Following the surprise marriage and pregnancy announcement of EXILE Takahiro and actress Takei Emi, tabloid Daily Sports reports that Takei’s agency Oscar Promotion apologized to its sponsors and other relevant parties on Sunday and is negotiating penalties for breach of contract which might reach up to 1 billion Yen in total.
Idol duo Tackey & Tsubasa—consisting of Hideaki Takizawa and Tsubasa Imai—have announced a hiatus, citing “differences in the direction of activities as a unit“.
Announced just before the 15th anniversary of their debut on September 11, 2002 with their debut album “Hatachi“, the two came to this conclusion after a thorough discussion over time.
In a statement, their agency apologized for the sudden announcement right before the duo’s anniversary, and said the reason the decision was made is due to the two being unable to perform together over the past few years due to Imai’s inner ear problem. As a result, they started discussing how to approach the future, and about a year ago, they finally came to the conclusion to focus on solo activities for the time being.
LINE’s female idol group popularity ranking was posted, and now it’s time for male idol groups! The same number of LINE users were surveyed (568,344) during the same time period (July 20 – 28) as the female ranking. This ranking too shows an overall count, but also breaks down the results based on gender and age.
There is zero surprise Arashi came out on top. They were followed by TOKIO and Sandaime J Soul Brothers. Male respondents favored TOKIO, while their female counterparts were more into Arashi. These ranking held true for the teens as well.
There are some more insights on why Arashi is so popular. When asked to choose a favorite member, 22.9% of respondents said they liked the group as a whole. When asked what they liked most about the group, 60.51% said it was the group’s good relationship.
Check out the full results below!
Announced earlier this week, rock band INKT has disbanded.
The group’s hiatus and disbandment decision comes after frontman Koki Tanaka was arrested for suspected marijuana possession. Despite ultimately not being prosecuted for the charges against him, for months the future of the group was left up in the air and fans were left unsure what would happen with the group.
Their affiliated office Natural Ace Corporation commented as follows:
LINE recently asked its users who is their favorite female idol group. The response was enormous, with 568,344 users responding, during the week of July 20 – 28. This ranking shows an overall count, but also breaks down the results based on gender and age.
It should come as no surprise that Perfume reigns supreme, followed by Nogizaka46 and Momoiro Clover Z. Male respondents favored Nogizaka46, while their female counterparts were more into Perfume.
Check out the full results below!
This week, DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi topped both the LINE MUSIC and YouTube charts with “Uchiage Hanabi” for the second week in a row.
This week on Recochoku, DAOKO x Yonezu Kenshi topped the chart for the third week in a row with “Uchiage Hanabi.”
On iTunes, “Uchiage Hanabi” topped the chart for the second week in a row.