Negaigoto will release their new single 12345678 on June 18.
The single contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
3 editions featuring different cover jackets are available. The tracklist is the same for each one of them.
Negaigoto will hold a one-man live on the same date at Club Seata in Tokyo to celebrate their 2nd anniversary.
Vic:cess’ new single Regret Blue / Venus Fantasista (ビーナスファンタジスタ) will be released on June 20.
It is a double A-side single.
The CD contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
Regret Blue is a painful love song written by Vic:cess member Miho.
Venus Fantasista is the theme song for the Japanese mobile game of the same name.
Prizmmy☆ will release their new single Ez Do Dance on July 24.
The limited edition includes a DVD featuring the music video, its dance master version, and bonus footage.
It is the 2nd opening theme song for the anime series Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live (プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ).
Ez Do Dance is a cover of TRF’s song.
Takahashi Minami will be voicing in the Japanese dubbed version of the animated movie The Smurfs 2 (スマーフ2).
AKB48’s general manager Takahashi Minami will voice the Smurfette. This role is performed by Katy Perry in the US version.
The Smurfs 2 will be released in theaters on August 16 in Japan.
The drama Meshibana Keiji Tachibana (めしばな刑事タチバナ) starring Kasai Tomomi (ex AKB48) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 21.
The story is based on the manga of the same title. Kasai Tomomi will plays the role of a policewoman.
The DVD and the Blu-ray box sets include 4 discs featuring all episodes of Meshibana Keiji Tachibana, backstage footage, interviews, outtakes, music videos, and more.
Kasai Tomomi’s latest solo single Mine is the theme song for the drama. (more…)
Idol College, Cheeky Parade, 7cm, PPP! PiXiON, and Ogawa Mana will perform at Idol Land 2013 Summer.
The concert will be held on July 21 at Shinjuku Blaze in Tokyo.
There will be one live performance at noon, and another one at the end of the afternoon.
The horror movie Kuchisake-Onna Returns (口裂け女 リターンズ) starring Ohori Megumi (ex AKB48 and SDN48) will be released on DVD on July 19.
“Kuchisake-Onna”, which litteraly means “Slit-Mouthed Woman” in English, is a figure appearing in Japanese legends.
The story depicts the arrival of Airi (Ohori Megumi) and her friends in an evil village…
The movie was directed by Yamamoto Junichi.
It was released in theaters on July 7, 2012, in Japan.
Weather Girls’ 1st eponymous album Weather Girls will be released on July 3.
The album contains 10 tracks, including songs from their 3 previous singles.
The theme for the cover art is “clouds” as the Taiwanese idol group “comes to Japan riding on ‘bomb anticyclone'”.
The CD is produced by Jeff Miyahara.
T-Palette Records announced that 2 idol groups, Caramel Ribbon and Na-Na, are going to join the label.
Both groups are produced by Esse Academy (Esseアカデミー) and are based in Kansai area.
T-Palette Records is an indie label specializing in idols. It is owned by Tower Records.
8 new idol groups announced their participation in Tokyo Idol Festival 2013.
These groups are LinQ, Yumemiru Adolescence, GEM, and the 5 teams of Idol Street Street-sei (e-Street Sapporo, e-Street Tokyo, w-Street Nagoya, w-Street Osaka, and w-Street Fukuoka).
Check out the full line-up and more information on the event : Tokyo Idol Festival 2013.