Earlier this month, Visual Kei band SuG revealed details on their upcoming single, “☆Gimme Gimme☆“.
The single is the theme song to upcoming film, “Pole Dancing Boys“, and will drop on June 15th. The band also just recently finished their “SuG TOUR 2011 ‘TRiP ~welcome to Thrill Ride Pirates~” on May 1st.
Now, you can check out the PV to their new single, “☆Gimme Gimme☆”!
J-Urban singer Hinouchi Emi will release a new mini-album this summer, titled “VOICE“!
“VOICE” is Hinouchi’s first physical release in over two and a half years, and is preceded by its promotional track “Diary…“. The song will be released as her first digital single on June 1st, and will feature former AKB48 member Orii Ayumi in the music video.
Check out the cover for “VOICE” and her PV for “Diary…” below!
Four girls from Singapore who love the Japanese anime scene have come together to form an idol group called ‘Sea☆A‘. According to their official site, “Sea” stands for “Southeast Asia”, the ☆ represents the stars that they want to become, and the ‘A’ stands for “anime”.
The girls will release their Japanese debut single “DREAM SHOOTER” on August 10th, which was already picked up to become the ending theme for TV Tokyo’s popular anime series, “Card Fight!! Vanguard”. It’ll come in a CD+DVD and CD-only editions; the DVD will include the “DREAM SHOOTER” PV as well as a documentary video on their first arrival to Japan.
Sea☆A’s official website states: “Anime Festival Asia (AFA), an anime convention held annually in Singapore since 2008. The Moe Moe Kyun Café which first debuted at AFA, features talents who love Japanese Anime, Idols, Cosplay and Figurines. It is from these pool of talented individuals, that 4 girls with strong personalities were chosen to form “Sea☆A”.”
Let’s get to know these four members a bit more. First of all, these girls are international idols and can all speak a total of 5 languages: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, English, Malay and Japanese.
[Beryl]
DOB: January 29, 1991
Birth Place: Singapore
Favorite Anime: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY, Kimi ni Todoke, LOVELY*COMPLEX, Hakuoki
Places she wants to go in Japan: Akihabara, Shibuya, Harajuku
[Valerie]
DOB: February 14, 1991
Birth Place: Singapore
Favorite Anime: TORADORA!, Kaicho wa Maid Sama, Kurage Hime
Places she wants to go in Japan: Akihabara
[Wynnie]
DOB: July 10, 1989
Birth Place: Malaysia
Favorite Anime: ONE PIECE, NARUTO, K-ON!, My little sister cannot be this cute, Kaicho wa Maid Sama, Please!! Teacher, Please!! Sister, Chobits
Places she wants to go in Japan: Akihabara
[Estelle]
DOB: December 1, 1992
Birth Place: Singapore
Favorite Anime: Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Angelic Layer, Magical Knight Rayearth, Mobile Suite Gundam SEED DESTINY, NARUTO – Shippuden Kizunam Kaichi wa Maid sama (loves CLAMP works!)
Previously, tokyohive reported that Berryz Koubou would be releasing their 26th single “Ai no Dangan” on June 8th, and the PV preview was revealed way back at the beginning of the month.
Now though, the full PV has been revealed, so check it out below!
They previously gave you “WITHOUT U” by Aoyama Thelma and mihimaru GT’s “Master Piece“, and now for the third installment of Universal Music Japan’s short movie series, “RUN 60“, they’ve released Cherie’s “Koi no Fushigi” movie version PV!
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“Koi no Fushigi” is Cherie’s first single since re-debuting under Univeral Music Japan, and she switched labels in February of this year to get a fresh start.
She originally debuted back in 2007 with the single “Sha la la -Ayakashi NIGHT-” for the anime “Kekkaishi” under GIZA studio. The song was produced by B’z’s Inaba Koushi and ranked #13 on the Oricon Chart.
Cherie will hold a CD release event on June 4th at SHIBUYA BOXX, called “~Live no Fushigi~“, and it will start at 17:30 and the cost is ¥3,000 ($36.83 USD).
AKB48 has revealed a drama PV and a dance shot PV of their new single, “Everyday, Kachuusha“! In addition to that, they’ve released their three B-side PVs as well.
The “Queen of Hip-Pop”, Amuro Namie, has just announced a new single!
The triple A-side single, “NAKED/Fight Together/-TBA-“, will be released on July 27th, and it will be her first single of 2011.
She just released a collaboration album, “Checkmate!“, last month (April 27th), which hit #1 on the Oricon Chart and was #2 on the United World Chart.
“NAKED” will be the theme song to a Kose CM for “ESPRIQUE“, and it’ll be produced by Osawa Shinichi with lyrics provided by VERBAL (m-flo). It’s said that “NAKED” is a very “Amuro-ish” song, meaning it’s dance-able.
The second song, “Fight Together”, as stated earlier, is the theme song to anime “ONE PIECE“, and went on-air in April.
The third song has yet to be revealed, but is said to have a major tie-up.
The triple A-side single will come in a limited and regular edition. The limited edition coming with a DVD and costs ¥1,890 ($23 USD), while the regular edition is ¥1,260 ($15 USD).
The song “Fight Together” will be available on Chaku Uta (R) on June 1st, and you can check out the song from the opening of “ONE PIECE” below:
KAT-TUN has filmed another CM for SUZUKI’s compact car “SOLIO“, and this time, a new song called “Run for You” was used as the theme track.
The 15-second CM is the “Going Outdoors” version and shows the five members driving out to an outdoor field. It’s been announced that an alternate version will be revealed in the coming days. In addition to the CM, KAT-TUN also made a special message video for fans.
It is unknown at the moment how or when “Run for You” will be officially released.
AKB48 fans in Singapore are preparing for an amazing weekend with their favorite idol group.
On May 14th, AKB48’s official Singapore store will hold its launch event. Doors open at 1:00 PM, and fans can grab exclusive merchandise, such as posters, T-shirts, pens, photobooks, and much more. Those who spend over $15 SGD will be eligible to attend a special handshake event with members Misaki Iwasa, Mika Komori, and Miho Miyazaki.
As if that weren’t exciting enough, the following day will see the first ever performance at the AKB48 Theatre in Singapore. 16 members were flown in from Japan, and they’re gearing up for a spectacular 90-minute show. Fans have the opportunity to grab two shows that day, one at 3:00 PM and one at 7:00 PM.
Whew! We hope you guys bought tickets for the show, because we’re sure that the girls will rock the stage. For those of you who can’t make it, check out the greeting video from AKB48 below!
The audio for Nishino Kana’s “Only One”, featured on her upcoming single Esperanza, which is releasing on May 18th, has just been revealed.
The song features a pounding beat and auto-tuned vocals, making for a great tune to pump you up or dance to. It also features rap parts by Nishino, which are full of cuteness and attitude, and the song is a great complement to the summery feel of the title track.
Glico released the new CM for their ice cream brand “Palitte“, starring actress Kitagawa Keiko as their usual image character.
As announced the other day, the new commercial is a special collaboration between the ice cream brand and Kitagawa’s new movie “Paradise Kiss.” Instead of acting as herself, she is reprising her role from the movie.
YUI’s “HELLO ~Paradise Kiss~“, the theme song of the movie, was also used as the theme song for this cute commercial.
“Paradise Kiss” is scheduled to open in Japan on June 4th.
Up-and-coming pop band Sissy has just revealed the PV for their song, “Ready Go!“
To suit the upbeat and positive melody, the video features the band playing in a sunlit field for a warm, free-spirited atmosphere. The song is the A-side of their upcoming major label debut single, “Ready Go!“, which is slated for a June 1st release.
UFZS, the new dance unit from Up-Front Agency, in collaboration with Josei Jishin, have finally made their stage debut!
The former Hello! Project members have been working hard in their new unit to polish their dance covers, and fans were excited to finally see the results of their practice.
At the event, the girls performed a lively dance cover of 4minute’s “Hot Issue” and also danced and sang to S/mileage’s “Suki-chan”.
Korean boy band Choshinsei (Supernova) has revealed their full promotion video for their upcoming single, “Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute!”
As tokyohive reported to you previously, this music video features scenes from Universal Music Japan’s movie “Run 60.” This is the third installment in the series and there are two more music videos scheduled to be released soon.
The making-of video for Itano Tomomi’s upcoming CM for Ito Yokado has been revealed!
The video takes fans behind the scenes of her latest endorsement, where she cutely dances with rain gear to her new digital single “Ai ni Pierce“. Talent Haruna Ai also learns that prior to her debut as an idol, the popular AKB48 member once served as a back-up dancer for EXILE when they appeared on Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2003.
Avex idol group TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLE will release their 6th single, “Kodou no Himitsu/Sayonara, Arigatou.“, on May 18th.
The group was formed in 2010 and were the opening act for AAA on their “AAA Heart to Heart Tour 2010“. They released their debut album, “Kodou no Himitsu“, on May 4th. It has 11 tracks, including “Sayonara, Arigatou” but not “Kodou no Himitsu”.
TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLE are Ayano Konishi, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arai, Yuri Nakae, and Mei Shyoji.
