Electropop duo FEMM has teamed up with American singer LIZ in a colorful song collaboration titled “Do It Again feat. LIZ”, just as previously reported. This will mark their overall 10th Digital Single, and their second song on their own with several Japanese lines, after “Astroboy feat. Honey-B & W-Trouble (Japanese Ver.)”. If you are liking the track and want to buy it, mark its release date on your calendar: May 3rd! Check the MV and the cover art just after the jump!
Indie singer-songwriter Hirone-Chan will return with her 3rd full length album on June 21, entitled “Yume no Yume“. It follows hot on the heels of her impressive single “Yokusou Plankton”, released this January. Hirone-chan claims that Yume no Yume is a collection of 13 tracks that focus on “daily life and the universe”- giving listeners a chance to simultaneously vist Hirone-chan’s inner feelings and the world view surrounding her.
The album cover was also released, a striking image of Hirone in the woods holding the hands of an unknown creature. It was photographed by artist Ninomiya Yuki. The album will have a lead single music video in May, for “Omoidasenai Yume Mitai ni“. Keep reading to see the album cover and tracklist information!
Covers and details are out for Kame to Yamapi’s newest single “Senaka goshi no Chance”. This is the theme song to their starring drama “Boku, Unmei no Hito desu.” where Kame plays the hapless male lead and Yamapi plays G.O.D.
The single cover photoshoots were taken in Los Angeles in February this year, also during which they took time to attend the Grammys. Similar to the Seishun Amigo single, fans will be treated to solo tracks. ~Follow me~ and BIRD are solo songs of Kame and Yamapi, respectively. Aside from these, there are 3 other duo songs. including Forever Summer with lyrics and music by the both of them.
Check out the released single covers and details below! “Senaka goshi no Chance” will hit stores May 17.
Arashi just released their latest single “I’ll be there” last April 19! The song is currently used as the theme song of the Fuji TV’s getus9 drama “Kizoku Tantei” starring Aiba Masaki as an aristocratic detective whose age, address, and family remains unknown. The cool, colorful and dynamic song links to the drama’s mysterious world.
Arashi are dressed to match! Catch their latest music video below.
This week’s episode featured MIYAVI. In it, he was interviewed by former SMAP member Kimura Takuya. This episode marks both of their debuts on SONGS. MIYAVI’s new song “Live to Die Another Day-Sonzai Shomei-” is the theme song for Takuya’s new movie, “Mugen no Junin.” The show featured footage of MIYAVI on tour in the US. MIYAVI also performed two songs.
MIYAVI – What’s My Name? / Live to Die Another Day-Sonzai Shomei-
This week, NGT48 topped the Oricon single chart with their debut single “Seishun Dokei”, selling 160,271 copies in its first week.
D-LITE (from Big Bang) topped the Oricon album chart his new mini album “D-Day”, selling 38,016 copies in its first week.
The “Wild Speed: Ice Break” soundtrack topped the Oricon digital album chart, selling 3,454 copies in its first week.
On June 7th Have a Nice Day! will release their latest single “Fantastic Drag” on Virgin Babylon Records. The lead track “Fantastic Drag” has been released on the Virgin Babylon bandcamp, and features singer songwriter Seiko Oomori on guest vocals.
This is not the first time Seiko Oomori and Have a Nice Day! have collaborated, last May Seiko appeared in Have a Nice Day!’s HELTER SKELTER DISCO SHOWCASE event. This time, Seiko joins them on a upbeat, swooping and heavily synth driven track that is anthem like in nature. It’s a neat track that fans of both artists should dig. Listen to the track after the gap!
On April 19, D.A.N. will release their new mini album, “TEMPEST.” This release comes one year after the band’s self-titled debut album. “TEMPEST” includes D.A.N.’s digital single from late last year, “SSWB”, along with two new songs. D.A.N. seems to have an affinity for long songs as of late, seeing as how “SSWB” and the new song “Shadows” are both nearly eight minutes long. The mini album’s title track is nearly 11 minutes long. Also clocking in at nearly 11 minutes are the two remixes that round out “TEMPEST.” One of these remixes, the one for “SSWB”, is an iTunes exclusive. This remix sees the song’s original mixer, AOKI takamasa, putting a new spin on it.
Check out more information on D.A.N.’s new mini album below!