STU48 loves people

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Mega female idol group STU48 released a brand new music video for their upcoming single “Daisuki Na Hito” which will be released July 31. The video is a slower number and features various members of the group meeting up in different locations before a crowd of people meet on a barge and begin dancing. The group members are in the foreground but past them there are over a hundred extras who are also dancing to the song.

In traditional fashion for the big 48 groups, “Daisuki Na Hito” is getting a bunch of editions. The grand total of editions being released is eight, with four being standard editions which will include a CD along with a DVD; however, the limited edition will also have a CD along with a DVD but also feature an event ticket that is only valid in Japan. Each of the eight editions, too, will come with its own unique cover art which can be found posted below. You can pre-order your copy of “Daisuki Na Hito” at the links provided and check out its video.

Standard Edition Type A

Standard Edition Type B

Standard edition Type C  

Standard edition Type D

Limited Edition Type A

Limited edition Type B

Limited Edition Type C

Limited edition Type D

Seiko Matsuda tells her greatest story

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Industry veteran Seiko Matsuda is releasing a compilation of her best songs from the 90s and 00s titled Seiko Story - 90s - 00s Hits Collection - which will be released August 7. Matsuda got her start back in 1980 as a teen idol and went on to have twenty-four consecutive singles hit number one on the charts. She rose to prominence during what is considered the golden age of idols but unlike most idols who eventually faded from popularity, Matsuda was able to maintain relevance well after the golden age of idols had come to an end. She is active in the industry to this day and over the course of her career she has released eighty-four singles and fifty-two studio albums.    

Seiko Story - 90s - 00s Hits Collection - is being released in one edition and it will be on two Blu-spec CD2 discs, a newer type of CD made using the Blu-ray process which makes the sound more clear. Also, Blu-spec CD2 works with regular CD players. You can pre-order your copy of Seiko Story - 90s - 00s Hits Collection - here.

Plastic Tree awards fans for patience with new single!

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Four-member rock band Plastic Tree announced the release of a brand new single, ”潜像”  (“Senzo”), for September 4. This will be the latest single release from the group since “Inside Out” back in July of last year. “Senzo” will drop with two new tracks along with their instrumentals, rounding it out to feature four tracks total. All band members will be involved in some way with the single with the A-side track. “Senzo” is being written by vocalist Ryutaro Arimura and compositions are being done by bassist Tadashi Hasegawa. B-side track IC will be written by lead guitarist Akira Nakata with drummer KenKen Sato taking composition role for this track.

Plastic Tree is going all-out for this single by dropping three different editions: a CD-only standard edition and two limited editions, Type A and Type B. Type A will ship with a CD and DVD which will include the music video for “Senzo” while Type B will include a small photo book to go along side with the CD. 

Plastic Tree Autumn Tour2019「holographic boy,imitation girl」

2019年9月14日 Kanagawa’s CLUB CITTA'

2019年9月15日 Miyagi’s Rensa

2019年9月21日 Kumamoto’s Kumamoto B.9 V1

2019年9月22日 Fukuoka’s DRUM LOGOS

2019年9月27日 Aichi’s Nagoya ReNY limited

2019年9月29日 Osaka’s BIGCAT

2019年10月12日 Chiba’s Ichikawa City Cultural Hall

Plastic Tree also announced their autumn tour to commemorate the release of the single, simply coined holographic boy, imitation girl. The tour will take place from September 14 to October 12 (venue details at right).

Pre-order all the lovely editions of “Senzo” in the links below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition Type A

Limited edition Type B

Track listing:

Plastic Tree「Senzo」

CD

01. 潜像 (Senzo)

02. IC

03. 潜像（Instrumental）

04. IC（Instrumental）

Limited Edition Type A DVD

・「潜像」Music Video

Keyakizaka46 plans to release 2018 concert

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Mega female idol group Keyakizaka46 revealed they will be releasing a live recording of a three-day concert that took place in July of 2018. The concert in question took place at Fuji-Q Highland and features not only Keyakizaka46 but also Hinatazaka46. The full title of the concert is Keyaki Kyowakoku 2018 and the recording will be released August 14, released in four editions. The standard editions will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray formats and the same is true for the limited editions—however, the limited edition will also include a bonus disc that features a documentary of the group while on tour and they will come in a slipcase cover. But wait, there’s more: six postcards that are randomly selected from a pool of forty-six total. You can pre-order your copy here.

Standard DVD edition

Standard Blu-ray edition

Limited DVD edition

Limited Blu-ray edition

You should also check out Keyakizaka46’s smash hit “Kuroi Hitsuji”.

indigo la End kicks off fifth anniversary of major debut with new album!

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After the release of their latest single “はにかんでしまった夏” (“Hanikande Shimatta Natsu”), four-member rock band indigo la End announced the release of a brand new album titled 濡れゆく私小説 (Nere yuku Watashi Shosetsu) for October 9. This will be the latest album release by the group since PULSATE back in July of last year and will be used to commemorate the fifth anniversary of their major debut.

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Nere yuku Watashi Shosetsu will drop with ten tracks total and be available through two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a CD + DVD limited edition. The DVD will include indigo la End’s one-man live concert which took place at Tokyo’s Hibiya Kokaido live house this past week. Popular actress Igeta Hiroe lent her likeness to be featured on the cover of the standard edition. 

ONEMAN HALL TOUR 2019「Shinjitsu」

2019年10月26日 Osaka’s COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA

2019年10月27日 Fukuoka’s Fukuoka Convention Center

2019年11月8日 Gunma’s Takasaki Foundation Center

2019年11月10日 Miyagi’s Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai

2019年11月15日 Kanagawa’s Yokohama Kannai Hall

2019年11月17日 Hokkaido Sapporo Cultural Center

2019年11月24日 Okayama’s Shirits Shimin Bunka Hall

2019年11月29日 Aichi’s Nagoya Civic Hall

2020年1月30日 Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza Hall

2020年1月31日 Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza Hall

Along with the album, indigo la End also announced a brand new hall tour simply titled ONEMAN HALL TOUR 2019『心実』(Shinjitsu), taking place from October 26 to the end of January next year (schedule for the entire tour at right).

Unfortunately there are no pre-order links as of now but we will update this space when there are. In the meantime check out their latest music video “Hanikande Shimatta Natsu” below!