Watch footage from AKB48’s 3rd Senbatsu General Election!

On June 9th, ‘Ariyoshi AKB Republic’ aired a special live episode showing footage from the ‘3rd AKB48 Senbatsu General Election’.Hosts Ariyoshi Hiroyuki and AKB48’s Kojima Haruna were joined by comedians Tsuchida Teruyuki, Yamasato Ryota, and announcer Tokumitsu Kazuo, who hosted both this year and last year’s results. The crew reviewed the top 21 members, as the results cut down the list

No Sleeves reveals “Kuchibiru Furezu…” music video!

AKB48 sub-unit No Sleeves had been on a rampage recently with teasers for their “Kuchibiru Furezu…” PV, and now the real thing is finally out!Check out the full music video for their seventh single below! source: tokyohive

C-ute’s Suzuki Airi announces that she…has an announcement?

On June 6th, a video of Suzuki Airi was uploaded on C-ute’s official YouTube channel.Basically, Suzuki was giving an announcement that there will be an announcement! On Friday, June 10th at 20:00 (8pm) JST, make sure to check out C-ute’s Official YouTube channel for the mysterious announcement that Suzuki was talking about. Details on what the announcement is going to be about are still unknown,

AKB48 teases fans with audio previews from “Koko ni Ita Koto”!

AKB48 appeared on Countdown TV (CDTV) to show fans a few previews from their highly-anticipated first album, “Koko ni Ita Koto“!During this week’s episode, fans can catch a glimpse of their songs “Wagamama Collection“, “Kimi to Boku no Kankei“, “Iikagen no Susume“, and “High school days“. Radio rips of their new songs “Kaze no Yukue” and “Koko ni Ita Koto” were just posted as well.Check out the

Check out the preview for Maeda Atsuko’s “Flower” PV!

AKB48’s ‘ace’ Maeda Atsuko has released a PV preview for her latest single “Flower”, which will be released on the 22nd.The preview also includes a “making of” segment with a few adorable moments. The little girl in the video is played by Kimura Manatsu and she asks Maeda “Would it be okay if I join AKB?” to which Maeda responds, “You’re so cute! You want to join AKB? I’ll give you a warm welcome

Angela Aki reveals the PV for “Hajimari no Ballad”!

The PV for Angela Aki’s upcoming single, “Hajimari no Ballad”, has just been revealed!The moving ballad is the theme song for Fuji TV’s drama, “Namae wo Nakushita Megami”, and the PV features Aki playing piano, as well as several people in artistic scenes. Check out the PV below and be sure to check out the single on June 8th! source :tokyohive

Morning Musume’s Suzuki Kanon to release solo DVD, “Greeting~Suzuki Kanon”

Morning Musume’s 9th generation member Suzuki Kanon is set to release her first solo DVD!Following the successful release of fellow member Fukumura Mizuki’s DVD, “Greeting~ Suzuki Kanon” will be the second of four planned DVDs to introduce the 9th generation as part of the e-Hello series. Like Fukumura’s release, the DVD will feature shots of Suzuki showing off her beautiful smile and charm, as

Becky unveils PV for “Kaze no Shirabe”!

Becky has just revealed the PV for her upcoming single, “Kaze no Shirabe“!In the music video, Becky sits at a table and walks through a sunny field as her music comes to life, resulting in a PV that’s as sweet and charming as the song itself.Check out her new PV below! source: tokyohive

Berryz Koubou shoots their “Ai no Dangan” on Happy Music!

Idol group Berryz Koubou took the stage on the May 28th episode of “Happy Music” to perform their latest single, “Ai no Dangan“!Clad in their distinctive red-and-black jumpsuits, the girls put on a solid performance.Check out Berryz Koubou’s performance of “Ai no Dangan” under the cut! Ãí ñð Ðåŋĝąň by mousouloversource: tokyohive

Koda Kumi to feature in Clench & Blistah’s best-of album

J-pop diva Koda Kumi will be featured in hip-hop duo Clench & Blistah’s upcoming 10th anniversary best album, “LOVE & MESSAGE“. She’ll be participating in the track, “Stands Up feat. Koda Kumi“; the album will go on sale July 20th. Clench & Blistah is a hip-hop duo that consists of members Clench and Mr.Blistah. They formed in 2002 and made their major debut in 2008. The duo has been featured in

Check out Versailles’s PV for “MASQUERADE”!

Visual-kei band Versailles has recently released the PV to their latest song “MASQUERADE”.Check it out below and let us know what you think! source :tokyohive