Poppin' Party shows what girls are made of in teaser of latest song!

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Ahead of their monumental competition live, Poppin’ Party dropped a small teaser for the music video “NO GIRL NO CRY” on their official YouTube channel. “NO GIRL NO CRY” will be the main theme song for the titular two-day competition live between Bushiroad’s multimedia project BanG Dream’s band Poppin’ Party and popular girl’s band SILENT SIREN taking place May 18 and 19 in the famed MetLife Dome. 

The music video, albeit short, tells us what to expect for the full song, and with this is the first time that the band appears in a music video through their real life persona. On the opposite side, SILENT SIREN also dropped a similar teaser which features them with more vocals present.

Check out both teasers for “NO GIRL NO CRY” below!

SEVENTEEN AGAiN shows us what to look out for with new album!

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Three-member rock band SEVENTEEN AGAiN announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, Look Out, dropping July 10. Look Out will be the latest album release by the band since their album 少数の脅威 (Shosu no Kyoi) back in 2015. The album is set for release with previously vinyl single ”戦争はおわりにしよう” (“Senso ha Owarini Shiyo”) and “悲しい顔しないでよ” (“Kanashi Kao Shindeyo”) with its track listing totaling out to ten tracks.

SEVENTEEN AGAiN also announced that they will bring back their official design shop for the summer, slated to ship around June. For more info check out their official site.

Check out the music video for “Senso ha Owarini Shiyo” below!

Track listing:

SEVENTEEN AGAiN Look Out

SEVENTEEN AGAiN「Look Out」

01. ピリオド (Period)
02. サンライズ (Sunrise)
03. ルックアウト (Look Out)
04. Don't Know Why
05. So Young
06. Calling Dark
07. 悲しい顔しないでよ (Kanashi Kao Shinaide)
08. 意味はないなんて強がらないで (Imi ha Nainande Tsuyo garanaide)
09. 戦争はおわりにしよう (Senso ha Orai ni Shiyo)
10. 記念日 (Kinenbi)

Utada lights up the stage after twelve years!

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Popular female vocalist Utada Hikaru will be releasing recorded footage of her last stop on her 2018 tour Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018, Utada’s first tour in twelve years. There is only gong to be only one edition of Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 and it will be sold in limited quantity.

The actual contents of this are pretty big. Of course, the main feature will be Utada’s final performance of the tour which also served as her 20th anniversary tour; this will be on Blu-ray. There will also be a documentary film titled "Talking about Laughter in the Dark". On top of that, there will be two DVDs which will have music videos for “Forevermore,” ”Anata,” and ”Hatsukoi” along with music videos’ Making Of documentaries that aired on M-ON!. There will also be a sixty-page photo book and, finally, a replica of the backstage pass. You can find a full track listing for Utada’s last performance of her tour below.

You can pre-order your copy of Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 here.

Lastly, you can check out a brief preview of her performace of “Play A Love Song” below.

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Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018" December 9, 2018 Makuhari Messe show set list

01. あなた (Anata)
02. 道 (Michi)
03. traveling
04. COLORS
05. Prisoner Of Love
06. Kiss & Cry
07. SAKURAドロップス (Sakura Drops)
08. 光 (Hikari)
09. ともだち (Tomodachi)
10. Too Proud
11. 誓い (Chikai)
12. 真夏の通り雨 (Manatsu no tōriame)
13. 花束を君に (Hanataba o kimi ni)
14. Forevermore
15. First Love
16. 初恋 (Hatasukoi)
17. Play A Love Song
18. 俺の彼女 (Ore no kanojo)
19. Automatic
20. Goodbye Happiness

KENN helps take us back to Meji Era

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Japanese voice actor and singer Kenichirō Ōhashi, better know as KENN, will be releasing a new single, “Hitoyo no Eien ni Kimi Omou”, which will be for the main theme for the Meiji Tokyo Renka live action movie that is due out this year. “Hitoyo no Eien ni Kimi Omou” is coming out July 24 and there will only be one edition as of the time of this reporting.

Meiji Tokyo Renka is a visual novel series about a modern day high school girl who gets transported back to Meji Era Japan. The novel received an anime series this past January.

You can pre-order your copy of “Hitoyo no Eien ni Kimi Omou” here and check the trailer for the Meiji Tokyo Renka anime below.

Amelie gives fans once in a lifetime experience with new music video!

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Four-member rock band Amelie dropped the music video for their upcoming single “Nonfiction” on their official YouTube channel. Dropping April 24 will be the latest release by Amelie since their album Beautiful Life back in May of last year and it will be the band’s second single overall. The music video employed several extras to give fans an up close and personal experience that they will never forget.

The single will be released with three tracks total, having only a CD + DVD standard edition release. The DVD will include their one-man live event in Ebisu’s LIQUID ROOM, which took place back in September of last year. 

Amelie「ノンフィクション Release Tour 2019」

2019年5月25 Gumma’s  EASYGOINGS / ABBEY ROAD

2019年6月7 Hiroshima’s  Hiroshima Second Crunch

2019年6月9 Fukuoka’s Queblick

2019年6月14 Kagawa’s Takamatsu TOONICE

2019年6月15 Osaka’s Shangri-La

2019年7月18 Miyagi’s enn 3rd

2019年7月20 Niigata’s GOLDEN PIGS BLACK STAGE

2019年7月27 Aiichi’s APOLLO BASE

2019年7月28 Tokyo’s shibuya eggman

Finally, Amelie also announced that they will be having a release tour for the single starting from May 25 to July 28 (See right for full tour schedule).

Check out the music video for “Nonfiction” and pre-order the single at the link below!

Standard Edition


Track listing 

Amelie’s Nonfiction

Amelie「Nonfiction」

【CD】 

1, 手と手  (Te to Te)

2, ノンフィクション (Nonfiction)

3, 愛とか恋とか君との証 (Ai toka Koi toka Kimi to no Akashi)

【DVD】(2018.09.22 @Ebisu LIQUID ROOM)

1, ライアーゲームじゃ始まらない (Liar game Jya Hjimaranai)

2, 手紙  (Tegami)

3, メグリメグル (Megurimeguru)

4, 朝は来る (Asa ha Kuru)

5, step! 

6, STAND BY YOU 

7, ヒーロー  (Hero)