Super Junior subgroup Super Junior K.R.Y. made up of members Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, and Yesung has just released a teaser for their upcoming Japanese single, “Promise You“. The song features a R&B sound carried out by the lovely voices of these three talented vocalists. “Promise You” is officially set to be released in Japan on January 23rd, 2013. As a coupling song, they will be covering Hitoto Yo‘s “Hanamizuki“. In the [...]
KARA has become the all-time leader in DVD sales for a foreign artist in Japan. The title had been held previously by Girls’ Generation, but KARA has become the overall #1 with the release of the group’s latest DVD, ‘KARA 1st JAPAN TOUR 2012 KARASIA‘. The DVD sold 30,000 copies in its first week, shooting to the top of the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart. A Japanese news outlet reported, “KARA [...]
Rainbow will be releasing a special edition of their first Japanese album, ‘Over the Rainbow Special Edition‘. The group released ‘Over the Rainbow’ this past March and will be re-releasing the hit album in three different editions. Though no new songs are included and the track list remains the same as the original album, the special edition albums will feature Rainbow’s live performances, music videos, and hit Korean songs. ‘Over [...]
Regarded as one of the best subunits of Super Junior and a group with strong vocals, fans have been waiting since Super Junior K.R.Y's formation for a much anticipated album. Despite the requests of the fans, the group, which has just celebrated its sixth anniversary, has still not released an official full album, Instead, they have focused on releasing OST songs. On November 19th, Super Junior K.R.Y began a series [...]
TVXQ has one again accomplished a new feat in Japan as they have announced their plans of embarking on a five Dome tour across the nation! The group will be kicking off the tour on April 27th of 2013, starting at the Saitama Super Arena, then moving onto Tokyo Dome, Osaka Kyocera Dome, Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome, Sapporo Dome, and Nagoya Dome. What makes this so special? Well, this will [...]
‘Personal Taste‘, starring Lee Min Ho and Son Ye Jin, has won an International Drama Award at Japan’s ‘2012 GayO! Store Awards‘. Hosted by Yahoo! Japan and video subsidiary company ‘GayO‘, the awards chose the most viewed movie, domestic drama, international drama, animation, and variety shows of the year for a total of six awards. ‘Personal Taste’ received a win in the international drama category and the honor of placing [...]
Rookie band LUNAFLY recently held a performance at the KBEE 2012‘s ‘K-Pop Rookie Showcase‘ held in Osaka on the 16th, impressing fans with their harmony. LUNAFLY stated, “Because this is our first opportunity to perform live in front of everyone in Japan, we were nervous but had a good time singing on stage. We want to share our music with even more people in the future. We will practice and work hard [...]
It has been announced that TOUCH will perform and greet fans in Japan on November 22-23rd. TOUCH is set to greet fans at the ‘TOUCH Your Heart‘ fan signing event held at Akihabara Club Goodman in Tokyo, Japan on the 22nd. The group will also perform on the 23rd at Sanrio Puroland Discovery Theater for the upcoming ‘TOUCH Dream Live‘ event, which will be followed by the ‘TOUCH Winter Desert Reception‘ where [...]
JYJ has received the Commendation of the Minister award at the opening ceremony of ’KBEE 2012 (Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo)‘ held in Japan. The boys of JYJ were previously appointed as ambassadors for ‘KBEE 2012‘. The opening of the expo was held at the INTEX International Exhibition Center in Osaka, Japan, on November 15th, and many representatives from government facilities such as the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, the Ministry [...]
Following its debut at #2 on Oricon‘s daily single chart, 2PM‘s 5th Japanese single ‘Masquerade‘ has ranked #1 on Tower Records‘ reservation sales chart! Reservations for ‘Masquerade’ began mid-October, and the single has topped the chart for most reservation sales for the past two weeks. The single album has also met high expectations by ranking #1 on Japan’s Recochoku ringtone chart. Since its release on November 14, fans have been lining [...]
