L'Arc-en-Ciel Announce Next WORLD TOUR! Locations Open to Vote For!

On May 27th, L'Arc-en-Ciel have been holding their final performance of their most recent world tour at Kokuritsu Kyougijou as an additional concert and at the end of the concert they have already announced their plans for a next World Tour!

Despite not having announced any time frames or locations, L'Arc-en-Ciel will have their fans vote for the rout of their tour.

On June 1st, votes will open the race for your city, so make sure to check out the official homepage and vote for the place you want to see L'Arc-en-Ciel live! Details will be announced soon, so don't miss this chance.

URL : http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/

Also, please look forward to the report on L'Arc's tour final, coming up on MJP soon!

Source : musicJAPANplus

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Amuro Namie to hold Dome tour + title & track list for upcoming album

Amuro Namie has announced that she will be holding a nationwide 5-Dome tour!

The name of the tour is ‘namie amuro 5dai Dome TOUR 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~‘. Amuro will hold concerts at Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome, Kyocera Dome Osaka, Sapporo Dome, Nagoya Dome, and Tokyo Dome in November and December. This will be her first Dome tour in 15 years; her last dome tour occurred back in 1997.

A portion of the set list will be decided by vote from the fans. The poll is now open on Amuro’s 20th anniversary special website. Fans can vote for their favorite songs, and 20 songs with the most votes will be chosen for the set list.

Additionally, Amuro has revealed that the title of her upcoming album will be “Uncontrolled“! She will also hold her anniversary event, ‘namie amuro 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE in OKINAWA‘, on September 16th.

Check out the tour dates and track list below!

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<namie amuro 5dai Dome TOUR 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~>

Saturday, November 24th – Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome (Fukuoka)
Saturday, December 1st – Kyocera Dome Osaka (Osaka)
Sunday, December 2nd – Kyocera Dome Osaka (Osaka)
Saturday, December 8th – Sapporo Dome (Hokkaido)
Saturday, December 15th – Nagoya Dome (Aichi)
Thursday, December 20th – Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
Friday, December 21st – Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)

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<Uncontrolled>

CD:
ONLY YOU (New Song)
Hot Girls (New Song)
In The Spotlight (TOKYO) (New Song)
Let’s Go (New Song)
Go Round
YEAH-OH
Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!
Love Story
NAKED
Fight Together
Tempest
Break It
Get Myself Back

DVD: (CD+DVD Version Only)
ONLY YOU (Music Video)
Hot Girls（Music Video）
In The Spotlight(Tokyo) (Music Video)
Let’s Go (Music Video)
Go Round (Music Video)
YEAH-OH (Music Video)
Love Story (Music Video)
NAKED (Music Video)
Tempest (Music Video)
Break It (Music Video)
Get Myself Back (Music Video)

Source : Tokyohive

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AKB48 opens international fan contest for 4th General Election!

AKB48 has opened up a contest to all fans of AKB48, giving fans the chance to win a trip to watch the official AKB48 4th General Election in Tokyo!

By leaving a message for their oshimen (favorite member) on the “AKB48 Grand Prix Search for the #1 Fan” page on Google+, some lucky fans of AKB48 will have a chance to be sent to the AKB48 General Election as an official AKB48 General Election reporter and will also receive a thank-you video message from their favorite member of AKB48. The page is available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, and Bahasa so that international fans can participate, but make sure to send in your message before the international deadline of May 28th for your chance to win.

Visit the website here to leave your oshimen a message!

Source : Tokyohive

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AKB48 reveals dates for Tokyo Dome concert + Maeda Atsuko’s graduation

The dates for AKB48’s Tokyo Dome concert and Maeda Atsuko’s graduation have finally been revealed!

AKB48 will hold their first Tokyo Dome concert on August 24th, 25th, and 26th. This was announced byTakahashi Minami through AKB48’s official YouTube channel.

In the video, Takahashi holds an interview with Yomiuri Shimbun chairman and executive directorWatanabe Tsuneo. While they talk about “dreams”, chairman Watanabe reveals that the group will be holding a 3-day live at Tokyo Dome. In response, Takahashi shows a surprised expression saying, “I’m sorry, I just found out now!”

As previously reported, Maeda Atsuko will be graduating after the group’s concerts at Tokyo Dome, August 27th. Takahashi commented, “People may be thinking that this is the turning point for AKB48, or that this is our last stop. But once we reach the goal line, Tokyo Dome, we want to change that into the start line, and have people watch us grow from there.”

Ticket details will be revealed at a later date.

Check out the announcement video below!

Source : Tokyohive

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SCANDAL on Cyber DAM Express

A rock band SCANDAL was on Cyber DAM Express last month. They did some interview and games about song which they love to sing in WANNASING! section.

See more scan photos on JPOPizu.

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BOYFRIEND Suddenly Books Solo Event at Nippon Budoukan

The 6 member boys group BOYFRIEND which debuted in Korea last year in May has announced their expansion to Japan. Last year sweeping away theKorean Music Awards as the best new group, they have announced suddenly that on June 30th, they will perform a solo event at the Nippon Budoukan in Tokyo.

With their growing fan base in Japan, they decided to have their show case event "First Date with BOYFRIEND in JAPAN" at the Nippon Budoukan on June 30th. Those who get the mail magazine (free) will be able to attend the event and it is done this way to appeal to a wide variety of fans.

Before their event, they will release their 3 Korean singles and their new Japanese single "We are"BOYFRIEND" on the Being label. The Limited Edition will be bundled with a 48 page photo collection plus never before seen DVD footage.

Source : Jpopasia

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JKT48 to star in their first Japanese CM

On April 16th, AKB48 sister group JKT48 attended a press conference for Tokiwa Pharmaceutical’s skincare product “Nameraka Honpo Bihaku Series“, as its newest CM character.

As their first time starring in a CM in Japan, member Shania Junianatha commented, “I’m excited to be able to star in a Japanese CM.” When asked about the CM shoot, Cleopatra shared, “In the CM, we all have to raise our heads together. We had a hard time doing it in unison, so we had about 50 retakes.”

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