FAKY coming to Otakuthon 2019

Five-member alternative girl pop group FAKY announced they will be performing at this year’s Otakuthon August 16. This performance will come after their appearance at Anime Friends in Brazil where they got to premiere their latest song “GIRLS GOTTA LIVE”. This marked the first time FAKY has made an appearance at this festival held in Brazil. 

FAKY have an extensive background working in the anime industry. They got started back in 2013 under Avex and from conception they have aimed to have a very broad, mainstream appeal. In the video posted below you can see the members of the group making the announcement with two members speaking in very clean, easy to understand English.

Otakuthon takes place in Montreal, Canada and has been up and running since 2006. FAKY’s performance will be in room 210 and cost an extra $20 USD on top of the convention entry fee. You can find more information here if you are interested in attending.

Kato Miliyah announces "part two" of her fifteenth year celebration!

Urban pop singer Kato Miliyah revealed she will be releasing a brand-new single, “Honto no Boku wo Shitte”, to be released September 4. “Honto no Boku wo Shitte” will serve as the second part of Kato’s fifteenth year celebration following the release of “Ai ga Furu” back in June. Additionally, Kato will be going on tour from September 8 to September 24. The tour is being called Miliyah Kato 15th Anniversary tour 2019 [GEMINI] and a full schedule will be posted below.

“Honto no Boku wo Shitte” will be released in two editions total, a standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. The CD will feature a total of three tracks while the DVD will contain a music video for her previous release “Ai ga Furu” along with a “Darling” special movie. Pre-orders are available and posted below along with the full track listing.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

If you are curious about the song that will be featured on the DVD you can check it out for yourself in the video below.

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Kato Miliyah [Honto no Boku wo Shitte]

CD

1 ほんとの僕を知って (Honto no Boku wo Shitte)

2 Lonely Hearts -the Sknow Remix-

3 勇者たち -Sleepless Night MANABOON Remix- (Yushatachi-Sleepless Night MANABOON Remix-)

DVD

1 愛が降る -Music Video- (Ai ga Furu)

2 Darling -Special Movie-

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Miliyah Kato 15th Anniversary tour 2019 [GEMINI] tour dates

9/08/2019 Mainabi BLITZ Asaka

9/14/2019 Sendai PIT

9/18/2019 Zepp Fukuoka

9/19/2019 Blue Live Hiroshima

9/23/2019 Nanba Hatch

9/24/2019 Diamond Hall

SCANDAL shows fans just how Fuzzy love can be with latest music video!

To celebrate the band’s latest release “Fuzzy”, four-member rock band Scandal dropped the single’s audio on their official YouTube channel. The track will be the band’s first digitally released track since signing onto their private label and their second release overall since “Masterpiece/ Mabataki” back in March.

Written by drummer RINA and composed by guitarist MAMI, “Fuzzy” takes a more energetic approach toward the summer love song trope and infuses it with a perfect blend of Scandal’s style. Currently the song is only available digitally and is up on Apple Music and Spotify. Check out its music video below!

SHISHAMO announces new song for everyone

Three-member pop rock band SHISHAMO revealed they will be releasing their tenth single titled “Kimi no Tonari ni Itaikara”, set for release October 16. The song will serve as the theme song for the long-running program Minna no Uta, a five program used as a space-filler between other different programs. “Kimi no Tonari ni Itaikara” will air August and September.

The single is being released with a CD-only edition but it will include three brand-new songs total. A full track listing will be posted below and you can pre-order your copy here.

Check out SHISHAMO’s song “OH!” as well.

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SHISHAMO「君の隣にいたいから」

01. 君の隣にいたいから (Kimi no Tonari ni Itaikara)

02. またね (Matane)

03. 君の大事にしてるもの (Kimi No Daiji Ni Shiterumono)

Little Glee Monster lets out an echo

Girl idol group Little Glee Monster has a brand-new single that will be dropping September 25 titled “ECHO”. The very first performance of “ECHO” was on the first day of the nationwide tour Little Glee Monster 5th Celebration Tour 2019 -MONSTER GROOVE PARTY- held at the Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Hall August 3. “ECHO” has also been selected as the theme song for the Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan Tournament which will be part of NHK programming.

“ECHO” will be released in three editions total, a standard edition and two different limited editions. The standard edition will be CD-only while both limited editions will be CD + DVD. The full details have yet to be revealed but you can pre-order a copy of “ECHO” at the links below.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited Edition Type B

If you are unfamiliar with Little Glee Monster you can check out their song “Dakara Hitori Janai” which was used in anime My Hero Academia’s second season as the first ending theme.