Qyoto wants snow in the summer

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Six-member pop band Qyoto revealed they will be dropping their fifth single titled “Hana Shigure / Natsu no Yuki” which will be dropped September 25. The single will also feature the theme song for the science fiction drama The Space-Time Detective Oyu Oedo Scientific Investigation which is titled “Hana Shigure”.  Also, the song “Natsu no Yuki” will be used as the second ending for the drama series Na mo naki fukushū-sha ZEGEN.

“Hana Shigure / Natsu no Yuki” is being released in two editions, a standard edition and a limited edition. The standard edition will be CD-only and the limited edition will include a CD and bonus DVD. The CD will feature five tracks total, including the two tracks mentioned earlier, along with another song titled “Boku no ikite iru imi” and the instrumental versions for “Natsu no Yuki” and “Hana Shigure”. Now for the DVD it will feature the music video for “Hana Shigure” and the making of for that video. Pre-orders are up and posted here and the full track listing will be posted at the bottom.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition

You can check out their song “Taiyoumohitoribocchi” in the video below.

Qyoto [ Hana Shigure/ Natsu no Yuki]

1. Hana Shigure

2. Natsu no Yuki

3. Boku no ikite iru imi

DVD

1. Hana Shigure ~Music Video

2. Hana Shigure ~ Making of

IZ*ONE show fans their fangs with new single!

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After the successful release of their single “Buenos Aires”, Yasushi Akimoto’s J-pop-K-pop hybrid group IZ*ONE announced that they will be releasing a brand new single, “Vampire”, September 25. The announcement came as a surprise via the group’s special fan event for “Buenos Aires” which took place this past weekend. Not much is known about the single except that it will drop with at least two CD + DVD editions simply titled Type A and Type B; however, it is not known at this time whether or not it will include member exclusive editions as “Buenos Aires” did. 

As we anticipate more info about the release, check out the music video for “Buenos Aires” and pre-order both Type A and Type B along with a CDJapan only bundle edition in the links below!

Standard Type A edition 

Standard Type B edition 

Special Type A and B bundled edition 

EMPiRE is ready to go RIGHT NOW

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Female idol group EMPiRE released more details of their next single which is set to drop October 16. This follows their recent top ten single “SUCCESS STORY” which came out July 17. Their next single will be titled “RIGHT NOW” and its release event started August 10 at Hiroshima Station underground plaza. This single is being released in two editions total, a standard edition and a limited edition. The standard will be CD-only but the limited edition will include a CD, Blu-ray, and a cassette tape. The Blu-ray will feature the group’s one-man live performance from June 9 at SHINJUKU BLAZE NEW EMPiRE TOUR SEMi-FiNAL along with a music video and making-of. Pre-orders are currently available and links are posted here along with a full track listing.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition  

Be sure to check out EMPiRE’s top ten hit “SUCCESS STORY” in the video below.

EMPiRE「RiGHT NOW」

CD / Cassette Tape

01. RiGHT NOW

02. Unannounced Title

Blu-ray

・2019.06.09 at SHINJUKU BLAZE NEW EMPiRE TOUR SEMi-FiNAL

※Sub audio includes members commentary

・Music Video

・Making Movie

THE BLACK HORN seizes the day with new album!

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Popular four-member rock band THE BLACK HORN announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, Carpe diem, October 23. Carpe diem will be the latest album release from the band since 運命開花 (Unmei Kaika) back in 2015 and will be their thirteenth album overall. THE BLACK HORN commented on the album title, “We shall “seize the day” by continuing to sing about ‘living’ and the ‘feeling of life’ and we hope that this theme shall be prevalent throughout the album.”

Carpe diem will include the recently released track “心臓が止まるまでは” (“Shinzo ga Tomaru Madewa”), feature eleven additional tracks, and drop with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two CD + Blu-ray/ DVD limited editions titled Type A and Type B, respectively. Both Types A and B will include footage from the band’s「ALL TIME BEST One-man Tour」～KYO-MEI Matsuri～ Final  anniversary tour which took place at Nippon Budokan back in February, with Type A featuring special anniversary packaging along with several interviews between the members. 

Lastly THE BLACK HORN will be holding their Carpe diem tour starting October 6 and tickets can be pre-ordered through Tower Records.

No album pre-order links are available right now but in the meantime check out footage of their track “Running Away” which will be included on the limited editions!


THE BACK HORN「Carpe diem」

CD

・「Shinzo ga Tomaru Madewa」Along with eleven other tracks

Limited Editons Blu-ray / DVD

20th Anniversary「ALL TIME BEST One-man Tour」～KYO-MEI Matsuri～ Final  Nippon Budokan 2019.2.8

01. その先へ

02. ブラックホールバースデイ

03. サニー

04. 罠

05. ジョーカー

06. ひとり言

07. 悪人

08. 雷電

09. コワレモノ

10. 初めての呼吸で

11. ヘッドフォンチルドレン

12. 美しい名前

13. 未来

14. Running Away

15. グローリア

16. シンフォニア

17. コバルトブルー

18. 刃

19. 冬のミルク

20. ハナレバナレ

21. 無限の荒野

Type A Limited edition Blu-ray Only

・Budokan Special wrapping 、Twenty Anniversary member interviews

BiSH announces sixth single

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Alternative idol group BiSH announced they will be releasing their sixth single November 6. The brand-new single is still unnamed but the group stated that they are always evolving. On August 17 BiSH will be holding a commemorative mini live of the new single on the Wing Stage in Osaka Prefecture Nanba OCAT Point Square. On top of all of this, BiSH will be going on tour from October 6 all the way to January 23. The tour will be titled NEW HATEFUL KiND TOUR and will make a total of twenty-three stops.

The untitled single will be released in three editions total, a standard edition and two limited editions. The standard edition will be CD-only while one limited edition will include a bonus DVD with the other limited including a bonus Blu-ray.Both limited editions will also feature special packaging. You can pre-order your copy of the new single here.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition with DVD

Limited Edition with Blu-ray

Be sure to check out BiSH’s last single “Life is Beautiful” in the video below.