Legendary rock band GLAY recently held a free outdoor live concert in support of their 14th studio album “SUMMERDELICS“. Over 10,000 fans showed up to the event.

On the official website for SUMMERDELICS a mysterious countdown appeared, promising that something very special would be happening on July 31st. The countdown finished in the morning of July 31st, where it was revealed that GLAY would be holding a free outdoor concert! Hoards of fans instantly rushed to the venue to ensure that they secured a good spot at the venue. By 3:30 the members of GLAY appeared on stage opening with the other end of the globe, a brand new song from SUMMERDELICS.

While passionately singing lead vocalist TERU made sure to ask fans how they were faring in the humid weather between songs “It’s hot, don’t forget to hydrate yourself!” . Shortly before performing the final song on the setlist XYZ, TERU thanked all the fans for showing up and hopes they enjoy summer by listening to SUMMERDELICS.

He also told fans to look forward to GLAY’s upcoming area tour that begins in September, promising that it’ll be a show they will never forget. September also marks the re-release of GLAY’s iconic 1996 studio album BELOVED. Titled BELOVED Anthology, it will contain remixed and remastered tracks, 15 demos, and a documentary chronicling the albums production.

Watch the full concert below the jump!

Water Peeling is one of the newer skincare treatments that’s starting to gain traction all across Asia, specifically in Japan and South Korea. Deity Maki Goto has been chosen to promote the “aQua Queana Qlean Platinum S2” by the skincare brand pour-A-soigne.

Japan’s summers are known for being unbearably humid, as a result many peoples skin are prone to more stress from perspiration and sebum. These “pore stains” can start to be a real burden on your skin. Water peeling is one of the best methods to remedy this situation. Using water and “ultrasonic waves”, the device gently removes dirt directly from your pores leaving you with a beautiful glowing complexion. Unlike other pore treatments like oils, scrubs, and masks, water peeling allegedly trumps them all due to the “ultrasonic waves” that can easily clean all the dirt and grime that’s really hidden under your skin.

Pop diva Koda Kumi has released the music video for her 60th single “LIT“—and whether it lives up to its title is up to you fam ????.

With “LIT“, Kuu brings a performance-centric video with her female backup dancers getting “crazy” in a variety of settings, including a watery dance scene.

As previously reported, “LIT” is a limited edition single and will not be sold at the standard music outlets such as HMV, TOWER RECORDS, and Amazon.jp. Only one version of “LIT” will be available for purchase—a CD+DVD in a deluxe packaging—at live venues for Koda’s current tour “LIVE TOUR 2017 ~W FACE~” and via avex trax’s official online shop mu-mo.

Check out the video below!

On September 14, long-running idol group Morning Musume ’17 will turn 20 years old—older than most of the members in the group!

To celebrate their 20th anniversary as the idol institution, the group will hold a live event to commemorate their formation at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST.

Fans are able to vote for their favorite songs they want to see performed at the event, with the ability to request which combination of Morning Musume ’17 members they want to perform the requested songs.

Announced earlier this month on Nippon Broadcasting System radio program “All Night Nippon“, actor Masaki Suda will release his 2nd single titled “Kokyuu“ on August 30.

This upcoming release is a love song written by Suda, marking his first time as a songwriter. The song deals with the feelings of discovering things about yourself while living for someone else.

Famed music producers Tetsuya Komuro and Daisuke Asakura have formed a brand new music unit PANDORA 30 years after first meeting each other.

Komuro is credited for the rise to fame of Asakura, who is known for his work as composer, keyboardist and music producer with vocalist Hiroyuki Takami in their synthpop duo Access.

Asakura began his career with a job at Yamaha right after finishing high school. While at Yamaha, Asakura worked on the EOS synthesizer and was featured in its instructional video. Through this, his talent as a musician was discovered by Komuro—who was the keyboardist of the band TM Network at the time—and Asakura was pulled from Yamaha to work under Komuro as his protégé as a support member for TM Network.

Asakura considers Komuro his teacher, and Komuro speaks very highly of him, saying: “Asakura is the best synthesizer, programmer and keyboardist.“

Japanese car manufacturer Honda Motor has begun airing a 60-second CM “Go, Vantage Point” featuring internationally acclaimed director Hideaki Anno and the members of rock band ONE OK ROCK.

As part of its new brand communication expansion project, the clip introduces the latest model from Civic—the company’s representative small car line—which was revealed on July 27.

With voice overs from Anno and ONE OK ROCK frontman Taka, the CM is set to “Take what you want“, one of the most popular tracks from ONE OK ROCK’s album “Ambitions” which was released January 13 via US label Fueled By Ramen.

On August 23, Ame no Parade will release their new single, “Shoes.” The song serves as the ending theme for TV Tokyo drama “Shimokitazawa Die Hard.” The band has now released the music video for the song.

The clip for “Shoes” was directed by Shimada Daisuke, who also directed Ame no Parade’s video from earlier this year, “Change your mind.” Frontman Fukunaga Kohei was also involved in the video’s production, selecting the location of Hokkaido for the shoot. Focusing on the themes of nostalgia and youth, the video was shot on film, utilizing that format’s rough image quality and zoom technique. The end result is a video which Kohei describes as the one which best captures Ame no Parade’s image.

Check it out below, along with the single’s cover!