From Rekuru: It was reported last month that Yamashita Tomohisa will be releasing a new single, `Ai, Texas‘ on February 29th; it’s also the theme song to the drama, “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata ~Ending Planner~”. More »

From Rekuru: SCANDAL is making their return and they’re kicking it off by revealing the PV for their 12th single, “HARUKAZE”. More »

From Girlybubble: Being best friend and inseparable partners, two CIA operatives face their toughest challenge yet after falling for the same woman. Fighting together to bring down enemy nations is now all in the past and the reality that they have to face their biggest enemy ever with all that they have sets in. Who will win against the battle of best friends and score the woman of their dreams? Who knows, but as of right now, this means war. More »

From Rekuru:

Today’s video-of-the-day, courtesy of blind_phoenix, features exist†trace flipping things around a bit in “True.” And just to confuse people further, all of the members really are female. I love this band for their badas_ary… I mean, these girls are fierce. The song is pretty rocksome with its power guitars, but the vocals are smooth. The PV plays around with some fun black-and-white effects; besides that, it’s a pretty straight-forward video. More »

From Girlybubble: Today’s Plushie of the Day features Rilakkuma plushies having a Rilakkuma Cupcake Party! I wonder if they have other guests at this party, because those cupcakes look really good, and I really like cupcakes! More »

From Rekuru: DIR EN GREY fans…I regret to inform you that the group will not be coming across the Pacific to North America after all. More »

From Rekuru:

D☆DATE reveals a 7 minute movie preview of their short film, “JOKER“. The short film will be seen in the limited edition version of their soon to be released single “JOKER”, which comes out on Feb 22! More »

From Rekuru:

Rock band SPYAIR has finally revealed the PV for their first single of 2012, “My World“! The song will also be used as the ending theme song for the anime ‘Mobile Suit Gundam AGE‘. More »

From Rekuru: On February 4th, AKB48 held a handshake event at Tokyo Big Sight. However, it was the last time that Hirajima Natsumi and Yonezawa Rumi would be greeting their fans. More »

From Rekuru: Kalafina is preparing for their next single, “to the beginning” and it will be released on April 18th. More »

From Rekuru:

YOHIO, a Swedish male with feminine beauty and outrageous guitar skills, will be making a Japanese debut this April 29th with his mini-album, titled “REACH the SKY.” More »

From Rekuru:

The Japanese horror phenomenon, “The Ring,” began in 1998, and has been extremely popular with a total of 4 movies. Now, the child-murderer Sadako who comes from the well is getting her own movie—“Sadako 3D”!!! More »

From Rekuru: The rock band, Remioromen, has decided to go on hiatus. More »

From Rekuru:

Recently, Lolita 23q announced that they are releasing a new single, “Bad City,” in February (to precede the release of an album) and gave a preview of the PV. Now, the full video has made its way onto the net. More »

From Funsauce: In actuality, we don’t even need to have an Asian father to relate to these memes. …I guess that just makes a wider range of victims. More »

From Rekuru:

Today’s video-of-the-day features DIAURA with “Shitsu Tsubasa no Seiiki.” This is my first time hearing this band, but I’m already really drawn to their sound and style. Their clothes are really ornate with lots of layers, and the music, while still rock, isn’t too heavy—it has a light feel to it. The vocalist, Yo-ka, also sings with a very mellow tone. More »

From Rekuru:

Japanese rock duo B’z are providing the theme song for Capcom’s new game “Dragon’s Dogma.” More »

From Htcyou: Japan’s largest carrier, NTT Docomo, has just revealed that pre-orders for the Sony Ericsson Xperia NX, Japan’s version of the Xperia S, will be starting on February 10th! More »

From Rekuru:

It was revealed last year the Cocoa Otoko planned to disband this March, with their last single being released in December. However they’ve surprised fans by announcing the release of one finale single. More »

From Rekuru: As reported here last month, Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland original video anime will be released on blue-ray and DVD. Lelouch will use his power for his sister Nunnally, who loves Alice in Wonderland. The character’s roles has been revealed: More »