Ikimonogakari member Yoshiki Mizuno. It will be released in the standard two versions, a limited edition CD+DVD and regular CD only. It will hit store shelves nationwide in Japan on October 4th, 2017.
The full JOKER MV, as well as the covers and tracklist for identity can be seen below.
Another day, another Johnnys ranking because, why not? This time, it’s the “Coolest Johnnys” as voted by 679 male teenagers.
On the Sep 6 broadcast of AbemaTV program “Magigachi ranking”, the ranking on “Johnnys talents that even guys think is cool” as voted by male teenagers is presented. It’s a variety show which features survey results from male and female teenagers hosted by Takeyama Takanori.
The results probably differs just a bit from the usual results given the demographics of the survey. Check out the ranking below. Do you agree with the teenage guys’ choices?
Even though they already finished the six-month-long song project that kept them busy for the first half of this year, electropop group color-code still has plans for the rest of 2017! Today, they have revealed the Music Video for “keep it one love”, the digital single for the month of May. The MV consists of several clips of the three girls in a party having fun on their own, with several changes of outfits and moods. This video has been directed by NANAMI herself, who also took part on the MV for March’s single, “parallel world”.
In other news, their project “What is color-code?” is already halfway done, so things are looking quite interesting for color-code fans! Check both the MV for “keep it one love” and information about “What is color-code?” just after the jump!
Talent couple Peco and Ryucheru have made headlines by sharing “cute” photos from their wedding ceremony. The couple previously announced that they had registered for marriage last year on December 31st. The ceremony was held at a private location undisclosed to the public, three different outfits were worn by the newlyweds.
Starting out the couple wore traditional wedding outfits. Ryucheru wore a sleek black tuxedo with a white bowtie and corsage, while Peco went for a princess style wedding dress. The next set of outfits showcased the couples colorful and eclectic style. Going with the theme of “American retro style” Ryucheru donned bright yellow canary pants with a matching parasol, finishing the outfit with a white ruffled dress shirt. Peco wore a retro 40s/50s inspired dress and accessorized with a picnic basket and yellow trimmed hat. The final outfit saw Ryucheru wear a blue blazer with a piano print tie, and Peco with a pink poodle skirt with black polka dots.
The duo shocked the Japanese entertainment scene with the announcement of their marriage, Peco is 22 years old while Ryucheru is 21. The two originally met in 2014 while working at a clothing shop together. Within a month they had started dating, and only after 6 months they moved in together. They became popular on social media, eventually resulting in their nationwide stardom as talents. Since sharing the wedding photos, Peco’s tweet has been retweeted over 119k times.
It looks like a baby could be on the horizon for the two also, with them going so far as to have already picked names. On a variety show Ryucheru hoped to get the deed done by the end of the year. The couple currently covet the names “Mona” for a girl, and “Link” if it’s a boy.
Pictures from the wedding can be seen below!
It has been revealed that diva Namie Amuro will provide the new opening theme song for the hit anime series One Piece. Titled “Hope”, it’s described as a inspirational song where Amuro showcases a “powerful” singing voice. The lyrics talk about the bond between friends, and how that bond becomes the “light of hope” which leads us to the future. Amuro commented saying that she hopes the song will fully compliment the unique charm that One Piece brings.
The theme song will be used starting from October 1st for a special 1 hour episode of the anime. This is Amuro’s third time collaborating with the One Piece franchise, first being 2011’s Fight Together and 2015’s Black Make Up. It’s expected that a new single or possibly album from the singer will be announced very soon, as earlier in the month it was announced that her upcoming song Showtime will be used as the theme for the Fall TBS Drama series Kangoku no Ohimesama.
Meanwhile, Amuro is currently preparing for her 25th anniversary concert taking place in Okinawa on September 16th and the 17th.
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Last October, Sakanaction released the single “Tabun, Kaze.” The single’s B-side, “moon”, served as the CM song for au×HAKUTO MOON CHALLENGE. “moon” is an electronic instrumental track that features chanting. Sakanaction has breathed new life into “moon”, resulting in “SORATO.” Compared to “moon”, “SORATO” is more upbeat, more ready for the club. Check out the video for it below!
This week’s guests were Porno Graffitti, Segawa Ayaka, and The Order Made.
Porno Graffitti – King & Queen
Segawa Ayaka – Donna ni…
The Order Made – Mirai Chizu
On September 11th it was announced via a fax from their respective agencies that Akiyoshi Okayasu (37) from comedy trio Naname45° and Yuki Kimoto (31), actress and former member of adult idol group SDN48, have gotten married. The couple registered their marriage on the 10th, a day after Kimoto’s birthday.
The two first met in March 2016 when they both performed in a stage play called ‘Yomigaerase Ya’. When the stage had finished, the couple began dating, and in October the same year Okayasu knew he was going to propose.
