[J-POP] Mizuki Nana reveals the title of her 27th single + theme song for “BLOOD-C The Last Dark”

Singer-songwriter Mizuki Nana revealed the title for her 27th single (also the theme song for anime movie “BLOOD-C The Last Dark”) through her official website.

 This upcoming single titled “METRO BAROQUE” will be available beginning on June 6th. It contains 4 songs and All-A-Side single. “METRO BAROQUE” will be released in two versions: First Press Limited Edition and Regular Edition. The limited edition CD will come with a colored bag as a bonus.

Below is the list for the upcoming single <METRO BAROQUE>

01. METRO BAROQUE
      * Theme song for movie “BLOOD-C The Last Dark”
02. Title Unknown
03. Jikuu Sapphire
      *Theme song for Meiji Kaju Gummi’s “Megumi to Taiyou II”
04. ONE
      *Ending theme song for NHK-BS Premium “Animal Wonder~”

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[J-POP] Tomohisa Yamashita Discusses Leaving NEWS

Yesterday a press conference was held yesterday in celebration of the first day of filming for the upcoming drama "Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~" and Yamashita, who stars in the drama, discussed about leaving the popular Japanese boy band NEWS.

He first began thinking about leaving NEWS during his solo Asia tour. As it became more difficult to balance his group and solo activities, he began discussing leaving NEWS with the group in June. 

Tomohisa Yamashita also talked about his future activities, revealing that he wanted to do more acting. This allowed him to take a bigger role in his own career. He also promised to continue singing as a solo artist. Well it's also a decision that have made after a long though.

 As a fan, we also have to give him a full support.


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[J-POP] AKB48 Hangout On Google+!

On december 8th AKB48 announce that they will start using Google+! And today also AKB48's 6th anniversary and they made a special announcement during a press conference and it was live streamed on YouTube. A Google+ representative announced that they were really eager and excited to work with Akimoto Yasushi in promoting AKB48 and the social networking service to the world.

Announcement are included : live streaming of special concerts, using the video conferencing feature "Hangout" with AKB48 members, and also updates from all the members that will be added into your "Circles". With AKB48 members using Google+, messages will be translated into Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, English and Korean for easier access to fans.

During the press conference, Minami Takahashi as AKB48 captain, took a photo with a smartphone and uploaded to Google+ to signal the usage of this social networking service. Atsuko Maeda also added that she might try to use "Hangout" later on Google+!

Let's Hangout!!

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