Johnny’s Jimusho to produce a Chinese idol group
04 Mei 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
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On May 3rd, it was reported that the entertainment company Johnny’s Jimusho will produce a Chinese idol group. The president of the company, Johnny Kitagawa announced the news and his plans to debut the new group in November at Hey! Say! JUMP’s stage play, ‘JOHNNY’S World‘, at the Empire Theater in Tokyo.
Kitagawa commented “I want to produce a local Chinese idol group, and I also want to hold an audition in China. I haven’t decided how many members will be in the group, but I’m thinking the members’ age range will be around junior high school age.”
Meanwhile, on this day, Hey! Say! JUMP kicked off their Asia tour at the Yokohama Arena. Fans from China, the U.S., and 13 other countries visited to attend the concert.
Stay tuned for more information!
Details on 2PM’s single “Beautiful”
03 Mei 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
2PM has released the track list for their 4th Japanese single “Beautiful“, which will be released this June 6th along with a B-side track composed by member Junho called “If You Are Here“.
A “Hi-5 event” for fans who buy the single will be held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on June 16th.
Check out 2PM’s track list for “Beautiful” below:
1. Beautiful
2. If You Are Here
3. Beautiful (instrumental)
4. If You Are Here (instrumental)
Kis-My-Ft2 to release Tokyo Dome concert on DVD
03 Mei 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
Kis-My-Ft2 will be releasing the Tokyo Dome performance of their nationwide tour, ‘Kis-My-MiNT Tour‘, in DVD form on June 20th.
‘Kis-My-MiNT Tour’ was held earlier this spring and attracted over 260,000 fans. The boys performed tracks off of their 1st album, ‘Kis-My-1st‘, as well as songs from their Johnny’s Jr. era.
The DVD will be available in both limited and regular editions. The limited edition will come with 2 DVDs consisting of live footage and off shots. It will also come with a CD including 5 songs from their Jr. era, and a photo book.
Check out the track list below!
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<Limited Edition>
DVD Disc 1:
Kis-My-MiNT Tour (Tokyo Dome LIVE)
DVD Disc 2:
Off Shot Footage
Special CD:
01. Tension
02. Hair
03. No.1 Friend
04. Sennen no Love Song
05. Ame
<Regular Edition>
DVD:
Kis-My-MiNT Tour (Tokyo Dome LIVE)
SHINee releases “Sherlock” PV
26 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
As reported earlier, Korean group SHINee will be releasing their new single, “Sherlock (Japanese ver.)“, on May 16th. However, prior to its official release, the group has unveiled the PV for the song.
This is the Japanese version of SHINee’s song “Sherlock”, which has already been released in South Korea. The single will also include a Japanese original song called “Keeping love again” as its coupling track.
“Sherlock (Japanese ver.)” will be available in 3 different versions: Limited Edition, Regular First Press Edition, and Regular Edition. We have some time to go before the official release, so check out the PV in the meantime!
T-ara releases PV for “Lovey-Dovey”
26 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
T-ara has recently released the PV for their single “Lovey-Dovey“!
The group’s Japanese album ‘Jewelry Box‘ has already hit first on Tower Records‘ chart for pre-order numbers.
“Lovey-Dovey” will be out on May 23rd, while ‘Jewelry Box’ is slated for a June 6th release.
Check out the PV for the funky retro track below:
Hey! Say! JUMP to release new album in June
26 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
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Hey! Say! JUMP has revealed that they will be releasing a new album (currently untitled) on June 6th!
It’s been about 2 years since Hey! Say! JUMP released their last album, “JUMP NO. 1“, so this new album is said to convey the growth of the boys. It will include the group’s latest singles, “SUPER DELICATE“, “Magic Power“, “OVER“, and “Arigato ~Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo~“.
The album will be available in both limited and regular editions. Including the CD, the limited edition will come with a DVD and a 40-page photo booklet.
Stay tuned for more details on Hey! Say! JUMP’s new album! In the meantime, check out the track list below!
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<Limited Edition>
01. Arigato ~Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo~
02. OVER
03. Magic Power
04. SUPER DELICATE
05. Perfect Life (New Song)
06. Hurry up! (New Song)
07. Tsunagu Te to Te (New Song)
08. Sam & Pinky (New Song)
09. Boku wa Vampire (New Song)
10. Hero (New Song)
11. Together forever (New Song)
12. Uta Utau (First CD Version / Hey! Say! 7)
13. Spicy (First CD Version / Hey! Say! BEST)
14. Endless Dream (First CD Version)
DVD:
01. Recording & Jacket Shooting
<Regular Edition>
01. Arigato ~Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo~
02. OVER
03. Magic Power
04. SUPER DELICATE
05. Perfect Life (New Song)
06. Hurry up! (New Song)
07. Tsunagu Te to Te (New Song)
08. Sam & Pinky (New Song)
09. Boku wa Vampire (New Song)
10. Hero (New Song)
11. Together forever (New Song)
12. Hana Egao (New Song /Hey! Say! 7)
13. Snap (New Song / Hey! Say! BEST)
14. Single Medley ~orchestra version~ (Tentative Title)
15. Message from Members of Hey! Say! JUMP
Audio for AKB48’s 26th single, “Manatsu no Sounds good!” revealed
20 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
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An audio rip for AKB48’s 26th single, “Manatsu no Sounds good!” has now been revealed!
On April 13th, the audio for “Manatsu no Sounds good!” was played over the radio airwaves in Japan. The single will be officially released on May 23rd and it sounds like it’s going to be another million seller.
Check it out below!
Johnny’s Entertainment starts mysterious count down on their website
20 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
‘Johnny’s Entertainment‘ has started a mysterious countdown on their official website.
A countdown was recently added to the side menu of Johnny Entertainment’s website, and if you click the clock, a popup of the huge clock appears. The time ticks off every second, and it seems the countdown will be finished on April 15th at 12:00AM (JST). Every time when the minute or seconds reaches the number 4, the number will turn into purple, green, yellow and pink in that order.
Johnny’s Entertainment has yet to reveal what this count down means, what do you think is reason behind this count down?
Sashihara Rino’s drama ‘Muse no Kagami’ to get movie adaptation
20 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
On April 11th, it was announced that the late-night NTV drama ‘Muse no Kagami‘ starring AKB48’sSashihara Rino will be adapted into a movie.
Sashihara attended the press announcement in Tokyo and nominated child actor Suzuki Fuku as a new addition to the cast. In fact, she would like him to play her love interest in the movie and film some cute lovey-dovey scenes together with him.
In the drama she plays a poor girl who happened to set foot on the path of an actress at the ‘Gekidan Muse’ theater troupe. The movie won’t be a continuation of the drama but depict a different story. For Sashihara this is going to mark her first starring role in a movie and she immediately made a love call to the child actor. “Why not allow us go out with each other?” she proposed at the press conference. “Make him hopelessly fall in love with me at first sight!”
Sashihara already appeared together with Suzuki in various shows, such as the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, but they’ve actually never spoken a word with each other. She confessed, “Fuku-kun is very popular with other members as well, so when I saw him talking with Maeda (Atsuko), I thought it would be nice to get such a chance myself.”
Fukuda Yuichi, the director of ‘Muse no Kagami’, actually is also the director of the Suzuki’s upcoming drama ‘Kodomo Keisatsu‘. She’s currently begging Fukuda to convince Suzuki into the role and while he promised to make him an official offer, he also had fun teasing Sashihara. “When I recently asked him which AKB members he likes, I didn’t hear your name at all,” he said at the press conference.
Although Fukuda and Sashihara herself know that she’s a pretty hopeless actress, they are looking forward to the movie. “It’s only because I have yet to learn the basics of acting,” she admitted coolly.
‘Muse no Kagami’ is planned to be released sometime this summer.
AKB48 members to compete with horse racing for the main star of JRA CM
20 Apr 2012 Tinggalkan sebuah Komentar
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On April 12th, the JRA(Japan Racing Association) announced that AKB48 will be their new CM models. As one of the main projects of JRA’s new campaign ‘SMART!JRA‘, 28 members of AKB48, who are over 20 years of age, will compete by betting on a horse race to become the main star of JRA CM this fall.
The project is named ‘AKB no Gachi Uma‘ and includes Maeda Atsuko. They will call five G1(Grade 1) horse races from Empire Awards on April 29th to Japan Derby on May 27th. JRA started to air the preview CM of this project on April 4th with the slogan, “That national idol will call horse races!“, dropping hints of a collaboration with AKB48. Now, all details are revealed with their new CM.
This competition will be based on a point system, and the girls will update their bet on the ‘Gachi Uma’ website for each race a day before they’re held. Every time their bet wins, they will get a point. The member who gains the most will star in JRA’s new CM this fall.
The AKB48 members are used to surprise announcements after they had many of them at concerts in the past, but news of this type of competition caught them off guard. Shinoda Mariko and Miyazawa Sae have experience calling horse races on TV programs, so they seem to be in an advantageous position compared to other members.
Check out the two versions of the CM below!
<SMART!JRA 15-second ver.>
<SMART!JRA 30-second ver.>
