Yes, it’s happening in 2017! 12 years after the iconic duo “Shuji to Akira”, Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa are back together in a drama and a special unit “Kame to YamaP”.

Kamenashi is starring in the new drama “Boku, Unmei no hitodesu” with Yamashita, which will start airing in April. The heroine will be played by Kimura Fumino. This romantic-comedy series will be the first drama to air on the new NTV Saturday 10pm timeslot. The theme song will be will be sung by the new unit but no details revealed yet.

Kamenashi and Yamashita last collaborated as “Shuji to Akira” in the hit drama series “Nobuta wo Produce in 2005 and released the theme song “Seishun Amigo” to great success.

This week’s guests were Perfume, HKT48, CIVILIAN, and The Super Ball.

Perfume – TOKYO GIRL

HKT48 – Bugtte Iijan

CIVILIAN – Seija no Koushin

The Super Ball – Ashita, Kimi no Namida ga Yamu Koro ni wa

This week’s guests were LiSA, Suiyoubi no Campanella, and AAA.

Suiyoubi no Campanella – Ikkyu-san

AAA – MAGIC

LiSA – Catch the Moment

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This past weekend, I had the pleasure to assist on behalf of ARAMA!JAPAN to Japan Weekend Madrid, one of the most important Japanese culture cons in Spain.

The event was bustling with cosplayers, dance groups, illustrators, merchandise sellers, videogame lovers and much more. And what would be a Japanese con without guest international stars to bring Japan extra closer? One of them was the electropop trio color-code, who brought class, style, fashion and lots of love to the event. Today we are sharing our report on the Q&A panel they held, and yesterday we shared our Live Report on the concerts they gave on both Saturday and Sunday! Don’t forget to also check LADYBEARD‘s Q&A!

Kayoko Yoshizawa yesterday released the music video for “Jigoku Taxi” (Hell Taxi), the lead in single to her upcoming 3rd full length album “Yaneura Juu“. The jazzy, show-tune like track is accompanied with a pulpy style video clip, which tells the tale of a woman who murdered her husband, both from the woman’s and husband’s point of view. The taxi driver’s part is played up upcoming rapper ACE. The music video was directed by Hiroki Sugiyama. The track was produced by sugarbeans. Keep reading to watch the music video and read more info on the album!

Last October alternative rock band androp left their major label and established their own imprint, image world, which they used to self-publish their latest album “blue”.  Now the group have chosen to partner with Universal Music Japan’s ZEN MUSIC sub-label for the release of their upcoming single “Prism”, which will be available later this year on May 10th.

The band’s singer, Takahito Uchisawa, has described “Prism” as a song which represents androp’s current mindset, able to shine a light on the darkness and hardship they’ve gone through in order to take the next step as musicians.  The single itself will be released in two versions, with the Limited Edition including both the music video for the lead song as well as footage from their most recent live tour.

Read on below to find the track list for “Prism”, as well as a trailer for the live footage that will be packaged will the single’s Limited pressing.

Following up on the single he released last November, popular multi-instrumentalist Ohashi Trio released his latest full album “Blue” this week on February 15th.  “Blue” was issued in three versions (CD, CD+DVD, and CD+Blu-ray) and included both “Ringo no Ki” and “Uchuu Kara Yattekita Nyanbo”, the lead songs from the aforementioned single.

In support of this release, the music videos for the record’s opening and closing tracks “DOLLY” and “The Day Will Come Again” were recently uploaded to avex’s official Youtube channel.  The former video sees Ohashi Trio interacting with what appears to be an imaginary friend, while the latter focuses on a series of emotional images that match the song’s uplifting tone.

You’ll find both of these PVs, as well as the cover and track list for “Blue” beneath the cut.