=LOVE announces new single as member takes break

=LOVE revealed they will be dropping a brand new single that will be released October 30. The single does not yet have a name but this news does come shortly after it was announced Hitomi Takamatsu must temporarily suspend her activities due to poor health. While it is unclear how long Takamatsu will be out, she is hoping for a swift recovery and to return as soon as possible.

The single will be released in four editions total. Types A, B, and C will be CD with DVD and Type D will be CD-only. Further details have yet to be revealed but pre-orders are already available. You can check out =LOVE’s latest single “Niji no moto” below.

Type A Edition

Type B Edition

Type C Edition

Type D Edition

Hinatazaka46 announces third single

Pop idol group Hinatazaka46 held a hand-shaking event August 17 at Kyoto Pulse Plaza and at this event they revealed they will be dropping their third single October 2. The full details have yet to be revealed but in honor of the brand new release they will be holding a one-man live at Saitama Super Arena September 26. The new single has yet to bear a title but it will be released in four editions total, a standard edition and three limited editions. The standard edition will be CD-only while each of the limited editions will come with a bonus Blu-ray. Pre-orders are currently available and posted right here.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited Edition Type B

Limited Edition Type C

You can check out Hinatazaka46’s number one hit song “Doremisolatido” in the video below.

AAA's Bad Love

Pop unit AAA revealed they will be releasing their fifty-seventh single October 23 titled “BAD LOVE”. This release comes after lead singer Takahiro Nishijima’s run-in with the law where he drunkenly assaulted a woman. In a previous statement the group stated they will continue on without him. “BAD LOVE” will be used for serial drama 「奪い愛、夏」(Ubai Ai, Natsu). The announcement came by way of a-nation 2019 which was held August 17. a-nation 2019 is an annual concert series put on by avex.

“BAD LOVE” will be released in just two editions, a standard edition and DVD edition. The standard simply will be CD-only while the DVD edition will feature the music video for “BAD LOVE” along with the making-of for the music video. Pre-orders are now available and posted right below.

Standard Edition

DVD Edition

Be sure to check out AAA’s latest hit single “Egao No Loop” in the video below.

Aya Maeshima shall shine with Pastel＊Palettes first live concert!

Bushiroad’s multimedia project BanG Dream! announced during their @Hello, Happy CiRCLE Broadcaster YouTube show they will holding their first Pastel＊Palettes live concert. Lovingly called 「Pastel＊Palettes特別公演 ～まんまるお山に彩りスペシャル☆～」 (Pastel＊Palettes  Tokubetsu Koen~ Manmaruo Yama ni Irodorl Special) , the concept is being held January 27 of next year at Zepp Tokyo live house. 

This will be the fourth band in the BanG Dream! project to hold a full live concert, with Ami Maeshima set to make an appearance. Currently it is not known whether the other members of Pastel＊Palettes will be showing up as well, however. Tickets will start at 6,500 Yen and made available via lottery system, with the chance to enter via buying Pastel＊Palettes’ upcoming fifth single “きゅ～まい＊flower” (“Kyu~Mai＊flower”), available September 18.  “Kyu~Mai＊flower” will drop with two editions a CD-only standard edition and a CD + Blu-ray limited edition. The Blu-ray will include Episode Nine and Ten of the second season of BanG Dream!.

For fans of Maeshima and Pastel＊Palettes the live concert is a must-go-to event. Check out a small preview of “Kyu~Mai＊flower” along with pre-order links for both editions below.

Standard edition 

Limited edition

Track listing:

Pastel＊Palettes「Kyu~Mai＊flower」

[CD]

1.きゅ～まい＊flower

2.ゼッタイ宣言～Recital～

3.きゅ～まい＊flower -instrumental-

4.ゼッタイ宣言～Recital～ -instrumental-

[Blu-ray]

・Anime「BanG Dream! 2nd Season」#9~#10

・Official Web Content #9~#10

・Anime「BanG Dream! 2nd Season」CM Pastel＊Palettes

CRCK/LCKS announces first full album!

Indie Corner band CRCK/LCKS announced that they will be dropping their first album titled Temporary October 16. The announcement came from the group’s official YouTube channel, enforcing the idea that this will be the group’s first full album. Besides what was told in the YouTube video not much information has been made available at this time except that the album will only be released with a CD-only standard edition.

CRCK/LCKS「1st full album『Temporary』release party」

10/19/2019Tokyo’s WWW X

CRCK/LCKS「1st full album『Temporary』release tour」

10/24/2019 Kyoto’s METRO

10/26/2019 Okayama’s MO:GLA

10/27/2019 Aichi’s Ikeshita CLUB UPSET

11/1/2019 Osaka’s Umeda ZEELA

12/18/2019 Tokyo’sTSUTAYA O-EAST（※One-Band live

The video also announced that CRCK/LCKS will be holding both a release party for Temporary October 19 at Tokyo’s WWW X’s live house. 『Temporary』release tour」is to kick off from October 24 to November 1 with a special finale one-band live being held at Tokyo’s TSUTAYA O-EAST December 18. The schedule is located here.

Unfortunately no pre-order links are available right now but check out the video in question below!

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