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NHK announces the song list for ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’
NHK has announced the official song list for the 50 artists who will be performing on their ‘63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen‘!
The theme for this year’s ‘Kohaku’ is “Uta de Aitai.” (“Meet with song.“). It will be hosted by actress Horikita Maki (red team) and popular group Arashi (white team).
‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’ will air on New Year’s Eve from 7:15 pm JST.
Check out the song list below!
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<Red Team>
aiko – “Kuchibiru”
Ayaka – “Hajimari no Toki”
Ikimonogakari – “Kaze ga Fuiteiru”
Ishikawa Sayuri – “Amagi Goe”
AKB48 – “AKB48 Kohaku 2012 SP Dai 2-sho”
SKE48 – “Pareo wa Emerald”
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – “Kohaku 2012 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Medley”
Koizai Kaori – “Sake no Yado”
Koda Kumi – “Go to the top”
Godai Natsuko – “Koi Zange”
Sakamoto Fuyumi – “Yozakura Oshichi”
Tendo Yoshimi – “Soran Matsuri Bushi”
Nakashima Mika – “Hatsukoi”
Nishino Kana – “GO FOR IT!!”
Perfume – “Spring of Life”
Hamasaki Ayumi – “2012 A SPECIAL Medley”
Fuji Ayako – “Wasurenai”
Princess Princess – “Diamonds”
Mizuki Nana – “BRIGHT STREAM”
Mizumori Kaori – “Hitori Nagaragawa”
Momoiro Clover Z – “Momoiro Kohaku Da Z!!”
YUI – “Good-bye days”
YUKI – “Prism”
Yuki Saori – “Yoake no Scat”
Wada Akiko – “Ai, Todokimasuka”
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<White Team>
Arashi – “New Year’s Eve Medley 2012″
Itsuki Hiroshi – “Yoake no Blues”
HY – “Ichiban Chikaku ni”
EXILE – “Rising Sun”
NYC – “NYC Kohaku Medley”
Kanjani 8 – “Hatsu Kohaku!! Zenryoku Zenshin Jya Jya Jya Jya-n!”
Kitajima Saburo – “Fusetsu Nagare Tabi”
Go Hiromi – “Dangerer☆”
Golden Bomber – “Memeshikute”
Kobukuro – “Kami Hikouki”
Saito Kazuyoshi – “Yasashiku Naritai”
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – “Hanabi”
SMAP – “SMAP 2012′ SP”
Tachi Hiroshi – “Arashi wo Yobu Otoko”
TOKIO – “KIBOU”
Tokunaga Hideaki – “Ue wo Muite Arukou”
AAA – “777 ~We can sing a song!~”
Naoto Inti Raymi – “Brave”
Hikawa Kiyoshi – “Sakura”
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – “Sayonara Janai”
Fukuyama Masaharu – “Beautiful life”
Hosokawa Takashi – “Naniwabushi Dayo Jinsei wa”
Porno Graffitti – “Kageboushi”
Miwa Akihiro – “Yoitomake no Uta”
Mori Shinichi – “Fuyu no Riviera”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12 ... -kohaku-uta-gassen/ |
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Oricon reveals their yearly Album ranking for 2012
Oricon has just revealed their yearly album ranking for the year of 2012!
Check out the TOP 50 of the yearly ranking below! (Don’t miss the yearly single ranking as well!)
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<2012 Oricon Yearly Ranking TOP50 : Albums>
01 – “Mr.Children 2005 – 2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children : (1,170,298)
02 – “Mr.Children 2001 – 2005 <micro>” – Mr.Children : (1,105,080)
03 – “1830m” – AKB48 : (1,029,954)
04 – “Popcorn” – Arashi : (847,671)
05 – “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” – EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI : (767,274)
06 – “I LOVE YOU -now&forever-” – Kuwata Keisuke : (757,831)
07 – “ALL SINGLES BEST 2″ – Kobukuro : (693,659)
08 – “[(an imitation) blood orange] – Mr.Children : (612,507)
09 – “Matsutoya Yumi 40-Shunen Kinen Best Album Nihon no Koi to, Yu-min to.” – Matsutoya Yumi : (549,541)
10 – “OPUS ~ALL TIME BEST 1975-2012~ ” – Yamashita Tatsuro : (518,906)
11 – “Uncontrolled” – Amuro Namie : (517,603)
12 – “NEWTRAL” – Ikimonogakari : (414,490)
13 – “YUZU YOU [2006-2011]” – Yuzu : (394,781)
14 – “EXILE BEST HITS -LOVE SIDE/SOUL SIDE-” – EXILE : (382,217)
15 – “8EST” – Kanjani 8 : (367,107)
16 – “Kis-My-1st” – Kis-My-Ft2 : (326,078)
17 – “Love Place” – Nishino Kana : (313,835)
18 – “Super Girl” – KARA : (295,651)
19 – “GIFT of SMAP” - SMAP : (277,993)
20 – “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 4″ – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS : (265,759)
21 – “BEST STORY ~Life stories~ ” - JUJU : (239,520)
22 – “Believe” – Che’Nelle : (238,849)
23 – “BUTTERFLY” – L’Arc~en~Ciel : (238,589)
24 – “1969″ – Yuki Saori & Pink Martini : (232,209)
25 – “GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai : (229,043)
26 – “Force” – Superfly : (219,548)
27 – “COVERS” – BENI : (215,682)
28 – “BEST STORY ~Love stories~” – JUJU : (213,804)
29 – “The beginning” – Ayaka : (210,215)
30 – “Utautai ga Uta Utai ni Kite Uta Utae to Iu ga Utautai ga Uta Utau dake Utaikireba Uta Utau keredomo Utautai dake Uta Utai kirenai kara Uta Utawanu!?” – GReeeeN : (197,867)
31 – “ALIVE” – BIGBANG : (187,865)
32 – “『2012』” – Acid Black Cherry : (176,817)
33 – “BEST HIT AKG” – ASIAN KANG-FU GENERATION : (172,858)
34 – “Perfume Global Compilation “LOVE THE WORLD” ” – Perfume : (169,793)
35 – “21″ – Adele : (165,034)
36 – “JUMP WORLD” – Hey!Say!JUMP : (153,473)
37 – “JAPONESQUE” – Koda Kumi : (151,343)
38 – “Party Queen” – Hamasaki Ayumi : (148,290)
39 – “Toki no Silhouette” – aiko : (147,568)
40 – “Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai” – SKE48 : (143,648)
41 – “GIRLS’ GENERATION II ~Girls & Peace~” – Shoujo Jidai : (141,259)
42 – “A SUMMER BEST” – Hamasaki Ayumi : (139,567)
43 – “Living Things” -Linkin Park : (139,540)
44 – “Kiss” – Carly Rae Jepsen : (134,717)
45 – “NEWS BEST” – NEWS : (133,947)
46 – “VOCALIST VINTAGE” – Tokunaga Hideaki : (133,301)
47 – “CHAIN” – KAT-TUN : (133,262)
48 – “Pamyu Pamyu Revolution” – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu : (130,399)
49 – “Luv Songs” – Che’Nelle : (128,856)
50 – “Sonapokeism 3~Kimi tono 365-nichi~” – Sonar Pocket : (128,832)
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12 ... m-ranking-for-2012/ |
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Oricon reveals “Artist Total Sales Revenue” ranking for 2012
With 2012 coming to an end, Oricon has released their yearly ranking for “Artist Total Sales Revenue“. This ranking is based on the gross total sales of CDs (both singles and albums), DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs.
Check out the top 5 below!
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01 – AKB48 # 19,098,000,000 Yen (approx. $226,441,166 USD)
02 – EXILE # 12,177,000,000 Yen (approx. $144,380,253 USD)
03 – Arashi # 10,454,000,000 Yen (approx. $123,950,987 USD)
04 – Mr.Children # 9,947,000,000 Yen (approx. $117,939,589 USD)
05 – Kanjani8 # 4,916,000,000 Yen (approx. $58,288,028 USD)
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12 ... e-ranking-for-2012/ |
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NHK reveals official performance order for ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’
The official performance order for the ‘63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen‘ has been revealed!
As reported earlier, this year’s Kohaku will feature performances from a total of 50 artists such as AKB48, Momoiro Clover Z, Hamasaki Ayumi, EXILE, SMAP, and more. It will air on New Year’s Eve from 7:15 pm JST.
Check out the set list below!
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<First Half>
1. Hamasaki Ayumi – “2012 A SPECIAL Medley”
2. NYC – “NYC Kohaku Medley”
3. SKE48 – “Pareo wa Emerald”
4. Golden Bomber – “Memeshikute”
5. AAA – “777 ~We can sing a song!~”
6. Nakashima Mika – “Hatsukoi”
7. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – “Hanabi”
8. Mizuki Nana – “BRIGHT STREAM”
9. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – “Sayonara Janai”
10. Fuji Ayako – “Wasurenai”
11. HY – “Ichiban Chikaku ni”
12. Mizumori Kaori – “Hitori Nagaragawa”
13. Naoto Inti Raymi – “Brave”
14. Koda Kumi – “Go to the top”
15. Hosokawa Takashi – “Naniwabushi Dayo Jinsei wa”
16. Koizai Kaori – “Sake no Yado”
17. Porno Graffitti – “Kageboushi”
18. Nishino Kana – “GO FOR IT!!”
19. Tachi Hiroshi – “Arashi wo Yobu Otoko”
20. Godai Natsuko – “Koi Zange”
21. Mori Shinichi – “Fuyu no Riviera”
22. Ayaka – “Hajimari no Toki”
<Second Half>
23. Kanjani8 – “Hatsu Kohaku!! Zenryoku Zenshin Jya Jya Jya Jya-n!”
24. Momoiro Clover Z – “Momoiro Kohaku Da Z”
25. TOKIO – “KIBOU”
26. Perfume – “Spring of Life”
27. Kobukuro – “Kami Hikouki”
28. AKB48 – “AKB48 Kohaku 2012 SP ~Dai 2-sho~”
29. Go Hiromi – “Dangerer☆”
30. aiko – “Kuchibiru”
31. Itsuki Hiroshi – “Yoake no Blues”
32. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – “Kohaku 2012 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Medley”
33. Tokunaga Hideaki – “Ue wo Muite Arukou”
34. Yuki Saori – “Yoake no Scat”
35. Saito Kazuyoshi – “Yasashiku Naritai”
36. Tendo Yoshimi – “Soran Matsuri Bushi”
37. YUI – “Good-bye days”
38. Hikawa Kiyoshi – “Sakura”
39. Sakamoto Fuyumi – “Yozakura Oshichi”
40. Arashi – “New Year’s Eve Medley 2012″
41. Miwa Akihiro – “Yoitomake no Uta”
42. Wada Akiko – “Ai, Todokimasuka”
43. EXILE – “Rising Sun”
44. YUKI – “Prism”
45. Fukuyama Masaharu – “Beautiful Life”
46. Princess Princess – “Diamonds”
47. Ishikawa Sayuri – “Amagi Goe”
48. Kitajima Saburo – “Fusetsu Nagare Tabi”
49. Ikimonogakari – “Kaze ga Fuiteiru”
50. SMAP – “SMAP 2012′ SP”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12 ... -kohaku-uta-gassen/ |
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AKB48 takes “Japan Record Award” for second consecutive year
On December 30th, the annual music awards show, ”The 54th Kagayaku! Japan Record Awards” was held, and announced that AKB48’s “Manatsu no Sounds good!” (written by Akimoto Yasushi, composed and arranged by Inoue Yoshimasa) has received the grand prize “Japan Record Award.” This is the second consecutive year for AKB48 to receive the award since they won the award with “Flying Get” last year.
Winning the “Japan Record Award” successively has been achieved by Hosokawa Takashi (1982 ~ 1983), Nakamori Akina (1985 ~ 1986), Amuro Namie (1996 ~ 1997), Hamasaki Ayumi (2001 ~ 2003), and EXILE (2008 ~ 2010), thus AKB48 is the first female group to accomplish it.
The general manager of AKB48 groups, Takahashi Minami shed tears, and said, “I am truly happy. Last year, we were desperate to grab the award, but his year, we felt like we must win it as the second chapter for AKB48 has begun. I am proud that we were able to get this award when there are so many great artists here.”
Watanabe Mayu also commented, “As Maeda-san graduated, we, the ones who are left, need to make AKB….”, she then had to stop right there, as she could not hold herself, but cry. She continued tearfully, “I am very happy. While being proud of this, I would like to continue trying our best. Though we felt some pressure, receiving the award will make us gain confidence, and I hope it will bring another good accomplishment.”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12 ... d-consecutive-year/ |
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Ieiri Leo receives the “Best New Artist” award
It was announced that singer song-writer, Ieiri Leo has been received the “Best New Artist” award at the annual music award show “The 54th Kagayaku! Japan Record Awards” held on December 30th.
It’s the first time in 6 years for a female solo artist to receive the award since last time it was given to Ayaka back in 2006. Ieiri almost cried many times, but held it while performing “Shine.” She expressed her joy with “I can’t believe I could receive this wonderful award…”
Ieiri moved to Tokyo from Fukuoka by herself when she was 16, and made her debut back in February this year. She revealed that she received an e-mail from her father who had taken objection for her to enter in the showbiz industry. “Since it was almost like he disowned me when I came to Tokyo, I was very happy to receive the email that says ‘Do your best’.” Ieiri said with teary eyes.
In the end, she stated, “In order to be true to this honorable award, I will continue making my music sincerely.”
The grand prize “Japan Record Award” was given to AKB48’s “Manatsu no Sounds good!”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12 ... t-new-artist-award/ |
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[Single] ONE OK ROCK - Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps
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The winners of “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013″ revealed
The winners of “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013” have been revealed.
The ‘Japan Golden Disc Award’ is headed by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and the RIAJ initiated this annual event in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists and works that have contributed to the recording industry.
The winners are chosen based on the actual sales number of music software (deducting the number of the returned goods from the number of shipped goods), as well as the number of downloads through paid online distribution, Chaku-Uta, and so on. The winners for this year were chosen from data compiled from November 1st, 2011 to October 31st, 2012.
The “Artist of The Year” awards are considered to be the ‘grand prize’ for “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD.”
Check out the winners of this year below!
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<THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013>
- ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• AKB48 (Japanese)
• Che’Nelle (Western)
- BEST ASIAN ARTIST
• KARA
- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST
• Yuki Saori
- NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Nogizaka46 (Japanese)
• One Direction (Western)
• B1A4 (Asia)
- BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)
• Ieiri Leo
• A.B.C-Z
• JIN
• Sexy Zone
• Nogizaka46
- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)
• Alexandra Stan
• Hot Chelle Rae
• One Direction
- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asia)
• IU
• B1A4
• BOYFRIEND
- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST
• Usuzawa Misaki
- ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children (Japanese)
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle (Western)
• “Super Girl” – KARA (Asia)
- BEST 5 ALBUMS (Japanese)
• “1830m” – AKB48
• “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” – EXILE
• “ALL SINGLES BEST 2″ – Kobukuro
• “Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro>” – Mr.Children
• “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children
- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)
• “¡Uno!” – Green Day
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle
• “Living Things” – Linkin Park
- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Asia)
• “Super Girl” – KARA
• “Just Crazy” – Jang Keun-suk
• “ALIVE” – BIGBANG
- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “BATTLE NOTES” – →Pia-no-jaC← × Hakase Taro
- JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Little Broken Hearts” – Norah Jones
- INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Strings Of My Soul” – Matsumoto Takahiro
- SOUND TRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “‘Persona 4 The Golden’ Original Sound Track” – Persona 4
- ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “‘Bakemonogatari’ Ongaku Zenshu Songs & Soundtracks” – Bakemonogatari
- TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC OF THE YEAR
• “Dai 48 Kai Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concours Kadaigin Nanten” – Nippon Columbia Ginei Ongakukai
- CONCEPT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “COVERS” – BENI
- SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48
- BEST 5 SINGLES
• “Ue kara Mariko” – AKB48
• “UZA” – AKB48
• “GIVE ME FIVE!” – AKB48
• “Gingham Check” – AKB48
• ”Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48
- SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD
• “Love Story” – Amuro Namie (Japanese)
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle (Western)
• ”PAPARAZZI” – Shoujo Jidai (Asia)
- BEST 5 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD
• “Happiness” – AI
• “Love Story” – Amuro Namie
• “Yasashiku Naritai” – Saito Kazuyoshi
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle
• “Tatoe Donna ni…” – Nishino Kana
- BEST MUSIC VIDEOS
• “ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World” – Arashi (Japanese)
• “EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ～TOWER OF WISH～” – EXILE (Japanese)
• “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ～Negai no Tou～” – EXILE (Japanese)
• “The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden” – Lady Gaga (Western)
• “JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai (Asia)
- SPECIAL AWARD
• “1969″ – Yuki Saori & Pink Martini
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Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... ward-2013-revealed/
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Golden Bomber’s new single tops the Oricon weekly chart for the first time
“Visual-kei air band” Golden Bomber’s new single “Dance My Generation” (released on January 1st) sold 125,000 copies in the first week, and topped Oricon’s weekly single chart for the week of January 14th. Since their debut back in May of 2008, this marks the first time for them to top the chart whether it be that of the singles or album charts.
It was also the first time in 9 years and a month for an indie artist, who does not belong to a major label, to top the weekly single ranking since Mongol800 last achieved it with “Yorokobi no Uta” (released in December 2003). Since Mongol800 topped the chart in the second week of the release, Golden Bomber is the first indie artist to top the chart in the first week.
Additionally, 11 of Golden Bomber’s previous works including “DT Suteru/Let’s Go ED” (released in November 2012 under the name of “Golden Ixion Bomber” for the TV anime “Ixion Saga DT“) ranked in TOP100 of the weekly single chart which was the best record for an indie artist. Moreover, the rank for one of the 11 works, “Memeshikute” (released in October 2009), rose to No.4 from No.31, which is the highest rank for the particular single since the its release.
Up until now, Golden Bomber’s highest ranked single was “Yowasete Mojito” (released in November 2011) as it achieved No. 3, and highest ranked album was “Golden Album” (released in January 2012) as it ranked No. 2.
“Dance My Generation” is also their first work to sell over 100,000 copies in the first week. The “Vo-karu (vocal)” Kiryuin Sho, who writes and composes all their songs, commented, “This would not have been possible without everybody! Thank you!”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... for-the-first-time/
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Avex to hold large-scale auditions across Japan
ENTERTAINMENT JAN. 07, 2013 - 06:30AM JST ( 3 )
TOKYO —
To commemmorate the 25th anniversary of its founding, entertainment giant Avex will hold large-scale auditions in Japan between Jan 20 and Feb 28. There are no conditions on nationality or visa status, but entrants must be able to understand Japanese or English.
Successful participants will be eligible for a shot at debuting on a major label with the full backup of Avex.
The categories are vocalist, dancer, singer-songwriter, actor, actress or model. Entry is open to anyone aged between 10 and 30; however, applicants under 20 must have the consent of a parent or guardian.
Audition dates are Jan 20 (Tokyo), Feb 10 (Nagoya), Feb 11 (Okinawa), Feb 17 (Fukuoka), Feb 23 (Sendai), Feb 24 (Sapporo), March 2 (Osaka) and March 3 (Tokyo).
Source: http://www.japantoday.com/catego ... itions-across-japan
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19 works from AKB48 simultaneously rank on Oricon’s ‘TOP 100′ weekly album chart
19 works by popular idol group AKB48 have simultaneously ranked on Oricon’s latest ’TOP 100‘ album chart for the week of January 14. This set a new record, beating out Michael Jackson and The Beatles past records of 16 works ranking simultaneously in the TOP100.
The 19 works includes 18 of their “studio recordings collection” released on January 1st and their “1830m” album released back in August 2012.
11 of the “studio recordings collection” also ranked in the TOP100 the week before due to pre-orders, and following the official start of album sales, 18 have made it into the ranking. The top ranking work is the “Team B 3rd Stage ‘Pajama Drive’” album at 17th place.
TOP100 Ranking Records:
1. AKB48 – 19 works (1/14/2013)
2. Michael Jackson – 16 works (7/20/2009)
2. The Beatles – 16 works (9/21/2009)
4. Ishihara Yujiro – 13 works (8/31/1987)
4. Matsuda Seiko – 13 works (8/17/2009)
AKB48’s 19 works and rankings:
No. 17 (up from 31) Team B 3rd Stage “Pajama Drive”
No. 22 (up from 43) Team K 4th Stage “Saishuu Bell ga Naru”
No. 27 (up from 46) Team A 4th stage “Tadaima Renaichuu”
No. 30 (up from 59) Himawari-gumi 1st stage ”Boku no Taiyo”
No. 31 (up from 58) Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage ”Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai”
No. 37 (up from 70) Team K 6th Stage “RESET”
No. 40 (up from 71) Team A 6th Stage “Mokugekisha”
No. 43 (up from 72) Team B 5th Stage “Theater no Megami”
No. 47 (up from 77) Team A 5th Stage “Renai Kinshi Jourei”
No. 52 (up from 81) Team K 5th Stage “Sakaagari”
No. 53 (up from 88) Team B 4th Stage “Idol no Yoake”
No. 60 (up from 79) 1830m
No. 73 (up from 115) Team A 1st stage “PARTY ga Hajimaru yo”
No. 83 (up from 119) Team B 2nd stage “Aitakatta”
No. 84 (up from 126) Team A 3rd stage “Dare ka no Tame ni”
No. 85 (up from 129) Team K 3rd stage “Nonai Paradise”
No. 88 (up from 132) Team A 2nd stage “Aitakatta”
No. 91 (up from 125) Team B 1st stage “Seishun Girls”
No. 93 (up from 142) Team K 2nd stage “Seishun Girls”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... weekly-album-chart/
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Vocalist K from Pay money To my Pain passes away
On January 10th, it was belatedly announced that 4-member rock band Pay money To my Pain’s vocalist K (aka Goto Kei) passed away in the morning of December 30th of 2012, due to acute heart failure.
Below is the announcement released on the band’s official site.
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To All
Sad News
Kei Goto (as known as K) who is a vocalist of Pay money To my Pain has passed away early December 30th, 2012 due to acute heart failure in his home in Yokohama. He has been loved by so many people since the band’s debut as we all know.
He was only 31 years old, and it was too soon to leave us.
The funeral service is held only in close relatives with the intention of the bereaved.
With poor physical condition due to a mental disease, there were a few times when K suffered very much.
In June, he was hospitalized and there was a time that he could not perform as he intended to do so. After a long fight, he got his potential back. In summer of 2012, PTP performed with their full power, and their own event HOUSE OF CHAOS was a astonishing live show. However, in October, K was hospitalized again, and the band declared an activity stop. K was facing the disease and going on a rehab. We are planning to meet up this year and just about to talk about what we can do this year with the band.
We are all confused and deeply grieved.
K had the strength and delicacy at the same time. Clumsy and people are confused by him,
but he was a man who can think about others a lot, and was a beloved man.
We deeply hope that he is in heaven now and hanging out with the friends up there drinking.
Thank you for supporting K.
We will held a time for you fans soon.
As for now, we are planning to release a brand new album with some songs that K has recorded before his death.
At the end, we apologize that we could not inform you sooner. A judicial autopsy took time due to the holiday season. [sic]
January 10th, 2013
PTP, STAFF
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On PTP’s official site, there are also the members’ messages toward K both in Japanese and English.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... y-pain-passes-away/
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Popular drama ‘ATARU’ to be continued with a movie
On January 6th, TBS offered a pleasant surprise for the fans of the popular drama ‘ATARU‘ at the end of its four-hour long special episode.
The drama – starring SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro – is going to be continued even further with an upcoming movie titled ‘ATARU THE FIRST LOVE & THE LAST KILL‘ (tentative).
Not much information is known about the movie adaptation other than TOHO is going to distribute it nationwide and that its official website can be accessed via www.ataru-eiga.com.
‘ATARU’ is an original drama by scriptwriter Sakurai Takeharu and features Nakai Masahiro as the lovable ‘Chokozai’ aka ‘Ataru’, who is suffering from the savant syndrome. Chokozai helps two detectives – played by Kuriyama Chiaki and Kitamura Kazuki – solve various difficult cases by using his extraordinary memory and deductive skills. The drama started off with a high television rating of 19.9% and even recorded a single-episode rating of 21.7% during its run.
Therefore, TBS offered it a special episode that aired on the 6th. It was split into two separate stories titled ‘Suteyama Tanteisha Monogatari ~’Anan Kota-kun Yuukai Jiken’ ni Chokozai tachi ga Idomu!!~‘ and ‘ATARU Kanzen Shinsaku Special – New York Kara no Chousenjo!!‘. The latter featured guest stars such as Horikita Maki, Okada Masaki, and AKB48’s Shimazaki Haruka.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... inued-with-a-movie/
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JOHNNY’s World’s “Thanksgiving Festival” to be held at Tokyo Dome & Kyocera Dome
During Sexy Zone’s live concert at Yokohama Arena on January 4th, it was announced that the “thanksgiving festival” event for the stage performance “JOHNNY’s World“, which is currently playing at the Imperial Garden Theater, would be held at Tokyo Dome (on March 16th & 17th) and at Kyocera Dome Osaka (on March 30th & 31st).
“JOHNNY’s World” is the newest stage performance that is produced, and directed by the president of Johnny & Associates Inc., Johnny Kitagawa. Hey! Say! JUMP, A.B.C-Z, and Sexy Zone co-star in it.
All the tickets for the stage were sold out on the day it went on sale, and when it was reported that Johnny Kitagawa would rerun the stage, there was a flood of inquiries about it from the fans. Therefore, he’s decided to hold the “thanksgiving festival” which will be a large-scaled event that approximately 200,000 people would attend in 4 days total.
Reportedly, the content for the “thanksgiving festival” event will be different from “JOHNNY’s World”, as Toho, which is the production company for “JOHNNY’s World”, won’t be involved in the festival. Johnny Kitagawa stated, “I want to come up with a new idea without sticking to the story. There will be both musical and dramatic performances.” He also added, “Since the scheduled date is close to the 3・11 (the day of the Tohoku earthquake), I’m thinking about doing something related to it.”
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When Nakajima Kento announced the “thanksgiving festival” at Sexy Zone’s live concert, shouts of joy arose from the audience of 15,000. Sexy Zone also announced that they would be holding their first nation-wide tour this spring. Sexy Zone has held live concerts only in Tokyo, Yokohama (Kanagawa), and Osaka, so Nakajima said, “I would like to make stops at 10 locations.” Kikuchi Fuma also said, “I definitely want to go to Hokkaido and Kyushu.” Nakajima also talked about his ambition for 2013, stating, “I want to challenge the program that we have to persevere ourselves this year. It could be bungee-jumping, or something like I stick my face to a snake. I just want to show that we could do anything.”
Another member, Matsushima Sou also revealed that he has been practicing the clarinet since 2 months ago. He said, “When I saw Yamada-kun (*Hey! Say! JUMP’s Yamada Ryosuke) playing sax, I decided to play an instrument. I chose the clarinet by its tone color. I want to collaborate with Nakajima-kun’s piano for our next live concert.”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... -dome-kyocera-dome/ |
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Kuwata Keisuke to sing the theme song for ‘Saikou no Rikon’
On January 6th, a preview screening for Fuji TV’s drama, ‘Saikou no Rikon‘, was held at Odaiba Cinema Mediage in Tokyo.
At the event, Eita, who plays the protagonist ‘Hamasaki Kosei’, and Ono Machiko, who plays his ex-wife ‘Yuika’, made an appearance together. While it was their first time starring together, they showed their good relationship by calling each other by their first names “Eita” and “Machiko”. Eita even helped Ono walk down the stairs by holding her hand.
During the event, it was also announced that Kuwata Keisuke will be singing the theme song for the drama. The song, “Yin Yang“, will be released as a triple A-side single on March 13th. This will be Kuwata’s first time providing a theme song for a drama since “Ginga no Hoshikuzu” for ‘CONTROL ~Hanzai Shinri Sousa~‘ back in 2011.
The drama’s ending will feature Eita, Ono, Maki Yoko, and Ayano Go dancing to “Yin Yang”. The men will be dressed in tuxedos and the women in dresses with a slit. The dance is said to change per episode.
On this day, Maki was absent from the event due to a cold and Ayano due to a strained back. ‘Saikou no Rikon’ will air every Thursday at 10:00 pm starting January 10th.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... or-saikou-no-rikon/
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V6′ latest single “ROCK YOUR SOUL” tops the chart
V6’s new single “ROCK YOUR SOUL” sold 55,000 copies in the first week, and topped Oricon’s weekly single chart for the week of January 7th.
This was the first time in 2 years and 4 months for the group to top a single or album chart since they last topped the single chart with “only dreaming/Catch” (released in September 2010).
It was also their 25th chart topping single overall. With this accomplishment, for 19 consecutive years they’ve had at least one single in the top 10.
The title track “ROCK YOUR SOUL” is the image song for the popular game “Shin Hokuto Musou“, and it also includes “Music Life” which is the ending theme song for their variety show “Gacha Gacha V6” as the coupling song.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... oul-tops-the-chart/ |
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Sandaime J Soul Brothers tops Oricon album chart for the first time
Sandaime J Soul Brothers topped Oricon’s weekly album chart for the week of January 7th with their 3rd album “MIRACLE.”
The album sold 138,000 copies during its first week. This is the highest first week sales for the group. Sandaime JSB’s previous album “TRIBAL SOUL” (released in December of 2011) was landed at second place on the chart, so this marked their first album topping the weekly chart.
“MIRACLE” contains 14 tracks including their 6 singles, including “Hanabi“, “Powder Snow ~Eien ni Owaranai Fuyu~“, and “Go my way.” The live DVD which comes with the limited edition, includes footage from their live tour “Sandaime J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2012 ‘0~ZERO~’.”
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... for-the-first-time/ |
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12 AKB48 works simultaneously rank on Oricon’s ‘TOP 100′ weekly album chart
12 works by popular idol group AKB48 have simultaneously ranked on Oricon’s latest ’TOP 100′ album chart for the week of January 7th .
Until now, the best record for the “number of albums ranked simultaneously on the TOP 100″, for a female group, was 5 works. Both Candies (in 1978) and KARA (in 2011) achieved that record.
However, to have over 10 works simultaneously ranked on the ‘TOP 100′ f0r any female artists, including solo artists, has only been accomplished by Misora Hibari (12 albums) and Matsuda Seiko (13 albums). Thus, AKB48 is but the 3rd female artist to obtain this achievement in Oricon’s 46-year ranking history.
The 12 works include 11 albums from their “studio recordings collection” released on New Year’s day. 19 albums in total were released, (the release day of『Team 4 1st Stage「Boku no Taiyou」』has been postponed to 1/22) which included recordings of the set lists from their theater performances. The 12th work is their latest album “1830m“, released in August 2012.
Below find a list of the titles of the 12 works and their ranking:
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No.31『Team B 3rd Stage「Pajama Drive」』
No.43『Team K 4th Stage「Saishuu Bell ga Naru」』
No.46『Team A 4th stage「Tadaima Renaichuu」』
No.58『Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage「Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai」』
No.59『Himawari-gumi 1st stage「Boku no Taiyo」』
No.70『Team K 6th Stage「RESET」』
No.71『Team A 6th Stage「Mokugekisha」』
No.72『Team B 5th Stage「Theater no Megami」』
No.77『Team A 5th Stage「Renai Kinshi Jourei」』
No.79『1830m』
No.81『Team K 5th Stage「Sakaagari」』
No.88『Team B 4th Stage「Idol no Yoake」』
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Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01 ... weekly-album-chart/ |
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