Idol group Fairies has announced the withdrawal of one of their members, Miria Fujita . In a statement released on Fairies’ official website it’s revealed that Miria decided to leave the group to focus on her studies. At 18 years old it’s likely that she is preparing to enter university.

Miria abruptly leaving the group came as a shock to many fans, as she was slated to appear at the groups upcoming concert at “ZEPP Tokyo” in February. The official statement confirmed that she would not be appearing, apologizing to the fans and thanking them for all the support throughout the years from the bottom of their hearts. The group will continue on as a 5 piece unit. Fairies made their debut in 2011 with the single “More Kiss/ Song for you”, a sub-group called “M Three” debuted two years later in 2013 which Miria was a member of.

Fairies’ 14th single Synchronized ~Synchro~ will be released on March 1st in seven versions. The standard CD only and CD+DVD, as well as five “member only” editions.

On January 12, Chiaki Ito from 7-member group AAA announced on the group’s official fan site that she has married a businessman in his 40s last month, and is currently 3 months pregnant.  She also announced her graduation from AAA at the end of March this year.

AAA members commented collectively: “We were happy when we first heard the news from Chiaki, but at the same time were honestly surprised.  However, upon discussing with all AAA members and staff, we have decided that Takahiro Nishijima, Misako Uno, Naoya Urata, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinjiro Atae, Shuta Sueyoshi, and all AAA staff will fully support this decision.  We would like to respect Chiaki’s thoughts, as we have spent time and advanced together over the years.”

Ito debuted as part of AAA in June 2005.  A live tour was planned to start in March for the unit MisaChia with AAA member Misako Uno, but has been canceled.

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Legendary DJ and producer TOWA TEI is set to return with a new LP in March this year. Hot off the heels of his tour with mega-group METAFIVE, the new album is entitled “EMO” and is the followup to his last solo album “CUTE“. As usual, TOWA TEI has gathered up some neat guests, this time including UA, Ano (You’ll Melt More), METAFIVE, Inara George, Hiroshi Takano, artist Tomoo Gokita (who did the artwork for the cover) and Atom tm. See the tracklist and album cover below:

This week’s guests were back number and BREAKERZ.

back number – Aoi Haru

BREAKERZ – Ikusen no Meikyu de Ikusen no Nazo wo Toite

This week’s guests were Sayuri Ishikawa, Ichikawa Yukino, Itsuki Hiroshi, Oka Midori, Ono Lisa, Kitayama Takeshi, Keyakizaka46, Takeshima Hiroshi, Fukada Kohei, Maekawa Kiyoshi, Cyril, and MUSIC CONCERTO.

Last we heard from jazz fusion band Suchmos, they were readying for the release of their upcoming album “THE KIDS”, which is due out on January 25th.  Ahead of this date, the group have chosen to upload the music video for the record’s lead track “A.G.I.T.” to their Youtube channel.

The PV features a performance of the song at an underground location, the experience spruced up with some vibrantly colored lights and shots of an animated cartoon.  Following the release of “THE KIDS”, Suchmos will also be embarking on an 18-stop nationwide tour which will feature guest acts like GRAPEVINE, Yogee New Waves, D.A.N., and OKAMOTO’S.

Read on below to get a look at the eye-catching music video for “A.G.I.T.”

Tokyo police have arrested Pak Jong-hyon (41), editor of Kodansha Ltd. this Tuesday for allegedly killing his 38-year-old wife back in August.

According to the sources, the murder happened in their house on the morning of August 9th. At 2:35 AM, Pak called medical services claiming he had found his wife unconscious on the floor near the stairs. Originally, Pak told the police his wife had an accident falling down the stairs, though he later changed his version saying she had hanged herself, declaring they had had a dispute regarding child rearing. Nevertheless, no motive to kill herself was found by the police. Additionaly, surveillance video didn’t show any person breaking into the house. The only wound found in the corspe were abrassions on her head. Autopsy reports indicated strangulation as the cause of her death.

Singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has released her latest PV for “Harujuku Iyahoi”. Originally released on January 1st 2017 as a digital single, “Harujuku Iyahoi” will also be included on Kyary’s upcoming collaboration single “Crazy Crazy” with Nakata Yasutaka and Charli XCX.

The PV starts off as a parade lead by inanimate objects brought to life, such as giant hands, hats, and shoes followed by mini segways carrying portraits of Kyary. All this leads to a cute dance routine with clones of herself and wooden tree-like creatures. Nothing out of the ordinary here!

Check out the full video for “Harajuku Iyahoi” below