This week’s guests were Hinatazaka46, BiSH, and Awesome City Club.

Hinatazaka46 – Azato Kawaii

BiSH – BiSH -Hoshi ga Matataku Yoru ni-

Awesome City Club – Yukidoke

This week’s guests were Yakushimaru Hiroko, TAEKO, Little Glee Monster, and JO1.

Yakushimaru Hiroko – Woman “W no Higeki” Yori

TAEKO – Queen Bee

Little Glee Monster – Toumei na Sekai

JO1 – Bokura no Kisetsu

Yakushimaru Hiroko – Come Back To Me ~Eien no Yokogao

On January 5, SixTONES will release their second album, “CITY.” This album comes a day before the first anniversary of their debut album, “1ST.” The album has the concept of “city”, with each song having a main character, with the stories in each song unfolding over the course of the day in the album’s city. “CITY” is described as a borderless, sophisticated work, that doesn’t stick to one genre.

“CITY” will include the previously released songs “Boku ga Boku Janai Mitai da”, “Mascara”, and “Figure.” It will also include the Idemitsu Kosan CM song “Everlasting” and “Rosy”, the theme song for the Japanese release of the film “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

The album will be released in three editions: CD+DVD / CD+Blu-ray limited edition A, CD+DVD / CD+Blu-ray limited edition B, and CD only regular edition. Limited edition A will contain two additional songs, along with the music video for “Rosy” and its making. Limited edition B will contain three additional sub-unit songs and their music videos. The regular edition will also contain three additional songs and a 20 page photobook.

Each edition of the album will also have a different song order, reflecting the album starting and ending at different times of the day. Limited edition A starts with sunrise and goes past midnight. Limited edition B starts with sunset and goes past sunrise. The regular edition starts at night and goes past sunrise as well.

SixTONES have now released the music video for “Rosy.” This fast-paced rock tune marks the first time the group has been in charge of the theme song for a Hollywood production. Of doing the theme song, longtime Spider-Man fan Jesse said it was a great honor, and that he hopes this spreads SixTONES’ music to more people.

In the music video, SixTONES’ choreography is inspired by some of Spider-Man’s signature moves. Check it out below, along with more information on their upcoming album!

This week’s episode covered “Buzz Rhythm LIVE 2021 DAY3.” This week’s guests were sumika, Macaroni Enpitsu, Vaundy, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, and Saucy Dog.

sumika – Shake & Shake

Macaroni Enpitsu – Nandemo nai yo,

Vaundy – Fukakouryoku

THE ORAL CIGARETTES – BLACK MEMORY

Saucy Dog – Respawn

Vaundy – Hana Uranai

Macaroni Enpitsu – Young Adult

THE ORAL CIGARETTES – MACHINEGUN

sumika – Babel

Saucy Dog – Cinderella Boy

This week’s guest was [Alexandros].

[Alexandros] – LOADED (WINO cover) / Senkou / Starrrrrrr

Hey, Arama Japan! It’s Friday, so it’s Open Post time! Feel free to chat with your fellow readers about whatever you like! Enjoy!

The year is coming to a close, so the end of the year charts and rankings are upon us! Billboard Japan has now released its year end charts for 2021, measuring the period from 11/23/20 – 11/28/21.

BTS was named Top Artist of the year. Yuuri‘s “Dry Flower” topped the year end Hot 100 single chart. BTS’ “BTS, THE BEST” topped the year end Hot Albums chart.

Yuuri’s “Dry Flower” also topped the year end Streaming Songs and Download Songs charts. YOASOBI‘s “THE BOOK” topped the year end Download Albums chart.

YOASOBI’s Ayase topped the Top Lyricists and Top Composers charts for his work with his duo.

On December 8, Ai Otsuka will release her ninth album, “LOVE POP.” This is her first album since April 2017’s “LOVE HONEY.” The album, which has the theme of “tokimeki”, will have eleven songs, including the previously released songs “Dracaena”, “Chime”, “Nan Dakke”, “GO”, and “Aibiki” with Akko Gorilla.

New songs on the album include “Koi Full”, which expresses Ai’s desire to enjoy and live casually in both love and fashion, and the Christmas song “Santa ni kiss wo Shite.”

“LOVE POP” will be released in four editions: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD+Goods, and CD only. The DVD and Blu-ray that comes with the album includes footage from Ai’s concert “LOVE IS BORN ~18th Anniversary 2021~”, which was held September 9 at Tokyo’s LINE CUBE SHIBUYA. The goods that come with the album is a humidifier with Ai’s logo on it.

Check out more information on Ai’s album below, including the music videos for the two previously mentioned new songs!