Singer-model-actor DEAN FUJIOKA has released the full music video for “Unchained Melody“.
The song “Unchained Melody” is a mid-tempo track with ambient production and a poetic message, including a rap that questions conflict and suffering as part of the human condition. In the video, shots of Dean are juxtaposed with strong nature imagery of disaster areas, the Aurora Borealis, whales, icebergs and more.
Rocker Acid Black Cherry has announced the cancellation of the live house tour “Acid Black Cherry 2017 tour Blood History” BLACK × BLOOD” scheduled to start August 14.
On the website of Acid Black Cherry—the solo project of Japanese musician Yasu known for his work with visual kei rock band Janne Da Arc—it is explained that the reason behind cancellation is “combined symptoms, including damage to the cervical vertebrae resulting form Yasu’s activities that have resulted in pain in various parts of his body.“
Natelie reports that Yasu cites his consistent “headbanging“—violently shaking one’s head in time with music, most commonly in the rock—as the cause to his pain.
The tour was expected to run 11 dates from early August to the end of September.
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw KinKi Kids defeat Mr.Children and Utada Hikaru. Mr.Children is back this week, facing off two newcomers. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
Viral YouTube sensation Piko-Taro, best known for his hit viral song “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” that literally changed the world for the better, announced Friday he has tied the knot with gravure model girlfriend Hitomi Yasueda.
The 44-year-old comedian, whose real name is Kazuhito Kosaka, and the 29-year-old Yasueda filed for marriage on Thursday, he said on his blog. The two became acquainted through work and had been seeing each other since 2013.
On August 2, Fuji TV aired FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri ~Anniversary Special~, this year’s edition of its annual midyear music show. The show was about 4 hours long and featured performances by many acts, including Hey! Say! JUMP, Nogizaka46, Yuzu, Suiyoubi no Campanella, Chisato Moritaka, Beverly, PUNPEE, and AKB48. Check out the full show below!
Yesterday Japan was abuzz with rumors that Mao Inoue would finally be making her acting comeback. The exclusive scoop was picked up by the tabloid Shuukan Bunshun and instantly shot to #1 on Yahoo! and LINE news.
According to the report, the drama’s script was going to be loosely based off of the novel “Monsutamaza” (Monster Mother) by Masumi Fukuda. Set to air on Fuji TV in October, the drama was said to tackle the serious issues of suicide among high school students. Mao Inoue would have been playing the lead role of a teacher while Yukie Nakama was said to be in talks to play the “monster mother”.
The blockbuster superhero film “Wonder Woman” is scheduled to hit Japanese theaters on August 25th, however the road to the premiere has been a bit bumpy. The trouble started back in December 2016 to March 2017. Early promotional spots starting to appear within Japanese media, and while they described Wonder Woman as being extremely powerful they made sure to note that she’s an “innocent” girl who knows nothing about men or love. This confused fans as they weren’t sure why that aspect of Wonder Woman was being empathized so much.
In Japan Wonder Woman isn’t quite as known as her other DC counterparts Superman and Batman, so this high profile film is basically “introducing” her to the general public. When it was announced that idol group Nogizaka46 would be providing the Japanese image song for the film, quite a few fans took issue with the song title itself. “Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai” translates to “A Woman Can’t Sleep Alone”
![Naotaro Moriyama Releases Bizzare MV for “[Zettai, daijobu]”](https://aramajapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/aramajapan.com-111msuci-vidyaa.png "Naotaro Moriyama Releases Bizzare MV for “[Zettai, daijobu]”")
Singer Naotaro Moriyama has released the MV for his brand new song “[Zettai, daijobu]“. The song was released as a digital single back in June.
The music video can probably be best described as an acid trip, it consists of a bunch of random clips that only play for a couple seconds each. These clips include…: