Yamapi takes it off at his Tokyo concert!

Yamashita Tomohisa (26) of popular group NEWS held another solo concert at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 8th. With more than 13,000 fans in attendance, he sent out a call to the devastated areas of Japan: “Don’t give up, Japan!”

The Tokyo concert was one in a string of shows for Yamashita’s solo Asian tour, which began in January. Beginning May 7th, he was to hold a total of 6 shows over 4 days in the same location. The Tokyo concerts were originally scheduled to be the final stop on the tour, but due to the massive earthquake, the late March concerts in Sapporo and Taiwan were rescheduled for later this month. “It was hard to make the decision, but I’m glad that I could reschedule the concerts. I want to make the fans happy”, he explained.


Meanwhile, during his May 8th concert, Tokyo was over 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). Due to the energy-saving measures imposed in concerts these days, the air conditioning was turned off. Sweating in the stuffy auditorium, Yamashita remarked, “It’s hot today…!”. The temperature in the room turned up even more after a fan asked a daring question during the Q&A session with fans. One girl asked him, “What color panties do you like on a girl?” In response to the daring question, he cheekily answered, “How should I answer this question?…Any color is okay!”.

Check out the news coverage of the concert, including a video of the embarrassing question, below!




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Check out Aoyama Thelma’s song “WITHOUT U” feat. 4minute!

Over two weeks ago, tokyohive covered the announcement of a new single by Aoyama Thelma, which would feature the vocals of Korean girl group 4minute.

Just recently, the audio for the track – named “WITHOUT U” – was released!

“WITHOUT U” will be released as Aoyama Thelma’s 13th single on May 25th, and will carry a total of three new tracks.


Check out the song below!




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Goto Maki performs her new song “Nee,,,” on “Coming Soon!!”

Pop singer Goto Maki appeared on TBS’s newest music show “Coming Soon!!“, where she performed her latest song, “Nee,,,“!

“Nee,,,” is one of the songs off her new mini-album, “LOVE“, which officially drops on May 4th. A preview for the PV of “Nee,,,” also aired through TBS’s show “Running Mouth” a few weeks ago.


Check out her stunning performance below!



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KAT-TUN releases teaser for their upcoming single, “WHITE”

In the middle of last month, KAT-TUN revealed more information on their upcoming single, “WHITE“.

This is the groups 15th single since their debut in 2006 and is also their 2nd single of 2011. It will drop on May 18th and come in 3 versions. Each version will have a different jacket cover and will come with a third bonus track, different upon the cd version.


Although the PV has yet to be released, check out a preview of the PV and song below!



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C-ute is “Team After School” on NHK’s “Int’l After School”

NHK World, one of the most popular networks in Japan, has recently come up with a new program.

“Int’l After School” will be the new show that “asks viewers around the world to send photos and videos, share the latest local trends, and request topics to be addressed in the program“, and it’s made to feel like an after school club.

The show is MCed by WISE from Teriyaki Boyz, with C-ute as “Team After School”, and Verbal from m-flo as a “Special Guest”.


The first episode aired on April 29th and will re-air on April 30th at 00:30/04:30 on NHK World.

For now, they have not announced the program’s next episode, but do encourage fans of the show to check the website for up-to-date information.

The program is done in English with English subtitles.







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Akanishi Jin heads to Hungary for his upcoming movie, “47 RONIN”

Pop star Akanishi Jin recently headed to Hungary to shoot scenes for the upcoming movie “47 RONIN“, where he gave a short message to fans.

According to Akanishi, he is currently staying in Budapest to the film the movie, which is so far coming along quite steadily. In addition, Akanishi promotes his new concert DVD, “Yellow Gold Tour 3011″.


Check out the video below!



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Shoujo Jidai releases ‘Dance Version’ of “MR. TAXI” PV

After weeks of waiting, it’s finally here – Shoujo Jidai dropped their newest PV for their third single, “MR. TAXI“.

Dressed in the characteristic cab colors of black and yellow, these gorgeous nine ladies delivered a fun and energetic dance that could very well sneak into your next taxi-hailing venture! We’re mashing the replay button already, and it’s only the ‘Dance Version’ of the video.


Check out “MR. TAXI” below!



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SCANDAL brings “Haruka” to Music Fair + Music Fair intro talk

On the Music Fair episode for April 23rd, the girl band of SCANDAL came to the stage to perform their song, “Haruka“.

In addition to the girls’ performance, you can see the talk portion of the show as well.

Check out the videos below!








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PASSPO reveals full PV for “Shoujo Hikou”!

After teasing with a short version more than a week ago, idol group PASSPO has just revealed the full PV for their newest song, “Shoujo Hikou”!

“Shoujo Hikou” is an upbeat song perfect for the summer season. The adorable PV depicts the girls in an airplane dressed as attendants, dancing with their rolling bags, and generally acting cut in front of the camera.

Check out the video below!



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AKB48 Mousa gets their own cable show!

The AKB48 girls apart of the Mousa talent agency - Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Tanabe Miku and Uchida Mayumi - will get their own TV show on PigooHD, a girls’ entertainment channel from Sky Perfect!HD.

Their show will be a talk show titled, “PigooRadio Mousa”. Run like a radio-style talk program, “PigooRadio Mousa” will be 30 minutes long, and sees the girls tackling various challenges throughout the show.


For future episodes, fans can vote on what they want to see the girls do here.




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AKB48 gives a preview of their performance of “Everyday, Kachuusha”

The other day, AKB48 performed at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka for 32,000 fans in commemoration of their last single “Sakura no Ki ni Narou“. Holding a handshake event, the girls also performed their new single “Everyday, Kachuusha” for the first time.

Sunday Japon Weekly News provided a digest of the performance below, so check it out!



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“MUSIC JAPAN” performances from April 17th

This week’s episode of “MUSIC JAPAN” boasted a hot line-up of stars and idols! Japan’s premier idol group, AKB48, dropped by to deliver a stirring performance of “Beginner“, and also chatted about the different ways they’re contributing towards power conservation efforts.

Inawashirokozu also performed a song of motivation and support for those directly affected by the March 11th disasters,

Meanwhile, pop-rock group SCANDAL performed their hit track, “Haruka“, while The Alfee rocked out “Let It Go“.


Check out the videos below!







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Listen to a radio rip of Kuraki Mai’s upcoming song, “Mou Ichido”!

A radio rip of pop singer Kuraki Mai’s newest song “Mou Ichido” has just been leaked onto the internet!

As promised, “Mou Ichido” is a beautiful but sad ballad that brings out Kuraki’s wonderful voice. The song is the A-side to her upcoming single of the same name, and will be released on May 11th.

Until then, check out the full song below!


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Nakagawa Shoko announces her 14th single, “Tsuyogari”!

Nakagawa Shoko announces her 14th single, “Tsuyogari”!



Pop singer Nakagawa Shoko has updated her website with information on her upcoming single, “Tsuyogari”!

The single will be released in three versions when it drops on June 8th: a CD+DVD version featuring the music video for the title track, a CD-only version, and an anime version. No track list or covers have been revealed so far, but fans can expect to see more information uploaded shortly.


On the same day, the movie “Koi no Tadashii Houhou wa Hon ni mo Sekkizu ni mo Notte Inai” will be released on DVD. The movie stars Shocotan in her first ever starring role, where she plays a shy librarian scarred by her past as she begins to fall in love with an enegetic young man (played by D-BOYS member Suzuki Hiroki). The movie also uses her single “Sen no Kotoba to Futari no Yakusoku” as its theme.

Stay tuned for more on Nakagawa Shoko’s upcoming single!


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YuiKaori reveal PV for “Shooting☆Smile”

Idol duo YuiKaori have revealed the PV for their latest single, ““Shooting☆Smile”, which has just been released.

The bright, cheery song is the theme song for online game Toy Wars, and the video features cute school uniforms and adorable robotic dancing. The girls also have some fun with Nerf laser guns.


Check out the video below!



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AKB48 releases PV for “Dareka no Tame ni -What can I do for someone?-”

AKB48 has just released the PV for their latest song, “Dareka no Tame ni -What can I do for someone?-”

At the end of March, the idol group decided to release “Dareka no Tame ni” as a charity song in order to help out relief efforts. Despite having performed the tune several times at live concerts, they’ve had yet to officially release it as a single or in PV format.


Without further ado, check out the video below!



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Earlier today, AVEX released an official remix of TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLE’s “Koudou no Himitsu” through YouTube.

The remix was done by chiptune band, YMCK, and so the official title of the track has been named as “Koudou no Himitsu –YMCK REMIX- ”. This new PV is particularly interesting because the girls are seen singing and dancing as 16-bit characters!


Pretend like you’re playing a video game, and check out this cute and colorful PV!



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Visual Kei band ν[NEU] to make major debut in July

On April 7th, indie Visual Kei band v[NEU] revealed that they will be releasing a major debut single, entitled “RED EMOTION ~Kibou~“, on July 6th.

v[NEU] (pronounced “new”) started out as a band called HeaRt in 2005, but currently only one of the founding members (bassist hixro) still remains in the band. Drummer ЯEI joined the band in 2006, and the other three members were added in July of 2009 to form the current v[NEU].


Throughout the band’s existence, despite all the member changes, 14 singles and 2 albums have been released, with several of the singles debuting in the top 10 of the Oricon Indies Chart.

The members of v[NEU] posted a comment video regarding their upcoming major debut, with the vocalist Mitsu saying, “We, v[NEU], will have our major debut on July 6th. We want to walk with everyone in the new field of major (music), so we hope you can continue to cheer us on. This was v[NEU].”

Check out the message and two recent singles by the current band members below!






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