Johnny’s Jimusho duo Tackey and Tsubasa have announced the release of their 12th single, entitled “Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~“. True to Johnny’s tradition, the single’s cover art has not yet been released, but detailed info about the work was made available.
“Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~” will be released in three versions: Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and a regular edition. The title track is described as an “uplifting song, mixing smiles and softness with a pop beat that will make your heart race”. Fans will get to find out how Tackey and Tsubasa combine these seemingly contradictory elements when the single gets released on August 31st.
The single also includes “Tomo yo“, a song about a trans-oceans friendship between Japan and Korea. The song will be featured on NHK’s program ‘Minna no Uta‘ during August and September.
Check out the track-listing below!
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Limited Edition A
CD
01. Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~
02. Tomo yo
DVD
“Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~” music video
Behind-the-scenes footage
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Limited Edition B
CD
01. Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~
02. Tomo yo
DVD
“Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~” music video (Takizawa Hideaki version)
“Journey Journey ~Bokura no mirai~” music video (Imai Tsubasa version)
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Regular Edition
CD
01. Journey Journey ~Boku no mirai~
02. Tomo yo
03. Love is all
04. Ai wa takaramono (Remix)
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The latest issue of magazine ‘Big Comic Spirits’ was released today, and readers had an easy time finding it on the shelf thanks to the dazzling picture of actress Ueto Aya on the cover.
Her gorgeous pictorial was titled, ‘If it’s for Aya… we will conserve electricity!‘, hinting at her newest spot in the “White Family” commercial series, where the actors don’t use any lights at all in order to conserve electricity. Looking at the pictorial in this magazine, the commercial ends up looking quite unrealistic, because Ueto would easily be able to brighten up the room with her presence alone.
The actress also talked about other forms of conserving energy, like starting to write letters again instead of emails. She commented, “I love writing letters.”
Maybe you should also rummer for your pen, dust it off, and write a handwritten love letter to Ueto, because you’re definitely going to be lovestruck after seeing this pictorial!
Enjoy the pictures below!
source: tokyohive
Last month, we reported that AKB48 sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 will be releasing a new single on August 3rd. Details of this upcoming single has been revealed on their official website!
Watarirouka Hashiritai 7’s 8th single will be entitled, “Hetappi Wink“. This song is about a girl who can’t put her feelings with words, and tries hard to convey those feelings with a wink. When she’s around the person she likes, she is even unsuccessful at winking.
This single will also include “Mamma, Grazie!“, which was used as a campaign CM song for 7-11 Ito-Yokado in May.
Listen to a radio clip of “Hetappi Wink” below!
Limited Edition A (CD+DVD)
CD:
1. Hetappi Wink
2. Mamma, Grazie!
3. Bikini wa Niawanai
4. Hetappi Wink ( Instrumental)
5. Mamma, Grazie! (Instrumental)
6. Bikini wa Niawanai (Instrumental)
DVD:
1. Hetappi Wink Music Video
2. Special Clip A
Bonus - Original Trading Card : Solo shot (1 out of 7 types)
Limited Edition B (CD+DVD)
CD:
1. Hetappi Wink
2. Mamma, Grazie!
3. Chikatetsu no Teddy boy
4. Hetappi Wink (Instrumental)
5. Mamma, Grazie! (Instrumental)
6. Chikatetsu no Teddy boy (Instrumental)
DVD:
1. Hetappi Wink Music Video
2. Hetappi Wink Dance Shot Version
3. Special Clip B
Bonus - Original Trading Card: Solo shot (1 out of 7 types)
Limited Edition C (CD+DVD)
CD:
1. Hetappi Wink
2. Mamma, Grazie!
3. Fuku wo Kita Oosama
4. Hetappi Wink (Instrumental)
5. Mamma, Grazie! (Instrumental)
6. Fuku wo Kita Oosama (Instrumental)
DVD:
1. Hetappi Wink Music Video
2. Special Clip C
Bonus – Alternate Cover (1 out of 7 types)
Original Version (CD only)
1. Hetappi Wink
2. Mamma, Grazie!
3. Mirai no Koibito Uta (Watanabe Mayu solo)
4. Hetappi Wink (Instrumental)
5. Mamma, Grazie! (Instrumental)
6. Mirai no Koibito Uta (Instrumental)
Bonus – Original Trading Card: Group Shot (1 out of 3 types)
source :tokyohive
D-BOYS subgroup D☆DATE have updated their official website with new info about their upcoming single, “DAY BY DAY“!
In April, D☆DATE announced at their mini live that they’d be releasing their 3rd single this summer. “DAY BY DAY” will be available in three editions: a limited CD+DVD version, a limited CD version, and a regular CD version.
Check out the track list and a PV preview for “DAY BY DAY” below!
Limited Edition A (CD+DVD)
1. DAY BY DAY
2. Hello Hello
DVD: DAY BY DAY PV & Behind the Scene Clips
Limited Edition B (CD only)
1. DAY BY DAY
2. Hello Hello
Bonus: Alternative Jacket Cover of Solo Member (1 out of 4)
Regular Edition (CD only)
1. DAY BY DAY
2. All For One
source: tokyohive
Today, it was announced the popular model Kiritani Mirei will graduate from “Seventeen” magazine, with her final issue being the December edition, which starts its sales on November 1st.
Kiritani started modeling exclusively for “Seventeen” back in 2006. Recently however, she’s been appearing on the big screens for the movies “Ranhansha” and “Snowflake”, and has been showing her growth as an actress.
The model announced through her official blog, “It has been decided that Kiritani will graduate Seventeen.” She continued, “Everyone I bet you are surprised sorry (>_<)! But, there is still time, I can still see you guys at the ‘school festival’ and I will do my best to return everyone’s kindness!!! Please take care of me to the end!”
In reply, the fans wrote, “What a shock…what is your next magazine? I will buy the next magazine you are in every month!” and “I’m going to be sad when Ms. Mirei stops appearing on Seventeen! It’s all because of you that I bought Seventeen in the first place.” In total, over 1,000 sentimental messages were left on her blog.
Kiritani will be appearing in the August edition of “Seventeen”, where she will be featured on the front page wearing a cute, girly dress. She’ll also be guesting at the ‘Seventeen Natsu no Gakuensai 2011’ (‘Seventeen Summer School Festival 2011’) in Pacifico Yokohama on August 30th.
source: tokyohive
Once again, one of Arashi’s new tracks from their highly-anticipated album, “Beautiful World“, has been revealed!
This particular song is called, “Niji no Kakera ~no rain, no rainbow~“. It’s a bright song that features some great harmonics from the boys.
Listen to it below!
source : tokyohive
Singer/voice actress Maaya Sakamoto surprised her fans by announcing her intentions to release a brand new album this fall! “You can’t catch me“, her last studio effort, was released just this past January and became the first #1 album in her career of nearly 15 years.
The ‘uncatchable’ singer is already in the process of recording her next album, and will continue to use her official website to update fans with major announcements about the album every Friday.
Check back with tokyohive for more details as they come in!
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The show that girugamesh performed on June 26th at Zepp Tokyo was the final stop of their world tour, “Here we go!!“, which started on March 5th. For this world tour, they toured Europe, the US, and finally Japan.
Their set list for the tour was packed with songs from their latest album, “GO“, which was released on January 26th.
The 2,450 people who were crammed into the floor at Zepp Tokyo sensed the show was about to start, and were murmuring with excitement. In response to the electricity of the crowd, the band emerged on stage exactly at the scheduled time, while “Opening” – the first track from “GO” – played in the background.
Basically, the audience directed a deafening and ear-blasting sound towards the stage. This welcome, which came from every corner of the venue floor, set the four band members on fire.
They first delivered the songs “destiny” and “EXIT” as greetings to the audience. Then they spurred the show on with big dance numbers “sunrise” and “evolution.” Now the band and the audience were staring to figure each other out, and the interplay between the two parties pitched forward into a faster gear. This is the point where the show officially promised to be amazing.
During the song “Calling“, which starts with synchronized vocals, ShuU pointed at Nii with his left hand and the crowd turned their eyes on him. Nii then hammered out a heavy guitar rift. The more he bangs his head as he played, the more he made it clear he was totally immersed in the rhythm of the song. The idiosyncratic, wild, and sharp tones of ShuU’s bass, and the powerful yet tight drumming of Яyo, laid the groundwork for Satoshi to sing his melodies. Satoshi’s steady vocals unfolded beautiful scenes before us during the middle of the set with songs like “Inochinoki“, “Mienai Kyori“, and “COLOR” – songs that you can sing along to.
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The band did not fail to deliver their usual recipe of deliriously loud heavy rock, but there was something different about this day’s performance. Not only in the way they looked, but also in their sound there was something stylish and refined.
The band fully satisfied the audience in terms of music – but on this day, they gave more than just that. For example, they paused in the middle of one song for ShuU to talk about his first love, which was an unusual thing to put in a monologue here. Or also, Nii at the end of a song put on sunglasses, and while interjecting wild poses, played intensely on the guitar. They don’t usually have this kind of performance, and from these little signs during the show, I figured that girugamesh could develop as a band even further.
They also showed that in the future, they might appeal not only to hardcore fans, but also all people on a broader scale.
For their last song of the encore, “Saikai“, they promised the audience their further growth, and came back on stage to show the very best that girugamesh has to offer. For this song – amidst complete darkness – spotlights shot down from the ceiling to light up each of the members. And then, when there was just one pinpoint of light, there was a long silence until Satoshi – as if tearing apart the darkness – starting singing the continuation of the song without a microphone.
“Thanks for today. In the future, we’re going to stay honest with our music and approach to what we do with total integrity. So come join us!“, Satoshi said.
This tour enabled the audience that attended to sense how girugamesh’s music has appeal throughout the world, and it has allowed the group the mobility to move up a level in their performance ability.
source : tokyohive
It’s been announced that Tsumabuki Satoshi and Takei Emi will star in a movie, called “Ai to Makoto 201X“, which is scheduled to be released in 2012, and Miike Takashi will direct the film.
“Ai to Makoto” is originally a manga series written by Kajiwara Ikki, illustrated by Nagayasu Takumi, and it was serialized on “Weekly Shonen Magazine” from 1973 ~ 1976.
It’s a youth story featuring a strong love between Taiga Makoto (Tsumabuki), who is a juvenile delinquent high school boy, and Saotome Ai (Takei), who is a pure high school girl.
“Ai to Makoto” has been released as a TV drama in 1974, and it has also gotten a movie adaptation three times from 1974 ~ 1976. The story has a theme of “bond”, such as love and friendship, therefore the production company has planned to make the 4th film adaptation, after the earthquake, with a thought of, “This is filled up with elements of what Japan needs right now.”
The movie will include many action scenes using CG, and not only the love between the protagonists, but also Tsumabuki’s fighting scenes in “regent hairstyle” will be a “must see” for the movie.
source : tokyohive
Just yesterday, a PV preview for AKB48’s Itano Tomomi was released for her second single, “Fui ni“, which is scheduled to drop on July 13th, and now the full PV is out!
Check out the PV below!
source: tokyohive
Previously, tokyohive reported on Buono!’s upcoming new single, “Natsu Dakara!“, which is to be released on July 20th.
Now, the PV preview for “Natsu Dakara!” and the B-side audio preview for “Ice Mermaid” are available to view and listen!
The video features the girls in white attire and gives the girls a refreshing image that’s perfect for summer. “Ice Mermaid” gives the listeners an energetic side of summer.
Check out the summer-themed video and audio below!
source: tokyohive
Flight attendant-themed idol group PASSPO☆ will be participating in France’s Japanese culture fair, ‘JAPAN EXPO‘, which is being held from June 30th to July 3rd in Paris, and their activities there will be broadcast live on ‘Nico Nico Namahousou‘!
PASSPO☆ will first hook-up with the ‘Nico Nico Douga‘ booth on July 1st at 12:00 AM (JST), and they’ll then have a live talk about their thoughts on visiting Paris and ‘JAPAN EXPO’ for the first time.
On July 2nd, PASSPO☆’s “flight” (concert) at ‘JAPAN EXPO’ will be broadcast from 5:00 PM (JST). Fans should be sure to check out the live broadcast and see their fun performance in Paris!
France no Japan Expo Nico Nico Douga Booth kara Namahousou!
July 1st (Friday) 12:00 AM JST
Broadcast Page
France no Japan Expo “PASSPO☆ Stage” Event Housou
July 2nd (Saturday) 5:00PM JST
Broadcast Page
source: tokyohive
Today it was revealed that actress Aragaki Yui was added to the cast of the upcoming movie “Kirin no Tsubasa“, a movie adaption of the popular drama series “Shinzanmono“, starring actor Abe Hiroshi.
The actress will play the girlfriend of the prime suspect in a mysterious murder case that happened in front of the statue of the winged giraffe in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and completely believes in the innocence of her boyfriend.
Aragaki is said to be a big fan of the drama, as she never missed an episode and couldn’t stop crying. About her first role in an original mystery, she commented, “The drama was really interesting, because my initial predictions always were overthrown with a twist. In the scene where I was interrogated by the detectives, it didn’t just feel like playing the character, it felt really personal. I’ve never experienced such a sensation before.”
Abe himself also is very fond of working together with Aragaki again, six years after “Dragon Zakura“. He said, “Back then she was still a little girl overflowing with innocence, but now she changed into an actress who can tackle all kind of roles.”
The filming began on May 12th and they are scheduled to wrap it up until mid-July. As mentioned last month, most of the drama’s regular cast, including Kuroki Meisa and Mizobata Junpei, will reprise their roles in the movie.
“Kirin no Tsubasa” is scheduled to open in Japan in January of 2012.
source : tokyohive
On June 28th, X-JAPAN officially started their world tour at Shepherd’s Bush Empire venue located in England!
At this live, the band performed ten songs – including their new single, “JADE” – in front of approximately two thousand of their European fans. “It’s like a dream. I wish I could stay in this moment forever,” said YOSHIKI to the crowd.
During the encore, YOSHIKI appeared back on stage with TOSHI to deliver a special message about their past guitarist hide, who tragically passed away in 1998. “After hide’s death, I could not imagine myself here. Even after our ten year reunion as a band, I wish hide could be here with us. But, in a way, hide is here with us right now…” he said, trailing off as tears began running down his face.
The performance lasted approximately two hours, and included a ten song set-list. After their performance, top news companies such as Reuters and BBC interviewed the band and covered this event.
“This is my first time coming to an X-JAPAN performance,” said a young English woman about the performance. “I really liked how HEATH played his bass guitar. I was able to meet different people at this event.” Another fan who arrived from Paris early in the morning just to watch this concert enthusiastically commented, “X-JAPAN is an amazing rock band! I’m going to attend all four of their performances [in Europe].”
Shepherd’s Bush Empire was established in 1903 and has hosted other famous artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie, and Bon Jovi.
Read on to see the set list and photos from the event!
2011.06.28 Shepherd’s Bush Empire Set List
01. Jade
02. Rusty Nail
03. Silent Jealousy
04. Drain
05. Kurenai
06. Born to be free
07. I.V.
08. X
09. Endless Rain
10. Art of Life
source : tokyohive
The latest issue of magazine ‘Big Comic Spirits’ was released today, and readers had an easy time finding it on the shelf thanks to the dazzling picture of actress Ueto Aya on the cover.
D-BOYS subgroup D☆DATE have updated their official website with new info about their upcoming single, “DAY BY DAY“!
Today, it was announced the popular model Kiritani Mirei will graduate from “Seventeen” magazine, with her final issue being the December edition, which starts its sales on November 1st.
In reply, the fans wrote, “What a shock…what is your next magazine? I will buy the next magazine you are in every month!” and “I’m going to be sad when Ms. Mirei stops appearing on Seventeen! It’s all because of you that I bought Seventeen in the first place.” In total, over 1,000 sentimental messages were left on her blog.
It’s been announced that Tsumabuki Satoshi and Takei Emi will star in a movie, called “Ai to Makoto 201X“, which is scheduled to be released in 2012, and Miike Takashi will direct the film.
“Ai to Makoto” has been released as a TV drama in 1974, and it has also gotten a movie adaptation three times from 1974 ~ 1976. The story has a theme of “bond”, such as love and friendship, therefore the production company has planned to make the 4th film adaptation, after the earthquake, with a thought of, “This is filled up with elements of what Japan needs right now.”
Today it was revealed that actress Aragaki Yui was added to the cast of the upcoming movie “Kirin no Tsubasa“, a movie adaption of the popular drama series “Shinzanmono“, starring actor Abe Hiroshi.
On June 28th, X-JAPAN officially started their world tour at Shepherd’s Bush Empire venue located in England!
