CHEMISTRY announces new album and tour

Male music duo CHEMISTRY revealed they will be releasing a brand new album, CHEMISTRY, which will be released September 25. CHEMISTRY is the first album from the group since Trinity dropped in January of 2012. Not only will the duo be dropping a brand new album but they will also be heading out on tour from October 5 to December 14. The tour will be titled CHEMISTRY LIVE TOUR 2019 "CHEMISTRY-Still Walking".

CHEMISTRY is being released in four editions total. The standard edition will be CD-only while the limited editions will be vinyl. Limited edition Type A is to feature a CD, DVD, and photo book and will be packaged in a tall case and sleeve while limited edition Type B will feature the same contents and packaging except it will include a Blu-ray instead of a DVD. You can pre-order your copy below and check out the full tour schedule at the bottom at this article.

Limited edition type A

Limited edition type B

All of this news follows shortly after the release of CHEMISTRY’s newest single which will drop August—and you can read more about that here.

CHEMISTRY LIVE TOUR 2019 「CHEMISTRY~Still Walking~」

October 5, 2019 (Sat) Kanagawa Prefecture Karuttsu Kawasaki

October 11, 2019 (Fri) Hokkaido Kanamoto Hall (Sapporo Citizen Hall) 

October 13, 2019 (Sun) Yamagata Prefecture Sho Gint Tact Tsuruoka (Tsuruoka City Cultural Hall) Great Hall

October 14, 2019 (Mon) Aomori Hirosaki City Hall

October 19, 2019 (Sat) Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka Municipal Theater Large Hall

October 20, 2019 (Sun) Toyama Prefecture Shinkawa Culture Hall Large Hall

October 30, 2019 (Wed) Hyogo Prefecture Kobe International Conference Hall Kokusai Hall

November 1, 2019 (Fri) Kagawa Prefecture Sunport Hall Takamatsu Large Hall

November 3, 2019 (Sun) Chiba Prefecture Cultural Center, Chiba Prefecture Hall

November 4, 2019 (Mon) Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Bank Hall Izumiti 21 Great Hall

November 9, 2019 (Sat) Hiroshima Ueno Gakuen Hall

November 10, 2019 (Sun) Ehime Prefecture Uwa Cultural Center

November 15, 2019 (Fri) Kyoto Prefecture Culture Parc Joyo Plum Hall

November 22, 2019 (Fri) Gunma Kiryu City Citizen's Culture Hall Silk Hall

November 24th, 2019 (Sun) Shiga Prefecture Moriyama City Hall Large Hall

November 29, 2019 (Fri) Yamanashi Prefecture YCC Public Culture Hall (Yamanashi Prefectural Public Culture Hall)

November 30, 2019 (Sat) Tokyo Fussa Citizens Center

December 5, 2019 (Thu) Ibaraki Prefecture Hitachinaka City Cultural Hall Large Hall

December 7, 2019 (Sat) Mie Prefecture Symphonia Technology Echo Hall Ise

Dec 10, 2019 (Tue) Aichi Prefecture Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Large Hall

December 14, 2019 (Sat) Fukuoka Prefecture Almony Sunku Kitakyushu Soleil Hall

December 15, 2019 (Sun) Kumamoto Castle Hall Main Hall

December 17, 2019 (Tue) Osaka Prefecture Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka Prefectural International Conference Hall)

December 24, 2019 (Tue) Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall

Morning Musume member suspends activities

Morning Musume member Sakura Oda was rushed to the hospital on July 10 for severe pain in her shoulder. Doctors diagnosed her with cervical degenerative disc disease which will take a full month to heal. For the time being, Oda must suspend all activities until further notice. Oda will be absent from the Hello! Project 2019 SUMMER concert tour from July 13 to July 28 along with the release event for "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night" which will be held July 15. We here at Ongaku to You hope Oda has a swift recovery and we look forward to her returning to the stage.

a flood of circle shows fans their true heart with new mini-album!

Four-member rock band a flood of circle announced that they will releasing a brand new mini-album titled HEART November 6. The mini-album will the latest release by the band since their single “The Key” back in April and will be used to commemorate their tenth year of their major debut. For this astounding achievement each member will compose and write a song on HEART, with all four members collaborating on the last song. There will be a total of five tracks.

a flood of circle also announced that they will be holding a tenth anniversary live in the famed Shinjuku LOFT live house in Tokyo September 5. For those able to attend, the band will preview tracks from HEART as a special sneak peek for hardcore fans.

Unfortunately there are no pre-order links available at this time but we shall update you guys when there are. In the meantime check out the music video for “Center Of The Earth” below!

a flood of circle「HEART」

01. SUPER HAPPY DAY
02. 新しい宇宙
03. Lemonade Talk
04 Lucky Lucky
05 Stray Dogs Theme

NMB48 announces twenty-first single

Mega female idol group NMB48 revealed they will be releasing their twenty-first single, its title yet to be revealed, scheduled for release August 14. This single is special because Miru Shiroma will be serving as the center for the single and this is her very first time as such. Fellow members Yuki Azuma and Ota Riona will be sharing a little of that same spotlight with her.

The new single will be released in three editions, each including a CD, DVD, and a random photo of a group member. Each edition, however, will boast its own unique cover featuring different members of the group. You can pre-order your copy here.

Type A

Type B

Type C

You can also check out “[床の間正座娘]” (“Tokonoma Seiza Musume”) in the video below.

Gang Parade challenges the limit of their love

Punk female idol group Gang Parade revealed that they will be releasing not only their very first studio album but also a live recording of a concert from their CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR. However, the even bigger news is that both of these releases are hitting just a week apart. Gang Parade’s first studio album will be titled Love Parade, set for release September 13. The week before that on September 6, CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo will be released.

Love Parade is being released in two editions. The standard edition will be CD-only while the limited edition will include two CDs, a Blu-ray, a hundred-page photobook, and it will also feature special packaging. CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo will be released in two editions as well: the first edition, the DVD edition, will include only the DVD while the Blu-ray edition will feature two discs, the second of which featuring excerpts from the concert held at Osaka-Jo Hall, and a deluxe booklet . The full track list for the CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo will be below. Pre-orders for both Love Parade and CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo are right below as well.

Love Parade

Standard edition

Limited edition

CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo

DVD edition

Blu-ray edition

Be sure to also check out the preview for CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo.


GANG PARADE「CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo」

DVD and Blu-ray Disc 1

・CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudo

01. ブランニューパレード (Brand New Parade)

02. pretty pretty good

03. Jealousy Marionnette

04. Happy Lucky Kirakira Lucky

05. QUEEN OF POP

06. 3rd FLOOR BOYFRIEND

07. Are you kidding?

08. Beyond the Mountain

09. WE ARE the IDOL

10. BREAKING THE ROAD

11. Dreamer

12. GANG PARADE

13. FOUL

14. LAST

15. PALET

16. UNIT

17. Plastic 2 Mercy

<アンコール> (Encore)

18. CAN'T STOP

19. GANG 2

・「CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Osaka Castle Amphitheater」SPECIAL DIGEST

Bonus Blu-ray DISC 2

・CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR at Osaka Castle Amphitheater

01. ブランニューパレード (Brand New Parade)

02. pretty pretty good

03. Jealousy Marionnette

04. Happy Lucky Kirakira Lucky

05. QUEEN OF POP

06. 3rd FLOOR BOYFRIEND

07. Are you kidding?

08. Beyond the Mountain

09. WE ARE the IDOL

10. BREAKING THE ROAD

11. Dreamer

12. GANG PARADE

13. FOUL

14. LAST

15. PALET

16. UNIT

17. Plastic 2 Mercy

<アンコール> (Encore)

18. CAN'T STOP

19. GANG 2

・「CHALLENGE the LIMIT TOUR」BEHIND THE SCENE & SPECIAL INTERVIEW