Two weeks into the movie’s release, the official accounts of Warner Bros. Japan posted several major spoilers for the live action film JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I. The first 13 minutes of the film, four Stand battle clips and 4 live action video clips were made available online this past week.
It was also confirmed that ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman provided the soundtrack for the film. A 16-second opening title clip featuring his guitar play was also released.
It was reported that the live action film received a mediocre box office reception opening at #5 on its first weekend, with 117,000 admissions to earn a total of 166 million yen. It dropped out of the top 10 on its 2nd weekend. The disappointing results put the possibility of sequels in question. The film will be holding a stage greeting event on Sunday to mark the film’s opening.
If you don’t mind some spoilers and is curious how the movie is adapted in a live action film, you can check out the released videos below!
The visuals and full tracklist information have been released for Junnosuke Taguchi‘s solo debut album “DIMENSIONS”.
11 songs in total will be included on the album. Some of the songs included on the album have already been performed live at his various events, such as “On The Moon“. The album will feature 3 collaborations in total, ranging from fashionista female rapper KIRA to the newly established indie singer Elli-Royal.
Four versions of the album will be released in total. Limited Edition A includes a DVD with the full MVs for the tracks “DIMENSION” and “Raindrops“. The rest of the limited editions all have the same content, the only difference is the cover jacket. The limited edition versions also include tickets for handshake events scheduled to promote the album, and the opportunity to get first dibs on tickets for Junnosuke’s upcoming 2018 tour.
Furthermore, a special CD+DVD version will be released for his fanclub. It will be released in a deluxe “12” LP size” packaging. “DIMENSIONS” will hit store shelves on September 13th, 2017. Covers and tracklist can be found below the jump!
Singer, song-writer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama surprised his fans on August 19th by announcing on his radio show, ‘Fuku’s Radio’ on TOKYO FM, that he has opened an Instagram account. The news of the freshly created account is a part of a plan to promote his new single ‘Seiiki’. The first photo uploaded to the account was a hand-written message urging fans to wait for the music video. The single itself won’t be released until September 13th but the accompanying music video is supposed to be revealed next week.
Visual kei band A9, previously under PS Company with the name Alice Nine, has announced its plans for the upcoming fall.
Fresh off the promotion activities of the single ‘Re:Born’, released in early August, the five-member group announced the release of their second single this fall. The single titled ‘Pendulum’ is scheduled to come out on September 20th as two different versions. The limited edition comes with the music video for ‘Pendulum’ and an extra track, and the regular one includes two songs and their instrumental versions.
AKLO and JAY’ED have collaborated many times over the course of their careers. On September 6, the duo will release their collaboration EP, “Sorry… come back later”, under the name “AKLO x JAY’ED.” Ahead of the EP’s release, they have released two digital singles, “Different Man” and “Ballin’ Out.”
The music video for “Different Man” has now been released. In the video, a research team finds a mysterious video cassette. The cassette contains footage of AKLO and JAY’ED performing the song sometime in the early 90s. The video contains many images related to that era, such as tracksuits, high top fades, even a “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” t-shirt. The video is an homage to early 90s hip hop culture. Check it out below, along with more information on AKLO and JAY’ED’s EP!
This week’s guests were Hoshino Gen, Ame no Parade, La Pompon, and wacci.
Hoshino Gen – Family Song
Ame no Parade – Shoes
La Pompon – Feel fine!
wacci – Kanjou
This week, Nogizaka46 topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “Nigemizu”, selling 880,018 copies in its first week.
V6 topped the Oricon album chart their new album “The ONES”, selling 128,704copies in its first week.
Avicii topped the Oricon digital album chart his new album “AVICI”, selling 7,057 copies in its first week.
This week’s guests were HKT48, AAA, Yamazaki Ikusaburo, V6, and Hoshino Gen.
HKT48 – Kiss wa Matsu Shikanai no Deshou ka?
AAA – No Way Back
Yamazaki Ikusaburo – Congratulations
V6 – Setsuna Teki Night
Hoshino Gen – Family Song
