Nana Tanimura announces new single and releases first photo book

Pop singer Nana Tanimura has announced a new single, “TOXIC”, on November 24th, and it will be her second single release this year. Her last single, “FAR AWAY/Believe You”, was released in March of this year, and debuted at #14 on the Oricon charts.

There are two versions of the CD single: CD+DVD and CD Only. There are also two songs, the title track and “CIRCUS WORLD”, as tracks three and four will be instrumentals.

Nana is also releasing her first photo book, titled, “NANA”, and it will be released October 15th by Wani Books at the cost of 2,415 Yen. The photos were shot by Nishida Kouki, who also photographed actresses like Mana Yuuko, Hirata Kaoru, and Horikita Maki.

Additionally, she performed the theme song for the PS3/Xbox360 game, “Hokuto Musou”, and is the lead vocal in the “Fanta band”, a band that was formed to promote Fanta drinks.

Last year, Nana had a special drama PV for the Japanese DVD box set of the American drama series, “Burn Notice”.

Nana graduated from Aoyama Law University in March of this year. She wanted to become a lawyer, but decided earlier this year that her career will be in music.

Take a look at the PV for Nana’s previous single, “FAR AWAY“.




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Performances on Music Core from October 2nd

Music Core is back with their weekly show, but instead of the regular stage, it is a broadcast of a special concert that was held on September 30th. This concert was hosted by Oh Sang Jin and Son Dambi.

There were comeback stages for J-Lim and B2ST, along with the follow-up stage for Se7en.

Aside from the comeback and fellow-up stages, other performers include: BoA, 2NE1, Son Dambi, Tae Jin Ah, TRAX, Eru, V.O.S, Moon Ji Eun, SISTAR, Hong Jin Young, Infinite, and L.P.G.

Check out the awesome performances below!

SISTAR – Shady Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDIAPGLWgSI

TRAX – Oh My Goddess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MNVw-EGI0Y

2NE1 – Clap Your Hands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlqR_ZcNKwg

BoA – Copy & Paste

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz2u3decS8E


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miwa’s new single to be used for Oguri Shun’s upcoming drama “Veterinarian Dolittle”

Singer and song writer, miwa, who debuted in March of this year, will be releasing a new single titled, “Otoshimono” on December 1st. The single will also be used for upcoming drama, “Veterinarian Dolittle,” in which Oguri Shun, Inoue Mao, and Narimiya Hiroki star in.

miwa made this song after she read the script for the drama, and said, “I have noticed that you notice important things, such as trust or bonds, when you are about to lose it. So I made this song with a hope to take back the important things I have lost.”

“Veterinarian Dolittle” will start on October 17th.

Check out miwa’s latest song “chAngE,” released on September 1st.




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SHINee returns to Music Bank with “Hello”

The boys seem to have gotten all the rest they needed, because SHINee is back and ready for more stage action on today’s Music Bank!

After teasing the fans with concept shots, and audio and MV teasers, they’re finally making a return to the scene! The group is rocking a new style, one that is simpler than those they’ve rocked in the past.

Though they’ve only been away for a little while, it seems that they’ve been missed terribly by their fans. Just listen to the sound of that crowd!

Check out their comeback performance below!



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B2ST brings “Soom” to Music Bank

After testing the limits of their fans’ patience with seemingly endless teaser pictures, audio, and MVs, B2ST is ready to intensify the hype with their first comeback stage on today’s Music Bank.


The boys continuously manage to impress their fans with their spotless performances, which consist of both on-point vocals and dance moves! With this new, manly image, and fresh new “Soom” track, the boys seem to have everything they need to rock the stage!

Check out their hot stage below!

2NE1 wins K-Chart triple crown on Music Bank plus other performances!

Music Bank returns today with another show for the fans to enjoy.

This week’s performances include the debut stage for Co-Ed, the follow-up stage for SHINee, and the comeback stages for J-Lim and B2ST.

Aside from the exciting debut and comeback stages, other performers include: Cha Min Ki, Bohemian, Divine, Sori, Sunmin, Dalmatian, Seo Young Eun, V.O.S, San E, Moon Ji Eun, Oh Jong Hyuk, SISTAR, Secret, F.T. Island, BoA, and Kim Bum Soo.

The winner for K-Chart was none other than 2NE1, making this their third consecutive win on Music Bank. Congratulations to 2NE1 on their K-Chart triple crown!













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SEAMO versus “5 women” for new collaboration album

R&B vocalist SEAMO has a new album coming out, and it certainly isn’t his usual soulful fare.

The album will be called “5 Women” and it’ll be available on December 15th. The unique twist to this release is that it’s actually a collaboration album between SEAMO and five different women. He will challenge them all on the album in a test to prove himself.

The guests on the album will sing with him one after another, with the leading track featuring “ViVi” magazine model and singer Sara Mary. Both SEAMO and Sara May are powerful vocalists and coincidentally come from the same hometown, so this will certainly be an interesting collaboration.

SEAMO hasn’t revealed the names of the remaining women yet, but fans should stay tuned for future news on this exciting release!

For those who might not know who SEAMO or Sara Mary are, here is some of the latest from both of them:

SEAMO – Umi he Ikou





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2NE1 wins M! Countdown and other performances!

After the Chuseok holiday break last week, M! Countdown returns for another exciting show filled with awesome performances. T-ara’s Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon are confirmed as MCs for this episode.

Aside from the comeback stage for Se7en, and the debut stage for Co-Ed, other performers on today’s episode include: V.O.S, Co-Ed, Dalmatian, Sori, miss $, San-E, Oh Jong Hyuk, Park Ki Young, Sunny Side, SunMin, and Moon Ji Eun.

2NE1 won today’s M! Countdown! Congratulations to 2NE1!

Check out their performance and encore below!




























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Beige reveals ‘Falling in Love with a Friend’ MV featuring Super Junior’s Ryeowook

Having heard the full audio clip a few hours earlier, the full MV of Beige’s duet with Super Junior’s Ryeowook for ‘Falling in Love with a Friend‘ has finally been released today.

The very sweet and easy-to-listen song is certainly pretty soothing to the ears and looks like a perfect confession song for those who are looking to move from being friends to a couple.

Check out the MV below!





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SCREW takes fan questions live on their streaming show

Japanese music site, “Music Japan Plus“, announced previously that they would have the visual-kei group DoremiDan on their streaming TV to answer questions on September 27th. Judging by the popularity of the responses, they’ve already announced an additional streaming program, this time featuring the group SCREW.

SCREW will run the same setup as DoremiDan and will stream themselves answering questions from their fans. Followers of SCREW can submit their questions to a thread on the Music Japan Plus site or can tweet the hashtag #SCREWTV to @musicJAPANplus to have their questions taken live. The site will take care of passing on the questions to the band, so fans should definitely use this opportunity to connect with the band!

MJP Presents SCREW TV SHOW

September 8th @ 9PM (JST)

Streaming at: http://www.musicjapanplus.jp

In the meantime, check out a PV from the group below:



source : Tokyohive

DOMINO to sing new theme for ‘Naruto Shippuden’

Pop trio DOMINO has announced on their official site that they will be releasing their next song “U can do it!” as the new Naruto Shippuden ending theme.

The song will be available as a Chaku-Uta cell phone download and also as a Rekochoku computer download beginning on October 7th. As of now, the group has no plans for it receive a physical single release.

Regardless, this news should make fans of DOMINO very happy. The group has been relatively quiet since their early summer release of the single “Kira Kira.” Being able to sing a song for an incredibly popular anime series like ‘Naruto’ should thrust the trio into the spotlight, and hopefully they will get more physical releases.

In the meantime, check out their video for “Kira Kira” below!



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Performances from Inkigayo on September 26th

After being pre-empted last week by the broadcast of ‘Hallyu Dream Concert‘, SBS’s ‘Inkigayo‘ finally returned with its weekly broadcast filled with great performances from various K-pop artists.

Aside from the follow-up comebacks of BoA and Son Dambi, the debut of San E, and the performances from the nominees of Take 7, other artists who performed today include: V.O.S, R.E.I, Chae Dong Ha, Narsha, Secret, Hwanhee (Goodbye Stage), TRAX, Hong Jin Young, Gavy NJ, Moon Ji Eun, Sunday Brunch, and Teen Top.

Check out all their performances from today’s Inkigayo below!












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2NE1 wins double Mutizen awards on Inkigayo!

With SBS’s ‘Inkigayo‘ back with its weekly broadcast, today’s nominees of Take 7 were F.T. Island (‘Love Love Love’), 2NE1 (‘Go Away,’ ‘Can’t Nobody’, and ‘Clap Your Hands’), Wheesung (‘Even Thought Of Marriage’), SISTAR (‘Shady Girl’), and Miss $ (‘What Have You Done While Growing This Old’). Wheesung couldn’t perform today due to an indefinite circumstance.

Additionally, due to Inkigayo being pre-empted last week for the ‘Hallyu Dream Concert‘ broadcast, 2NE1 received their belated Mutizen award this afternoon.

For this week, 2NE1 topped all nominees, as they also won today’s Mutizen award with their song ‘Can’t Nobody’, which marks their second in a row! This is their fifth win since their comeback, as they already won once on ‘M! Countdown‘ and twice on ‘Music Bank.’

For those of you who didn’t know, 2NE1 has won an award for each of their title tracks, ‘Clap Your Hands’ (on M! Countdown), ‘Can’t Nobody’ (on Music Bank), and ‘Go Away’ (on Music Bank).

Congratulations to the girls!













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