Talent misono (32), younger sister of singer Koda Kumi, and rock band HighsidE drummer Nosuke (37) have announced their intentions to tie the knot this month!
Sponichi reports that a wedding and reception will be held in Tokyo in the middle of July, with the self-dubbed couple “misoNosuke” holding 3 separate banquets and inviting celebrities, friends, stakeholders and more.
The date of marriage registration is still undecided, but the couple have already living together since March after cementing their relationship in February.
On July 26, j-rnb songstress Mirei Toyama will release her second mini-album titled “Negai”, a follow-up to her debut mini-album “Memories” and full-length “My Way”. The title song, “Negai ~Ano Koro no Kimi ni~, is an answer song to Dohzi-T‘s 2008 hit “Negai” that featured YU-A, at that moment a member of Foxxi misQ. Toyama’s rearranged version will present a female point of view akin to Thelma Aoyama’s “Soba ni Iru ne” that was an answer song to SoulJa’s “Koko ni Iru yo”.
See more information about the mini after the jump.
We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.
Girl band Akai Koen vocalist and keyboardist Chiaki Sato has announced her withdrawal from the band this August, citing feeling lost within her mission as the group’s vocalist.
August marks the release of the band’s upcoming album “Nesshou Summer“, and they will perform for the last time as four members on August 27.
Chanteuse Ayumi Hamasaki updated her Twitter with fury on the 3rd to call out a fan that shared pictured of her home and shared her address.
The Twitter user in question drove to her house at night and used their car’s headlights to take photographs that not only showed the outside of Hamasaki’s house, but the interior through the windows as well. As Hamasaki’s mother, a non-celebrity, lives on a different floor of her home, she wouldn’t let this user put her family’s privacy into jeopardy.
“There are limits. I’ve reported it just now,” Ayu responded, quote-tweeting the original set of images (now deleted).
The music video teaser for new song from AAA member Shinjiro Atae “Goody-Good Girl” has been uploaded to YouTube.
Performed for the first time at “Mynavi Girls Award 2017 SPRING/SUMMER“, his website claims fans have been BEGGING for him to officially release this cool, mid-tempo dance tune; prayers answered!
Utilizing the blue and pink contrasting lighting scheme that has been taking over music videos across the globe this year, the video shows off Atae’s dance skill in a parking structure with Da-iCE members backing him.
Ahead of the release of their 3rd major album on July 12, indie rock band indigo la End, led by Enon Kawatani, has released the music video for their song “Misekake no Love Song“.
Following the “Playback” music video released last week, the actress Ayaka Ohnishi was appointed to help portray the lyrics from beginning to end. The video itself makes parallels between Kawatani and a caged bird, watching Ohnishi as does her day-to-day activities.
This week Tower Records, one of the largest physical music retailers in Japan, published their mid-year charts for the year 2017. These rankings reflect the combined total sales of the Japanese, Imported, Limited, Analog, etc. versions of each release from January 1st through June 30th of this year.
Rockers ONE OK ROCK stand atop the Japanese Album Chart with their latest full-length “Ambitions”, while Ed Sheeran’s “÷ (Divide)” claims the honor on the Western Album Chart. Meanwhile, idol group Nogizaka46 rule the Singles chart with “Influencer”, with Johnny’s powerhouse Arashi standing high atop the DVD/Blu-ray chart with their “ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?”. Last but not least, the soundtrack for the well-received video game NieR: Automata is the year’s best selling media-related release.
Read on below to see what other releases comprise each respective list.
