Fruity – Evolution
Fruity’s new single Evolution will be released on June 26.
The CD contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
Only one edition is available.
The single will go on sale at HMV and Tower Records.
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SKE48 – Utsukushii Inazuma
SKE48’s 12th single Utsukushii Inazuma (美しい稲妻) will be released on July 17.
Each version of the single includes 2 different coupling songs.
The regular and the limited editions come with a DVD featuring 2 music videos and bonus footage.
The limited editions include a ticket for a hanshaking session, a voting ticket for SKE48 Request Hour 2013 (リクエストアワー2013), and a photo of a member randomly selected from 16 kinds.
The list of the senbatsu members and the line-ups for the coupling songs were also announced.
Super Girls Live Tour 2013 ~Celebration~ at Shibuya Kokaido
Super☆Girls Live Tour 2013 ~Celebration~ at Shibuya Kokaido (渋谷公会堂) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 7.
The setlist includes 22 songs performed by Super☆Girls during this live.
The concert was recorded on March 3, 2013 at Shibuya City Hall in Tokyo.
The Blu-ray edition comes with a bonus disc featuring a 60-minute documentary including backstage and making-of footage.
Negicco – Melody Palette
Negicco‘s 1st album Melody Palette will be released on July 17.
The album contains 13 songs, including their latest singles Koi no Express Train (恋の Express Train), Anata to Pop with You! (あなたとPop With You!), Ai no Tower of Love (愛のタワー・オブ・ラヴ), and Idol Bakari Kikanaide (アイドルばかり聴かないで).
It also features a new song, Negative Girls! (ネガティヴ・ガールズ！), written by Connie and 2 remix.
Locodol Daisakusen Team Tsunagi Joshi – Idol Kaidou
Locodol Daisakusen Team Tsunagi Joshi will release their new single Idol Kaidou (アイドル街道) on June 19.
The CD contains 2 songs including a medley.
Locodol Daisakusen Team Tsunagi Joshi (ロコドル大作戦チームつなぎ女子) is the 3rd special unit from the online card game Locodol Daisakusen. It consists of members selected from local idol groups : Yasuda Rei (HR), Uratani Haruna (Snow Drop), Matsubara Moka (Jewel Kiss), Natsuiro Minami (MKM-Zero), Kunimoto Marina (HR), Mayu (Pramo), and Risa (Fruity).
Kuroki Hinako (Alice Project) × Hana Girl
Kuroki Hinako participated in a project in collaboration with Hana Girl (Hanaガール).
This project aims to enhance the beauty of girls and flowers.
Some photos and a video were published online.
Kuroki Hinako is part of Alice Project. She is a member of Machikado Keiki Japan and Pa-Ken.
Watanabe Mayu – Rappa Renshuuchuu
Watanabe Mayu’s 4th solo single Rappa Renshuuchuu (ラッパ練習中) will be released on July 10.
5 editions are available. Each CD contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions. The coupling songs are different depending on the edition.
The limited editions include either a DVD featuring the music video, its making-of and some bonus footage, or an illustration book.
This single is the tie-up song for the event Rogoku Yuenchi kara Mayuyu woSukue!! in Tokyo Dome City Attractions (牢獄遊園地からまゆゆを救え!!! in 東京ドームシティ アトラクションズ) which will be held from July 27 to September 23.
A contest titled Anata no Illust ga Shinkyoku no Jacket ni Nari Mayuyu (あなたのイラストが新曲のジャケットになりまゆゆ) was organized through the illustration sharing site Pixiv to make a cover jacket for the CD.
Up Up Girls, LinQ, Vanilla Beans, and other idols in the movie Ada
Sengoku Minami and Sato Ayano (Up Up Girls) will be starring in the horror movie 讐 ~Ada~.
The other girls of the group (Furukawa Konatsu, Mori Saki, Arai Manami, Saho Akari, Sekine Azusa) and some members of LinQ (Maikawa Aya, Ito Maki), Vanilla Beans (Rena, Risa), Caramel Ribbon (Ueno Amane, Yoshinaka Aoi, Fukata Seina), and Lyrical School) will have a supporting role.
The story takes place in a school in which mysterious murders happen.
The movie was directed by Shiraishi Koji and produced by T-Palette Records. All the idol units listed above are part of this label.
讐 ~Ada~ will be released on July 13.
Tsuri Bit – Manatsu no Tentai Kansoku
Tsuri Bit’s new single Manatsu no Tentai Kansoku (真夏の天体観測) will be released on July 24.
2 regular editions are available. They have different versions of the cover : Idol Jacket (アイドルジャケット) for Type A and Angler Jacket (アイドルジャケット) for Type B.
The limited edition comes with a bonus DVD featuring the music video and bonus footage.
The coupling track is Tsuri Bit’s debut digital single Start Dash! (スタートダッシュ！) which is on sale since May 22.
Nakatsuka Tomomi Recipe Tsuki Photobook
Nakatsuka Tomomi Recipe Tsuki Photobook (AKB48料理部部長 中塚智実レシピ付きフォトブック クリスイーツ) will be released on July 7.
Nakatsuka Tomomi is the leader of AKB48 Cooking Club. For this reason, the theme of the photobook is “cooking”. It features photos of Nakatsuka Tomomi as a gravure idol, wearing aprons or swimsuits. It also includes an interview, and 48 recipes made by Tomochan and published in Weekly Playboy magazine.
The book has 96 pages and is in A5 format.
Nakatsuka Tomomi will graduate from AKB48 on July 7. She is a member of Team A.