Kisumai GAME 30 June 2015 episode review
And we have the return of the magician game in this episode, which I expect they are continuing with because these have to be pretty cheap to make.The magician for this episode is called Fujii Akira...
View ArticleAugust 2015 Idol News
I do a quick round up of news for the Japanese groups, mostly idols, that I follow. This month includes:A.B.C-ZKis-My-Ft2Kobushi FactoryTsubaki FactoryMorning Musume '15ANGERMECountry GirlsLittle Glee...
View ArticleNEWS - WORLD QUEST/Pokopokopekooriya (15th single)
Limited edition type AThis single is the start of what will be the current norm for NEWS single releases. It came in three edition, two limited editions and a regular edition. The type A version of the...
View ArticleKisumai GAME 07 July 2015 episode review
We have a new game and it is probably the least non-Japanese fluent friendly of them all to watch.I guess the magician game was not enough to keep the budget low for this show as this episode...
View ArticleKisumai & TOKIO singles
A confirmation and an announcement for two to the Johnny's groups that I follow.The Kis-My-Ft2 single had been previously announced but outside a release date there was no information about it....
View ArticleKokubun marries!
After rumors about it happening or supposing it would happen in the near future TOKIO's Kokubun Taichi has gotten married. The announcement came via cards sent out to members of the group's fanclub and...
View ArticleNEWS - NEWS (5th album)
Limited edition type AThis self-titled album is the first studio album for the group as a quartet. It is the only album release to come in three versions instead of the usual two for the group. The LE...
View ArticleKisumai GAME 14 July 2015 episode review
It's the return of the seiyuu game but with a twist. Instead of trying to guess anime voice actors the group has to guess the anime song vocalist.The comedian duo Doburock are the guests for this...
View ArticleNEWS - ONE -for the win- (16th single)
This single kept with the soccer tie that NEWS had with their single WORLD QUEST as two of the songs included, the title track and the B-side SEVEN COLORS, had tie-ins to soccer events/programs.This...
View ArticleNew song for NEWS
It has been announced that NEWS will be doing the opening theme song for the upcoming anime series Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R that will begin airing October 3rd. The title of the song will be Yon...
View ArticleKisumai GAME 21 July 2015 episode review
Another mix game for the group, so another attempt for them to try their best to avoid drinking/eating something disgusting.The guests for this episode are Iwamoto Teruo and Miura Atsuhiro, both...
View ArticleNEWS - KAGUYA (17th single)
This single looks to set a new standard when it comes to single releases for the group as the following single has the same breakdown with editions and what is included with them. The type A limited...
View ArticleKisumai GAME 28 July 2015 episode review
A new game is tried in this episode as they mix something old with something new to create Hit Song Karuta.The guest for the episode is Inoue Yuusuke from the comedy duo NONSTYLE, who gets to join...
View ArticleNEWS - White (6th album)
Limited editionWith this album it is back to the usual two versions for the group when it comes to album releases. The limited edition comes with a DVD that has a special short movie that member Kato...
View ArticleKisumai GAME 11 August 2015 episode review
The return of the magician episodes start with this, and unfortunately it looks like most of the rest of the episodes left in this series are these.The guest for this episode is Takei Sou. They have...
View ArticleKis-My-upcoming single update
Finally all the information about the upcoming singles for Kis-My-Ft2 is out. It felt like they were waiting until the last moment to start promoting for them. But both singles are only two versions,...
View ArticleNEWS - Chumu Chumu (18th single)
The release pattern of KAGUYA becomes more established with this release as it follows the same format. Three versions, two limited and one regular were released for this single. The first limited...
View ArticleKisumai GAME 18 August 2015 episode review
And the show progresses towards the end by boring the audience to death with another search engine challenge episode.The guests for this episode are comedian duo Savanna. They end up being the MVPs of...
View ArticleNEWS' DVD single debut
Johnny's seems to love the DVD single as now NEWS is the latest group to release one. This will be released November 25th and is titled Yonjushi. The title song is from their latest tie-in as the theme...
View ArticleOn Johnny's reviews
With my history of NEWS project done now and Kisumai Game only having a few more episodes to go before I complete my reviews for that, I have decided to launch a new (kinda) feature for the blog. Last...
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