With one of the most anticipated single debuts, NGT48 has announced when we can expect said single to drop. Mark on your calendars April 12th as the date to pick up their first single (the title is TBA later). The announcement was made today at their 1st anniversary concert in Tokyo to much delight. The 16 members of Team NIII are the single’s Senbatsu, with Rika Nakai serving as center.

Team captain Rie Kitahara told reporters “I think that this is the real start of NGT48. We all want to work together, continuously looking to the future”. Arama!Japan will be looking towards the group’s bright future as well.

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As previously reported, alternative idol group Maison book girl is releasing their Live Blu-ray+CD “Solitude HOTEL 2F + faithlessness” on February 15th. Given the proximity of that date, they have now released a relatively lenghthy digest for the footage this release features. The jacket art has been also revealed, keeping the mysterious and abandoned atmosphere the group is defined by. Check both the digest and the cover just after the jump!

On March 22, Kondo Yohdi, who has often been compared to his fellow Harajuku model-singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Yasutaka Nakata’s latest project, Natsume Mito, will release his debut album titled “402”. The title is read as “Yonmaruni” (yon for 4, maru for 0, “circle”, and ni for 2) which is another way of spelling his name.

Yohdi debuted in 2015, first independently with “30th CENTURY BOY” and then under avex with “Guru gurun Sekai”. Both tracks will be featured on the album along with the rest of the previously released singles, adding up to 10 songs in total. Two more singles / videos are expected to be released according to the tracklist you can see under the cut.

As reported earlier, Megumi Hayashibara and Shiina Ringo were once again collaborating on a song (and single) together, for the second season of MBS anime “Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju“. The opening theme song, “Imawa no Shinigami” has now gotten its own stylish, gorgeous video clip that fits the tone of both the show and the track perfectly. Filmed in double speed and slowed down, Megumi Hayashibara is seen drifting through a foggy street in gorgeous traditional attire. The song itself is 100% ‘Shiina Ringo’ with a truly wonderful instrumental bridge and finale. Another very ‘Ringo’ feature- it runs for exactly 3 minutes. Watch the fantastic full video below!

Adapted from popular manga series of the same name, Tokyo Tarareba Girls is being described as Japan’s answer to the iconic series Sex and the City. Dazzling, sassy and funny, this highly-promising drama is headlined by some of the most stunning and successful actresses of this generation: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yuko Oshima and Nana Eikura. Tokyo Taraeba Girls is one of the most anticipated dramas of the reason, airing on both NTV & GEM TV.

The drama follows struggling scriptwriter Rinko Kamata (Yuriko Yoshitaka) who is in her thirties but still single, although she still constantly holds out hope for finding “the one” meant for her. Along with her girlfriends Kaori (Nana Eikura) and Koyuki (Yuko Oshima), the trio of single ladies spend their nights drinking and commiserating with each other through imagining endless what-ifs and fantasies of themselves finally meeting Mr. Right. Determined to find a partner, Rinko pledges that she will get married before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Will she be able to achieve her goal?

Check out what the actresses have to say about their characters, and highlights of working on the set under the jump!

After another successful addition to the Godzilla franchise with last year’s box office hit Shin Godzilla (Godzilla: Resurgence), there will be a Godzilla anime movie to be released later this year.  This will be the first anime movie of the massively popular Godzilla franchise.

One song from 2016 was certified Double Platinum for selling 500,000 copies: Hoshino Gen’s “Koi.”

Two songs from 2016 were certified Platinum for selling 250,000 copies: Namie Amuro’s “Mint” and Keyakizaka46’s “Silent Majority.”

Four songs from 2016 were certified Gold for selling 100,000 copies: EXILE ATSUSHI’s “Ito”, Yasutaka Nakata’s “NANIMONO”, Nogizaka46’s “Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru” and back number’s “Happy End.”

Visuals for the live action movie adaptation of the popular manga and anime series Tokyo Ghoul has been released.  Kubota Masataka will be portraying the role of Ken Kaneki and a character and logo visual was released in December of 2016 featuring the iconic ghoul mask.  Furthermore, a character visual for Touka Kirishima, to be portrayed by Fumika Shimizu, has also just been released.