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The poster for “Gekijo-ban City Hunter” (City Hunter the Movie) was released. The film is based on Hojo Tsukasa’s manga series and the two original voice talents, Kamiya Akira and Ikura Kazue will reprise the role of Saeba Ryo and Makimura Kaori. “City Hunter” written Read More …
Nogizaka46’s upcoming single “Jikochu De Ikou!” will be released on August 8th and included in the Type-B version of the single is the song “Chikyu ga marui nara”sung by Nogizaka46 members Yoda Yuki, Saito Asuka and Ozono Momoko. The PV for “Chikyu ga marui nara” was Read More …
EXID has a strong following in Japan and while the K-Pop all girl group debuted back in 2012, it wasn’t until their fourth single “UP&DOWN” went viral on YouTube and the group shot to the top of the charts debuting at #1 (selling 1.7 million Read More …
moumoon is one of the few bands in Japan that uses social media to connect with their fans and since the latter of 2017, they have done YouTube LIVE performances. Their latest “FULLMOON LIVE 2018 July on YouTubeLIVE” is up! – セットリスト – 1. Sunshine Read More …
With KDDI’s Au (a smart phone service) promoting a new “Family Natsu” (Summer Family) campaign, a new “Au no Santaro” CM was released on July 31st. Back in July 29th, a CM featured Urashima “Ura-chan” Taro (portrayed by Kiritani Kenta) explaining to Momo-chan (portrayed by Read More …
Perfume’s new album “Future Pop” will be released on September 21st. One of the tracks featured on the album is “Let Me Know” and a short version of the PV was released on YouTube: The tracklistings for the upcoming album are as follows: ◆CD収録曲 01. Read More …
Oda Yuji was one of Japan’s most popular actors. From the very popular “Tokyo Love Story” (1991), the police drama/film series “Odoru Daisousasen” (also known as “Bayside Shakedown”) from 1997-2010, “Last Christmas” (2004) and “Taiyou to Umi no Kyoshitsu” (2008). And that is just a Read More …
“Granblue Fantasy: The Animation” is for the fans who loved the RPG game and one can look at the series as an extension of it. Each episode featuring a group experiencing various missions and exploring character dynamics and relationship with the main male and female Read More …