It's a pretty heavy release week ahead, including DVDs like Miike's Yakuza: Like a Dragon (starring Kazuki Kitamura - the hot head waiter in Bambino) and the Blu-ray release of Ichi the Killer. If you've got access to a multi-region DVD player, there are also a number of excellent, English subbed Region 2 and 3 releases, like K-movies Kiss Me, Kill ( Read more... )

The second installment of the 20th Century Boys film trilogy hits shelves this week, along with a number of new albums and singles from popular artists like AAA, AKB48, and Kara. The DBSK boys (Tohoshinki in Japan) release a "Best Hits" collection of their most popular Japanese tracks, as well.

( Region 1, English subbed DVD releases for the week of February 15 - February 21... )

Allkpop is holding a Valentine's Day contest! Prizes include:

SNSD - Oh! 2nd album
CNBlue - Bluetory first mini album
ZE:A - Nativity 1st digital single album
Trax - first mini album
SNSD - Oh! Poster

From now through February 19, simply post comments to the articles you enjoy on the allkpop website for a chance to win. For more details, visit ( Read more... )

NEWS' latest single, Sakura Girl, has been scheduled for release on March 24 and is now available for pre-order on CDJapan!

Sakura Girl [Limited Edition]
952yen / $10.49
2-side, 4-page jacket, six alternate jackets
Includes an ID number for cell phone content, but it's only available in Japan.

Sakura Girl [Regular Edition]952yen / $10.49 ( Read more... )

Allkpop is running a contest on Twitter throughout the day on February 11 (TODAY!) for the two disc Super Junior - Super Show 2 Tour Album. One lucky twitterer (tweeter?) will be selected at random.

To enter, tweet any Super Junior related message along with the hashtag #allkpopsupershow2.

Have I missed a deal out there? Let me know!

Are you a fan of J-rock band High and Mighty Color? JapanFiles has licensed their latest release, swamp man, for an official U.S. CD release. Though known for offering legal digital downloads of J-music, JapanFiles is slowly beginning to bring physical media options to those of us in the West.

High and Mighty Color's swamp man can be ordered from ( Read more... )

There are a couple DVD releases for this week that I'm hella psyched about. In Region 1, YA Entertainment brings us Oasis (aka Desert Spring). The 3-episode K-drama stars Il Gook Song, who was fabulous in the more recent Kingdom of the Winds. For those with access to a Region 2 PAL DVD player, Lala Pipo is finally getting an official English subbed ( Read more... )

Domo Music Group's store is running a Valentine's Day sale on all purchases. Use the coupon code valentine20 to get 20% off your order. If you order $50 or more (with the exception of Shigaraki items), shipping is free!

I was surprised to see the items already included in Domo's monthly specials receive an additional 20% off ( Read more... )

It's a virtually barren week as far as DVDs go, but there are plenty of J-pop offerings in the mix to make up for it. It's also a pretty light K-pop week, but as the last couple have been insanely heavy, I know there are plenty who are grateful for the reprieve. This week's highlights include singles from andymori, flumpool, SCANDAL and TOKIO; ( Read more... )