°C-ute 2013 Natsu Aki Book “Queen of J-Pop ~Tadoritsuita Onna Senshi~” (℃-ute 2013夏秋Book 「Queen of J-Pop ～たどり着いた女戦士～) will be released on December 27.
This live book is mainly about the 1st concert of °C-ute at Nippon Budokan on September 9-10, 2013. It includes photos of the live performance, the backstage and the rehearsal.
It includes also interviews, pictures of the members of °C-ute in swimsuit and various outfit, private shots, and more…
Momoiro Clover Z will release Momoclo Natsu no Bakasawagi World Summer Dive 2013 (ももクロ夏のバカ騒ぎ World Summer Dive 2013) on DVD and Blu-ray on January 29.
The DVD edition includes 3 discs and the blu-ray edition 2 discs featuring the live performance and bonus footage.
Momoclo Natsu no Bakasawagi World Summer Dive 2013 was held on August 4, 2013 at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. 60,000 people attended the concert.
A special video of the live performance has been released.
NMB48 Team BII 1st Stage “Aitakatta” Senshuuraku 2013.10.17 (NMB48 Team BII 1st Stage「会いたかった」千秋楽) will be released on DVD on January 1.
This DVD includes the final live performance of the stage held on October 17, 2013 at NMB48 Theater in Osaka.
The setlist has 16 songs including a medley.
Uehara Mao’s new single Christmas no Yoru ni… (クリスマスの夜に…) will be released on December 8.
This is the 2nd solo single from Uehara Mao. 3 editions are available.
The CD will be on sale at the live event Finolia Factory Holiday Special Vol.67 which will be held on December 8 at Garret Udagawa.
Morning Musume are going to change their name to Morning Musume ’14 (モーニング娘。’14) on January 1, 2014.
The announcement was made by the producer Tsunku♂ on his blog and on the official website.
Alice Juban and Steamgirls will release their new collaboration single Mousou Nikki (妄想日記) on December 11.
Alice Juban and Steamgirls are credited as Kamen Joshi (仮面女子) on this single.
The B-side track 天地-Amatsuchi- is the tie-up song for the PC RPG game Shin Megami Tensei Imagine (真・女神転生Imagine).
N Zero’s new album First 0 will be released on December 25.
This is the 1st album from N Zero. The CD contains 15 tracks including their latest singles and the songs performed since their debut in August 2010.
N Zero was formerly known as AKBN0.
Lyrical School’s new single Waratte.net / My Kawaii Nichijoutachi (わらって.net / Myかわいい日常たち) will be released on December 11.
This is a double A-side single. 2 versions are available.
The limited edition includes 2 bonus tracks recorded during at the live Date Course Special Tour Final held at Shibuya Museum Sound Vision on November 3.
The music video has been released.
BiS will release their new single STUPiG on January 22.
STUPiG is described as a “digital hardcore” tune. It is produced by Ueda Takeshi (AA=).
The coupling track Odd Future is a rock song. It is produced by Matsukuma Kenta (Scrambles).
The music video for STUPiG has been revealed. The members of BiS wear strange costumes in a cyberpunk universe.
The MV for Odd Future has been released. There are 6 versions, whether one for each member of the idol group (Pour Lui, Hirano Nozomi, First Summer Uika, Tentenko, Kamiya Saki, Koshoji Megumi).
Dempagumi.inc will release their live DVD box set Natsu No Passion! Touzai Yaon Tour (夏のパッション! 東西野音ツアー) on December 18.
It includes the concerts held by Dempagumi.inc in Osaka on August 31, 2013 and in Hibiya on September 16, 2013.
Both live performances are also available separately.