Namie Amuro Releases Short Music Video of "Dear Diary""Dear Diary" is the theme song of the upcoming movie "Death Note: Light up the NEW world". More info regarding the single can be found
here. The music video was directed by Ryouhei Shingu; he previously worked with Namie on her last single "HERO".
charisma.com to Release EP "unPOP" on November 22ndThe electorap duo is releasing a second EP this year. The EP contains four tracks with a fifth bonus track for purchases via iTunes. The EP includes digital singles "Moya Moyashite" and "Urami Tsumotte Yama to Naru" with tie-ins to Kirin Nogodoshi All-light energy drinks and Systema Arch Fit toothbrushes respectively. Cover, tracklist, and music videos/previews below.
Tracklist1. unPOP
2. 999
3, Moya Moyashite
4. Urami Tsumotte Yama to Naru
5. SEMI SWEET (iTunes only bonus track)
Moya MoyashiteUrami Tsumotte Yama to Naru999 PreviewHappiness Released Music Video for "Ordinary Girls", New Album "GIRLZ N’ EFFECT"E-Girls sub-unit Happiness released new album "GIRLZ N' EFFECT" on October 12th. This sophmore album comes four years after their previous album release and marks Suda Anna and Kawamoto Ruri's first album under Happiness. The album contains six new tracks as well as all of their previous singles and several B-sides from said singles. Covers, tracklist, and music videos can be found below.
CD Only1. Holiday
2. Ordinary Girls
3. Love Wonderland
4. Always
5. Be Mine
6. JUICY LOVE
7. Seek a Light
8. Bright Blue ~Watashi no Ruriiro~
9. Dancing In Solitude
10. Autumn Autumn
11. Come Come
12. Show Me Your Heart
13. JUICY LOVE
14. Sexy Young Beautiful
CD + DVD/Blu-Ray1. JUICY LOVE (Music Video)
2. Seek a Light (Music Video)
3. Holiday (Music Video)
4. Sexy Young Beautiful (Music Video)
5. Ordinary Girls (Music Video)
JUICY LOVESeek a LightHolidaySexy Young BeautifulOrdinary GirlsItano Tomomi Releases Short Music Video for "OMG", New Album "Get Ready♡""SWAGGALICIOUS" chanteuse Itano Tomomi is gearing up for the release of her upcoming album "Get Ready♡" by releasing a music video for "OMG". The music video features Itano Tomomi working out with four different guys and a dance break with four backup singers. "Get Ready♡" will be released in three formats: Regular Edition CD, CD + DVD, and Limited Edition CD + Photobook. Covers, tracklist, and music videos can be found below.
Regular Edition CD (Left) / Limited Edition CD + Photobook (Right)1. COME PARTY!
2. OMG
3. You Should Try HARDer
4. Belly Dancer
5. Triple "0"
6. Gimme Gimme Luv
7. HIDE & SEEK
8. 私のONLY ONE
9. I AM
10. One Last Kiss
CD + DVD1. COME PARTY! Music Video
2. OMG Music Video
3. Gimme Gimme Luv Music Video
4. HIDE & SEEK Music Video
COME PARTY!Gimme Gimme LuvHIDE & SEEKOMGHey! Say! JUMP to Release New Single "Fantastic Time"Male idol group Hey! Say! JUMP is releasing a new single on October 26th. "Fantastic Time" serves as the opening theme song of anime series "Time Bokan 24". Previews of the song are available through concert coverage. Covers, tracklist, and preview can be found below.
Regular CD1. Fantastic Time
2. Never Let You Go
3. Wandaa Roodo
4. What A Feeling
5. Fantastic Time (Original karaoke track)
6. Never Let You Go (Original karaoke track)
7. Wandaa Roodo (Original karaoke track)
8. What A Feeling (Original karaoke track)
First Press CD + Photobook1. Fantastic Time
2. Never Let You Go
3. Seijaku no Asa, Kimi to Iru Sekai
4. Seijaku no Asa, Kimi to Iru Sekai (Original karaoke track)
Limited Edition CD + DVD(CD)
1. Fantastic Time
(DVD)
1. Fantastic Time Music video + making-of
2. Practice Time (member choreography video)
Fantastic Time Preview (2:10 and 5:53)FAMM'IN Teases New Song "animus", Appointed Shibuya Tourism AmbassadorFAMM'IN (Supergroup consisting of FAKY, FEMM, and Yup'in) released a series of teasers of their new song "animus" on Instagram. Although all teasers contain the same audio, the teasers exclusively feature one member for a total of seven teasers. The song appears to continue the trend of blending modern and traditional sounds in their music under this supergroup. Interestingly, the music video appears to be fully animated through motion capture and 3D modelling. To conserve space and not post seven Instagram posts, only one teaser (Anna from FAKY) will be added to this post. If you want to look at the other teasers, please visit the
source.
In other news, FAMM'IN has been appointed as tourism performance ambassadors for Shibuya, a ward/district of Tokyo. Although little details have been released regarding their roles or responsibilities as Shibuya tourism performance ambassadors, the group tells fans to be on a lookout for their future activities at Shibuya on their official site.
°C-ute Releases Music Video for "Dreamlike Climax", Triple A-Side Single "Dreamlike Climax/Love Like Static Electricity/Singing~anogoro no yo ni~"Hello! Project girl group °C-ute released a new music video for their upcoming triple A-side single "Dreamlike Climax/Love Like Static Electricity/Singing~anogoro no yo ni~". After announcing plans to disband next year, it appears that the group isn't going to go without a bang. Dreamlike Climax was produced by noted music artist Seiko Oomori. The lyrics also pay hidden homages to former members of the group by inserting their names into the song. Tracklist and covers can be found below.
Regular Editions A + B + C1. Dreamlike Climax
2. Love Like Static Electricity
3. Singing~anogoro no yo ni~
4. Dreamlike Climax (inst.)
5. Love Like Static Electricity(inst.)
6. Singing~anogoro no yo ni~(inst.)
Limited Editions A + B + CLimited Edition A includes Dreamlike Climax PV
Limited Edition B includes Love Like Static Electricity PV
Limited Edition C includes Singing~anogoro no yo ni~ PV
Nogizaka46's Nanami Hashimoto Announces Graduation, to Center for Upcoming Single "Sayonara no Imi"Popular idol group and 48G rival Nogizaka46 announced the release of new single "Sayonara no Imi". Popular member Nanami Hashimoto will be the center of this single, and she announced her graduation on All Night Nippon radio station. Given the title of the single (T/N: The meaning of goodbye), it is likely that the single serves as her graduation song. She also stated that her graduation extends not only to the idol group, but the entertainment industry as well. Nanami plans to resume life as a "normal girl" after her graduation: February 20th. Covers, tracklist, and radio preview can be found below.
Type-A (CD + DVD)CD
1. Sayonara no Imi
2. Kodoku na Aozora
3. Ano Kyoshitsu
DVD
1. Documentary ~ Sayonara no Imi ~
2. Kodoku na Aozora Music Video
3. Ano Kyoshitsu Music Video
Type B (CD + DVD)CD
1. Sayonara no Imi
2. Kodoku na Aozora
3. Buranko
DVD
1. Sayonara no Imi Music Video
2. Kodoku na Aozora Music Video
3. Undergirls Documentary
Type C (CD + DVD)CD
1. Sayonara no Imi
2. Kodoku na Aozora
3. Nidome no Kiss kara
DVD
1. Sayonara no Imi Music Video
2. Nidome no Kiss kara Music Video
3. Nogizaka46 Itsumo to Chigau Natsu Renpen
Type D (CD + DVD)CD
1. Sayonara no Imi
2. Kodoku na Aozora
3. Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai
DVD
1. Sayonara no Imi Music Video
2. Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai Music Video
3. Nogizaka46 Itsumo to Chigau Natsu Kouhen
Regular Edition (CD Only)1. Sayonara no Imi
2. Kodoku na Aozora
3. Naimono Nedari
Sayonara no Imi Preview/Radio Rip
Utada Hikaru's Fantôme Physical Sales Update
To round out the megapost, a short update on Utada Hikaru's comeback album. As
previously reported, Utada Hikaru debuted #1 on Oricon's physical album slaes chart with 253,000. Since then, she has secured #1 for another two consecutive weeks (Beating out Tohoshinki/TVXQ/DBSK and Happiness on Weeks 2 and 3 respectively). With a physical sales total of 420,000, Utada Hikaru is the only artist to maintain #1 on the Oricon album charts for three consecutive weeks within the past year. Among female soloists, the last album to accomplish this feat is Namie Amuro's 2012 album "Uncontrolled".
Utada Hikaru is currently in a situation where she can potentially tie her personal record of holding the #1 position on Oricon for four consecutive weeks (Currently held by her first best album "Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1"). Her competitors for this week includes Aoi Eir's best albums (BEST -A- and BEST -E-), CNBLUE's EUPHORIA, and Kimura Kaela's PUNKY.
Sources
Namies Amuro 1 / 2 / 3
charisma.com 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Happiness 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Itano Tomomi 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Hey! Say! JUMP 1 / 2
FAMM'IN 1 / 2
°C-ute 1 / 2Nogizaka46 1 / 2Utada Hikaru 1In other news, Arashi is also releasing an album this month (Lead song keeps getting removed, so not included in megapost), Aki-P creates yet another 48G group (And another 3 or 4 depending on how long you've checked out) and a 2D idol group that's a blatant Love Live!/μ’s copy, Washio Reina ft. Flower released a best album, etc. Any other J-Pop releases/news getting you excited?