Ono Erena’s new single Fighting Hero (ファイティング☆ヒーロー) will be released on May 29.
It is the theme song for the drama Tank Top Fighter (タンクトップファイター) starring Ono Erena (former AKB48) and Kawashima Umika (9nine).
The regular edition contains only the title song and its instrumental version.
The limited editions includes a different bonus track for each type. They also come with a DVD featuring the music video, making-of, and other footage.
Tokyo Idol Festival 2013 Chou Zenyasai (超前夜祭) will be held on May 14 at Roppongi Nicofarre, Tokyo.
Idoling!!!, Idol College, Up Up Girls, AeLL, and The Possible will perform at the concert.
This live will come just before the press conference for Tokyo Idol Festival 2013. The mid-summer event will take place on July 27-28. The first guests participating in TIF 2013 have already been announced.
Up Up Girls’ new single Ginga Joujou Monogatari / Burn the Fire!! / Natural Born Idol (銀河上々物語／Burn the fire!!／ナチュラルボーン・アイドル) will be released on June 5.
This is a triple A-side single. It contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions.
It will be Up Up Girls’ 5th single under T-Palette Records label.
The songs were written by Nobe and composed by Michitomo.
Yamamoto Hitomi announced her graduation from NMB48. The announcement was made on May 1 during NMB48 Team M 1st Stage Idol no Yoake (アイドルの夜明け). She will leave the group on May 30.
She explained that she took this decision to focus on her studies as she is going to take the high school examination next spring.
Yamamoto Hitomi joined NMB48 as a 2nd generation member in August 2011. She was promoted from Kenkyuusei to Team M in October 2012.
Up Up Girls, Kikkawa You, Super☆Girls, Cheeky Parade, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Dream5, 9nine, and more idol groups will perform at Idol Nation 2013.
The concert will be held on August 10 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
This live is part of a-nation Island festival which will take place on August 3-11.
On June 26, AKB48, SKE48, Dorothy Little Happy, i☆Ris, and Weather Girls have been added to the line-up.
Vanilla Beans, Ono Erena, and Babyraids will perform at Idol Fes in Boat Race Tamagawa Vol.8.
The concert will be held on May 25 in Tokyo.
As its name suggest, this live is part of the events organized around a boat race on Tama river in Tokyo.
Vanilla Beans participated in all editions of the festival since its creation.
NMB48 Live Tour 2013 Photobook Nishi Nihon Oudan Hen (NMB48ライブツアー2013 Photobook 西日本横断編) will be released on June 11.
The photobook includes pictures of live performances, rehearsal, backstage, and more. It comes with 5 photos randomly selected.
The concert tour NMB48 Western Japan Tour 2013 was held from March 4 to April 5.
Yajima Maimi (°C-ute) will release My Museum Special DVD (マイミュージアム スペシャルDVD) on June 15.
This DVD complements Yajima Maimi’s upcoming photobook My Museum (マイミュージアム) which will go on sale on May 27. It features photo shooting and making-of footage.
It is a limited product which will only be available on e-LineUP!! and CDJapan.
Check out the digest video.
Pinkey’s new single Doki Doki Dockin’ (ドキドキDockin’) will be released on May 1.
This is the 2nd single from Pinkey. Only one edition is available.
The MV has been released.
Up Up Girls, Babyraids, Cheeky Parade, Dream5, Party Rockets, Hime Kyun Fruit Can, Izukoneko, Otome Shinto, GEM, Tokyo Cheer2 Party, and more will perform at Idol Yokocho Natsu Matsuri 2013 (アイドル横丁夏まつり!!~2013~).
The concert will be held on July 7 at Shinkiba Studio Coast, Tokyo.
Check out the full line-up.