Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchu!~ (Berryz工房 コンサートツアー 2013 春 Berryzマンション入居者募集中！) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 7.
The concert was recorded at Nakano Sunplaza on April 29.
Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2013 Spring was held from February 16 to April 27. They performed many songs from their album Berryz Mansion 9 Kai (Berryzマンション9階).
9nine’s new single Evolution No.9 will be released on June 12.
The CD contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions.
The limited edition Type A includes a bonus DVD featuring the music video and its dance shot version.
The limited edition Type B comes with a 12-page photo booklet.
AKB48’s website published the preliminary results of the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙).
Sashihara Rino is ranked 1st with 28 563 votes. Watanabe Mayu and Oshima Yuko come in 2nd and 3rd position.
Check out the ranking with some other surprises.
The final results of the 5th Senbatsu Election 2013 will be announced on June 8.
Moreover, according to Oricon, 1 450 881 copies of the single Sayonara Crawl (さよならクロール) were sold on its first day sale.
Tsuri Bit’s debut single Start Dash! (スタートダッシュ！) is released on May 22.
The single is available on iTunes.
Tsuri Bit (つりビット) is a new idol group consisting of 5 members : Sakura, Aya, Mizuki, Natsuki, and Ayu.
Moreover, they will hold their 1st live Tsuri Bit Ubugoe Live ~Itsuka Sekai wo Tsuriagemasu~ (つりビット 産声ライブ ～いつか世界を釣り上げます～) on May 24 at Akasaka Genki Gekijou, Tokyo.
Former SKE48 member Matsushita Yui will release her debut solo single Shooting Star on May 22.
The CD contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions.
Matsushita Yui, also known as Yuimin, wrote the lyrics of the 2 coupling tracks.
Matsushita Yui, 24 years old, had joined SKE48 in 2008 and had to graduate from the group in December 2011 due to health problems.
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Fall ~Chance~ (モーニング娘。コンサートツアー2013秋) will be held from September 21 to November 17.
The live performances will take place in Zama, Ibaraki, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Sendai, Utsunomiya, Kobe, and Tokyo.
Nakatsuka Tomomi announced her graduation from AKB48. The date of her graduation ceremony hasn’t been determined yet.
As she’s going to be 20 years old in June, she explained that decided to start a new life.
Nakatsuka Tomomi joined AKB48 5 years ago as a 5th generation member. She is part of Team A.
She won’t participate in the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu Election 2013.
Nishi Erika (AeLL) will release her debut solo album Un Jour on June 19.
The mini-album contains 6 cover songs from various artists.
Nishi Erika is the leader of AeLL. She is the first member of the idol group to make her solo debut.
Party Rockets, Kotone Mai, Izukoneko, Starmarie, and more will perform at Shibu Doll Fes (渋ドルFes).
The concert will be held on June 12 at Shibuya O-East in Tokyo.
This live event is organized in collaboration with Top Yell magazine.
Caramel Ribbon’s new single Yakusoku no Basho (約束の場所) will be released on May 22.
The CD includes 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
This single is the first release of Caramel Ribbon for 9 months.