Beverly and Hanamura Sota Show Fans Endless Love!

Japanese pop vocalist Beverly teams up with Hanamura Sota, member of the popular male idol group Da-iCE for a special cover of the American song “Endless Love”, originally sung by Lionel Richie featuring Diana Ross in a duet in 1981. The track has been covered by many artists over the years, making it one of the greatest love songs of the past decades. Beverly and Hanamura Sota had both met at live events such as a-nation several times and discussed being able to sing together one day. That day finally came to fruition with their cover of “Endless Love” which was released on June 10 via all digital platforms. Both vocalists shared their comments on their collaboration, stating they were very happy to be able to bring this collaboration to fruition and enjoyed working with each other for the first time. Beverly and Hanamura Sota bring their own flavor and voices to “Endless Love”, creating a beautiful cover masterpiece which flows with love, emotion, and power. Check out their duet below and experience the beauty of “Endless Love”.

JO1 Gaze Upon The Stars In New Single

Boy group JO1 announced they will be releasing their second single, titled “Stargazer”, August 26. JO1 is a boy group formed from the popular TV series Produce101, which starts with 101 trainees; the talent pool is whittled down until only 11 remain and they form a boy group that goes on to make single and perform in shows. JO1 is the first group that comes out of the Japanese division of Produce101.

“Stargazer” is being released in four editions: a standard CD-only edition; a limited edition Type A which will come with a bonus DVD; another limited edition, Type B, which will come with a booklet; and a bundle edition which will include all editions together. Pre-orders are up and posted below along with their debut single “Infinity” so everyone can check them out.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited Edition Type B

Bundle 

JO1「STARGAZER」

Limited Edition Type A

01. OH-EH-OH
02. So What
03. KungChiKiTa（JO1 ver.）
04. My Friends

Limited Edition Type B

01. OH-EH-OH
02. Voice（君の声）
03. GO
04. My Friends

Standard Edition

01. OH-EH-OH
02. So What
03. Voice（君の声）
04. My Friends

AKB48 Shows That "Even When Apart, We'll Get Through This Together" With Latest Music Video!

One scene from “Hanaratte Ittemo”

Super idol group AKB48 released the music video for their track “離れていても” (“Hanarete Itemo”) on their YouTube channel. This is the latest track by the group since “失恋、ありがとう” (“Shitsuren, Arigatou”) back in March and was an all hands on deck affair as 105 AKB48 members and one SKE48 member participated in the song. Written by Yasushi Akimoto and composed by Jun Aiba, the song brings out the best in the girls in an awe-aspiring composition which moves fans to tears.

There was a surprise inclusion of the track’s eight former members; Maeda Atsuko, Yuko Oshima, Tomomi Itano, Mariko Shinoda, Haruna Kojima, Minami Takahashi, Sashihara Rino, and Sayaka Yamamoto also participated, taking center stage during the chorus. The track will be made available across all digital music streaming platforms for a limited time starting July 1 to the end of the year to lift spirits of those affected by the ongoing pandemic.

Be sure to check out the sensational music video below!

[Alexandros] Has Cool Concept For A Bedroom In New Album

Rock band [Alexandros] announced that they will be releasing their very first concept album, Bedroom Joule, August 26. The new album was made with each member working out of their own home. It will feature the song “rooftop” which Yojei Kawakami (Vo, G) packed all of his thoughts into. The song “Gesshoku horaizun” is being used in an ad campaign for the sports drink Aquarius. 

Bedroom Joule is being released in three editions total including a standard CD-only edition, a limited edition that will come with a bonus DVD, and a second limited edition which will come with a bonus Blu-ray. The DVD and Blu-ray will feature a live studio recording for the whole album. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society. The CD will feature a total of eight tracks (full track listing below). The band dropped a teaser (see below) for the upcoming album on their YouTube page. Also check out the pre-order links.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition With DVD

Limited Edition With Blu-ray

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[Alexandros]「Bedroom Joule」

01. Starrrrrrr（Bedroom ver.）

02. Run Away（Bedroom ver. ）

03. Leaving Grapefruits (Bedroom ver. ）

04. Thunder（Bedroom ver. ）

05. 月色ホライズン（Bedroom ver. ）

06. Adventure（Bedroom ver. ）

07. city（feat. Pecori）

08. rooftop

predia Showing Off A Tokyo Madonna Style in Upcoming Single!

Japanese pop idol group predia is set to release a new single titled “Tokyo Madonna” September 23! “Tokyo Madonna” will be the first single to feature their newest member Anon and a total of seven members and is said to feature the feeling of running through the city at night. predia performed it for the first time at the special event ONLINE YATSUI FESTIVAL 2020 which premiered on June 21. “Tokyo Madonna” will be released in three editions: Type A, Type B, and Type C. The Type A edition will include a DVD featuring the music video and making-of for the lead track. The preliminary track listing is below; however, the cover art and pre-order links are not up yet.

「Tokyo Madonna」

CD:

01. 東京マドンナ (Tokyo Madonna)
02. Jewelry　Novella
03. 東京マドンナ（instrumental）
04. Jewelry Novella（instrumental）

DVD:

01. 東京マドンナ (Music Video

02. 東京マドンナ (Making Video)

In addition to the announcement of predia’s latest single, the group will also be hosting an outdoor live concert July 4 called 「predia Outdoor Live "No more 3Cs!!"」. This live event will take place at an urban outdoor park called WILD MAGIC in Toyosu, Tokyo. Gates will open 16:00 JST and the concert will begin 16:30 JST. To get fans excited for this outdoor live event, predia released the full-sized version of the final arena of their anniversary tour 「predia 9th anniversary tour 2019 [SHINKA] FINAL presented by LIVE DAM Ai」on YouTube. Check out their latest tour below!

2020年7月4日（土）東京都 豊洲WILD MAGIC
OPEN 16:00 / START 16:30