This week, Hey! Say! JUMP topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “Precious Girl / Are You There?”, selling 255,838 copies in its first week.

Spitz topped the Oricon album chart their new best album “CYCLE HIT 1991-2017 Spitz Complete Single Collection -30th Anniversary BOX-”, selling 131,045 copies in its first week.

Spitz also topped Oricon digital album chart with their new best album, selling 6,447 copies in its first week.

It has been announced that Netflix drama series “Jimmy ~Aho Mitai na Honma no Hanashi~” will be reshot with a new lead actor following light of Keisuke Koide’s scandal last month.

The drama was original scheduled to be broadcast on July 7, and details have been left up in the air since Koide’s alleged “inappropriate relationship” with a girl under the age of 18, including alcohol consumption and sexual activity, the details of which appeared in a weekly magazine in June.

Additionally, Zakzak reports Osaka Prefectural Police have finally launched their investigation into Koide, who is suspected in violating the youth ordinance.

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Girl group E-Girls have released the short version of their new PV “Smile For Me“, the previously untitled B-side on E-girls’ upcoming single “Love ☆ Queen”.

In their last video for A-side track “Love ☆ Queen“, E-Girls delivered a high energy song and video shot in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With the release of “Smile for Me“, the energy is pulled back for a heartfelt mid-tempo ballad song and a video that is much more casually shot during their stay overseas, showing cute interactions between the members between filming. The lyrics depict how valuable time is and how irreplaceable every moment of life can be.

It an official statement released to the media by Johnny’s & Assocites it has been revealed that Kinki Kids member Tsuyoshi Domoto will unfortunately be unable to take part in the groups 20th Anniversary Concerts. The two concerts are scheduled to take place this weekend on Saturday July 15th, and Sunday July 16th at the famed Yokohama Stadium.

Tsuyoshi is still recovering from his sudden deafness, just over a week ago Tsuyoshi was released from the hospital and he was hoping to make a full recovery to appear in front of fans again. However due to his current condition it was determined that there no way that he would be able to perform properly, let alone complete a full concert. The extremely difficult decision was made by his agency. Johnny’s has deeply apologized to all their fans, understanding how important these 20th anniversary celebrations were to them. Due to the sudden last minute nature of this Johnny’s has announced methods for fans to receive a full refund on their concert tickets if they choose to do so.

Though the announcement of their Docomo collaboration came only a few days ago, popular rockers Mr.Children are already back with yet another reveal.  The band are planning to release a new single titled “himawari” on July 26th and, in support of this, have now made the short music video for the title track available on their Youtube channel.

This PV consists of live footage recorded from the Nagoya Dome show of the group’s current Dome & Stadium Tour, the first time which “himawari” was actually performed on stage.  The live version of this rock ballad emphasizes the guitar and drums, this band sound blending well with the Gen Ittetsu-arranged backing strings.

You’ll find the short version of the live music video for “himawari” just beneath the cut.

This week’s episode features Elephant Kashimashi. The band is currently celebrating their 30th anniversary. The bulk of the show is centered around a conversation between frontman Miyamoto Hiroji and Ota Hikaru. Elephant Kashimashi also performed three songs.

Elephant Kashimashi – Koyoi no Tsuki no You ni / Fighting Man / Kaze to Tomo ni

Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Yonezu Kenshi defeat Johnny’s WEST. Kenshi is back this week, facing off against 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!