I was lucky enough to hit for the Countdown this year, whoo! Since not a lot of people get to go in person, and they do cut parts out of broadcast, I thought I'd share my experience here. Warning that I do have a bias for Arashi, Kis-my-ft2, Hey!Say!JUMP, SixTONES and NEWS, so they'll be the focus, but I do mention a bit from most groups that ( Read more... )

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They sold 130,390 copies on the first day of release and 221,318 copies total in the 1st week to top the Oricon daily and weekly charts.

However, just a note, this is their lowest first week sales since Kimi Attraction, which was released in 2015.
Still an accomplishment nevertheless!
Congratulations to them!

Hey! Say! JUMP is dropping a new album “SENSE or LOVE”, out on August 22! Hey! Say! JUMP were born out of and grew along with their era, and they truly were a “turning point in the times” in keeping with their name. Their new album shows the group in a new form, embodying the major changes as a new era starts! “SENSE or LOVE” straddles a number of ( Read more... )

Hey! Say! JUMP will be releasing their 23rd single which will serve as the theme song for the TV drama series "Tokyo Alien Brothers" starring Inoo Kei.
Single will be released on August 1, 2018.

As usual, this will come in 3 different editions, LE1, LE2, Regular.

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Hey! Say! JUMP will be releasing a new single, White Love, on 20th December!
The title track will also serve as the theme song to Chinen's new movie, Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Ja Nai.

There will be 3 editions as usual, LE1, LE2, and Regular.

Limited Edition 1
【CD】
1. White Love
2. 新曲A
3. 新曲A(オリジナル・カラオケ)
【DVD】
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