Actress and singer Sakurako Ohara has pulled back the curtain on the PV for the A-side to her upcoming single “My Favorite Jewel”.
Her 7th single overall, it was written with and composed by popular singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata. The two reportedly began working on the song at the end of 2016 when Hata gave Ohara a demo of a new song he was working on with her in mind. The two exchanged their notes on the song and worked on it together until they felt it was complete.
With her guitar in hand, the music video fits the song’s fresh mid-tempo summer mood as Ohara gets stuck in a sunshower.
On August 2, FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri ~Anniversary Special~, Fuji TV’s annual mid-year music special, will air. The first and second sets of performers have already been announced, and now the third set has been revealed.
Yuzu will perform their summer hits with Nissy, while Shizuka Kudo and Chisato Moritaka will show off their close friendship in a one night only collaboration with Kishitani Kaori. Ishii Tatsuya, Saito Kazuyoshi, Suiyoubi no Campnella, Takenaka Naoto, Takamizawa Toshihiko, and PUNPEE will help the previously announced Kayama Yuzo celebrate his 80th birthday. AKB48 have a special performance titled “AKB48 Natsu Matsuri” at a giant pool in the Odaiba district of Tokyo. The previously annonced Tackey & Tsubasa will perform an anniversary medley with the Johnny’s Jr. units Uchu Six and Snow Man.
See who else is in the third set of performers below!
The YouTube channel This Exists recently released a video about Japan’s anti-idols. What are anti-idols? Anti-idols are idol groups that exist as foils to more traditional idols such as AKB48 and Morning Musume. Anti-idols include the likes of BABYMETAL, Momoiro Clover Z, and BiS. In the video, the roots of idoldom are also explored, touching on names such as Momoe Yamaguchi, Onyanko Club, and Jun Togawa. There is also an interview with Ricky Wilson, the manager of anti-idol group NECRONOMIDOL. Check it out below, along with This Exist’s anti-idol playlist!
This week’s performers were never young beach, Koresawa, and Vickeblanka. Shinju Nozawa-Auclair and Nasukawa Tenshin were the talk guests. There was also a segment on Kyoto Daisakusen.
never young beach – SURELY
Koresawa – Tobacco
Vickeblanka – Moon Ride
This week’s guests were Sasaki Sachio, Matsusaki Jun, Ijitsu Hiroaki, Murakami Masashi, Hirayama Yoshinari, Yanagida Tatsuo, 04 Limited Sazabys, Tsukaji Muga (Drunk Dragon), Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB48). 04 Limited Sazabys also performed with Kanjani8.
04 Limited Sazabys x Kanjani8 – Chicken race
This week, BUMP OF CHICKEN topped both Recochoku and iTunes with their new single “Kinen Satsuei.”
On July 15, TBS aired this year’s edition of its annual mid-year show, Ongaku no Hi. Performers included Hey! Say! JUMP, Ken Hirai, E-girls, DEAN FUJIOKA, Nana Mizuki, Beverly, Takahashi Yu, and Hata Motohiro. Check out the full show below!
Kanjani8 serves as the Japanese ambassador for the movie Spider-Man: Homecoming and sings the theme song “Never Say Never” written and composed by member Yasuda Shota. A collaboration board with the seven members will be up at Hachiko-mae Square in Shibuya from July 16 – 31, mimicking the movie’s tagline of “At age 15, it all begins.”
In addition, the group will be releasing a new single title “Kiseki no Hito” on September 6! It is currently used as the theme song for the drama “Uchi no Otto wa Shigoto ga Dekinai” starring Nishikido Ryo.
Sadamashi wrote the music and lyrics to this heart-warming song that has something nostalgic about it. In addition, live music and video were recorded at the outdoor music festival “TOKYO METROPOLITAN ROCK FESTIVAL 2017″, where the members featured for the first time in May of this year. This is precious music and video footage that let’s you experience the atmosphere of a rock festival, something a little different from the members’ usual performances!
Check out the single details and the new Spiderm-Man:Homecoming x Kanjani8 CM below.
