June 08, 2019

Nogizaka46 goes big for sixth birthday

June 08, 2019/ Gray

It was revealed that mega idol group Nogizaka46 is looking to celebrate their sixth year anniversary in a big way. Fans of the mega idol group will get to celebrate alongside them. Not only will Nogizaka46 be releasing a compilation of the first day of the celebration concert, but the second and third day are also getting independent releases. However, if you want all three days you can pick up the bundle pack. The official name of the release is 6th Year Birthday Live.

The giant celebration is being released in both a DVD format and a Blu-ray format. The bundles are being referred to as limited editions and will not only feature all three concerts but also a deluxe photo book and a clear file. You can pre-order your copy of 6th Year Birthday Live here.

Limited Edition Blu-ray

You can check out Nogizaka46’s newly released single “Sing Out”.

TENDRE brings back the ALMIGHTY with LP version of first album!

June 06, 2019/ Ken

Taro Kawahara’s solo vocalist project TENDRE announced that his first album NOT IN ALMIGHTY will be returning as an analog LP release June 19. The album was originally released in CD format back in October of last year and its LP version will drop with the same amount of tracks as in the original release, including ever-popular tracks “RIDE” and “hanashi”. Unfortunately, however, this version is currently unavailable for international release as of the time of this writing. In the meantime, the CD-only release is still available at the link below.

Standard edition

Check out the track listing along with popular track “RIDE” below!

Track listing:

TENDRE「NOT IN ALMIGHTY」LP Edition

SIDE A

01. RIDE

02. DOCUMENT

03. SKIN

04. LOOPNESS

05. LATELY

SIDE B

01. TIME SLIP

02. SYMPATHY

03. NEED

04. GIVE

05. HANASHI

Nerd Magnet wants to disappear

June 06, 2019/ Gray

Japanese rock band Nerd Magnet released a brand new music video to promote their brand new album 透明になったあなたへ (Tomei ni Natta Anata he), which will be released June 12. Tomei ni Natta Anata he is Nerd Magnet’s second full album and is the the latest release done by the band since their single Bad Reputation earlier this year. The new video is for “「透明になろう」” (“Toumeininarou”), which features an awkward couple on a date until the male character starts to disappear.

Tomei ni Natta Anata he will be drop with thirteen track total and will release in a single edition that will be CD-only. You can pre-order your copy of Tomei ni Natta Anata he here.

You can check out the cool new music video for (“Toumeininarou”) along with the track listing for Tomei ni Natta Anata he below.

Track listing:

Nerd Magnet『Tomei ni Natta Anata He』
1. Intro
2. アップサイドダウン
3. FREAKS & GEEKS
4. バッド・レピュテイション
5. 透明になろう
6. I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (COVER)
7. 虹の秘密
8. テキサス・シンデレラ
9. 家出少女と屋上
10. Song For Zac & Kate（日本語カバー）
11. COMET
12. THE GREAT ESCAPE
13. HANNAH / You Are My Sunshine

lol ropes in new member for upcoming single!

June 06, 2019/ Ken

As previously announced, five-member multi-gender group lol will be dropping a brand new single—its title still unannounced—July 31. Included on the single will be track “brave up!!” which will see the debut of a brand new sixth member.

Being the group’s tenth single overall, “brave up!!” will incorporate a rock style dance tune. With this, lol hopes to inspire fans to go forth and grab hold of their inner courage and rise above all challenges. It will be used as the insert song for upcoming romance drama 「カカフカカこじらせ大人のシェアハウス－」(Ka Ka Fu Ka Ka Jirase Otona no Share House), which fellow B-side track “like that!!” will serve as the opening theme song for. As previously reported, B-side track “bring back” will also serve as the opening theme song for new kids’ series「ポチっと発明　ピカちんキット」(Pochitto Hatsumei Pikasan Kitto).

The new single will be released in two editions: a CD-only standard edtion and a CD + DVD limited edition.

You can pre-order your copy of the upcoming single below and check out the track listing. Also, while anticipating the single, check out lol’s latest music video “loli-loli”!

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

Track listing:

lol [Untitled Single]

01 brave up!!

02 like that !!

03 bring back

04 brave up!! -instrumental-

05 like that !! -instrumental-

06 bring back -instrumental-

DVD

01 brave up!! (Music Video)

June 05, 2019

Ena Fujita drops music video ahead of album

June 05, 2019/ Gray

Artist Ena Fujita dropped a brand new music video for her song “超DIE” (“Cho Die”) which will be on her new album Iromono which is due out June 26. The music video for “Cho Die” starts off with Fujita falling asleep next to some train tracks. From there, Fujita dreams about singing at a bar, playing a white guitar and singing the song. At the video’s halfway point Fujita takes off her jacket to reveal she is in a leather bikini with intricately placed straps. I’ll leave the ending of the video a mystery but I will say that from at that point on things take a fairly dark turn.

Iromono is being released in two editions. The first edition will be CD-only and is being referred to as the Chakui Edition. The second edition will be CD and DVD and is referred to as the Daitsu Edition. You can pre-order your copy of Iromono here and you can find the full track listing at the bottom of this page.

Chakui Edition

Daitsu Edition

Be sure to check out the new music video for “超DIE” “(Cho Die)” and let us know what you think.