Idol group Nogizaka46 2nd photobook “1 Jikan Okure no I love you” released on 5th August 2016 came in top in the Books section of Oricon Chart, with 41,000 sales.
Filming took place overseas in Guam. The girls donned themselves in beach fashion and were filmed having fun under the skies and in the sea. A highlight is also their swimwear fashion.
Sample pics below:
You can purchase their photobook below:
[Updated with MV]
Nogizaka46 15th single “Hadashi de Summer” will be released on 27th July 2016.
The MV was filmed in Okinawa in the middle of June, mainly around Nago and Ginoza. It portrays the girls aiming for the skies with their own strengths, while enjoying themselves irregardless of the time.
Their jacket covers feature selfies of the members, showing their natural selves.
Center is Saito Asuka.
I dun really like the sound but these girls look beautiful…great styling efforts here!
Preorder their new single below:
The Music Day is an annual music festival by Nihon TV. This year it featured some 71 acts spanning 11 hours.
Highlights include: Johnny’s shuffle medley, NEWS and Arashi’s new song.
The show was simultaneously aired on cable channel GEM throughout Asia. Hopefully those with the channel watched it!
NEWS – Koi wo Shiranai Kimi e [NEW SONG!!!!]
Hey!Say!JUMP – Weekender/Maji Sunshine
Sexy Zone – Sexy Zone
Kanjani 8 – Medley
Kinki Kids – Flower/Bara to Taiyo
Arashi – One Love/Happiness
Arashi – Power of the Paradise [NEW SONG!!!!]
Johnny’s Shuffle Medley
NMB48 – Boku wa Inai
SKE48 – Pareo wa Emerald
AKB48 – Love Trip
Nogizaka46/Keyakizaka46 – Dream Collaboration
Kobukuro – Mirai
The 5 hour show took place last night with artistes singing their usual hits.
Johnny’s Family
Sexy Zone – Sexy Zone/Colourful Eyes
I love Colorful Eyes!
Kis-my-ft2 – Thank you Jyan!/AAO
SMAP – Battery/$10/Stay/Otherside/Original Smile
LDH Inc.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kd5kf_e-girls-special-medley-160101-cdtv-premier-live-2015-2016_music
E-girls – Dance Dance Dance
Happiness – Holiday
Flower – Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
Dream – Blanket Snow
E-girls – Dance with me now!
EXILE – 24karats Gold Soul/Choo choo train/Rising Sun
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Unfair World/Summer Madness/R.Y.U.S.E.I.
GENERATIONS – Never let you go/All for you
48Group
SKE48 – Mae no Meri
Ryoha takes Rena’s center position! I love Ryoha!
NMB48 – Durian Shonen
Nogizaka47 – Girls Rule/Ima Hanashitai Dare ka ga Iru
AKB48 – 365nichi no Kamihikouki/Namida Surprise/Kuchibiru ni Be my Baby
Others
Leo Ieiri – Kimi ga kureta natsu
Perfume – Star Train/Laser Beam
Miwa – Hikari e
This time we have a dream collaboration between the girl groups in Japan!
AKB48 / Momoiro Clover Z / Nogizaka46 / SKE48 / Morning Musume 15 / ℃-ute / Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku / NMB48 / Team Syachihoko
1. Heavy Rotation
2. Love Machine
3. Chai Maxx
4. Aitakatta
5. Seifuku no Mannequin (Keyakizaka46 debut)
6. Renai Revolution 21
7. Oogoe Diamond
8. Ikuze Kaito Shoujo
9. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
Johnny’s
NEWS – Hikari no Shizuku (theme song for upcoming Fuji drama)
I wanted to add in KAT-TUN’s performance but it’s nowhere to be found.
LDH Inc
E-girls – Dance dance dance / Follow Me
Happiness – Holiday
Flower – Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way
Dream – Blanket Snow
48/46 Group
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ibz61_ske48-nba48-t-m-revolutionxminami-takahashi-2015-fns-kayousai-the-live-2015-12-16_music
SKE48 – Oki Doki
NMB48 – Nagiichi
T.M. Revolution x Takamina – Hot Limit
Other artistes
Ohara Sakurako – Kimi wo Wasurenai yo
Crystal Kay – Nando demo (Insert song for Otona Joshi drama)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Mondai Girl
The 4hour show last night featured some nostalgic songs which brings us back to the days of classic Jpop. This is just Part 1 of the show, and Part 2 airs 2 weeks later on 16th December 2015.
Selected classics
Boa & Tomomi Kahala – Meri Kuri
It’s been quite awhile since Boa appeared on Japanese TV. In terms of vocals, no one is better than Boa! Some netizens thought Tomomi Kahala’s singing was better but i think her vocal style is too old school.
Motohiro Hata x AI – Story
EXILE Vocalists – Last Christmas
Yamamoto Sayaka x Leo Ieiri – Kimi ga kureta natsu
Nakayama Miho – Sekai chuu no dare yori kitto
Ayumi Hamasaki – Seasons
46/48 Group
Nogizaka46 – Ima, hanashitai dare ka ga iru
AKB48 – 365nichi no kami hikouki/Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
I’m glad AKB48 is ending the year promoting 2 great songs. I didn’t like Kuchibiru as much as 365nichi earlier on. However, the cute choreography,costumes and perhaps the members’ enthusiasm for this song is making it shine. Takamina looks cute now with her slanted pigtails. Jurina looks gaunt in Love Crescendo but in this song she’s just 18 like she should be.
AKB48 x Shinji Tanimura- Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
Johnny’s Family
SMAP – Yuki ga Futte kita/Otherside
Kis-my-ft2 – Everybody Go/Saigo wa Yappari Kimi
It might be the stage setting or their glittering suits, but i think they look especially cool today on skates.
TOKIO – Tokyo Drive
Hey!Say!JUMP – Christmas Song
Hey!Say!JUMP – Ultra Music Power/Kimi Attraction
Arashi – Wish/GUTS!/Ai wo Sakebe
I’ve never seen collaborations of Arashi with girl groups so this is a first! Momoiro Clover Z did a great job dancing for Arashi.
The biggest news of the night: Taguchi Junnosuke announces departure from KAT-TUN and Johnny’s Jimusho. Taguchi says he’s turning 30 soon and this decision was made for the sake of his future.
Taguchi’s announcement
I am just sad that this once-upon-million-selling-group is disintegrating in this manner.
On to the performances…
Johnny’s Family
Hey!Say!JUMP – Kimi Attraction
Arashi – Sakura/Aozora no Shita, Kimi no tonari/ Ai wo Sakebe
Matsumoto is so dorky in this performance and as usual “Ai wo Sakebe” is a godly performance!
Kinki Kids – Yume wo mireba Kizutsuku koto mo aru
V6 – Wait for you/ 20th anniversary medley
Johnny’s Love Songs Medley Part 1
Kinki Kids – Ai no Katamari
Kanjani8 – Tsuyoku Tsuyoku Tsuyoku
Johnny’s WEST – All my love
Hey!Say!JUMP – AinoArika
Arashi – Love so sweet
Johnny’s Love Songs Medley Part 2
TOKIO – Love you only
KAT-TUN – Kiss Kiss Kiss
Tackey & Tsubasa – Ai ha Takaramono
NEWS – Ai Kotoba
V6 – Ai nanda
I saw Girlschannel users looking forward to NEWS’ “Ai Kotoba” and indeed it’s a GREAT song!
LDH Inc.
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Summer Madness
E-girls – Dance dance dance
48/46 Group
AKB48 – 365nichi no Kami Hikouki / Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
I prefer the Asa ga Kita song over Kuchibiru. Kuchibiru has a good tune, really colorful like what you’d find in a carnival but the lyrics are simpler than simple, and cutesy just doesn’t work for most members now. Quite honestly, i’m cringing whenever Takamina does the winks and pouts.
HKT48 – Shekarashika
NMB48 – Durian Shonen
SKE48 – Mae no Meri
AKB48 – Heavy Rotation
Nogizaka46 – Ima, Hanashitai dare ka ga iru
Nogizaka46 has been chosen as the endorsement models for Samantha Thavasa’s new CM.
Within Nogizaka46, only Shiraishi Mai has appeared as a CM model in the past, for Samantha Thavasa Group labels like “L’EST ROSE” and “Samantha Tiara”. This is a first time for other members.
The theme song for this CM is the gibberish edm track “PoPiPaPPaPa” mentioned previously.
I remember Samantha’s models used to be Itano Tomomi, then E-girls, and now Nogizaka! Doing well, nogi!
Hey!Say!JUMP – Kimi Attraction
Arashi – Kokoro no Sora / Nihon Yoitoko Makafushigi (Shonentai cover)
So in the end, Matsujun and Sakurai bowed out of the backflips while the rest proved they’ve still got it. I loved it when Ohno and Nino did the combo flip during opening of the Shonentai song. They look so small and cute! But in the end they look like half the life was drained out of them lol.
Nogizaka46 – Ima, hanashitai dare ka ga iru
I love these costumes they look so pretty!
Following the release of their MV for title track, “Ima hanashitai dare ka ga Iru”, Nogizaka46 has also released the MV for coupling track “PoPiPaPPaPa”.
I suppose the idea is to look out for how well they lip-sync to meaningless words as suggested by the title.
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