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RAINBOW – Over the RAINBOW – first Japanese album release set for March 28th

toyNN — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:31:59 +0000

RAINBOW has just announced they will release their first Japanese album “Over the RAINBOW”. The album includes their upcoming single “Gonna Gonna Go!” as well as their other 2 Japanese singles “A” and “MACH”. They will compete with fellow female Korean pop group 2NE1 who is also releasing their first Japanese album release on March [...]

Namie Amuro – Go Round / YEAH-OH – new single release details

toyNN — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:41:32 +0000

Namie Amuro has released the details on her first single of 2012 “Go Round / YEAH-OH” that is set to drop on March 21st. This double-A single features a tie-up song “Go Round” with cosmetic brand “ESPRIQUE”. Release details follow, The single will come in 2 editions – Limited with bonus DVD with music video [...]

AFTERSCHOOL exposes video from live Japan Premium Party – Bang! Bang! Bang! -

toyNN — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:40:44 +0000

The girls of AFTERSCHOOL have posted a 5 minute video clip from their sold-out “Japan Premium Party – Bang! Bang! Bang! -” that was held live at Akasaka BLITZ back on July 17th 2011. The full DVD for this live event is a bonus with the special Limited edition of AFTERSCHOOL’s first album release in [...]

Ikimonogakari – Haruuta – new song written for theme to Detective Conan movie

toyNN — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:11:49 +0000

Ikimonogakari will provide the theme song for the new Detective Conan anime movie, “Detective Conan 11 Hitome no Striker”. The new song “Haruuta” is written specifically for the new movie which will hit theaters in Japan on April 14th. Details on the movie and new song follow, This most recent "Conan" movie is tied with [...]

RAINBOW exposes preview video for new single – Gonna Gonna Go!

toyNN — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:01:21 +0000

RAINBOW has just released a short version of the music video for their upcoming single “Gonna Gonna Go!”. Check out the release details for the new single were previously posted [here] at Comtrya Sugoi and the video follows, RAINBOW – “Gonna Gonna Go!” – release date March 14th 2012 [Can RAINBOW can make their skirts [...]

ClariS – BIRTHDAY- first album announced for release April 11th

toyNN — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:01:44 +0000

ClariS has just announced their first album “BIRTHDAY” that will include their 4 singles and 8 new songs for 12 tracks total. The album will come in 3 editions and is set for release on April 11th. All the details except for the album jacket covers follow, “BIRTHDAY” editions include a Limited edition with bonus [...]

Haruka Tomatsu – Orange Road – first concert tour DVD/BD release February 22nd

davidtg — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:11:11 +0000

Seiyuu and singer Haruka Tomatsu just released her “Orange Road” first concert tour DVD and Blu-ray on February 22nd. Haruka is also part of the seiyuu singing group Sphere but ventured out on a solo concert tour this past summer and this release captures her final performance on August 7th 2011 at Pacifico National Convention [...]

RAINBOW – Gonna Gonna Go! – single release details, drops March 14th

toyNN — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:11:01 +0000

Korean girl group RAINBOW will release their 3rd Japanese single “Gonna Gonna Go!” on March 14th. RAINBOW is a sister group to the very popular KARA and they too are hopping for a strong impact in Japan. This single’s title track is their first original Japanese song after releasing Japanese versions of their hit Korean [...]

Oricon single and album charts for February 13th – 19th, AKB48 and Tokyo Jihen top

davidtg — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:31:20 +0000

AKB48 breaks the 1 million sold mark again topping the Oricon weekly singles charts with “GIVE ME FIVE!”. The single sold 1,287,217 making it their 6th consecutive single to sell over 1 million copies. With this single AKB48 tops the record books with most consecutive 1 million selling singles with 6 (Pink Lady 5) and [...]

ORANGE RANGE – Anniversary Song ~10th~ – music video exposed and MP3 download

toyNN — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:11:33 +0000

ORANGE RANGE as promised has made their “Anniversary Song ~10th~” available for free via their 10th Anniversary website where you can download as MP3 or WAV file formats. They have also exposed a full music video for the song via the Victor Music Youtube channel. Video and links follow, Check out more information about the [...]

FLOW – Rock Climbers – new single set for February 22nd release

davidtg — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:11:38 +0000

FLOW will release “Rock Climbers” their first single of 2012 the same day as their new album “BLACK & WHITE” on February 22nd. The single comes in one CD only edition and the title track is featured as ending theme for TBS drama “Nonai Word Q Hikidasu”. More release details follow, To support the new [...]

BIGBANG – BLUE – music video exposed and single released via iTunes

toyNN — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:01:45 +0000

Korean group BIGBANG has exposed the music video for single “BLUE” on their official Youtube channel and released the single via iTunes. The song is part of their upcoming 5th mini-album release “ALIVE” which is set for a February 29th release in Korean and a Japanese version that includes additional tracks on March 28th. Video [...]

FLOW – BLACK & WHITE – new album release details and set for February 22nd

davidtg — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:11:08 +0000

FLOW is back with their 7th album “BLACK & WHITE” previously announced [here] and will also release a new single “Rock Climbers” both on February 22nd. Full release details on “Black & White” follow, FLOW’s new album includes singles “Hey!!!” featured as opening theme for anime Beelzebub, new single “Rock Climbers” featured as theme for [...]

LiSA – LOVER”S”MiLE – first album release details

toyNN — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:51:48 +0000

LiSA who first gained popularity as part of the fictional band “Girls Dead Monster” for anime Angel Beats! is set to release her first full length album “LOVER"S"MiLE” on February 22nd. The album carries 13 tracks including “oath sign”, LiSA’s first single release and featured as opening theme for anime “Fate/Zero”. Full release details follow, [...]

Yui Horie – Himitsu – new album release details, set to drop February 22nd

toyNN — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:42:40 +0000

Yui Horie is set to release her first album in nearly 3 years “Himitsu” on February 22nd. The album will come in 3 editions, two limited that include a photo book and a regular edition. The track list includes 4 anime tie-up songs featured as opening/ending themes and 10 more tracks for a total of [...]

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Kakato de Ai wo Uchinarase – new single announced

toyNN — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:32:15 +0000

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION will release a new single “Kakato de Ai wo Uchinarase” on April 11th. This will be their 17th single and so far has been announced in one CD edition with a First Press bonus label. Additional details follow, The group has been touring Japan to support their compilation album “BEST HIT AKG” [...]

MUSIC STATION line-up for February 24th – J Soul Brothers, Dream Morning Musume, Ikimonogakari and more

davidtg — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:51:36 +0000

TV Asahi’s music show “MUSIC STATION” performers for the Friday February 24th show has been released – J Soul Brothers, Ikimonogakari, Dream Morning Musume, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Hey! Say! JUMP, and BONNIE PINK. More details on the performances follow, Dream Morning Musume making one of their final appearances as the current group of ex-Morning Musume idols [...]

SDN48 – Makeoshimi Congratulations – jacket covers exposed

toyNN — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:01:29 +0000

SDN48′s final single “Makeoshimi Congratulations” set for release on March 7th now has official jacket covers exposed. Release details for the single can be found in a previous post here at Comtrya Sugoi and the covers follow, SDN48’s final single and album are set for release and their final concert/graduation live event is set for [...]

Coming Soon! performers for February 20th show include SCANDAL and SDN48

toyNN — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:11:43 +0000

Coming Soon! late night music show on TBA has announced their performers for Monday February 20th – SDN48, SCANDAL, Hata Motohiro, V6, and Mano Erina. More details follow, SDN48 will perform their upcoming and final single release “Makeoshimi Congratulations” and SCANDAL will perform “HARUKAZE” which is set for release on February 22nd and is also [...]

Minori Chihara – D-Formation – album release details and launch event announced

toyNN — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:24:11 +0000

Minori Chihara is set to release her latest album “D-Formation” on February 29th and she will hold a launch event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City Fountain Square the same day starting at 6pm. For the launch event she will perform an acoustic mini-live, talk with fans about the new album, and for purchasers of the new [...]