Offical HIGE DANdism Says Hello In New EP

Rock band Official HIGE DANdism announced they will be releasing their fourth EP, titled Hello EP, which is set to drop August 5. On the new EP there will be “HELLO”, which is being used in the ad campaign for the soft drink Calpis which is put out by Asahi. The second track for Hello EP, “パラボラ” (“Parabola”), is being used in the commercials for the upcoming movie コンフィデンスマンJP プリンセス編 (Konfidensuman JP purinsesu-hen) which will drop in theaters July 23. Hello EP will also contain the songs “Laughter” and “Natsu moyō no neko” which are songs that the band made before their major debut. 

Hello EP is being released in two editions total including a standard CD-only edition and a CD plus DVD edition. The CD will feature a total of four tracks and the DVD will feature ten songs from the live performance as part of their 2020 tour. The performance in question is of their Official HIGE DANdism 19/20 -Hall Travelers- at Pacifico Yokohama on February 10, 2020. Pre-orders are posted below along with the full track listing. The band posted a teaser for the upcoming EP on their official YouTube channel which you can also find below.

Standard Edition

CD Plus DVD Edition

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Official髭男dism「HELLO EP」

CD

01. HELLO

02. パラボラ

03. Laughter

04. 夏模様の猫

DVD

「Official髭男dism Tour 19/20 -Hall Travelers-@パシフィコ横浜2020.02.10」

01. イエスタデイ

02. Amazing

03. Rowan

04. ビンテージ

05. 最後の恋煩い

06. 旅は道連れ

07. Pretender

08. ラストソング

09. I LOVE...

10. 宿命

FLOW to perform "Anime Shibari Online" Worldwide Livestream Concert on August 7!

Popular five-member rock band FLOW will stream their live concert "Anime Shibari ONLINE" on August 7 at 8:00pm JST, taking the stage at Ebisu Liquid Room for their first live performance on stage in six months

The worldwide livestream event – featuring a setlist of FLOW's anime songs from Naruto, Code Geass, Eureka Seven, Tales of Zestiria the X, and others – will celebrate the release of the band's concert DVD/Blu-ray FLOW Chokaigi 2020 -Anime Shibari Returns- on August 5.

Two types of tickets are available for the event, including the full concert plus an exclusive online after-party “FLOW Cheers Hour” through the Zoom video conference platform, allowing band members and participants from around the world to chat after the livestream.

Ticket info: https://l-tike.zaiko.io/e/animeshibarionline

* information is available in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean

* The concert will be archived and available for viewing for 24 hours after the end of the livestream

* The after-party event will be presented live; no archive will be available.

FLOW's live DVD/Blu-ray FLOW Chokaigi 2020 -Anime Shibari Returns- captures their February 24th, 2020 "Anime Shibari LIVE" performance at Makuhari Messe, where the band performed 24 hit songs from Japan's most popular anime series. The DVD/Blu-ray concert will also be available in a deluxe edition containing an exclusive photobook, video documentary, and audio commentary by the members of FLOW.

Check out the trailer for FLOW Chokaigi 2020 -Anime Shibari Returns- along with the pre-order links for the release below!

Standard edition

2 CD+DVD Limited edition

2 CD+Blu-ray Limited edition

King & Prince Gives the Key for Their Heart with Upcoming Release!

Coming off their chart topping hit “Mazy Night”, popular five-member boy group King & Prince announced that their upcoming track “Key of Heart” will be used as the theme song for the upcoming sports-comedy film Yowamushi Pedal releasing on August 14th. Based off the popular manga series, “Key of Heart” was paired to the movie due to the rising tension the listeners get every time they hear the track and with it’s catchy melody it will think of the film. Currently, there are no announcements for a physical release for “Key of Heart” at this time of reporting but you can check out the small preview for the track included with the movie trailer below!

a flood of circle Turns the Year Around With Upcoming Album!

Four-member rock band a flood of circle announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, 2020, October 21. This will be the latest album release by the band since CENTER OF THE EARTH back in March of last year and will be their tenth album overall. The release will include hit tracks “2020 Blues”, “天使の歌が聴こえる” (“Kenshi no Uta ga Kikoeru”), and ”火の鳥” (“Hi no Shima”). It will drop with a total of twelve tracks. The album will be available through only a CD-only standard edition and unfortunately, as of the time of reporting, there are no pre-order links available. As we wait for the upcoming release check out their latest music video for the track “LUCKY LUCKY” below!

a flood of circle「2020」

01. 2020 Blues

02. Beast Mode

03. ファルコン

04. Super Star

05. 天使の歌が聴こえる

06. Free Fall & Free For All

07. 人工衛星のブルース

08. Rollers Anthem

09. ヴァイタル・サインズ

10. Whisky Pool

11. 欲望ソング（WANNA WANNA）

12. 火の鳥

Miku Ito Rings in the Holidays with Brand New Album!

Popular voice actress-turned-vocalist Miku Ito announced that she will be releasing a brand new album in December. This will be the latest album release from the artist since PopSkip back in July of last year and will be her third solo album overall. Currently there is not much information about the album at the time of reporting except that it will include hit tracks “Plunderer”, “hello new pink”, and recently released “孤高の光 Lonely dark” (“Koko no Hikari Lonely dark”). Ito also announced that she will be holding a small live tour next March called Live Tour Miku's Adventures 2021 which will be held at the Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka and the Pacifico Yokohama in Kanagawa.

Unfortunately there are no pre-order links available at the moment but check out the preview for her track “Koko no Hikari Lonely dark” below!