Have you ever heard of our lord and saviour, Gagaku Trap?

FAMM’IN has been performing in lots of sports events these last months, but sadly, their release agendas are not nearly as hectic as their live agendas. That’s the reason why fans rejoiced when a new single, “animus”, was announced back in 2016. However, the track went dormant for five months, leaving fans questioning what happened to that track. Wonder no more, as it has just been announced the release date of the MV: March 23rd (next Thursday!). That’s not all, as they have released seven new teasers in which each one of the members dance and sing to a now revealed rap part. This track has been classified by the group as “Gagaku Trap”, alluding to the mix of modern day electronic sounds and the culture and folklore from the traditional Japan this super-unit is famous for. Check the seven teasers just after the jump!

On Saturday, March 4, X Japan performed their very first major show of 2017 at the SSE Arena, Wembley, in the United Kingdom. This followed the release of their feature film documentary “We Are X” in theaters across the UK. The We Are X Soundtrack, featuring the theme song for the film “La Venus”, was released worldwide on Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings, taking the Number 1 spot in 9 countries on iTunes as well as the #1 position on the UK Rock And Metal Chart, Top 30 on the UK Albums Chart, and Number 3 on the UK Soundtrack Chart!

X JAPAN was previously supposed to perform in London last year, but due to guitarist Pata suffering a serious illness the concert had to be delayed. To promote the show at Wembly Arena the band held a signing at HMV, a popular music store chain. Over 1000 fans ended up showing up to the event forcing the famed Oxford Street to be temporarily shut down.

A photo from the madness outside HMV, as well as a screenshot from the UK Rock Charts can be seen below.

Late last year we reported that long-running rockers BIGMAMA would be releasing their seventh full-length album “Fabula Fibula” on March 22nd.  In the months since then, the group have not only revealed all of the remaining information about the record, but also published the PV for lead track “BLINKSTONE no Shinjitsu wo” to their Youtube channel.

This music video finds the band performing the song in a series of different stately locations, often surrounded by a number of sculptures.  These locales are in some ways a direct contrast to the heavy nature of this rocking track, but simultaneously pay homage to the Greek origins of its subject matter.

Read on below to find the PV for “BLINKSTONE no Shinjitsu wo”, as well as the cover and track list for “Fabula Fibula”.

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!

This week’s guests were Nogizaka46, Yabiku Tomona, Kato Miliyah, V6, Kimura Yoshino, flumpool, Anly, Sukima Switch, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Ozaki Hiroya, and Piko-Taro.

Nogizaka46 – Influencer

Yabiku Tomona x Kato Miliyah – Dokomademo ~How Far I’ll Go~

V6 – Can’t Get Enough

Kimura Yoshino – Kimi wo Yobu Basho

flumpool – Last Call

Anly+Sukima Switch= – Kono Yami wo Terasu Hikari no Mukou ni

Sandaime J Soul Brothers – HAPPY

Ozaki Hiroya – Someday Smile

Piko-Taro – I love you ~Africa no Kaze ni Nosete~ / PPAP 2017 ~Haru~ Ver.

This week, Sandaime J Soul Brothes topped the Oricon single chart with their new single “HAPPY”, selling 100,553 copies in its first week.

Koda Kumi topped the Oricon album chart her new album “W FACE ~outside~”, selling 20,246 copies in its first week.

The “La La Land” soundtrack topped the Oricon digital album chart for the third week in a row, selling 6,264 copies in its 14th week.

Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Hoshino Gen defeat Hey! Say! JUMP and LiSA. This week, we have three newcomers facing off. 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!

Sexy Zone’s 1st single of 2017 “ROCK THA TOWN” is an uptempo number that contains a lot of messages. This also features a new tone for Sexy Zone who dwell on funky sounding music. This is a happy song with the message of “Let’s just enjoy things how we want to!” It’s also a song that cheers you on with the message, “Let’s dive into a whole new world!” The group is also the newest image character for suit apparel AOKI and the song serves as the CM song.

Sexy Zone moves and drives around Hawaii for the music video. Check out the short version PV below!