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.

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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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 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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