Mano Erina’s new photobook Mano-chan ~Dear Friends~ (まのちゃん〜Dear Friends〜) was released on September 27.
The shooting was done in Hawaii. The book features photos of Mano Erina in various costumes including swimsuits.
Mano Erina graduated from Hello! Project in February. She played in several dramas and movies since this date.
AKB48’s 33rd single Heart Ereki (ハート・エレキ ; Heart Electric) will be released on October 30.
4 editions are available, one for each team of AKB48.
Kojima Haruna has been chosen to be the center on this single.
A special nickname has been given to each senbatsu member for the title song.
The CDs contain 3 songs. The coupling track is different for each version. They come with a DVD featuring the music videos and bonus footage. They also include a photo randomly selected from 50 kinds.
Team Syachihoko’s new single Ai no Chikyuu Matsuri (愛の地球祭) will be released on October 30.
It is the 2nd major label single from Team Syachihoko.
The CD contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions.
The limited edition comes with a bonus DVD featuring live footage from the concert Soko Soko Premium na Event (そこそこプレミアムなイベント) held at Akasaka Blitz on July 19.
Idoling!!! Season 16 (アイドリング!!! Season 16) will be released on DVD on November 29.
The DVD box contains 6 discs featuring 30 episodes of the variety show Idoling!!! broadcast since September 29, 2011 (episode 795) on Fuji TV.
It also includes their performances Nicohachi Live (ニコはちライブ) and Shibuhachi Live (渋はちライブ) during this period, and other bonus footage.
The total duration is about 1100 minutes.
Babymetal Live ~Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse~ will be released on Blu-ray on November 20.
The Blu-ray includes the 3 concerts of Babymetal Legend “I” held in October 2012 at Shibuya O-East, Legend “D” in December 2012 at Akasaka Blitz, and Legend “Z” on February 2013 at Zepp Tokyo.
It also includes the original movie story Kitsune-sama no Mokujiroku (キツネ様の黙示録).
It comes with a booklet featuring photos of the live performances.
Check out the trailer. (more…)
Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48) will release her 2nd solo single Birthday Wedding on October 16.
3 types of CD are available. They contain 3 songs and their instrumental versions. The coupling track is different for each one of them.
All editions include a DVD featuring bonus footage.
The limited editions come with a trading card and a lottery ticket for the concert of Kashiwagi Yuki, titled Yukirin Dharma (ゆきりんだるま), scheduled on November 7 at Yokohama Arena.
Kumai Yurina (Berryz Kobo) will release her new DVD Brand New Day on October 4.
It is the 3rd solo DVD of Kumai Yurina in the e-Hello! series.
In comparison with her previous works, it shows a more mature girls as she is 20 years old now.
The DVD includes various scenes and an interview.
Check out the preview video.
Tokyo Girls’ Style’s new single Road to Budokan 2013 ~Chiisana Kiseki~ (～ちいさな奇跡～) will be released on November 22.
It is the ending theme song for the anime Hana Kappa (はなかっぱ).
The Type A and B editions come with a DVD featuring the music video, the making-of, or other bonus footage.
Check out the dance rehearsal video and the MV.
AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert ~Oshimen Hayaimonogachi~ (AKB48グループ研究生コンサート～推しメン早い者勝ち～) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 9.
The concert was held on June 5, 2013 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
The Kenkyuusei members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 participated in the live performance.
The DVD and the Blu-ray box include 4 discs, a 24-page booklet, and 3 photos randomly selected.
