=LOVE Voice Acting debut for anime series Haikara-san ga Toru
Brand-new voice actress and Idol group =LOVE, produced by HKT48 Rino Sashihara, its members Takiwaki Shoko, Takamatsu Hitomi and Sasaki Maika start their voice acting career, they will make their voice acting debut in Haikara-san ga Tooru's upcoming two-part movie. The anime movie Haikara-san ga Tooru (Part 1), based on Yamato Waki's shoujo manga in the mid-1970s, will be released on...
Nogizaka46’s New Single “Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru” Music Video
Nogizaka46 revealed the music video of their upcoming 19th single "Itsuka Dekiru Kara Kyo Dekiru". Itsuka Dekiru Kara Kyo Dekiru is the theme song for Nogizaka46's movie "Asahinagu". The girls’ of Nogizaka46 revealed additional details behind their upcoming single as fans take in pre-orders at record numbers. Nogizaka46’s upcoming single, titled Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru, hits shelves on October 11th with a dual-lead...
SUPER☆GiRLS Sakurako Kidoguchi announces her graduation
Sakurako Kidoguchi, member of the Japanese pop idol group SUPER☆GiRLS, announces an indefinite hiatus from activities to recover from an unnamed physical malady. Management revealed that Kidoguchi, on top of not participating in release events for the latest single Sweet☆Smile which hit stores on April 26th, would not be updating any of her social media accounts. The SUPER☆GiRLS are a 12-member Japanese idol group formed by Avex...
Nogizaka46 Earns Second Million Certification
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has unveiled its "Gold Disc" certifications for August 2017, yes, its Nogizaka46's Nigemizu. Music CDs with over 100,000 shipments are officially certificated as a "Gold Disc" in Japan. Released Aug. 9, 2017, Nogizaka46's 18th single, Nigemizu, earned its second million certification within a month of its release, preceded by Influencer, which dropped earlier this spring. "Nigemizu" translates to "road...
Sayaka Yamamoto of NMB48 to Release 2nd Album on 4 October
Sayaka Yamamoto is releasing her second solo album as fans gear up for its soon release. Sayaka Yamamoto, member of NMB48’s Team N, is releasing a brand new album on 4 October 2017. The unnamed release will be produced by Seiji Kameda the producer behind her previous album Rainbow released last October. Although details are scarce, the album is scheduled to include...
Keyakizaka46 Baitoru TV CM and its Making Video
Keyakizaka46 presents a new CM for the "Baitoru presents teamLab Jungle Light Art and Music Festival" and the "Learn and Play! Future Park". The idol group was appointed as the character image of the latest CM of the part-time work site ‘Baitoru. The CM will consist of 2 versions of “Appearence” and “Dance” where both CM versions use music ‘OVERTURE’...
AKB48 is finally the Best Selling Female Artists in History
AKB48 released their new single, “Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby” on December 9. The single sold 813,044 copies on the first day, taking the daily #1 chart . At the same time, AKB48 also managed to become the best selling singles act in Japanese history. Their total sales for singles now stands at 36,158,000 copies. The mastermind of AKB48, Yasushi Akimoto, also has a...
Perfume becomes No.1 Female Idol Group
One of the most powerful messenger LINE recently surveyed its users who is their favorite Japanese female idol group. The response was enormous, with 568,344 users responding, during the week of July 20 – 28. This ranking shows an overall count, but also breaks down the results based on gender and age. It should come as a quite surprise that Perfume...
Summary of TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2017 AUTUMN/WINTER
Eight members from Nogizaka46, Nishino Nanase, Shiraishi Mai, Saito Asuka, Eto Misa, Matsumura Sayuri and Keyakizaka46 members Watanabe rika, Watanabe risa participated in TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION 2017 AUTUMN/WINTER, the fashion event was held in Saitama Super Arena on 2 September 2017. With around 100 million related tweets in just one day and YouTube videos viewed 1 million times, Japan's biggest fashion event seems...
Summary of the World Cosplay Summit 2017
Around 1,500 cosplayers from all over the world paraded down the arcade of Osu Local Shopping District in the city on the final day as always of the World Cosplay Summit on August 6. This year marked the 15th World Cosplay Summit, and cosplayers from 35 countries and regions smiled and showed off their incredible transformations into heroes and...
