Shiori blooms with second album!

Japanese up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter Shiori is bringing her second album Saku imi wa to bloom into our hearts and stores December 2. Saku imi wa is her first album release since 2017—almost two years! It will contain six beautiful tracks and be available in one edition. Saku imi wa features the theme of what is means to sprout, bloom, and wither in life and delivers many emotions such as love, anger, and jealousy. You can pre-order your copy below and check out the track listing, cover art, and song snippets as well!

Saku imi wa CD

Track Listing:

1. 愛なき場所

2. ただ在るだけ

3. ここにいるよ

4. 犠牲の海

5. 忘れたくない日々

6. 行く道交わる日

The RAMPAGE pulls trigger in new single

The RAMPAGE from EXILE Tribe announced their latest single “FULLMETAL TRIGGER” which will drop January 15 next year. “FULLMETAL TRIGGER” will serve as the official theme song for their upcoming tour THE RAMPAGE LIVE TOUR 2020“ RMPG ” which is set to start next February. The full schedule for the tour has yet to be revealed but there will be eleven stops in six cities nationwide.

“FULLMETAL TRIGGER” will be released in two editions total. There will be standard CD-only edition and the second edition will include a CD but also come with a bonus DVD which will feature the music video for “FULLMETAL TRIGGER”. Pre-order links are up and posted below. If you are unfamiliar with The RAMPAGE you can also check out the music video for their song “Move the World”.

Standard Edition

CD plus DVD Edition

Polkadot Stingray kicks off fifth anniversary right with new mini-album!

Music Corner alum Polkadot Stingray announced they will be releasing a brand new mini-album January 8. Kicking off the group’s fifth anniversary, this mini-album—which is not yet titled—will be the latest release by the group since their single “Hyper Klaxon” on October 16 and will be their fourth mini-album overall. Featuring six tracks total, it will include popular track “女神” (“Megami”) which is currently being used as the theme song for drama 左ききのエレン (Hidarikiki no Eren).

The mini-album will also be released with only a CD + DVD standard edition and the DVD will include a mini talkshow of the members reflecting on the formation of the band, along with some studio lives. Due to the uniqueness of this footage, the print amount for this release is only 20,000 copies, making this a decently sought-after item for fans of the group. While we wait for the album’s release, check out the music video for “Megami” along with the pre-order link for the album below!

Standard edition

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Track listing:

Polkadot Stingray Mini-album（Untitled）

CD

01. SQUEEZE

02. sp813

03. トゲめくスピカ

04. 女神

05. 女神（スタジオライブver.）

06. トゲめくスピカ（スタジオライブver.）

DVD

・「女神」「トゲめくスピカ」スタジオライブ映像

・「女神」「sp813」メンバーパートそれぞれの演奏動画

・ Five year anniversary talk.

BiS announces second major album

After the release of their latest chart hit, “DEAD OR A LiME”, alternative idol group BiS revealed they will be dropping their second album since their third relaunch. BiS started back in 2010 but has disbanded twice—yet they keep getting back together. BiS reformed for the third time earlier this year and in August they dropped their self-titled album Brand-new Idol Society. Well, showing no signs of slowing down, they are going to drop their next album less than six months after their first: February 5. The new album was co-sponsored with fellow sister group CARRY LOOSE on November 24 at WOMB in Tokyo. No official title has been revealed for the upcoming album.

FAKY unleashes New Age in music!

Japanese four-member pop-dance group FAKY unleashed their latest track “New Age” November 22! They just dropped the music video for the track after releasing teasers for the video featuring each member. Koda Kumi helped write and compose “New Age” for FAKY along with three American writers/composers.

This track serves as the third part in FAKY’s girl power trilogy announced in July of this year, with “Girls Gotta Live” and “Antidote” as the first two. You can check out our previous articles on FAKY. and purchase “New Age” digitally on iTunes, Amazon Music, and more! Check out the music video for “New Age” below and discover the new age of music and get ready to dance!