Hi Minna,
How you doing? Actually this week it seems to be all about the releases. Good sign at least for new music!
Release News
- 20/06/2012 Dream MORNING MUSUME – Dream MORNING MUSUME. Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~ 1st Chapter Closed [Yuusha Touch, Shuugou Seyo]~ (live DVD)
- 04/07/2012 NoGoD – THE 10TH ATTACK ~LIVE TOUR 2012 THE 10TH GAME -FINAL- (first live DVD)
- 11/07/2012 Called≠Plan Yozora Lion (single with 3 versions)
- 25/07/2012 ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Soredewa, Mata Ashita (single)
- 25/07/2012 Watanabe Mayu – Otona Jelly Beans (single with 4 versions)
- 25/07/2012 NICO Touches the Walls – Ground of HUMANIA 2012.3.20 IN MAKUHARI (live DVD)
- 01/08/2012 Kimura Kaela – KAELA WEB TOUR 2012 @ Nippon Budokan (live DVD)
- 15/08/2012 D=OUT – high collar (mini album with 3 versions)
- 22/08/2012 AYABIE – ANSWER (first major album)
- 22/08/2012 POLYSICS – Lucky Star (single with 2 versions)
- 22/08/012 & 29/08/2012 Buono! – (to-be-titled) (mini-album with 2 versions), CLIPS Vol.2 (PV DVD)
- 29/08/2012 sakanaction – Yoru no odoroko (single)
- 05/09/2012 Kameleo – Kensaku Kekka 0 (single)
- 19/09/2012 SuG – sweeToxic (single with 4 versions)
- 26/09/2012 Kra – Kakusei distortion (single with 2 versions)
Live News
- exist†trace will be releasing their Just Like A Virgin live DVD for a limited period.
- Golden Bomber are asking fans to submit their own dance videos to 女々しくて / Memeshikute for the chance to see them live.
- MAN WITH A MISSION will play 4 dates for their US tour.
- On 23/06/2012 MEG hosted her one man live (shouldn’t that be one woman :P) 10TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY ‘Arrivee” at Tokyo’s SHIBUYA-AX.
- Sendai Kamotsu (Nightmare’s alter ego band) and Golden Bomber have been added to the Kishidan Banpaku festival line up.
- SPYAIR hosted a guerilla live on 26/06/2012, which they called Road to Nippon Budokan.
And finally;
- HearJapan, the Japanese music digital download store will close on 30/06/2012 after 5 years. So with one less outlet, make sure you support your legal distributors of Japanese music.
Be Genki (^o^)y