Kanjani8’s latest single sells over 330,000 copies

On July 25th, Kanjani8 released their latest single, “ER“, under the name Eight Ranger. This single has sold over 330,000 copies in its first week, topping Oricon’s single charts for the week of August 6th!

“ER” serves as the theme song for Kanjani8’s starring film, ‘Eight Ranger‘, which recently opened in theaters on July 28th. The first week sales for this single has exceeded “BANDAGE” (211,000 copies), which was released under the name LANDS as the theme song for Akanishi Jin’s starring movie, ‘BANDAGE‘.

This marks Kanjani8’s 10th consecutive single/album to top the Oricon charts. It’s also their first time in 3 years and 9 months to sell over 300,000 copies in the first week. Their last was “Musekinin Hero” back in October of 2008 (348,000 copies).

Kanjani8 is scheduled to hold a free event called ‘Matsubara Shinichi presents Sugohachi‘ on August 8th at Kyocera Dome. They will also hold their 8th anniversary event, ‘8 Matsuri ~Bokura mo 8cchai, 8cchake Matsuri~‘ , on August 4th and 5th at Makuhari Messe and from the 10th to the 12th at Intex Osaka.

Source: Oricon

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KAT-TUN to release new single “Fumetsu no Scrum”

As previously reported, KAT-TUN is providing the theme song for MBS/TBS’s drama “Dragon Seinendan”, and the group will be releasing the theme song  “Fumetsu no Scrum” as a new single on September 12th.

With lyrics like “Chase your dreams with your buddies!”, “Fumetsu no Scrum” is a song describing the bond that exists among friends.  Always game for new challenges, KAT-TUN is releasing the single as the first part of a new project. In addition to the “Fumetsu no Scrum”, there will also be member Tanaka Koki’s solo track along with the inclusion of the PV in the first press regular edition of the single. This will be linked to the solo PVs of the other members in subsequent KAT-TUN singles. Furthermore, the release will include a special clip featuring all five KAT-TUN members.

Check out the track list below!

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<Limited first press edition> CD + DVD

CD
(1) Fumetsu no Scrum
(2) Untitled A
(3) Untitled A (Original Karaoke)

DVD
Fumetsu no Scrum (DVD Clip + Making-of)

<Regular first press edition> (CD + DVD)

CD
(1) Fumetsu no Scrum
(2) Untitled B  (Tanaka Koki solo number)

DVD
(1) Untitled B (Tanaka Koki solo number)- video clip
(2) Special clip of member project

<Regular edition> CD

(1) Fumetsu no Scrum
(2) Untitled C
(3) Fumetsu no Scrum (Original Karaoke)
(4) Untitled C (Original Karaoke)

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Koichi Domoto is the best in Johnny’s according to his seniors

Johnny’s senior talent Noriyuki Higashiyama told a popular TV show he thinks Koichi Domoto from KinKi Kids is the biggest perfectionist in Johnny’s, reports Techinsight Japan on July 21.

Higashiyama is currently 45-years-old, and is considered a perfectionist who has followed a strict training regime for the past 20 years.  During a talk on TV show “しゃべくり007 (Shabekuri 007)”, it has been reported Higashiyama said he has kept his body-fat percentage below 10 per cent all these years because he exercises daily.  This includes stretching and 1000 sit-ups every day.

Even so, when asked who he thought was the biggest perfectionist in Johnny’s, Higashiyama had said it would be Koichi, and that the KinKi Kids member was more dedicated to work than himself.

It has been reported Higashiyama said there was one time during the New Year’s Johnny’s concert when he went back to his dressing room thinking everything was alright, when Koichi came knocking at the door to ask him if the two could go through the songs one more time.  Higashiyama also said Koichi’s “SHOCK” stage show was perfect, and admired Koichi for being able to “keep it up for four months on that show, usually your weight drops four or five kilos from doing a show for that long.”

Another Johnny’s talent who had been on the same TV show, TOKIO’s Masahiro Matsuoka also said Koichi was the most professional talent in Johnny’s, and the best junior to him.

It has been reported Koichi has been playing the main role in the stage show “SHOCK” for the past 13 years.  It could be because he was given such an important role at the young age of 21 that he learned about responsibility more than others.

Koyama Keiichiro to star in a new stage play!!

NEWS' Koyama Keiichiro will star in a new stage play this coming November! The play is entitled, "Hello, Goodbye", which will run from November 25th to the 30th in Tokyo Globe Theater and from November 30 to December 3 in the Piloti Hall Mironomiya. 

The cast includes: Tanaka Miho, Segawa Ryo, Miyuki Sato, Nozomi Masu, Takamasa Tamaki, Naoko Yoshimoto, and Naomi Akimoto.

Sexy Zone to release first photo book ‘Sweetz’

It’s been revealed that idol group Sexy Zone will soon release their first photo book. Titled ”Sweetz‘, the photo book will be released on August 1st and cost ¥1,800.

The Johnny’s Entertainment group is made up of 5 members with an average age of  15 years old. The photo book has images from their live rehearsals and pictures of the boys in Hawaii.

Member Sato Shori says he can’t wait for the photo book especially since it’s their first one. He jokingly said that he “might go out and buy one dressed in disguise.”

Source: Sanspo

Tackey & Tsubasa cancels the release of their new single

An announcement was made on July 26th on Tackey & Tsubasa’s website regarding the cancellation of their new single which was supposed to be released on August 29th. The new song will instead be included as a track on Tackey & Tsubasa’s new album, which will be released on September 11th as planned.

The message on the website reads,

Tackey & Tsubasa made their debut with an album release. As they welcome their 10th anniversary, they will come full circle with a new album release on September 11th, 2012.

The album includes songs from before their debut up to their current new song and will be a complete album encompassing their past, present and future.

The song meant for an August 29th release will also be included. This album will be an extravagant piece of work.

Further details regarding the album will be released as soon as information is available.

We deeply apologize to the customers who have made their pre-orders, vendors and everybody involved for the great inconvenience caused.

From here on, we will work hard to bring to perfection Tackey & Tsubasa’s 10th debut anniversary. Please continue to give us your warm support.

The release of this new album on September 11th commemorates Tackey & Tsubasa’s debut 10 years ago. As reported earlier, the new album will be sold in four versions- the limited first pressed editions 10th PAST (2CD+DVD), FUTURE (CD+DVD) and PRESENT (2CD), and the regular edition  PRESENT (CD).

Check out the track list for the albums here!

Source: Tackey & Tsubasa website

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Arashi’s Ohno Satoshi chosen as navigator for NHK Disney documentary

On July 27, it was announced that Arashi’s Ohno Satoshi (31) would serve as the navigator for theNHK documentary “Subete wa Yume o Todokeru tame ni ~Walt Disney Souzou no Kiseki~,” which will air on August 22 at 10 PM.

Incidentally, this falls close to the end of the 110^th birthday anniversary of Walt Disney, the genius creator of the popular Mickey Mouse character and the founder of the company.

Ohno, who is deeply knowledgeable about fine arts news, such as film and art exhibition openings, traveled to various locations to visit places such as Disneyland in Los Angeles.  He expressed his excitement, “In an empty Disneyland, I monopolized time with Mickey!  Sorry~.”

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Kis-My-Ft2 Wanna Beeee!!! Short PV

Check out the short PV for Kis-My-Ft2's upcoming single, Wanna Beeee!!! Kisumai turned pirates. I love the PV, and I'm excited to see the full version. The song is so kisuamai-ish,which is nice too!!! Love it!!! Looking forward to hearing the song. And also, I'll be expecting something from Shake it Up!!!! :D

 The link on YouTube: Wanna Beeee!!!


 Great stunts!!! I wanna see more! More exposure for the four guys please!!! Tama- chan is always so kakkoi!!!

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Tamamori Yuta will be on Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou The Movie

Tamamori Yuta will be on Shiritsu Bakareya Koukou The Movie !!! 

Kojima Haruna, who played as NANA in Ikemen Desu Ne, will be on the movie as well. Tamamori Yuta will be role of the legend of the rival high school Bakada Koukou (probably the rival school of Uchi) while Kojima Haruna will play the sexy cute nurse of the school.


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This is great Miya and Tama will be in the same movie!! The cast of SBK is getting interesting, and quite popular artists are there!!! :D 
Kyaaaaa~~ I'm getting excited for the movie. But October seems so far.. :) 

Fairies cheer for Japan’s rhythmic gymnastics team “FAIRY JAPAN”

Fairies held a commemorative release event for their 4th single “Tweet Dream/Sparkle” (schedule to be released on July 25th) at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza.

The group gave a live performance of their new song “Tweet Dream” for the approximately 4,000 people in the audience for two shows.  The song has a crisp, upbeat tune that with lyrics that describe how girls today express their love through Twitter. A simple and catchy “Twi Twi Dance” is also incorporated in the choreography so that anyone can follow along.

During their live performance, the MC indicated that there is another group with the word “fairy” in their name. Thus, before the opening ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics, Fairies members gave a Fairies-style cheer during their performance, shouting, “Good luck!  Japan!” directed towards “FAIRY JAPAN“, Japan’s women’s rhythmic gymnastics team.

Additionally, the group announced that their photobook will go on sale in the fall, with solo photobooks of the members. The girls also revealed their goals for this year, stating that they hope to hold a tour and release an album with determination and teamwork much like FAIRY JAPAN.

Oricon weekly charts for 7/16 ~ 7/22

Results of Oricon weekly charts for July 16 to July 22.

 Single Weekly Ranking

 1. “Chankapana” – NEWS : 7/18 (244,710)
 2. “Romance Privacy” – French Kiss : 7/18 (85,011)
 3. “Kaze ga Fuiteiru” – Ikimonogakari : 7/18 (29,144)
 4. “Hatsukoi no Oto” – Hanazawa Kana : 7/18 (14,328)
 5. “You & I (Japanese Version)” – IU : 7/18 (14,109)

 Album Weekly Ranking

 1. “I LOVE YOU -now & forever-” – Kuwata Keisuke : 7/18 (431,683)
 2. “ENTERTAINMENT” – SEKAI NO OWARI : 7/18 (65,374)
 3. “Uncontrolled” – Amuro Namie : 6/27 (27,535)
 4. “MASH UP THE WORLD” – MAN WITH A MISSION : 7/18 (24,963)
 5. “Believe” – Che’Nelle : 7/4 (23,855)

 Music DVD Weekly Ranking

 1. “King • KinKi Kids 2011-2012″ – KinKi Kids : 7/18
 2. “TOUR2011 AGE QUOD AGIS Vol.2 [U.S. & Japan]” – DIR EN GREY : 7/18
 3. “ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World” – Arashi : 5/23
 4. “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~Negai no Tou~” – EXILE : 3/14
 5. “Kis-My-MiNT Tour at Tokyo Dome 2012.4.8″ – Kis-My-Ft2 : 6/20


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Kanjani8: Eito Ranger's ER First day sales

Eito Ranger released their debut singe, ER, yesterday, July 25, 2012.
 Here are the first day sales:
 1. Eight Ranger - ER - 172, 299
 2. EXILE - BOW & ARROW - 44, 396
 3. Watanabe Mayu - Otona Jelly BeanS - 39, 109

Omedetou Eito Ranger for the successful debut!!! :D Good sales on the first day!
Hope it will keep up until next week!

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Yamapi goes sexy for his ERO-P Tour

27 year-old Tomohisa Yamashita is ready to shed his "cool" image for something sexier. During Yamashita's recent fan event at Pacifico in Yokohama, the Johnny's talent revealed a sexier side of him to 5000 fans who were chosen via lottery draw.

"I was always hiding the erotic side of me, but now I decided to just open the door and let it all out," he shared, "I'm wearing a red underwear now though I always prefer to wear boxers," he added. As evident with the PV of "ERO~2012 version~", Yamashita was all game with his sexy scenes in shower and bedroom.

Furthermore, Yamashita also shared the concept of his upcoming "ERO-P Tour". He said that his concert would be a mixture of Johnny's pop and erotic, something that both young and adult girls can enjoy.

"ERO" album is due to be released today, July 25th.

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Arashi Dominates Only★Star's "Ideal Summer Boyfriend Ranking" 2012

In the latest issue of Oricon's Only★Star Magazine, they polled their female readers as to who they think is the ideal summer boyfriend depending on the situation. The poll was divided in 8 categories wherein Arashi's Sho Sakuraiand Satoshi Ohno got 1st place in two categories each. Furthermore, artists who ranked 1st in other categories, are: Fukuyama Masaharu, Mukai Osamu, Mokomichi Hayami, and Aiba Masaki.

Satoshi Ohno ranked first place in two categories: "boyfriend you want to go to beach together" and "boyfriend you want to go camping together". Ohno's famous love for fishing is the reason why he got the top spot.

Next is Aiba Masaki who ranked 1st place in "boyfriend you want to go to zoo together" category because of his love for animals that evident in "Shimura Zoo" TV show.

Furthermore, Sho Sakurai also ranked 1st place in two categories for: "boyfriend you want to go to work with" and "boyfriend you want to study/learn with". Sakurai have always been viewed as an intellect, and some female readers also commented that they delusion an office romance with Sakurai.

Lastly, other 1st placers in other categories, are: Fukuyama Masaharu for "boyfriend you want to ask for an advise"; Mukai Osamu for "boyfriend you want to chill at home together"; and Mokomichi Hayami with "boyfriend you want to cook meals together".

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Fairies Tweet Dream/ Sparkle PV

Today is the release of Fairies new single Tweet Dream/ Sparkle.


TWEET DREAM

SPARKLE

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credits to foreverstorm90 @YT 

AAA jacket covers for 777~TRIPLE SEVEN~

AAA will release 777 ~TRIPLE SEVEN~ on August 22, 2012.

Here are the jacket covers!! 

Limited Edition (CD+2DVD)

Regular Edition (CD+DVD)

Regular Edition (CD-Only)

mu-mo Shop Edition (2CD)

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NEWS’ “Chankapana” tops Oricon weekly chart

After last year’s withdrawal of Yamashita Tomohisa (27) and Nishikido Ryo (27), newly formed group NEWS restarted their activities with the single “Chankapana“.

Sales of “Chankapana” started on July 18th and sold 245,000 copies in its first week, ranking first inOricon’s 7/30 singles ranking. “Chankapana” sold 95,000 more copies in its first week than their previous single “Fighting Man“, which was released before NEWS lost Yamashita and Nishikido. It is also the first time in 3 years for the group to achieve over 200,000 in sales in the first week since “Koi no ABO“ (released in April 2009). This is indeed a good start for NEWS.

NEWS has been topping the singles ranking since its debut with single “Kibou~Yell~“. Including its 5 top-ranking albums, NEWS has had 19 chart-topping works. In the top 3 places for most number of top-selling singles since debut are Kinki Kids (32 singles), KAT-TUN (18 singles) and NEWS (14 singles).

NEWS leader Koyama Keiichiro (28) was especially happy about their long-awaited new single ranking in first place. He addressed NEWS fans and commented, “‘Chankapana’ is a result of our feelings and the feelings of the fans who have been waiting for us. We achieved the best start. When I heard about the ranking, I cried. We will express our thanks through our activities. So ‘let’s fall into beautiful love’ with us!”

Koyama, Kato Shigeaki (25), Masuda Takahisa (26), and Tegoshi Yuya (24) started fresh as the newly-formed NEWS. They will kick off their nationwide tour “NEWS LIVE TOUR 2012 ~Utsukushii Koi ni suruyo~” with a public performance at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. It’s announced that the tour will be held at seven locations in Kobe, Fukuoka, Niigata, Sendai, Hiroshima and Sapporo.

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NEWS love is EVERYWHERE. <3 

[JUNIORS] 7WEST: Gakki and Shinpei leaving?

I don't know if I'm already late in reacting about this. I just heard this rumor last night and read that the rumors are spreading since last week. I know that these are just rumors and it can be either true or false. But somewhat it made my heart so heavy that I went emotional last night. 
The "rumors" say that Shingaki Yuto and Takemoto Shinpei resigned and left Johnny's, left 7WEST. But there is another version saying that Gakkipei only transferred to another unit. These started because of the deletion of their names from TakiCHANnel's J Birthday calendar. 
This is still not confirmed though, so I still have high hopes for them. It's just so sad that they left, if they really left. Well, everything is unsure of you're only a junior. You do not know if you will ever debut and have your big break. I think 7WEST has a strong bond. Even though I only see them perform rarely, I think they have the potential to be a debuted group. 
It's rare for Kansai Juniors to debut. And the fact that only Kanjani8 is the group that had their debut. And the rest remained as juniors. Maybe some are fine that, a lot of juniors are still there since they entered. 
But I'm hoping that Gakki and Shinpei will not leave Johnny's, maybe transferring to a new unit will be fine, but please not totally disappear in the fandom. 

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NEWS gets 14th No. 1 Single!!

The latest NEWS single “チャンカパーナ (Chankapana)” is the No.1 single of the week, selling more than 245,000 records, reports Oricon.

It is the first single the group has released since Tomohisa Yamashita and Ryo Nishikido had left the group in 2011.  The last single the six-member group had released was “Fighting Man” in November 2011, which sold 150,000 records.  This means the new single has sold almost 100k more records than the last.  It is also the group’s first single in three years to exceed sales of 200k in the first week since “恋のABO (Koi no ABO)” in April 2009.

NEWS have had 14 straight No.1 singles since their debut with “希望〜Yell〜 (Kibou ~Yell~)”.  They are third behind KinKi Kids and KAT-TUN, who hold the records for most consecutive No.1 singles since debut, with 32 and 18 No.1 singles respectively.

It has been reported NEWS leader Keiichiro Koyama said this No.1 had more meaning than some others.

“‘Chankapana’ is the result of what we have felt, and what all of our fans who have waited all this time for us have felt.  This is the greatest start.  I couldn’t help but cry when I heard the numbers.  I promise to return my thanks in my work.  I hope you will have a ‘美しい恋しましょう！(beautiful love)’ with us,” he said.

The four member NEWS are due to start their summer concert tour on August 14 in Tokyo before going around Kobe, Fukuoka, Niigata, Sendai, Hiroshima, and Sapporo.  It is their first national tour in three-and-a-half years.

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Arashi holding ‘AraFes’ concerts at National Stadium in 2012 & 2013

Johnny & Associates announced on July 20th that Arashi will be holding its concert at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on September 20th and 21st. Arashi has held its concerts at the National Stadium for the last 5 years since 2008. It’s confirmed that the 2013 concert will also be held at the venue before it closes for a large-scale renovation in preparation for a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

“AraFes” meaning “Arashi’s Festival” is the theme for this and next year’s concerts. The concert repertoire will be centered around a list of songs voted for by fans on Johnny’s official homepage. This is the first time that fans requests are incorporated into the concert and the idea came from Arashi members themselves.

Aiba Masaki (29) from Arashi commented, “Since National Olympic Stadium will be having a large-scale renovation after two years, we want to do something different for these last concerts held there. We want to hold a concert that is Arashi’s ‘Best of Best’. ”

Concerts of Johnny’s Jimusho usually feature large numbers of back-up dancers from Johnny’s Jr, but it’s revealed that this concert will have just the five Arashi members performing for the audience.

Aiba, Ohno Satoshi (31) and Matsumoto Jun (28) were in New York at the end of June, gathering ideas for their live concert from attending shows like Broadway musicals and Cirque Du Soleil’s Zarkana. Aiba remarked, “We want to leverage what we have learned and create a live stage that’s completely different than before.”

Fans may make their song requests online on  Johnny & Associate official website starting from 12pm July 21st to 6pm July 31st (JST).

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Yamada Ryosuke is the 4th generation Kindaichi Hajime

It was announced on July 23rd that Hey! Say! JUMP’s Yamada Ryosuke (19) will be starring as Kindaichi Hajime in a special drama episode “Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo (Kindaichi Case Files) -  Hongkong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case” (tentative title), to be broadcast in the winter on Nihon TV.

Based on popular manga series “Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo“, this special drama episode will be staged in Hongkong. There will be lots of showy action sequences, and popular actors and actresses from Hongkong, Korea and other countries in Asia will be participating in the special. Yamada commented with high spirits, “This is a big-scale production. I want to act out a Kindaichi that only I can portray.”

The series was last shown 7 years ago as a drama special in September of 2005. Actors who have starred in the role of Kindaichi include Kinki Kids’ Domoto Tsuyoshi (33), Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun(28), and KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya (26).

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Hello! I don't know if anyone is following or interested in this blog. I know that I am not active in updating this, but when I saw that I had one follower, I think it's time to lighten up a bit and post some updates in here.

So I don't post download links here. I only do pic spamming, post some videos from YouTube, comment about anything, and post updates about my jpop idols. 


So hello everyone!!! :) 

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